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IJN Akitsushima [秋津洲] at Truk 1943- Flying Boat Mother Ship
One of the most unique ships in the Imperial Japanese Navy in WW2 was the Fly Boat Tender Akitsushima. Specially built to cater to the huge Emily and Mavis flying…
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Paul Ooi Modelworks was as model building service in the Twin Cities from 2011 to 2018. I have since relocated to Northern Colorado and now only build for my own recreation. I have been building plastic model kits on and off since 1972, my first kit being an Airfix 1/72 scale P47 Thunderbolt (still a favorite after all these years).
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Waltzing Matilda in Bougainville – Australian Matilda Mk.II/IV and Japanese Type 94
After Guadalcanal and the Allied campaign in the Solomons, the Americans continued westward in their island-hopping effort to bring the war ever closer to the Japanese homeland. This approach bypassed many sizeable Japanese troop concentrations around the Pacific. The Australians concentrated on clearing out the islands immediately north of Australia,…
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Char B1 bis Tank – The French Behemoth
In the Battle of France in 1940, the German main tanks, the PzKpfw Mk III and some early Mk. IV did not enjoy total supremacy. The French actually did have tanks that could defeat these German tanks in the shape of the Char B1 bis. The B1 was large for…
Full Speed Ahead! USS Hercules (PHM-2) & USS Taurus (PHM3) at the Florida Keys
The Pegasus Class hydrofoil patrol craft were once the fastest surface vessels in the US. However their careers were pretty short between 1977 to 1993. This was mainly due to changing naval operations doctrines and a lack of acceptance of these unusual vessels among more traditional-minded commanders.…
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Battle of Berlin 1989 – Berlin Brigade Chieftain Mk. 10
At the height of the Cold War, the MBT used by Great Britain in Germany was the Chieftain medium tank. The successor to the venerable Centurion, the Chieftain featured a more powerful engine, a rifled 120mm gun, and sloped armor that was the main feature of the turret design.…
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