MarkWit @pgh-steel.bsky.social · 9h21 days and the white pine seedling in the maple is still hanging in there. 😁 030
MarkWit @pgh-steel.bsky.social · 18hTime to start closing down the deck and putting things away for another season. Good day to start before remnants of hurricane Isaias moves through this evening and tomorrow. Nothing major just bit of rain and some wind. 280
Reposted by MarkWitHoosier Homer is reading The Fifth Sun by Camilla Townsend @hoosierhomer.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I think for many folks the Phantom is 𝘵𝘩𝘦 aircraft of the Vietnam War. But too often we forget the Wild Weasels of Desert Storm, where for many of us at a certain age, this was the definitive aircraft of the high tech war fought over the deserts of Kuwait and Iraq. 8764
MarkWit @pgh-steel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026heroespath.substack.com/p/eighty-two... This is an interesting read.heroespath.substack.comEighty-Two LettersA German radio message went unread for eighty-five years. Last week, ChatGPT Astra read it in ten hours. 151
Reposted by MarkWitThe Modelling News @themodellingnews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Black Dog has plenty of great new AFV upgrades & accessories for your latest kit amongst their October releases in our preview... www.themodellingnews.com/2026/10/a-pl... 0143
MarkWit @pgh-steel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026WIP|German 88| everything primed was primed Friday and base coat of dark yellow done today. I’ve decided to do the late war dark yellow-medium olive green- German red brown scheme. #histscalemodels #scalemodels 0372
Reposted by MarkWitThe Far Side Bot @farside-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026#thefarside #farside #comic www.thefarside.com/2026/10/02/2 Although an unexplained phenomenon, there is a place on the outskirts of Mayfield, Nebraska, where the sun does not shine. 27018
MarkWit @pgh-steel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026My wife, daughters and I went to a farmers market today. There was a booth selling Elderberry products. First thing that popped into my mind. 270
Reposted by MarkWitWarspitefella 🇬🇧🇺🇦 @warspitefella.bsky.social · 01/10/2026HMS Hood leading a line of Royal Navy capital ships, including HMS Iron Duke, HMS Resolution, HMS Revenge, and HMS Ramillies, preparing for the Royal Jubilee Naval Review around 1935. Oh for a time machine🤔 3387
Reposted by MarkWitFrançois-Nicolas Robinne @fnrobinne.bsky.social · 01/10/2026For my ongoing #ScaleModeling project, I'm trying to make my own 1/35 cardboard boxes damaged by water... it's a fun #WIP that I think looks okay. Still very much the trial phase! 5283
Reposted by MarkWitPater Practicus @paterpracticus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026My two #Airfix fire engines together - 1/32 scale Dennis and 1/43 scale Series 1 Land Rover - both with light and sound effects provided by @pimoroni.com Tiny FX. 1373
MarkWit @pgh-steel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Little more done on the 88 this evening. Neat little kit #histscalemodels #scalemodels 1252
Reposted by MarkWitMVS Works @mvsworks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II, 1/72nd, Design (ex Academy) #finishedkits #scalemodels #scalemodeling #histscalemodels 0396
Reposted by MarkWitPhilip Sink | Rorty Vindicator @thrillhouse1701.bsky.social · 28/09/2026B-25B "Ruptured Duck", April 18th, 1942. The Doolittle Raid. Some of my best work IMHO. Pilot: 1st. Lt. Ted Lawson. Copilot: 2d Lt. Dean Davenport Navigator: 2d Lt. Charles L. McClure Bombardier: 2d Lt. Robert S. Clever Engineer/Gunner: Sgt. David J. Thatcher #HistScaleModels #ScaleModels #Airfix 2506
MarkWit @pgh-steel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Finally carved out time today to get some building done on the 88. The bogies done minus the parts which will have to be painted then added, drilled out the gun barrel and started the gun mount. Nice kit, little flash and a lot for detail for 1/72 scale. #histscalemodels #scalemodels 0311
Reposted by MarkWit359wolf.bsky.social @359wolf.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I took this at the London Ontario airshow in late August 121
Reposted by MarkWitThe Modelling News @themodellingnews.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A new book by Plastric Invasion featuring the work of Bernhard Lustig featuring his WWII dioramas, is on pre-order from AMMO. We look at the standard & limited editions in our preview... www.themodellingnews.com/2026/09/a-ne... 021
Reposted by MarkWitLuca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Chicago Fire Arms Co. Palm Pistol manufactured c. 1890s, approximately 12,800 produced in .32 caliber with 1-3/4 inch barrel. IG: @historicinvestments www.instagram.com/historicinve... 3951369
Reposted by MarkWitKLP Publishing @klppublishing.bsky.social · 23/09/2026My wife found this little Corgi Hurricane (Corgicane?) at a market during a trip away recently, but it was missing its display stand, so I knocked up a new one, quick'n'dirty style. Don't need the Kotare kit now. 0223
Reposted by MarkWitSkwerl @skwerl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026After hours of struggle I finally put together the photo etch chair... It has a bunch of problems so I hope the resting pilot and the plane will distract the audience enough 🫠 1297
Reposted by MarkWit𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚖𝚙𝙻𝚊𝚋 @stamplab.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Ran across this 2022 article from 2022 from the National Air and Space and Smithsonian museums. airandspace.si.edu/air-and-spac...airandspace.si.eduSome Assembly RequiredAviation enthusiasts are scouring the country for the vintage airplane kits of their youth. 0163
MarkWit @pgh-steel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Wife found this in our yard this morning. Looks like white pine seed found its way into exposed side of one of maple trees and is germinating. Never seen anything like this. 282
Reposted by MarkWitThe Modelling News @themodellingnews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026MiniArt's accessories sets continue with interesting items that we could have only had in resin in the past. We look at their windows & doors in our preview... www.themodellingnews.com/2026/09/prev... 081
MarkWit @pgh-steel.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Always amazed and inspired by the creativity of others. 160
Reposted by MarkWitThe Modelling News @themodellingnews.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Takom's "big box" set is available, containing three of the four releases for the month. Artwork & big box features in our updated preview... www.themodellingnews.com/2026/09/prev... 0135
Reposted by MarkWitCarl-Henrik Barnekow @stadsplanering.bsky.social · 06/09/2026#HistScaleModels 1193
MarkWit @pgh-steel.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Here you go @adamwatkinson1.bsky.social nice set of figures for your M113 241
Reposted by MarkWitAndrew Northall @andrewnorthall.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Soviet T-34-85 tanks on the streets of Budapest attempting to re-establish discipline and order during the violent events of October/November 1956. #Hungary #Budapest #USSR #SovietUnion #Khrushchev #Andropov #Serov #Tanks 1285
Reposted by MarkWitOsprey Publishing @ospreypublishing.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Scott McGaugh, author of ‘Into the Firestorm: The Allied Heroes Who Flew World War II’s Most Daring Missions‘ has been interviewed on the new episode of WW2 Podcast! You can listen to the episode here: bit.ly/4hdaXLt #WWII #Aviationbit.ly318 - Transport Pilots of WWIIDiscover the C-47 Dakota transport pilots who flew paratroopers, gliders and vital supplies through some of WWII's most dangerous missions. 062
Reposted by MarkWitSlightly Caddish @jaaaagirr.bsky.social · 05/09/2026You might be wondering as to why I haven't started our #ItaliaGB yet. Well, I was busy with a very late straggler of #HeaviesGB, the 1/72 Blohm&Voss BV 222 Wiking, version is Lufttransportstaffel z.b.V., Mediterranean Sea, '42. That was a long bench blocker and then some. #histscalemodels 7598
Reposted by MarkWitKitMaker Network @kitmaker.bsky.social · 05/09/2026dlvr.itBlackburn Shark Mk.II Pre-OrdersLukgraph is now taking pre-orders for their 1:32 and 1:48 scale 3D printed kits of the Blackburn Shark Mk.II 0111
Reposted by MarkWitIan Miles @smilo998.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This series from the Tank Museum about dismantling the King Tiger is fascinating. The machining needed for the splines on all those torsion bars and if one fails🤯 www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqoC... #ww2 #tanksyoutube.comWe Were Dreading This Bit… Removing King Tiger’s Torsion BarsYouTube video by The Tank Museum Workshop 051
MarkWit @pgh-steel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026And the adventure begins again. Next up 1/72 scale Hasegawa 88mm gun flak 18. Going to attempt to paint the figures and a create a small diorama. For most this is a weekend project but for me probably will take months 😁 2262
Reposted by MarkWitTableTopBill @tabletopbill.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Fallex 77, 4 CMBG M113 APC armed with a TOW anti-tank missile launcher, on the edge of a forest during Ex Carbon Edge, Germany, September 1977. LAC Photo 🇨🇦 #ColdWar #M113Monday 1131
Reposted by MarkWitThe Modelling News @themodellingnews.bsky.social · 01/09/2026TAKOM has four new kits with a heavy red dirt of Vietnam theme in their latest sets. M113A1, the M577A1, stowage & soldiers in our new item preview... www.themodellingnews.com/2026/09/prev... 0151
Reposted by MarkWitSteve "Woolly Wings" Lane... @woollywings.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Super quick build of Trumpeters 32 P47, in Gabreskis markings from July 44. 3476
Reposted by MarkWitPaul Hicks @hicksy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Airfix 1/72nd Spitfire Mk Vc, AA963. This aircraft was shipped to the US for evaluation in February 1942. Arriving in RAF finish, it was repainted in Olive Drab and Neutral Grey. Painted with Tamiya paints and AK paint pens. Decals from Iliad Designs. 6764
Reposted by MarkWitNeil deGrasse Tyson @neildegrassetyson.com · 30/08/2026In Case You Missed It: This morning's launch of @NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope. [7:26am ET, August 30, 2026]. Will arrive at Sun-Earth L2 in Early December, to discover Exoplanets and observe the effects of Dark Matter & Dark Energy on the Universe. 581435291
Reposted by MarkWitPater Practicus @paterpracticus.bsky.social · 31/08/2026James Bond Aston Martin DB5. 1/43 scale Airfix kit, with my own 3D printed added extras including bulletproof screen, extended bumper overriders and wheel spinners, plus bespoke numberplate decals. #HistScaleModels 3469
MarkWit @pgh-steel.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Complete - Airfix 1/72 Douglas TBD-1 Devastator with Stafighter decals. Flown by squadron commander, VT-8, LCDR J.C. Waldron with ACRM Dobbs, USS Hornet, Battle of Midway June 4 1942. #histscalemodels #scalemodels #finishedkits 5628
Reposted by MarkWitMVS Works @mvsworks.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Canadair CT-114 "Tutor", 1/72, HobbyCraft #finishedkits #scalemodels #scalemodeling #histscalemodels 1508
Reposted by MarkWitDr. Erik Villard @erikthehistorian.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Sgt. Curtis E. Hester, Co D, 151st Inf, (Indiana National Guard) on a LRRP mission near Long Binh, 31 Aug 1969 Photo by Pfc. Richard H. Goff, DASPO, via NARA Digital restoration by erikthehistorian (erik villard) 292
Reposted by MarkWitThe Modelling News @themodellingnews.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Gary Wickham (from Scalespot-Models) in-depth review of Eduard's 32nd scale P-51B. Markings, decals, etch, masks, the included book & the real aircraft in Pt.I (build tomorrow) www.themodellingnews.com/2026/08/revi... 1183
Reposted by MarkWitAvPay.aero @avpay.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Built for carrier decks, famous for screaming across the countryside at low level and still going to war decades later. The Blackburn Buccaneer was a proper British bruiser. ✈️🇬🇧 #BlackburnBuccaneer #Buccaneer #MilitaryAviation #Aviation #Warbirds 041
