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Lost Treasure – John Deere 4430, AMT/ERTL 1:25

by Matt Minnichsoffer on March 31, 2018 · in Automotive · 12 ≡

I was doing some Spring cleaning and found this kit that I forgot I had. When I opened the box it brought back a flood of modeling memories from my youth. I began building models with a cousin who was a few years older than me and had [...]

I Build Cars Also: The 1/25 Buick 1966 Wildcat

by paul teixeira on March 31, 2018 · in Automotive · 9 ≡

I have posted a lot of aircraft and armor lately so I thought it was time to change subject matter. Yes, I also enjoy building cars/trucks. I don't build these as much b/c IMHO cars are the most challenging, especially when going for a [...]

Help needed from Uncle Sam

by neil foster on March 31, 2018 · in Uncategorized · 23 ≡

I know this is a bit off subject (a bit !) , I have a good friend ,a Limey like myself ,however he is currently residing in the U.S. of A ,Texas to be accurate and has brought me a couple exotic treats on his latest return home, trouble is [...]

Hasegawa 1/72 F-16 CJ Fighting Falcon

by Boris Grgić on March 31, 2018 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

It's a simple little kit by Hasegawa, very easy to assemble. I used it to practice salt weathering and experiment with electronics. Not too detailed, not too perfect, but it looks very nice in the dark with lights turned on. And yes, I [...]

Monogram Hawker Hurricane

by David Scigliano on March 30, 2018 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

As you can see I am a simple builder, nothing fancy out of the box no weathering. I also build model rockets, balsa airplanes and older plastic model kits. I like these old kits because I can pick them up pretty cheap and they are what I [...]

Review: New Eduard 1/48 Fw-190s

by Tom Cleaver on March 30, 2018 · in Reviews · 13 ≡

The Fw-190A series was so right in design that - once the problem of providing adequate cooling for the BMW 801 radial engine was solved - the airframe went through little modification other than minor airframe changes associated with [...]

The Falke – Redux

by Charles King on March 30, 2018 · in Sci-fi · 19 ≡

Here is a model I did a little while back. It is Falke model by Hasegawa: As usual with practically all my builds, I like to give models my own personal touch. The Falke is definately no exemption here. I have heavily modified the [...]

Heads up re: Revell and Revell of Germany

by Tom Cleaver on March 30, 2018 · in News · 18 ≡

Hobbico, which owns both Revell and Revell of Germany, went bankrupt awhile back. Sales of the companies were held today (3/29/18). the Radio Control stuff and Estes Rockets received successful bids. There were no bids for Revell or Revell [...]

Model Kits

by sk on March 30, 2018 · in Uncategorized · 10 ≡

HI All, My name is Selvakumar and you can address me Selva in short. I have been following many model kits around the world and am very excited to enter into this venture. I currently live in India, a city called Pune which is 150 KM away [...]

Fun Build Completed: Part 2 A 1/48 Tamiya Bf-109E-3

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

OK many of you followed and commented on my last posting which was Part:1 Fun and Easy Build. I described how I had been involved recently in some very complicated, commissioned builds sometimes not having as much fun as I once had. In [...]