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1/700 Akagi 1942 : The Battle of Midway (1)

by Won-hui Lee on February 25, 2018 · in Ships · 9 ≡

I remodeled Akagi that I built three years ago. Recently, I've been remodeling something I made before. Last time, like USS Franklin. For the time being I will remodel some of them this way. I will make diorama with those that are [...]

1/72 Airfix Beaufighter

by Darren Dickerson on February 25, 2018 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

This kit was the subject of the inaugural 2016 Airfix Cup, a category in the 2016 NSW Model Show hosted and run by Illawarra Plastic Modellers Association. The kit was to OOB with decals being the only option to change. I built mine in [...]

Hawk’s F2H-2 Banshee….. Reworked!

by Tony Prince on February 25, 2018 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

Firstly, a confession. This is a re-post of one of my favourite aircraft & like many others (I think) I was hoping that the new Kitty hawk kit would bring me the satisfaction I have been waiting so many years for. Didn't happen! There [...]

SilverCon 2018 (3/3)

by Dennis Meyers on February 25, 2018 · in Show Reports · 10 ≡

SilverCon 2018 Air entries. Again a lot of very competitive entries. The biplane field was particularly crowded.

SilverCon 2018 (2/3)

by Dennis Meyers on February 25, 2018 · in Show Reports · 5 ≡

SilverCon 2018 Ground Categories. A wide variety of high quality vehicles, figures and dioramas. The Sturmtiger with interior was particularly inventive and well done.

SilverCon 2018 (1/3)

by Dennis Meyers on February 25, 2018 · in Show Reports · 7 ≡

I attended SilverCon 2018 in Northern California last weekend. Great contest! High quality, very competitive entries. Best of Show went to a phenomenal 1/48 B-25. Best entry in the theme '1918' went to Du Schweinehunt! An incredible [...]

Video: FULL VIDEO BUILD TAMIYA British Tank Churchill Mk.VII Crocodile

by iModeler Youtube Picks on February 24, 2018 · in Aviation

Brand New - TAMIYA 1/48 British Tank Churchill Mk.VIII Crocodile Full Video Build. Excellent kit! For more details about Tamiya kits please visit (link) Music copyright ® by YouTube Audio Library Thanks for watching! All the [...]

Flying artillery! The Mosquito XVIII TseTse in 1/48

by Colin Latta on February 24, 2018 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Airfix's 1/48 kit of the Mosquito FB VI converted to a Mk XVIII 'Molins' 57mm sub hunter. The main gun was a standard British Army 6 pounder anti-tank gun, fitted with an auto loader and could fire 25 rounds in 20 seconds! The .303 [...]

Year of the Cat Build – 1/48 Tamiya P47D Bubbletop 404th FG “Black Panther”

by Darren Dickerson on February 24, 2018 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

1/48 Tamiya P47D Bubbletop 404th FG “Black Panther” – Finished a few weeks ago and just hadn’t taken any pics! Thanks to everyone for their models during this group build, I have enjoyed looking at all of the gallery and WIP [...]

Battle of Kasserine Pass G.B. – 1/48 North American F-6A Mustang.

by John Healy on February 24, 2018 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

This is the Accurate Miniatures 1/48 scale kit. I picked up a Model Alliance decal set for RAF and Commonwealth fighters in the Med several years ago and wanted to build this particular aircraft first. The Kasserine Group Build gave me [...]