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Dragon 1/48 Messerschmitt Me 163S Habicht

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on December 19, 2024 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

The two seater version of the revolutionary rocket fighter. Only one aircraft of the Me 163S is known to have undergone experiments in the Soviet hands. The latter was extensively photographed and I am sure that this had helped [...]

Nippon Steel...1/48 Type 16 Maneuver Combat Vehicle MCV, JGSDF

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on December 19, 2024 · in Armor · 2 ≡

And another quarter scale armoured vehicle finished by my dad. Tamiya´s excellent kit, was a fast forward build without any problems. painted with Tamiya XF-72 and XF-74. Build thread here (link)

Hasegawa 1/72 Stealth Fighter

by Spiros Pendedekas on December 19, 2024 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Work on what would become the F-117 commenced in the 1970s as a means of countering increasingly sophisticated Soviet surface-to-air missiles (SAMs). During 1976, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) issued Lockheed with a [...]

AMX Mk. 61 105mm Self Propelled Howitzer (1/72)

by Harm on December 18, 2024 · in Armor · 9 ≡

Just a few days before he underwent major heart surgery my father in law told me about his military service. During that time he was trained to drive an “AMX-tank”, but this being more than 50 years ago, unfortunately he didn’t [...]

2024 Recap Video: The Legacy of WWII Japanese Aircraft

by Alex Hu on December 17, 2024 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

(link) One of this year's highlights was dedicating a significant portion of my work to WWII Japanese bombers and fighters—subjects I had previously avoided. However, I was captivated by their fuselage's weathered exteriors and textured [...]

1/72 Mosquito PR. XVI.

by John Healy on December 17, 2024 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

This is the recent Airfix kit built with Barracuda 3D printed landing gear. It’s an amazing addition to an already solid kit. I also used Kits World seatbelts and Eduard masks for the glass. Precut masks are a lifesaver on 1/72 kits [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 Ju 87D-3/5 Stuka

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on December 17, 2024 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Winter camouflage patterns that appeared in the Eastern Front were factory or field applied. Naturally, factory applied white was more durable than the field applied scheme. Yet, factory applied white was also stained by exhaust residues [...]

Video: Full video build Revell Arado Ar 240 in 72nd scale

by iModeler Youtube Picks on December 16, 2024 · in Aviation · 1 ≡

Zoukei Mura Bf109 G The best 1/32 scale kit ever produced

by Rick Schad "The Pope of Plastic" on December 16, 2024 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Well what can I say? Hands down the best 1/32 scale kit I have ever had the pleasure to build. FINALLY a kit with absolutely zero flaws! Yes they are expensive kits (around 150.00 -200.00) but they should be twice that cost. The [...]

2024 Model Builds

by Michael Smith on December 16, 2024 · in Uncategorized · 10 ≡

I completed 18 builds in 2024. They consisted of ten aircraft, two tanks, two ships, one boat, one truck, one missile, and one car. The year started with a lot of aircraft - two SBD Dauntlesses, four TBD Devastators, three IJN aircraft, [...]