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R.I.P. Bill Gunston (1927-2013)

by Tom Cleaver on July 14, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 10 ≡

I just became aware that aviation author Bill Gunston died on June 1, 2013. A former RAF pilot, he was the technical editor of Flight International beginning in the 1950s and later an editor of Jane's All the World's Aircraft. He was the [...]

Supermarine Attacker from Trumpeter in 1/48 scale

by Tony Prince on July 13, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 12 ≡

Still keen on the Fleet Air Arm; I've just finished one of Trumpeter's latest. The Attacker didn't quite make its mark as noticeably as the USN Banshee & Panther although similar in performance. The tailwheel undercarriage wasn't a [...]

Man Cave, a builder's log

by Rob Anderson on July 9, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 14 ≡

Well we finally moved into our new home here in Normandy Park, WA. And along with a little land, fresh air and garden comes my own room! So from the bare room to the first displays and lastly a picture of some repairs is the start of [...]

iModeler June Awards

by Editor on July 5, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 17 ≡

Due to the holiday season, we've had a bit of disruption in our monthly judging procedure. Fortunately, this could be solved so the results are finally here. Selected among the 86 new articles that were added during the month which [...]

Hasegawa 1/32 P-40K

by Paul Wilsford on June 29, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 4 ≡

I searched for this kit at a certain price and every place I looked it was way out of reach for me. It was when I took a moderate vacation off to go see my son in Chicago t5hat I found a little hobby shop that was out of the way in a [...]

Another Eduard Spitfire IX re-post

by Tom Cleaver on June 19, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 5 ≡

I just love it when I build a model and within days discover that nearly everything I did on it was wrong. So I took the model that was recently posted and re-did it into something correct. If you're interested in the information that led [...]

German MG 42 Gunner

by bob mack on June 16, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 16 ≡

Tamiya 1/16

iModeler May Awards

by Editor on June 4, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 13 ≡

Another month has passed and one can almost sense the anticipation pending the announcement of our mothly winners. So without further ado: here they are, carefully selected among the 145 articles added during the month. Maxim Bylkin's ( [...]

The postman's just been!

by George Williams on May 30, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 3 ≡

Hurray, at last, my new kits have arrived! There's no choice in the livery for the Ferrari, but I haven't decided about the Meteor yet, either the camoflage or the plain (easy to identify) white finish What do you guys think? Thanks [...]

1000 articles!

by Editor on May 11, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 8 ≡

Today, iModeler hit a significant milestone - our 1000th headline article. For the record, the millennium entry was Neil Foster's Tamiya Meteor prototype 1/48. Neil discovered iModeler in February; three months later, he has a solid [...]