During the last IPMS USA Nationals we’ve visited the US Army Transportation Museum located in Fort Eustis, VA, so here are three albums from it – TTSW Truck, Escort Wagon J-118 and RG-33L MRAP.
Aviation update
Posted last two albums from Hayward Airport Open House – Yakovlev Yak-52 trainer and IAI 1125 Astra business jet. Also added two more albums from the Fantasy of Flight Museum in Florida – Messerschmidt Me-108 Taifun liaison aircraft under restoration and Hispano Suiza 300 V8 Engine.
Naval update
In anticipation of the Fleet Week naval parade this weekend we’ve posted four albums of the ships from previous fleet weeks – Canadian destroyer HMCS Algonquin DDH-283, coast guard cutter USCGC Alert WMEC-630, minesweeper USS Chief MCM-14 and supply ship USNS Guadalupe T-AO-200.
More aircraft from Fantasy of Flight
Four more albums from the Fantasy of Flight museum in Florida – Vought F4U-4 Corsair, Martin B-26 Marauder, Standard E-1 and Zlin Z.181.
Coast Defenses of Florida
Updating the long neglected categories of Fortifications and Artillery we’ve added four albums photographed in Florida – Fort Zachary Taylor in Key West, FL and US 10″ Rodman Gun on the Casemate Carriage photographed there, as well as Battery Laidley in Fort Desoto located at St. Petersburg, FL and US 6″ Coast Defense Gun on Armstrong Pedestal Mount from there.
Fantasy of Flight Photos
Opening the new series of walkarounds, this one from Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida. We’ve added the photos of Nieuport 17, Avro 643 Mk.II Cadet and Cierva C.30-A Autogyro.
New armor photos
It’s been a while since we’ve updated the armor photos, so to rectify that here are four albums with armored vehicles. From Latrun we’ve added the photos of BTR-50PK (IDF) and Tiran 6, while from MVTF we’ve added the Valentine V and M88 Hercules.
Yet another aircraft update
Posted four more walkarounds of the aircraft from Hayward Airport open house – Canada Car and Foundry Harvard Mk. IV, Stinson L-5E Sentinel, Canadair CL-600-2A12 Challenger and Eclipse 500.
Announcing the Egg-Plane Speed build contest
We will be hosting a Hasegawa “Egg Plane” speed build that will be held on August 23rd in Bascom Library in San Jose, CA. See the flyer for more information.
Photos and Awards Presentation from the IPMS USA Nationals
Posted the photos from the IPMS USA 2014 Nationals that were held last week in Hampton, VA.
Also posted the Awards Presentation Slide Show from the awards banquet that shows all of the winners. As usual the winners are posted in the reverse order – after the slide with the name of the category next model is the third place winner then second and then first.
More Hayward aircraft
Posted four more albums with the aircraft from Hayward Airport Open House – Eurocopter MH-65C Dolphin, Stearman N2S-3 Kaydet, Dassault Falcon 2000 and Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II.
Airliners International Contest
Added the photos of the last month’s Airliners International Contest held at LAX. Thanks to Ken Miller for sending them in.
Cars, Trucks and Airships from Hayward Airport Open House
Here are four albums with photos of four different vehicles photographed at Hayward airport open houses 2012 and 2013 – AM General M925A1 Truck, 1962 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Iusso, Oshkosh T-1500 Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Vehicle and Goodyear Aerospace GZ-20A Blimp “The Spirit of America”.
Hayward Airport Open House 2013
Posted three albums from last year’s Hayward Airport Open House. Added the photos of Yakovlev Yak-50, Bell 260L-4 Long Ranger VI and Lockheed JetStar 731.
San Francisco Fleet Week 2012
Posted three new albums of ships from San Francisco Fleet Week 2012 – coast guard cutter USCGC Sherman WHEC-720, destroyer USS Spruance DDG-111 and excursion ship Harbor Queen.
Last of the Pacific Coast Dream Machines 2012
Finally got around to publishing the last of the photos from Pacific Coast Dream Machines from two years ago. Added the albums for Beech C23 Sundowner, Let C-11 Blyak Racer, Robinson R44 Raven II and Dodge WC56 Command Car.
Cars
It’s been a very long time since we updated the automotive category, so today here are four different classic cars from Pacific Coast Dream Machines 2012 – 1968 Plymouth GTX, 1970 Plymouth Barracuda, Messerschmitt KR200 and 1971 Dodge Polara.
Aircraft photos from random events in California
Four different albums of individual walkarounds made in different locations in CA where only single aircraft were present. The albums are North American B-25J Mitchell from Collins Foundation visit to Moffett Field in 2014, Grumman S2F-1 Tracker from Mojave Airport in 2013, Bell UH-1H Huey from USS Iowa open house in 2013 and Gulfstream G550 photografied at Moffett Air Field in 2013.
Armor and softskins from Connecticut
Added four new albums from Military Museum of Southern New England located in Danbury, CT. They are Fiat 500 Topolino, M656, MBT-70 prototype and Beobachtungspanzer 22-2.
Aircraft from Hayward Airport
For the last several years Hayward Executive Airport has been hosting it’s open house with a mini-airshow, and even through I missed it this year, I did go there for the last two years, so here are photos from the Hayward Airport Open House 2012. We’ve posted the photos of General Motors FM-2 Wildcat, Aero Vodochody L-39C Albatros and Gates Learjet 55.