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Kasserine Pass GB: 1/48 scale Tamiya FW-190A , Oblt. E. Rudorffer, CO 6 / JG2 Tunisia

by Louis Gardner on May 30, 2018 · in Aviation · 51 ≡

Better late than never they say...who ever "they" are. Here it is finally. This is the Tamiya FW-190 A-3 kit, that I updated to make it look like a later A-4 version with a few simple modifications. These are all covered in [...]

Best in Show March 2018 prize received. Thank you!!

by John Soh on May 30, 2018 · in Uncategorized · 5 ≡

I received 1/350 scale Prinz Eugen as the prize for the March 2018 Best in Show. Thank you again to imodeler and its staff for this great honor and wonderful gift. This ship will be proudly be escorting my Bismarck (in production) when [...]

Nose Art Group Build 1/48 Hasegawa P-40N

by Tom Bebout on May 30, 2018 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

Many thanks to Jamie Carreon for starting this Group Build, the amount of subjects as well as various models that can be entered are truly endless. My addition is the Hasegawa P-40N that's been around for awhile but still builds up as an [...]

1/48 Supermarine Walrus.

by John Healy on May 30, 2018 · in Aviation · 32 ≡

This is the new Airfix kit built pretty much out of the box with the exception of Classic Airframes decals and Eduard seat belts added. I also had to drill a hole and fabricate an antenna post on the top of the rudder. Odd that this was [...]

Video: Realistic scenery for water effects No.1

by iModeler Youtube Picks on May 30, 2018 · in Aviation

Realistic scenery for water effects No.1 There are lots of available products out there that will help you create water in all variations... but this is one easy and cheap way to do it. About the kit: 1/72 scale "Biber German [...]

AIRFIX 1:48 BOULTON PAUL DEFIANT

by George Henderson on May 29, 2018 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

The model represents an aircraft from the No.2(Army Cooperation) Squadron, KO•I, s/n N1572. Only one was trialled and rejected. This was a great kit to build. The fit of the parts is fantastic for the most part. I had an issue joining [...]

Rommel’s Taxi – The Tamiya Fieseler Storch 1/48th – Kasserine Pass Group Build

by Paul Barber on May 29, 2018 · in Aviation · 38 ≡

A popular decoding of ‘The Rommel Myth’ suggests that both sides in the Second War used him as a propaganda weapon, and that he was fundamentally a committed patriot quietly enraged by the restrictions placed upon Germany by The Treaty [...]

RA-5C Vigilante – Trumpeter 1/72

by Claudio Corral del Castillo on May 29, 2018 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Greetings fellow modelers! This time I brought to you what I think is my best aircraft to date! I have a customer who loves weathered aircraft, and I've been working for him for some time making some minor aircraft (like the MiG-23 that [...]

PBY-5A Catalina – 1/144 – Minicraft

by Çetin SARF on May 29, 2018 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

This was another long run. I'm happy to see it finished. I hope you like it...

F4U-1 Corsair 1/72 Academy

by Dionyssis Vakalas on May 29, 2018 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

As you can imagine by now i really like 1/72 scale . The Academy kit is simple but with some rivets it suddenly becomes more interesting . I decided to do some chipping using the hairspray technique . A three colour scheme is wat i chose [...]