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Airfix Mustang and Eduard Typhoon 48 scale builds

by Alan Price on April 17, 2019 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

I've just finished shooting the photos for these two builds which will be featured in Model Airplane International soon. They are the Airfix Mustang and Eduard Typhoon, both in 1:48. The Mustang has the excellent Eduard gun bay set in one [...]

Summer of ’44

by IAN JACKSON on April 17, 2019 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Hello everyone - not posted here for the longest time, been building almost exclusively 1:24 cars recently, and I will get around to showing them to you, but this is my very latest: This version of the superb Hasegawa Typhoon kit came out [...]

1:25 Revell 1968 “Bullitt” Mustang – iModeler at the Movies Group Build

by Matt Minnichsoffer on April 17, 2019 · in Automotive · 17 ≡

So anybody who is a car “guy” or cares at all about muscle cars understands when someone mentions the movie “Bullitt”. Many better movies have been made since—BUT NONE—will ever compare to that chase scene. Say what you will, [...]

Hamilton Warplane Museum with its Dragster Show

by Aaron Newlands on April 17, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 4 ≡

I am not that much into cars but it was interesting seeing them up close. The car show itself was on the following day so not all the cars were in yet, but there was a decent amount on display. Car modellers might get some ideas. (link)

Hasegawa 1:48 Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden (Violet Lightning) “George”

by George Henderson on April 16, 2019 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

This model represents an aircraft of the 343rd Fighter Group, flown by Leading Airman Ikuji Matsumura. A very nice kit. I added the RB Model Brass 20mm Japanese cannons Type 99 Mk. 2. I bought these for the soul reason that they were on [...]

Silhouette Portrait 2 cutting plotter for scale modelers

by Dmitry Stropalov on April 16, 2019 · in How-to · 13 ≡

Some time ago there was an article on iModeler regarding use of a cutter (or cutting plotter) for our hobby. At that moment, I was thinking about this for a while, especially because of my previous experience – I saw cutters in the late [...]

On This Day…April 16th

by david leigh-smith on April 16, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 12 ≡

On 16 April, during an Okinawa air raid, a Japanese aircraft made a suicidal dive (see video below) for the USS Intrepid's flight deck, hitting it so hard that the aircraft’s engine and part of her fuselage penetrated right through, [...]

Yes, Another Tamiya P51-D

by Drew Hierwarter on April 16, 2019 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

I know, everybody has done one of these. I even have two others on my own shelves. But this one came about because I was cruising around looking at hobby stuff on eBay and I came across the Tennessee National Guard decals by Caracal [...]

Hasegawa Fw 190 A-5: giving a long time shelf queen new robes

by Pedro L. Rocha on April 16, 2019 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

Few months ago I purchased a decal sheet from a new company named Exito Decals, simply because it had a trio of nice, never before presented in decal form (as far as I know) FW.190s. One of them, Yellow 5, was a one of a kind eastern front [...]

1st aircraft model I have built for 40 years

by Paul Harrington on April 16, 2019 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

1/48 scale Airfix Supermarine spitfire mkvb, this is a double set with a Messerschmitt 109 Bf 109E titled dogfight doubles, the Spitfire is going to be painted in North Africa (Malta) camouflage I recently bought an airbrush which I am [...]