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Lucky me!

My prize from July's competition has arrived. After much care and thought from Martin, I've received this super Tamiya 1/12 Honda motorcycle kit [pic 4], along with the detailing kit [pic 2], and the kit also includes this helpful color [...]

THANK YOU, IMODELER !

Thanks Imodeler, for my contest prize. Just as soon as I clear a couple recent endeavors, off the bench, it will be time to start my new Eduard Weekender Hellcat F6F-3. I've heard a lot of great things about this kit, and am looking [...]

iModeler August Awards

Disruptions in our editorial work continued last week as yours truly went through a thoroughly frustrating network and computer upgrade of my home office. Apologies to everyone for a delay -- here are the results of our August contest, [...]

Just a little something different....

Normally I do not do any type of figure kits, and quite frankly I don't really like to do them. However these I did for a very good friend of mine. Not only did we work together for many years, we have been very good friends.I did these in [...]

Area 51--Secret files revealed from the 1950's!

After you view these photos erase them from your computer...and, if questioned, swear you've never seen them before...I'll see if I can locate the flying disc pictures, if so I'll post them..but you didn't hear this from me.

A quick pic for Craig in honor of his 46

Loved your Phrog Craig and so I cropped a picture I have of the cave to show the Julian Date Calendar I got when I was in HSC 21. It is from HC 11s Quality Assurance shop, and is in the shape of a 46. THEY WERE GOING TO THROW IT AWAY! I [...]

Hobbycraft 1/48 P-59 Airacomet

Hobbycraft has produced the only 1/48 kit of this historic aircraft, that I'm aware of. It's a nice, simple, basic kit, which I found a little pricey, considering what was included, which was not much. Still, I felt the P-59 was a [...]

iModeler July Awards

It's high time to announce our iModeler awards for July. These were selected by the editorial jury among the exactly one hundred new articles added during the month, which prompted a total of 835 readers' comments. As usual, we're [...]

1/72 Airfix Grumman Duck

This one is modeled after Kermit Week's Duck, at "Fantasy of Flight", a little south of Orlando, Florida. Oddly enough, the decals were from an old Esci sheet, including the noseart. For a bi-plane (and an Airfix), it was a [...]

Tamiya 1/48 Vought F4U-1a Corsair

I've finished another kit, it's a little rough around the edges but I'm happy with the outcome.