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Besides the excellent 1/48 scale F-4 Phantom series (more photos attached here), other items announced by Zoukei-Mura at the Telford show were the 1/32 scale Henschel Hs-129B and the Kawsaki Ki-45 Kai Toryu in the same scale. Both projects [...]
Here are a few shots of the new-tool 1/48 Junkers Ju 87 Stuka as presented at the Airfix stand in Telford. The Spanish Legion Condor markings are one of the decal options included in the kit, and I must say that the opened engine looks [...]
Revell presented their all-new 1/32 Messerschmitt Me 262B Night Fighter. The completed demonstration model looked really impressive, including things like open slats, detailed engine and gun bays as well as delicately moulded radar [...]
Another big news from Airfix at the Telford snow was the 1/48 scale P-51D Mustang. Do we need another Mustang kit in this scale you might ask? Well of course we do...! It looks impressive on the sprues and is apparently nearly [...]
Airfix has been showing an impressive set of forthcoming releases, which include - in 1/72 scale, the Messerschmitt Me 262 and The McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR. 1, and in 1/48 - the Supermarine Walrus and the Hawker Sea Fury.
Contrary to [...]
The World's largest modeling show, IPMS Scale Modelworld in Telford, UK has taken place during the weekend. Watch iModeler for the ongoing updates from the show as it happens..
To browse through all our updates, use the following link. [...]
Following the recent release of a new 1/48 F2H-2 Banshee from Kitty Hawk, let's have a look at some of the markings and history of this aircraft.
In late 1944, US Navy ordered three carrier-based jet fighters, the Vought XF6U-1 Pirate, the [...]
This coming weekend, modelers from all over Europe (and indeed, the World) will be meeting in Telford for the annual IPMS Scale Modelworld.
By Friday I will be on a plane to Manchester to join the crowd, meeting up with my friends @magnusf [...]
Time for another iModeler retrospective, looking back at our collective activity in September. The month brought a total of 90 new headline articles and 1166 comments. It is worth noting that we also passed the 5,000 articles threshold, a [...]
Let's round off our Curtiss *hawk series with a prequel - a few P-36 Mohawks in the RAF service. With profiles by Rick Kent (used by permission) accompanied by text and research by Joe Baugher. - Ed.
Considerable interest in the Hawk had [...]
