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Soviet Field Howitzer SU 122 (M-30) Italeri 1/35 kit

This was the first kit I built when I started about 10 years ago. I had done lots of research about proper construction and finishing and thought artillery with figures would give me a chance to try them out. I wrote down that it is [...]

No "Chino shots" but...

Went out to Chino yesterday and when I got there, it was a 10/10 cloud cover at around 3,000 feet and flat light prevailed. Welcome to the world of airplane photography... And even with signs advising that nothing on the model turned, [...]

“Trick or Treat” I

In celebration of one of our more infamous holidays, Halloween, I thought I might kick things off with a pair of Zombie Killas. I'll start off with Z.K. I, next post, Z.K. II, and finally the two, together. By the time it's finally [...]

My Other "back-house" Workshop

This is my other shop for larger model building and numerous other honey-do projects. I built this quite a number of years ago and just kept adding storage space, counters, and cubby holes. Being a Virgo, all my tools etc, have a place and [...]

Messerschmitt Me 109 E-3 Swiss Air Force

J - 330 Fl Kp 7 Avanches, July 1940 The Kit is a Hasegawa 1:32, all registrations have been Airbrusht. See Below (link)

Thank you iModeler.

Hi good people, It just arrived today, my prize from the lucky draw. I would like to thank all at iModeler for the Eduard Hellcat Mk 2 1/48 scale. It is the first time I have won anything on a lucky draw or whatever so I was stunned when I [...]

AirFix 1:72 Bf109 e-4

AirFix's new tool kits are getting better and better, though they still need a little work to get them up to current standards. panel lines are not too deep and fit is excellent. i am no judge on shape issues. i've built the ICM e-3 109 [...]

WIP: 1/32 H-K Models Meteor F. Mk. 4 (test shot)

The H-K Models test shot of their new 1/32 Gloster Meteor F. Mk. 4 arrived Monday. Here is the result of about 3-4 hours of work today. The surface detail is very petite and realistic, even moreso than the B-17. The kit is simple and fit [...]

Just a little news

For those on Facebook, I have started a new page, "Naval Aviation 1911-56." Since no one else had started a specific page for naval aviation, it fills a blank, and it allows me to publicize my books. But other authors are [...]

iModeler September Awards

Without further delay, here are the results of iModeler Septeber contest, selected among the 118 new articles added during the month. As usual, we're awarding the iModeler Best in Show title to the entry that wins our prize, but also list [...]