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New to scale modeling. Love WWII planes especially the Spitfire, Zero and P-51. Japanese aircraft are some of my favorites to make. Pretty much here to learn from all you great modelers.

1/48 ICM P-51D Mustang

Just finished this up this morning and thought I'd take some pics and share. It's an old kit I had in the stache for some time. I noticed the plastic was warped and the decals were not usable so I decided to have some fun and do a custom [...]

1/48 Hasegawa A6M3 Zeke (Photo Experiment)

I been trying to figure out ways to get better photos with out having to buy a camera or a light box. This time i used a roll of craft paper and my iPhone. I shot the photos in the backyard in indirect morning light. I just put the roll of [...]

Tamiya 1/48 A6M2 Zeke

This is my second completion for the Empire of Japan group build. This Tamiya kit isn't too bad for how old it is. Minimal part count makes it a quick build. It does lack detail but makes a good kit for practice. I built it OOB just adding [...]

1/48 Airfix Messerschmitt Bf109E

This is the first model I made from an over 3 year hiatus of model making. I made it when the pandemic started when I was laid off. In turn that’s what started me to make models again. This is a nice little kit. Everything pretty much [...]

1/48 Tamiya A6M5c Zeke

This is an old Tamiya kit that I made about 3 years ago when I first started modeling. I thought I'd throw it up here to go with my other two Japanese airplanes. It's not 100% accurate or my best build but I had fun making it. It was [...]

1/48 Fine Molds Mitsubishi Ka-14

This is my first group build for The Empire of Japan. I’m a big fan of Japanese aircraft so I thought I should join the group. I love the animation “The Wind Rises” and I didn’t know about this plane till I saw the movie. The [...]

1/48 Tamiya Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (Frank)

Hello, I'm new to iModeler and a beginner model maker. This is my first post so be easy on me. Not sure if this is where I'm suppose to post but here it it. Old Tamiya kit I had fun making. Not much detail and the fit wasn't great but it [...]