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iModeler contest December random award.

by Johan Hugogård on February 20, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 11 ≡

The other week I got a postage slip saying I had a package waiting at the local mail delivery spot. A few days ago I went to get it and in the package was a nice surprise. It was my prize for the December iModeler contest random Award, a [...]

The Unforgettable Airfix Box art by Roy Cross (video)

by Editor on February 14, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 9 ≡

(link) Something for Valentine Day - a selection of pictures from a book that will transport you to those glory days...

Model of the Year 2014 – 12 Plastic Kits that Define the Shape of the Hobby Industry

by Editor on February 12, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 9 ≡

Held every February in Nuremberg, Germany, Spielwarenmesse is the world’s leading fair for the toy and hobby industry with about 2,800 exhibitors from 60 nations. One of the highlights in the hobby section of the show is the announcement [...]

iModeler January Awards

by Editor on February 9, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 17 ≡

With a bit of delay due to recent technical troubles... Here are the winners of the iModeler Contest in January, a month that brought us 80 new articles, prompting over 920 users' comments. As per our usual procedure, we are awarding the [...]

16 Exciting New Kits from Airfix for 2014

by Editor on February 7, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 26 ≡

Is the "new" Airfix heading into its best year yet? Here is the list of company's new kit releases for 2014. The choice of many subjects is clearly influenced by the forthcoming 70th anniversary of D-Day, but even without that [...]

11″ Dahlgren Naval Gun 1/16 Scale

by Mike Maynard on February 4, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 14 ≡

The Dahlgren Cannon was chosen by ship designer John Ericsson to arm his breakthrough design of the ironclad USS MONITOR. The MONITOR's 29' revolving turret carried two of these huge rifled guns that were capable of firing a variety of [...]

Stalingrad Sniper, 1942

by Rob Pollock on January 28, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 5 ≡

This is Alexandros Models' 200mm resin bust (AM-WW31) of famed Russian sniper Vasily Grigoryevich Zaytsev, noted particularly for his activities between 10 November and 17 December 1942, during the Battle of Stalingrad. As this is a [...]

H-K Models Meteor F.4 EE549 flown by AVM Sir J.M. Robb

by Tom Cleaver on January 22, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 13 ≡

Meteor EE549: The first major change in the Gloster Meteor came with the Meteor F.4, which went into production in 1946, after the first F.4 prototype flew on May 17, 1945. The major change with the F.4 was the use of Rolls-Royce Derwent 5 [...]

iModeler December Awards

by Editor on January 8, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 21 ≡

Time to announce the official results of our final monthly roundup in 2013. 82 new articles and 1035 comments were added to iModeler during December. As per our usual procedure, we are awarding the iModeler Best in Show title to the entry [...]

Harbour Cranes

by Rob Pollock on January 2, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 3 ≡

Our esteemed Editor recently rewarded my efforts for the November photo essays of Scale Model World, with the offer of the new Airfix Javelin. When asked if there was anything I might prefer instead, I had to confess that although I build [...]