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1/48 Trumpeter T-38A Talon Jet Trainer: Gem of a Kit

by paul teixeira on February 15, 2018 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

I always loved the T-38 but had never built this ride as a 1/48 Kit. When a good customer of mine asked if I could build one for him in standard trainer scheme I jumped at the chance. I researched the two competing kits of this bird [...]

Video: Tasca Asuka Sherman Suspension Tips

by iModeler Youtube Picks on February 14, 2018 · in Aviation

This video describes several construction methods of the Tasca Asuka Sherman VVS Suspension bogie. Tasca Asuka M4 Sherman models have long been acknowledged as the most accurate and this video will help modelers utilize their unique [...]

1/72 Sword Spitfire Mk Vc Trop

by Geoffrey Abreu on February 14, 2018 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

This is my 1/72 Sword Spitfire Mk Vc Trop Markings are for MA292 flown by F/O Lawrence Weggery RNZAF of 615 Squadron RAF at Dohazari, India, Jan 1944. The markings are from the kit. I added IFF "cheese cutter" antennas from [...]

Video: Building Wingnut Wings 1/32 Fokker D.VII Interior, Engine and Cockpit

by iModeler Youtube Picks on February 14, 2018 · in How-to

Me262A-1a on tow with Kettenkraftrad.

by Julian Shawyer on February 14, 2018 · in Aviation · 36 ≡

1/48th scale Tamiya Me262A-1a & Kettenkraftrad Red 13, 111/EJG 2 flown by Oberstleutnant Heinz Bar. The only addition was etched seat belts. Painted with Aeromaster & Tamiya Acrylics, & weathered with artist gouache.

Video: Nürnberg 2018

by iModeler Youtube Picks on February 14, 2018 · in Aviation

Spielwarenmesse®, the international toy fair in Nuremberg/Germany. For more details about Spielwarenmesse® Nürnberg please visit : (link) Save the date! Spielwarenmesse® Nürnberg 30 January - 3 February 2019. Music copyright ® by [...]

1/48 AMK Kfir Fighter Jet....A new molding for a Legendary Fighter

by paul teixeira on February 14, 2018 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

I always loved the Mirage and related Kfir jets used by several air forces including the Israeli military. I had not built a 1/48 Delta wing in some time so when the new company AMK released this model it was time to build another. I had [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 scale Nakijima Ki-43 II

by Terry Schuler on February 14, 2018 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

I found a diagram of this aircraft years ago and always thought it to be an attractive scheme. I stashed it away in my reference box. A box of ideas for someday / maybe. Not too long ago I found myself with a 1/48 scale Hasegawa kit in my [...]

Completed Hanger

by G. Ley on February 14, 2018 · in Diorama · 18 ≡

This is one of the three structures in my Caribbean airport diorama that was covered in part in an earlier article. The hanger of course is the centerpiece of the diorama. The weathering is typical of what happens to these corrugated [...]