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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 [...]

Video: An Alternative to a Contour Gauge

by iModeler Youtube Picks on February 13, 2018 · in Aviation

This video explains why a contour gauge is not always a very good choice for scale modeling and demonstrates a more precise way to transfer contours.

“Year of the Cat” Group Build a freindly reminder…………

by Louis Gardner on February 13, 2018 · in News · 4 ≡

They say that all good things must come to an end. That sounds like a real "bummer" doesn't it ? The Chinese New Year will start on February 16th, which is only a few days away. Unfortunately that will be the [...]

Review: Airfix 1/48 Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on February 13, 2018 · in Aviation, Reviews

P-47D30 – 1/72 – Tamiya

by Çetin SARF on February 13, 2018 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

I used Tamiya kit with Eduard PE set. Kit represents D25 version. I builded the part from the back to the tail to convert it to the D30 version. I sprayed Tamiya gloss black to prepare the surface for metallic paint. Then I used Gunze [...]

1/48 Scale Monogram Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat

by Kipling Mitchell on February 13, 2018 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

The Monogram Wildcat is a Wildcat, but I am not sure which one it is. Is it a Wildcat F4F, or a Wildcat FM 1? The FM 1 was made by GM, and the F4F by Grumman. The tail looks tall, like the FM series, and there are only 4 machine guns in [...]