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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 [...]

Spitfire MK VB "City of Winnipeg"

by Frank Cronin on December 30, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 16 ≡

This aircraft was a part of 402 (Canadian) Squadron, based at Horne, England during 1942. It is named for the City of Winnipaeg, Canada which probably donated funds for it's manufacture. The kit is Tamiya's 1/48 and was made out of the box [...]

Harling Road Airfield, Norfolk 1916-1981

by Rob Pollock on December 28, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 4 ≡

About five miles from my home, heading south on the A11, lies the village of East Harling. The English Whisky Company has a distillery there, and I recently went on a little tour of the place, courtesy of a Christmas gift from my [...]

And now for something completely different …

by Alan Rush on December 27, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 12 ≡

I was given a Nikon Coolpix S9400 for Christmas so am experimenting with some model photos. When my son was younger, he played Warhammer 40,000 and had a squad of Ultramarines as part of a set that he bought. He preferred Tyranids rather [...]