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On This Day…January 28th

by david leigh-smith on January 28, 2019 · in Uncategorized · 21 ≡

On the 28th January, 1942, Robert Stanford-Tuck, one of the most celebrated RAF aces (29 kills to his credit and five ‘probables’) was shot down by anti-aircraft fire while on a ‘harassing’ mission over France. He had the bad luck [...]

Video: Tamiya 1:35 Male Mk IV (Part 2)

by iModeler Youtube Picks on January 28, 2019 · in How-to

This is the final and second part of my Tank build. I really enjoyed this kit, Tamiya sure know how to build them. The figures were painted by my brother to represent the Canadian Royal Newfoundland Regiment. Thanks for that, you can see [...]

The 1/32 Zoukei-Mura Do-335 Rear Oil Cooler Assembly

by George Johnson on January 28, 2019 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

Hello every one. I finished this part of the kit last night and I would almost consider another lit kit all by itself and it seems like every sub-assembly in this kit is a mini kit. I kinda went nuts weathering it, but most of it won't be [...]

Academy F-15C Eagle.

by Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Conci on January 27, 2019 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Hi friends, here's my latest work, an F-15 C Eagle from Academy. I opted for the Alaska National Air Guard version. The kit had good quality, with good fittings, almost no use of puty for corrections. I chosed the black polyester base [...]

Monogram 1/48 Vought Kingfisher

by Joe Caputo on January 27, 2019 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

The ancient Monogram Kingfisher is still a very nice kit. The boxart on Revell/Monogram's last re-issue is an artist's conception of the aircraft in the photo, I discovered well after I had started my kit. My interpretation of the same [...]

2 down 2 to go! “Diggin” building in 2019!

by Rob Anderson on January 27, 2019 · in Automotive · 9 ≡

Ok, so my goal was to build the 4 kits I had been given as gifts before building any others. The Pan Am 2001 Clipper was first, next I chose one of the sillies kits I've ever build, straight from the "Rat Fink" craze of the [...]

RAF Sabre Mk 4

by Julian Shawyer on January 27, 2019 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

This is the Hasegawa 1/48 scale Sabre Mk4. I built this when it was first released in 2004. Built straight out of the box, including decals with just the seat belts added. Aeromaster acrylic paint was used for the camouflage [...]

Takom 1/35 G6 Rhino

by PHILLIP EVANS on January 27, 2019 · in Armor · 8 ≡

I will be starting my next build soon. It is the Takom 1/35 G6 Rhino, the 155mm mobile cannon developed by the South African Defence Force in the 1980's. As there are a few sites that show the amount of parts for this kit, I have not [...]

On This Day…January 27th

by david leigh-smith on January 27, 2019 · in News · 11 ≡

Today saw the first sinking of a Japanese warship by a US submarine. On 27th January, 1942, the USS Gudgeon (SS-211) was returning home from its first war patrol, having left the submarine base at Pearl Harbor on 11 December, 1941. As a [...]

Video: Eduard Tempest Review Part Three (kit 82121)

by iModeler Youtube Picks on January 27, 2019 · in Aviation

This is the third part of my review of the Eduard Tempest (kit 82121). In this episode, I complete the basic construction of the model and you can see how successful Eduard was at capturing the look of a Hawker Tempest. Additional [...]