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Hi, my name is Martin; I am the orginal inventor of iModeler, and proud webmaster of this site.
If you want to know more about me, please read: Editor’s Story: How iModeler came to be.
Having admired some hundreds of spectacular models here at iModeler, I feel compelled to provide some sort of evidence that Yours Truly also builds some models on his own -- well at least occasionally.
This is Tamiya’s Messerschmitt Bf [...]
A reprint from my editorial archives is this camouflage feature by Mr Rick Kent, originally posted at the pages of IPMS Stockholm - Ed.
I believe some readers will raise their eyebrows seeing that I have captioned the most popular German [...]
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Inspired by a recent display of fantastic natural metal finishes at the front page, here is a "spoon test" of four premium metallic finishes available today - Alclad II vs Gunze Mr.Color Super Metallic vs Kosutte Ginsan vs [...]
After some additional analysis from my insightful colleagues, we have decided to make an adjustment to this month's contest formula. The good news it that it is likely to increase your chances to win!
Designing the January contest, we [...]
The December contest has come to a successful end; it is my pleasure today to announce our new monthly winner.
This time, a total of 229 modeling articles were uploaded to the headlines, bringing over 1100 user comments.
Great modeling has [...]
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Here's a short video workshop on natural metal finishes with Jay Laverty at the Lier convention 2010, in which Larry demonstrates how to achieve a mirror-like metal finish with Alclad.
To all members and visitors of iModeler, I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you a wonderful festive break and a Happy New Year. Launched in the fall of 2012, iModeler is already a hive of activity, thanks to the fantastic level of [...]
Recently, we had several mentions of the racing Mustangs: here, here and here, so I thought it is the right moment to pull out this from my archives. Here is the model of the most famous of them all, the Red Baron, seen at the Scale [...]
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Here's the second part of a hands-on introduction to airbrushing, this time featuring a double-action airbrush. Video by Marneus Augusta Calgar, found on Youtube.
For part one of the series, look here:
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A thorough hands-on introduction to airbrushing using single-action airbrush is offered in this video by Marneus Augusta Calgar. Found on Youtube.
