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Scratch-building a 1/48 Scale Little Joe Launch Vehicle History During the summer of 1958, as development and design advanced on Project Mercury, the United States’ first manned space-flight

History The Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) was an electric-powered vehicle designed to operate in the low-gravity vacuum of the Moon and to be capable of traversing the

A Very Short History The U.S. Air Force’s Manned Orbital Lab (MOL) project was first announced on December 10, 1963; by Defense Secretary Robert McNamera, at the same

First, some history – Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States, running from 1958 through 1963. Taken over from the U. S. Air

1/48 Scale Apollo 9 Crew Recovery Diorama Whether coming back from earth or lunar orbit, U. S. Air Force and Navy units were ready and able to recover

A Brief History In 1950, the Ministry of Armaments under the auspices of the political leadership of the Soviet Union decided to reorganize a number of the departments

This post contains pictures from the 2016 IPMS USA National Convention held in Columbia, South Carolina, August 3-6. The 2017 National Convention will be held in Omaha, Nebraska.

Here are pictures of some of the aircraft models that long-time IPMS San Diego member Mark Knowlton has built over the years. The captions are in Mark’s own

Here are pictures of some of the armor and automotive models that long-time IPMS San Diego member Mark Knowlton has built over the years. The captions are in

Here are some ship models that long-time IPMS San Diego member Mark Knowlton has built over the years, described in captions in Mark’s own words.