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1/48 Tamiya F-14D VF-101

by Brian Scott on September 22, 2018 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

Just completed the awesome new tooled Tamiya F-14D VF-101. Painted with custom made Tamiya paints. Aftermarket decals Fightertown and Furball . Enjoy 🙂 42307849_265570034295800_310009549719339008_n by b007scott, on [...]

Hasegawa Fw 190A-5/U7 “Graf Special”

by Francisco Santoro on September 22, 2018 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

The "Graf Special" boxing of Hasegawa´s Fw 190A-5 comes with resin pieces to build Hermann Graf´s high altitude Fw 190A-5/U7, and it also comes with the regular pieces to built a normal Fw 190A-5. The build article is available [...]

Tamiya 1:48 Mitsubishi J2M3 “Raiden”

by Francisco Santoro on September 22, 2018 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

This is my latest finished model. It was brushpainted using Revell acrylics, using Black Green 40 for the upper sides and Light Grey Satin 371 for the undersides (which was a pain to paint because satin doesn´t have a grip as strong as [...]

Intake and exhaust

by Rob Anderson on September 22, 2018 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

It's FALL! Ok, pumpkin ales are not everyones cup of tea, but this is a good one from a local brewery here in Seattle. Moving along with the Academy kit. The kit has intake trunks that use a "forced perspective" to get their [...]

Dragon, 1/35, IDF M113 yom Kippur war

by Allon kira on September 22, 2018 · in Armor · 10 ≡

Hi guys, This is my first post here and I'm happy to be a part of this community! I start with Dragon, 1/35, IDF M113 Zelda, Yom Kippur war, Suez front. Color and effects by Ammo Mig. This new Dragon kit, is a bad kit. A large number of [...]

Taking a Break: Building Meng's Warship Builder Series USS Lexington

by George R Blair Jr on September 22, 2018 · in Reviews · 10 ≡

I was in the mood to take a break from the more complex models I was building, so I was trolling through the hobby shop and saw Meng’s USS Lexington in their Warship Builder series. If you aren’t familiar with these kits, they are [...]

Boeing 314 Clipper 1/144

by neil foster on September 22, 2018 · in Aviation · 32 ≡

This is another ancient Airfix offering that has been on the "to do" list my whole life, I always loved the graceful lines of this aircraft even as a kid, it somehow oozes art deco,but as a young lad with limited spending money [...]

Tamiya F-14A Tomcat in IRIAF colors

by Ramon R. Lomeli on September 22, 2018 · in Aviation · 32 ≡

Hello iModeler! Here is my Tamiya F-14A Tomcat in Iranian colors. This kit was a pleasure to put together. Paints by Akan from Linden Hill. I used true Detail resin seats, but only because I just happened to have them on hand. [...]

Project Complete: AMK 1/48 Fouga CM.170 Magister

by paul teixeira on September 21, 2018 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Well, its finally done. This is the AMK kit which is highly detailed inside and out. This model was built all out of the box. The AMK kit includes extensive photo-etch and die-cast metal parts. It also includes tremendous internal [...]

Pilatus PC 21, 1/32 Scale Scratch Build, Part 12

by Marc Barris on September 21, 2018 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

Well its great to be in the saddle again, and getting some building done. The last post I had was in May and I think you guys probably thought that I had disappeared of the face of the Earth, well I did for a while, I have been working out [...]