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1/48 Arii FW-190

by gary sausmikat on August 3, 2018 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Hi All, Love all the recent FW-190 postings, so I thought I'd add another Butcher Bird. Here's my 1/48 Arii kit I finished +/-20 years ago. Sorry, too many years ago to add any details about the construction. Keep on modeling!

FW-190A-8 – Eduard – 1/72

by Bogdan Ionete on August 3, 2018 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Started some months ago, I'm happy to declare him finished. Superb kit from Eduard, nice details, great fit. Painted with MrPaint 74/75/76/04/66/02.

1/48 Tamiya FW-190 A8, “Otto Kittel” 2. JG 54, Black 1, Werk Number 690 282

by Louis Gardner on August 2, 2018 · in Aviation · 31 ≡

Here's a model that I completed several months ago, during the Kasserine Pass Group Build, when I built a series of four different FW-190's. This model is painted as a "What if", since I didn't find any photos of the actual [...]

Accurate Miniatures 1/48 P-51C “By Request”

by Tom Bebout on August 2, 2018 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Summer activities has consumed most of my modeling time but I was able to finally complete another Tuskegee Airman aircraft. The above represents a P-51C piloted by LTC Benjamin O. Davis of the 100th FS, 332nd FG in Ramitelli, Italy [...]

Video: FULL VIDEO BUILD TRUMPETER TIGER TANK I (Late) with plastic zimmerit

by iModeler Youtube Picks on August 2, 2018 · in Aviation

This "Tiger I" Kit no. 09540 from Trumpeter was a straightforward and pleasure to build project. Highly Recommended! Thanks for watching! All the best! Dusan. DISCLAIMER: I am not being paid to promote kits, airbrushes, paints, [...]

1/72 M1A2 Abrams SEP TUSK II Tiger Model

by Dennis Meyers on August 1, 2018 · in Armor · 8 ≡

The complexity of the armor and roof-top weaponry attracted me to this kit. The fact that so much detail was packed into a 72 scale kit was also an attractive challenge. The kit has some creative engineering that minimizes the parts [...]

How to pack a model.

by George Johnson on August 1, 2018 · in How-to · 12 ≡

I'm off to the IPMS nationals tomorrow and I'm taking the Horton with me. Ithought long and hard about whether I should ship it next day or take it with me as carry-on. The questions I asked myself were- 1, do I ship it and have it get [...]

1/32 Trumpeter P-47N Thunderbolt “Chautauqua”

by Tolga ULGUR on August 1, 2018 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

This is my 1/32 Trumpeter P-47N Thunderbolt with the markings of “Chautauqua” flown by Lt. Victor Schmidt from 463td FS 507th FG (20th AF) Ie Shima, April 1945. Trumpeter kit has an accurate overall shape but some serious inaccurate [...]

So you’ve built a 1/48 hangar but…

by G. Ley on July 31, 2018 · in Diorama · 7 ≡

So you've built a 1/48 hangar, but the aircraft for the diorama are slow going. What does one do with an ongoing diorama project taking up a corner of the basement? Make it into a backdrop for photo shoots. Mr. Terry Davis gave me some [...]

Supermarine Seafang Mk.32 (Trumpeter 1/48)

by Dmitry Stropalov on July 31, 2018 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

First of all, I need to say that this is a "what if" build. There are two reasons for that: Trumpeter and Trumpeter. First reason is that model has a lot of issues with an accuracy, clearly visible if you're comparing with [...]