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One down, three to go!

by Rob Anderson on January 19, 2019 · in Sci-fi · 8 ≡

My goal for the first part of the new year was to have a few fun builds before a "serious" project. My wife, kids and son in law helped out with some great kits for my birthday and Christmas. I stated with Moebius Models [...]

Black shark: Airfix Defiant

by Pedro L. Rocha on January 18, 2019 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

What can I say? The Defiant and particularly this aircraft was long overdue on my wish list. In fact it was more than 30 years long due. I was a young boy when my father offered me Airfix 1/72 BP Defiant and the model shown on the box was [...]

On This Day…January 18th.

by david leigh-smith on January 18, 2019 · in News · 9 ≡

18th January, 1945. British Carrier-Borne F6F with deck crew on some sunbathing duties. Japanese Occupied Sumatra, Indonesia in the Pacific. This image was subject to restricted information but thought to be part of a strike force against [...]

Sd.Kfz 124 Wespe (Tamiya #35200)

by Patrick Kastinger on January 18, 2019 · in Armor · 9 ≡

Hello iModelers! Today i want to show you my Sd.Kfz 124 Wespe i have builded last year! It‘s the kit from 1996 #35200 not the new one that came out last year, but still a great modell! Tamiya typical it was a very easy assembling and i [...]

Video: HGW fabric seatbelts guide 1/48

by iModeler Youtube Picks on January 18, 2019 · in Aviation

New 1/48 A-26 Invader on the Horizon

by Boris Rakic on January 18, 2019 · in News · 6 ≡

ICM just released their 2019 catalogue, and it features these gems: 48281 - B-26B-50 Invader, Korean War American Bomber 48282 - A-26B-15 Invader, WWII American Bomber With the Monogram kit a bit long in the tooth, and the MustHave! Models [...]

Video: Eduard Tempest MkV Review Part Two (kit 82121)

by iModeler Youtube Picks on January 17, 2019 · in Aviation

Eduard Tempest MkV (kit 82121) review part two. One of the most distinguishing characteristics of the Hawker Tempest is the large high speed wing. In this part of the review, I will take a look at how well Eduard was able to recreate [...]

The Russian KV-1 and 2

by Jordyn Collier on January 17, 2019 · in Armor · 2 ≡

This model is a KV-1 tank with the optional KV-2 turret. This build was a small, quick one. Working nonstop after school (after homework of course) really allows one to release stress. I took your guys' suggestions from my last post and [...]

Airfix Spitfire PR XIX, 1/48

by Thiago C. M. Pacheco on January 17, 2019 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Hello, fellas! This is my attempt at Airfix’s 1/48 Spitfire PR XIX. Some time ago I decided to try and add the most Spitfires variants possible to my collection, which stands at a modest 8 kits build by now, and I sure am thankful to [...]

On This Day…January 17th

by david leigh-smith on January 17, 2019 · in News · 15 ≡

On January 17th, the iconic battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) got stuck at the entrance to Maryland's Chesapeake Bay after running aground on the shoals, and was stuck for two weeks. The ship would finally be freed on the first of February, [...]