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After seeing Traas's immaculate workbench in the article below....

by Bill Koppos on March 11, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 13 ≡

Just figure I would throw mine in for comparison...hmmmmm. No I'm not proud of it. Also included are a couple of views from my climate controlled painting area, which explains my propensity for one-color armor building during the [...]

The Prize…

by Stan Traas on March 11, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 5 ≡

Received the February model contest prize on Friday (sorry it took a couple of days to clear the horror that is my workbench when finishing a build). 😉 Many thanks to everyone at iModeler for the honor and a very cool prize!

Anybody watching Vikings on history Channel?

by Stan Traas on March 10, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 15 ≡

This is the Revell (Germany, I think) kit in somewhere around 1/48 scale (imagine that 😉 ). It's a pretty good kit, based on the Gokstad ship. The mast, yard & spars were replaced with wood dowels turned in my hyper sophisticated [...]

February iModeler winners

by Editor on March 3, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 9 ≡

Another month has come to an end, bringing no less than 107 new articles at iModeler. It is my pleasure today to announce the winning entries for February. iModeler Best in Show - February 2013 Stan Traas' ( @howardcgreen33 ) Eduard [...]

My Prize kit arrived..

by Tolga ULGUR on March 2, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 8 ≡

Last day my prize kit arrived. This is 1/32 Fokker D.VII (OAW) from Wingnut Wings. It s an excellent kit. I m not an expert of biplanes but this is a wonderful example for my opinion. I posted here some pictures of the parts from the [...]

The case for good packing

by Rob Anderson on February 26, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 8 ≡

As some of you may know from here or over on Hyperscale I recently retired after 26 years in the Navy, serving primarily in the E-2 C-2 community, with time in S-3s and a dabbling in H-60s (the might MH-60S Sierras rule baby!). My movers [...]

Gone but not forgotten…Colorful Curtiss…

by Bill Koppos on February 25, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 10 ≡

For something different, I built this Classic Airframes 1/48 Cuban Hawk. A true representative of 1930's color. This airplane had an interesting history, being flown by an American acrobatic pilot in the employ of the Cuban Airforce. It [...]

How to: Applying decals with setting solutions

by Editor on February 14, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 1 ≡

(link) Another useful video tutorial from Scale Modeling Addict.

Gallery

by Richard Dauglash on February 13, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 1 ≡

For those who'd be interested in my work... www.laminiaturists.com is the site of a club I belong to. Go to Galleries and click on my name, Richard Dauglash. Please browse through the site's galleries and view the other members as [...]

Announcing our January winners

by Editor on February 2, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 10 ≡

It is my pleasure today to announce the winning entries among the 123 articles submitted to iModeler during January. iModeler Best in Show - January 2013 The judges were unanimous: Honza Petr's ( @honzapetr ) Aero L-29 Delfin shines [...]