iModeler Reviews

Reviews of scale model kits, products and publications.

iModeler Review: Tamiya 1/72 Ilyushin IL-2 Shturmovik

A few months ago, Tamiya released what is, most likely, the new standard for 1/48 IL-2 Shturmovik. The kit has thus been lauded for its engineering, beauty, and ease of assembly. There was also, as I remember, a bit of controversy [...]

iModeler Review: Airfix 1/48 Spitfire P.R. XIX

Martin asked me a couple weeks ago if I would do the first "formal" (i.e., commissioned") review for iModeler, of the new Airfix 1/48 Spitfire P.R. XIX. Saying "yes" was easy and within a week the box showed up [...]

Review: Trumpeter 1/32 F4U-1D Corsair

This is a re-post of an article I did many years ago, when I started writing "review" articles for a large, international modeling society, and before I became jaded with the entire process. Sadly, I cannot find but 2 photos of [...]

Review: Eduard 1/72 Messerschmitt Bf 110E video review

(link) Here's a video in-box review of one of the potential awards in this month's iModeler contest, the excellent 1/72 Messerschmitt Bf 110 by Eduard. The type series was opened by the E version (subject of the shown Profipack boxing) [...]