1/48 Kinetic T-45 Goshawk: The Advanced Jet Pipeline
Historical Snapshot: (From the Boeing Company Website)
In 1978, McDonnell Douglas and British Aerospace developed the T-45A Goshawk, a carrier-suitable version of the British Aerospace Hawk. The first Hawk, which flew Aug. 21, 1974, was [...]
Aero L-39 ZO Albatros in 1/48.
This pretty little bird has been sitting in my stash ever since I bought it at a 'bring & buy' day at our IPMS meeting a couple of years ago. The kit included a swag of after-market bits, most of which I didn't use as my eyesight is [...]
iModeler May Awards
Once again it is time for our monthly retrospective - a look back at some of the notable articles posted on this site during May.
It was an very good month, with 158 new entries adorning the headlines of iModeler during the period, [...]
Tamiya Bf-109V-14
The Bf-109 V13 and V14 prototypes were the first Bf-109 airframes to utilize Daimler-Benz DB 600-series engines, which finally gave the airframe the power it had needed since it first flew. The DB 600 was effectively the prototype for the [...]
Airfix 1:72 Me262
Another great little Airfix kit. I added Eduard PE to detail the cockpit and used Mission Models paints. It is good kit, but one tricky point is the filler needed to blend in the joins between the wings and engine nacelles.
Trumpeter Firefly
I have waited a while for a 48 scale kit that suited my modeling skills, and still I wait! This kit is nicely molded, but the fit is quite “fiddly”. I will post more as I work through this, but I had to remove a lot of locating ribs to [...]
Ferrari V12
Hi folks!
This is the 6.3l V12 engine from the Tamiya LaFerrari. It generates a whopping 800 bhp and is combined with an electric motor, giving the car a total of 950 bhp. Not bad for a road car...
It's the first time I've posted an [...]
Video: Avro Lancaster Engine Start Up -2016
This is the Nanton Lancaster at the Bomber Command Museum of Canada in Nanton Alberta. It has been restored to taxiable condition and is dedicated to Ian Bazelgette
I forgot that this was on my computer. This was recorded by my brother in [...]
