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Academy P-40B Tomahawk 1/72 scale

by John Truby on October 16, 2023 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

With this being my second airplane build, I thought I would try a new technique or two. What I didn't realize at the time was that hand brushing a number was going to be one of those new techniques. We'll get to that in a moment. [...]

The Spirit

by Martin on October 16, 2023 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

This one I did quite a while ago but I thought I might share it with you. It is the 1/72 Northrop B-2 Spirit made by Testors. This kit is quite a thing. It took me almost a year to get it done with some others to step out of it and step [...]

Review: First look – Magic Factory F4U-1A / F4U-2 Corsair

by Tom Cleaver on October 16, 2023 · in Reviews · 13 ≡

Photos to come later. This is first impressions: Most important: don't believe the voices over at Hyperscale. The kit is not unbuildably wrong - not as much as the usual critics are unreformable. The rivet pattern in the wings they are all [...]

DAK Sd.Kfz. 222

by John J Licht on October 16, 2023 · in Armor · 10 ≡

Retirement has allowed me to return to modeling. First completed vehicle humbly submitted. Early Afrika period 222 with field applied mud camouflage.

Review: Magic Factory 1/48 F4U-1A/2 Corsair Review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on October 16, 2023 · in Reviews

P-39s Airacobra and lead corrosion

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on October 16, 2023 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

Eduard's 1/48 P-39 Airacobra variants are excellent kits that are well detailed and look like the famous aircraft when assembled. I took out these models from my display cabinet where they rested for two decades. As I was photographing the [...]

Tamiya 1:48 U.S. Howitzer Motor Carriage M8

by Dennis Meyers on October 16, 2023 · in Armor · 11 ≡

The M8 Howitzer was a self-propelled infantry support gun based on the M5 Light Tank chassis that was used by the US during World War II in both the ETO and PTO. It was also used by France during WWII and after the war was deployed to [...]

1/72 TBM-1.

by John Healy on October 16, 2023 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

The U-boat war continues in 1/72. I picked up this Hasegawa kit for $6 at a show last year and just got around to building it. I figured my Airfix Wildcat needed a partner. This is actually the second Atlantic TBM that I’ve ever [...]

Couple of T-Bolts

by Jim Harley on October 15, 2023 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Taking a break from Mustangs. These two are a couple of my personal favorite paint schemes and both have a great history. Lt. Col. Frank Perego, 368th FG Commander‘s ‘Slick Chick’ and 56th Fighter Group Ace David Schilling’s [...]

North American P-51C Mustang "Apache II" - USAAF 99th FS, 332nd FG Tuskegee Airmen – Ramitelli, Italiy 1944

by Stéphane Bredel on October 15, 2023 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Hello dear iModelers, Here I am back after long months of absence, with a P-51C "Red Tails" of the Tusgekee Airmen, and more precisely Apache II piloted by Lieutenant Henry "Herky" Perry. This is the Tamiya model, [...]