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Bandai 1/12 Kylo Ren

by Aaron Newlands on January 3, 2018 · in Sci-fi · 14 ≡

This was a fun build. Bandai have kept trying new ways to do capes. Ren's is a soft flexible material that holds really good surface detail. I sprayed it black. Bandai kits are coloured right out of the box but they look a lot better if [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 “Year of the Cat” NAS Daytona Beach F6F-3 Hellcat “Flight 138” 1945

by Louis Gardner on January 2, 2018 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

Well the New Year is off to a great start... I just finished up the first model for this Year. Granted, most of the work was done last year, so it only needed some little things completed to make it whole. One down and three more [...]

Westland Wessex Walk Around

by Gary Radford on January 2, 2018 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Pictures of a Westland Wessex helicopter at Bournemouth Air Museum in the U.K

1/32 Hasegawa Bf-109G-6 “Black 10”

by Tolga ULGUR on January 2, 2018 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

Here is my 1/32 Hasegawa Bf-109G-6 with the markings of Black 10 of IV./JG54, Dorpat, Soviet Union (Estonia), early 1944. Cockpit modified with MDC cockpit set as usual. Other modifications are: -Masterdetails horizontal [...]

Review: Thunder Model Scammell Pioneer Tank Transporter – Build Review, Part 3

by Boris Rakic on January 2, 2018 · in Reviews · 25 ≡

As usually, I started by gluing all the multi-part assemblies to speed up the process of seam filling and not have to wait for filler to dry later on. There are quite some seams to deal with, but as fit is very good all filling could be [...]

Video: Dental Vacuforming Machine for Scale Modeling

by iModeler Youtube Picks on January 2, 2018 · in How-to

Dental vacuforming machines have become popular among scale modelers. This video explains the workings and technique for using a dental vacuum forming machine.

Video: Fabrication 101 ... A Basic Scratchbuilding Technique

by iModeler Youtube Picks on January 2, 2018 · in Aviation

This video is a step by step guide to one of the most basic approaches to fabrication.

Video: Rotary Hand Tools for Scale Modeling

by iModeler Youtube Picks on January 2, 2018 · in Aviation

In this video I answer some questions and discuss the various types of rotary hand tools that I have found to be most useful in the hobby of scale model construction. I take a look at the Foredom and Dremel as well as several types of [...]

Video: Ultra Thin Saw Blades

by iModeler Youtube Picks on January 1, 2018 · in Aviation

This video demonstrates two ultra thin saw blades that are extremely useful for building scale models. The hand saw is available from USM and the circular saw blade is from Phingst.

straight wing fictional F4U

by Job Conger on January 1, 2018 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

I occasionally modify kits for the fun of it. Here's an example. Wheels are up, Buffalo and Wildcat style. I'm beginning to put together an IModeler Group that I hope will steer AeroKnow Museum friends in the direction of iModeler [...]