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Hi, my name is Martin; I am the orginal inventor of iModeler, and proud webmaster of this site.
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Moson Model Show 2019 – Part 1 (Busts)

Without further ado, let’s have a look at some of the spectacular modeling from the 2019 Moson Model Show. Perhaps nontypically, I'll start with one of my favorite areas of the competition area, the figure classes. Feel free to comment [...]

Review: Eduard 1/48 North American P-51D Mustang – Kit preview

The 2019 edition of the Moson Model Show is on this weekend, and we're starting traditionally with new kit news presented at the show. And not just any news - this one is likely to be the bombshell kit release of the year. Courtesy of the [...]

New kit news – Modelsvit 1/48 Curtiss XP-55 Ascender

Modelsvit of Ukraine mark their first foray into 1/48 US aviation subjects. Their newest kit is the unique 1/48 Curtiss XP-55 Ascender's ( kit no. # 4808). It is now in production, and comes complete with 6 injection-moulded sprues, PE [...]

iModeler tutorial – Annotating pictures

Picture annotations are a unique feature at iModeler that is likely to change your way of sharing modeling pictures on the web. iModeler makes it fabulously easy to add pictures to your postings, and mixing pictures with text is simple, [...]

iModeler tutorialArranging images within text

If you have already tried to do your first article posting, you will be familiar with the article editor and the image lightbox (a widget that helps you with uploading your images). You have undoubtedly also noticed how iModeler lays out [...]

New Kit News: 1/48 Ilyushin Il-28 Beagle from Bobcat

After the success of their first kit (1/48 scale Yakovlev Yak-28P Firebar), the second kit release from Bobcat of China is another interesting Cold War subject, the 1/48 Ilyushin Il-28 Beagle. The Il-28 was Soviet Union's first [...]

Building Aoshima 1/24 Lamborghini Aventador [VIDEO]

Just in case you'd like to extend your skills into car modeling, Plasmo has got you covered. This construction video of the 1/24 scale Aoshima Lamborghini Aventador provides a nice visual introduction to car modeling techniques - with [...]

New kit news: Eduard to release a new-tool 1/48 P-51D Mustang in 2019

So it's confirmed. With the proverbial Tamiya shake-and-bake kit still to be considered a benchmark in kit engineering, challenged by recent new releases by Meng and Airfix... Eduard will be bringing us another 1/48 scale kit of the [...]

How to illuminate a model – PLASMO's 1/48 Trumpeter Douglas DC-3 [VIDEO]

We learned to like and enjoy Plasmo's model construction videos on Youtube, and this one, featuring 1/48 Trumpeter DC-3 in Alaska Airlines livery is no exception. However, I found this video special because it provides a more or less [...]

New kit news – Revell 1/144 Antonov An-225 Mirya

Here's a new kit from Revell that only hit the store shelves this Christmas. The Antonov An-225 Mriya is a super-heavy cargo aircraft that was designed by the Antonov Design Bureau during the 1980s. It ranks as the largest and heaviest [...]