iModeler Reviews
Reviews of scale model kits, products and publications.
Review: Halberd Models 1/48 North American Mustang I
In October 1981, Edgar Schmued came out to the Planes of Fame Air Museum to take part in a program celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first flight of his most famous design, the North American P-51 Mustang. At the event, he was asked [...]
Review: MiniArt 1/48 P-47D-25RE Thunderbolt
The P-47D-25RE Thunderbolt went into production in the spring of 1944, following experimentation with a new full-vision “bubble” canopy in 1943 with the YP-47K, following Hawker’s development of such a canopy for the Typhoon. It [...]
Review: Kit Review for 1/48 scale ICM Ki-21 "Sally" #48195
This is a model that I have been wanting for many years. I have not included any of the history behind this aircraft.
Several years ago I read that ICM was going to someday be releasing a kit of this plane in 1/48 scale. Once I knew [...]
Review: Academy 1/48 Beechcraft T-34B Mentor
The T-34 was the brainchild of Walter Beech, who developed it as the Beechcraft Model 45 private venture at a time when there was no defense budget for a new trainer model. Beech hoped to sell it as an economical alternative to the North [...]
