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The Consul Pust (HMS Monique Andre FY1728) – The Fishing Trawler That Went To War
The Consul Pust was a fishing trawler built in Rostock, Germany in 1919 at a time when it was still common to see sail and steam featured together in a…
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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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The Bismarck – The Final Battle May 7th 1941
Those of us who grew up in the 60s may remember the hit song by Johnny Horton “Sink the Bismarck!”. The lyrics rang, “The Germans had the biggest ship, they had the biggest guns…” and the mystic of the menacing Bismarck grew large in my mind. Fact check moment: the…
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“Meine Kameraden” – Messerschmitt Bf 110D in Sicily 1941
The Messerschmitt Bf 110 was originally conceived as a heavy fighter, but the model suffered heavily in the opening days of the battle of Britain. However, it went on to be very successful in the roles of fighter bomber, and night-fighter in other theaters of war. Zerstörergeschwader 26 was equipped…
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“Jepun Datang!” – Japanese Bicycle Troops in Malaya 1941
The Japanese invasion and occupation of Malaya in December 1941 had a huge impact on my own family history and changed the lives of my parents’ generation forever. The Japanese troops taking every single bicycle from the civilian population and using them to bike through the front, and by-passing Commonwealth…
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“Check This Out!” – Hans Fay’s Messerschmitt Me262A
The Me 262, the world’s first operational jetfighter is truly iconic. The shape and design was way ahead of its time. It was such a nasty surprise to the Allied bomber crews in 1944, and at its attack speed, there was no weapon system that could counter it. Towards the…
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