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A Tomcat for John: GYPSY 203

by David Hansen on June 30, 2018 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

Well, it only took about 18 months but i managed to finish another model. Here is the Tamiya F-14A, done up in the markings of one of my former teachers from VF-32, "Big John" Lawler. John was one of my CFI instructors at [...]

Oberleutnant Lothar-Siegfried Freiherr von Richthofen

by Hans Peter Tschanz on June 30, 2018 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

In memory to the Fighters Pilots, Manfred and Lothar Freiherr von Richthofen. Jasta 11, Westfront 1918. Kit: Revell 1:28 Best regards Hans Peter

Legacy Build: ICM 1:35 Model T Great War Ambulance

by David A. Thomas on June 29, 2018 · in Armor · 36 ≡

THE LEGACY BACKSTORY My grandfather, Roger Allen Burrell (1894-1981), was born in Spokane, Washington to Alexander Burrell and Abigail née Kiersted. While his mother’s Dutch heritage reached back into early 17th century colonial New [...]

Hasegawa 1/32 Fw-190D-13 conversion

by Tom Cleaver on June 29, 2018 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Of all my Fw-190 models, this is my favorite. The time I got "Yellow 10" right. The Hasegawa Fw-190D-9 is turned into the D-13 with Jerry Rutman's resin conversion set. This was built back in 2004. The “Dora” series of Kurt [...]

Review: Zoukei Mura 1/48 F-4C Phantom II Review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on June 29, 2018 · in Aviation, Reviews

Review: iModeler Review – Hobby Boss 1/35 M911 C-HET

by Boris Rakic on June 29, 2018 · in Reviews · 12 ≡

At the end of 2017, both Meng and Hobby Boss announced upcoming releases of the same mammoth vehicle – the M911 Commercial Heavy Equipment Transporter, or C-HET. Granted, we have seen more and more of the big trucks come out lately, but [...]

Dassault Mirage 4000

by Sebastijan Videc on June 29, 2018 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Mirage 4000 first flew in March 1979, just a year after it’s smaller brother Mirage 2000. And while the latter became a backbone of French Air Force fighter force and a highly successful export product, the 4000 failed to reach any sales [...]

Brig Niagara

by gary sausmikat on June 29, 2018 · in Ships · 18 ≡

Hey All, I'd like to present my Model Shipways, Brig Niagara I completed about 10 years ago. The model is a completely wood, (and metal fittings) plank on frame design, that took me approximately 3years to complete. A number of years [...]

Pacific Coast Models Fw-190A-1/2/3/4

by Tom Cleaver on June 29, 2018 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

1942 could be called “the year of the Wurger.” While only 224 Fw-190As had been accepted by the Luftwaffe by the end of 1941, 1,878 would be produced at three different factories during 1942, the third being the Fieseler plant at [...]

WIP 2nd Update: 1/32 Trumpeter SBD (Color Challenge Resolved)

by paul teixeira on June 29, 2018 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

OK, here is the update to the last 1/32 SBD WIP Post. Thank You everyone for all your support, suggestions, and feedback provided following my last post on this build. I took everyone's ideas to heart and tried some of them. I ran into [...]