iModeler Reviews

Reviews of scale model kits, products and publications.

Review: H-K 1/32 Meteor F.Mk.4 test shot

 The Meteor F.4 was the result of three separate lines of research that began shortly after 616 Squadron had taken delivery of their Meteor F.1s in 1944. The Aerodynamic Section at R.A.E. Farnborough was studying ways to improve [...]

iModeler Review: 1/72 Airfix Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR1

Manufacturer: Airfix Model: A03003 Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR1 Model Kit Scale: 1/72 Airfix continues the march of turning out industry-standard kits that are economically sound, providing the modeler with the most enjoyment for their [...]

iModeler Review: 1/32 Revell Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6

After finishing the last 1/32 Hasegawa Bf-109, an F-2, I told myself I was finally "109ed out," that the airplane as a model held no suprises and no further interest to me. So naturally, when the neighborhood Walter White [...]

Review: Tamiya 1/32 F4U in-work

I received my new Tamiya F4U-1 Birdcage Corsair a few weeks ago and I've been making steady progress on it. The thing that strikes me the most with this kit is just how well engineered this kit is. The first picture shows all the major [...]

iModeler Review: Dana Bell “P-40 Warhawk”

God of Research Dana Bell presents the most detailed and useful book about the early P-40 - the P-40, P-40B and P-40C - available for modelers. And just in time! If I told you more I'd have to shoot you, but in the foreseeable future [...]

iModeler Review: Airfix 1/72 Hawker Typhoon IB

Hawker Typhoon Mk.IB 1/72 scale Airfix Kit No. A02041 72 gray parts 2 clear parts 2 marking options Airfix kits seem to be getting a little better, and better, with each new release. Having said that, I’ve thought that [...]

iModeler review: 1/72 Airfix Gloster Gladiator Mk 1

This article has been sumbitted by Gregor de Ste Croix - Ed. Here is perhaphs your first look at the new Airfix Gladiator which hit the shops last week. Hopefully as you will see this is without doubt the most affordable (£7.99) modern [...]

Review: Zvezda 1/48 Yak-3 video review

(link) Zvezda's new-tool 1/48 Yakovlev Yak-3 appears to be a gem of a kit. Video review by ScaleModelAircraft, via YT.

Video review: Roden 1/48 T-28B Trojan

(link) Another video kit review from BlackSheep0ne on YouTube, this time scrutinizing the 1/48 scale Roden T-28B Trojan.

Review: Wingnut Wings 1/32 Sopwith Triplane

(link) A 15-minute detailed inbox review of the new Wingnut Wings 1/32 Sopwith Triplane kit. By BlackSheep0ne, via YouTube.