Some brilliant use of models here. Category: Ships ..read more

Some recent Formula One highlights, and interesting race history, if there are any fans here. . . EDIT: somehow the videos are blocked from embedding? Frustrating. But if you click through to YouTube, they're quite good. Category: 1:1 Cars, Trucks & Earthmovers ..read more

On This Day In Aviation History - 25 June 1946 First flight of the Northrop XB-35 Flying Wing. Serial number 42-13603, lifted off from the factory's airfield at Hawthorne, California, and landed at Muroc Army Air Field (Edwards Air Force Base). The flight lasted for roughly 55 minutes. © United States Air Force Category: This Day In History ..read more

On This Day In Aviation History - 27 May 1999 STS-96 (Space Shuttle Discovery) lifted off from Kennedy Space Center @ at 10:49:42 UTC. The mission lasted 9 Days, 19 Hours, 13 Minutes, & 57 Seconds. The total distance traveled was 6,000,000 Kilometers. Category: This Day In History ..read more

On The Ready Line - A Rifle Platoon assigned to 2nd Battalion Bravo Team, United States Colonial Marine Corps, prepares to depart the USS Sulaco for LV-426. Minifigs By: Brickmania Category: Space Models ..read more

On This Day In Aviation History - 21 April 1972 At 02:23:35 UTC, Lunar Module Orion (LM-11) touched down on the surface of the Moon at the Descartes Highlands. The Mission Commander, Captain John Watts Young, United States Navy, and Lunar Module Pilot Lieutenant Colonel Charles M. Duke, Jr., United States Air Force, were onboard. The pair were the ninth and tenth humans to step foot on the Moon. Technical difficulties delayed Orion‘s descent for three orbits. Lieutenant Commander Thomas K. (Ken) Mattingly II, U.S.N., the Command Module Pilot, remained in lunar orbit aboard&nbs ..read more

Rovaniemi Airport (RVN), 1:500 scale. This is the first attempt with the snow but i am already preparing the second layout with a different type of snow. In this airport there is also the first flight of Finnair A350-900. __________________ Category: Airport Dioramas ..read more

On This Day In Aviation History - 11 March 1993 The first flight of the Airbus A321 took place thirty years ago today. The type has gone on to see widespread use by commercial airlines worldwide, with 2,749 built as of 28 February 2023. Lufhthansa had the honor of introducing the A321 into commercial service in 1994. © Arpingstone  Category: This Day In History ..read more

On This Day In Aviation History - 4 March 1954 First flight of the Lockheed XF-104 Starfighter at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California. The aircraft was piloted by Lockheed test pilot Anthony W. LeVier. © Lockheed Martin Category: This Day In History ..read more

On This Day In Aviation History - 16 February 1946 The Sikorsky S-51 prototype, NX92800, made its first flight with test pilot Dimitry D. “Jimmy” Viner at the controls. Viner later made the first civilian rescue using a helicopter. Although intended for commercial use, the S-51 was widely used by military personnel worldwide. © Sikorsky Historical Archive Category: This Day In History ..read more