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More work on the "Cave"

by Rob Anderson on July 22, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 7 ≡

Small room, but feel blessed to have a space, not sure about the other walls, but these I like and I am just about ready to start gluing and painting again! Not sure where to hang my flight jacket, I still wear it out now and again. [...]

Happiness is!)))

by Maxim Bylkin on July 17, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 8 ≡

Finally Spitfire on my desk! The wait was exciting, but the mail Russia still handle the job! Many thanks to all who so appreciated my work. Thank iModeler, you're the best!))) Promise- ready-made Spitfire first appears here on iModeler

F4U-4 of VF-32, Flown by Lt. Frank J. Cronin USN, 1950

by Frank Cronin on July 15, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 22 ≡

I first saw a mention of Lt Frank Cronin on page 24 of the Osprey book "F4U Corsair Units of the Korean War". Considering we had the same name I sought to try to locate him to say hello. I did locate him and wrote him a letter. [...]

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 [...]