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P-80 Shooting Star

by Frank Cronin on March 9, 2018 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

I was commissioned to build this and was given a colored plate showing the exact A/C he wanted. The plate described the P-80 as being with the 26th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Kimpo Airfield, Korea in November of 1950. the kit is the [...]

Year of the Cat

by Frank Cronin on March 9, 2018 · in Uncategorized · 12 ≡

This is an out of the box Eduard kit of the F6F-3. This is a very nice kit with the exceptions of the decals. I had a problem with some of them wandering and warping all over the place. I managed to save the significant decals for this [...]

Year of the Cat

by Frank Cronin on March 9, 2018 · in Uncategorized · 12 ≡

this is the Hobby Boss F8F-1 straight from the box. A great build and I think the Hobby Boss kit is a wonderful kit of their aircraft. I used the kit decals and they represent an A/C of VF-3 flown by Lt A.M.Granat in 1946.

AMP 1/48 Sikorsky HO3S-1 “Horse”

by Tom Cleaver on March 9, 2018 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

The “Horse”: The H-5 was originally built by Sikorsky as its model S-48, designated as the R-5 by the United States Army Air Forces. It was designed to provide a helicopter having greater useful load, endurance, speed, and service [...]

Curtiss Helldiver SBC-4,1/72 Heller

by Robert Royes on March 9, 2018 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

I was reluctant in building this, knowing that I wouldn't be able to rig it, my manual dexterity not what it used to be. but It's been in my stash for so long. It's done up as in the overall light grey of 1941, of a craft from Scouting [...]

The doctor is in…

by david leigh-smith on March 8, 2018 · in Uncategorized · 153 ≡

The doctor is in. In many of the threads I've have contributed to recently I have picked up on several quirks, oddities, complaints, philosophical questions, and existential wrestling, plus the occasional rant from this wonderful [...]

Back to Zeiskam.

by Ulf Lundberg on March 7, 2018 · in Uncategorized · 13 ≡

Two years ago, I took part in the PMC Südpfalz modeling show in Zeiskam in the south western corner of Germany. (link) Since the show so well organized and its atmosphere so friendly, it was clearly time to go there again. It’s not a [...]

Video: Gustav vs Gustav! OOB Comprasion of the Bf 109 G-6 Scale Model Kits Additional Part

by iModeler Youtube Picks on March 7, 2018 · in How-to

Review: Kitty Hawk 1/35 AH-6J/ MH-6J Little Bird Review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on March 7, 2018 · in Aviation, Reviews

M3A1 Half-Track – Dragon 1:35

by Matt Minnichsoffer on March 6, 2018 · in Armor · 24 ≡

I think pretty much anyone who builds armor wants to build a Half-track at some point and I’m no exception. This is the first Dragon kit I’ve built since getting back into the modeling game and found it pretty darn nice. I built the [...]