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Curtiss Soc Seagull – vac u form project – 1/48 Wings

by Franco Damiani on January 15, 2019 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

I love U.S. Navy planes and specially those of the yellow wings era, but the Curtiss Soc Seagull is amazing. Unfortunately biplanes of this period are very difficult to be found in 1/48 scale. The Curtiss Seagull is, from my view point, [...]

Review: Hobby Boss 1/32 B-24J Liberator Review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on January 15, 2019 · in Aviation, Reviews

Nose Art Group build - update

by Jaime Carreon on January 15, 2019 · in Uncategorized · 7 ≡

The Group build is still in full swing, and by popular demand I've decided to extend the deadline once again until March 31, 2019. Hopefully, that will give everyone a little more time to complete their models for this and the other [...]

Zimmerit the first try (Revell’s Jagdpanzer IV)

by Patrick Kastinger on January 15, 2019 · in Armor · 6 ≡

Hi guys, today another heavy metal build for you! Revell‘s old Jagdpanzer IV early version kit #03024 (based on a Dragon kit from 1996)! The build was quite simple, only a few things to modify! I‚ve changed the barrel trough a self [...]

On This Day…January 15th

by david leigh-smith on January 15, 2019 · in News · 6 ≡

Lt Fred Eberle of the USAAF 333rd Fighter Squadron nursing his damaged P-38 Lighting (appropriately named ‘Ripper’) back to Saipan after receiving battle damage (note starboard wing) over Iwo Jima on 15 January , 1945. The image was [...]

Tamiya 1/48 scale Fairey Swordfish Mk. II

by Ramon R. Lomeli on January 15, 2019 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

Hello iModeler! This kit was a gift from my lovely wife, and It was a total joy to build! I used a Quickboost resin exhaust pipe and EZ line for the rigging. Paints are Vallejo Model Air shot through my Sotar 20/20. The rest is scratch [...]

Case VAI – 1:35 Thunder Model

by Matt Minnichsoffer on January 14, 2019 · in Automotive · 13 ≡

I built this kit before Christmas and it was fun mainly because my dad owned this tractor. Not the VAI, but VAC (row-crop version). My Grandpa always said he would give it to me, but then sold it. He said. "I wasn't going up fast [...]

Tamiya 1/48 F-6D “Nose Art Group Build”

by Tom Bebout on January 14, 2019 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

My first off the bench for 2019 is Tamiya's old P-51D completed as an F-6D Recce bird from the 10th Photo Reconnaissance Group. This aircraft was flown by Lt. John R. "Red" Ellis, who obviously was from the great state of [...]

The beast – Sturmtiger 1/35 (Tamiya)

by Patrick Kastinger on January 14, 2019 · in Armor · 10 ≡

Today I want to share my Sturmtiger with you, which i built a few months ago! The kit is from Tamiya (#35177) in 1/35 scale with the PE Parts from Eduard (the BigEd Set #BIG351 which includes the Zimmerit coat, the interior and exterior [...]

Just realized I love the random trips to the past at the bottom of articles

by Tom Cleaver on January 14, 2019 · in Uncategorized · 8 ≡

I gotta say, I love the new feature that throws up random articles you can check out, down at the bottom of new articles. I was surprised the past few weeks, getting nice comments on articles submitted back in the early days here (and the [...]