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Scratchbuilt G10N Fugaku

by Ryan Elliott on June 16, 2019 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Wanted to do something different for my dad for fathers day this year...so I scratchbuilt him an airplane we both know and like. The Nakajima G10N Fugaku. Designed in 1943, Fugaku, or Mount Fuji, was to be a six engine "super heavy [...]

1/48 MiG.-21UM/bis – Croatian Air Force

by Boris Grgić on June 16, 2019 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

These are my first two kits I built 3 years ago. Nothing special really, rookie work, no aftermarket parts, no preshading, no postashading, bad weathering and decal silvering, but both planes are in nice and unusual color scheme so I [...]

Leftover Sherman

by Yves Dhont on June 16, 2019 · in Armor · 9 ≡

Hello This Sherman is made out of leftovers from other kits. Lower Hull is Tamiya. Upper Hull italeri. Turret Dragon and suspension academy. I added some resin stowage and scratch built the sandbags. Painting Tamiya olivedrab with [...]

Still hard to believe

by Gábor Szabó on June 16, 2019 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

We were in Brno this weekend with some good friends to visit the annual model exhibition and contest there (one of Europe's largest plastic modelers meeting and competition exhibition): (link) Quite unexpected but I won the Best of Show of [...]

Video: Eduard Bf109 G-2 1/48 Build

by iModeler Youtube Picks on June 16, 2019 · in Aviation

Tupolev-22M2

by Dmitry Ryzhenkov on June 16, 2019 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

Friends, colleagues, Hello. Here's another model from Trumpeter on a 1/72 scale. This model aircraft Tupolev-22M2, Russian missile carrier bomber. Now they are not built. The model had a lot to modify and replace. For example, I replaced [...]

Another Bill Bosworth “We're not worthy!!"

by Tom Cleaver on June 16, 2019 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Bill Bosworth send me these photos of his 1/32 scratchbuilt Douglas Mailplane. All you scratchbuilders leave me in awe. The rest of us can practice "We're not worthy! We're not worthy!"

F3H-2N Demon, VF-124

by Stéphane Bredel on June 15, 2019 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

Hello imodelers, I am happy to present my version of the F3H-2N as my first model on this site. It is the Hobby Boss kit, with Eduard PE cockpit set. Painted with Aqueous Hobby Color and Vallejo Metal Color. Decals come from the excellent [...]

Review: Eduard 1/48 Fw-190A-8

by Tom Cleaver on June 15, 2019 · in Reviews · 25 ≡

The Fw-190A-8 is the most-produced Fw-190 sub-type with over 6,655 A-8 airframes produced from March 1944 to May 1945. A-8s were manufactured in at least eight factories during its production run. The aircraft was a development of the [...]

Review: Airfix Spitfire FR Mk XIV Review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on June 14, 2019 · in Reviews

This is Part 1 of a review of the latest Airfix Spitfire FR MkXIV kit in 1/48 scale. This review is based on 4 kits that I purchased from both Airfix and Hannants Hobbies. [...]