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1/32 Wingnut Wings (WNW) Fokker E.VI (Late)

by paul teixeira on February 12, 2018 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

It's hard to describe a WNW model, you need to build one to experience it to truly understand what wonderful pieces of model engineering they are. Yes, some feel they are pricey but when you really consider what you get, compared to the [...]

1/35 MENG 6X6 USMC Truck in desert scheme

by paul teixeira on February 12, 2018 · in Armor · 7 ≡

OK, it's time to post something besides aircraft and helicopters. My 2nd favorite subject is armor and military vehicles. So I recently finished this 6x6 Cougar made popular from extensive use during our current involvement in the [...]

Video: Expanding Your Horizons

by iModeler Youtube Picks on February 12, 2018 · in How-to

This video demonstrates a simple technique for lengthening or widening structures of plastic models. The example here uses the hull correction for an Academy M12.

Pzkpfw IV, ausf. H (Revell, 1:72)

by Martin Dytrych on February 12, 2018 · in Armor · 11 ≡

This is quite good kit, nothing for beginners, but very nice molded and full of details in this scale. I have built it right from the box, with no modifications, with no weathering as this was a purpose - it was really straightforward [...]

Video: Correcting the Trumpeter USS Texas Hull pt. 2

by iModeler Youtube Picks on February 12, 2018 · in Aviation

This video is the second part of the Trumpeter USS Texas and Trumpeter USS New York hull corrections.

Video: Making the Cut

by iModeler Youtube Picks on February 12, 2018 · in Aviation

This video describes the method that I used to correct the hull for the Trumpeter 1/350 USS Texas and Trumpeter 1/350 USS New York.

Tamiya Chieftain Mk. V 1/35

by William Mori on February 12, 2018 · in Armor · 14 ≡

An old kit and a young kid come together fairly well to make this. I did very light reading on the kit and saw various people saying this kit is relatively in accurate. How it is inaccurate, I don't know, but I think the kit is quite [...]

Special Hobby 1/48 Saab Viggen AJ-37

by Nguyen Huy Hoang on February 12, 2018 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

Good morning from Viet Nam ! This is my lattest build, the Saab Viggen AJ-37 from Special Hobby. This is actuallu a rebox of Tarangus Viggen with the added of color PE for the cockit. The fit is good overall, consider the nature of limit [...]

The Tamed Horse: Captured Mustang P-51D, Italeri 1:72

by Alfredo Cofré on February 11, 2018 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

This is the Tamed Horse, second entry in my "Caged Birds" collection about captured planes. This scheme came from Pinterest The kit is a Italeri F-51D Mustang with Reheat Models P51D/K PE and Vallejo and Mig paints, plus some [...]

1942 Harley-Davidson WLA by Italeri

by Matt Minnichsoffer on February 11, 2018 · in Armor · 25 ≡

As the United States prepared for the likelihood of war in 1940, Harley-Davidson was tasked with building a general-purpose motorcycle for the US Army. Based upon their existing W-series bikes, the resulting bike used a high-compression [...]