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COD in the water……….

by Rob Anderson on November 22, 2017 · in Uncategorized · 16 ≡

The C-2 Greyhound community is small in the US Navy, and today we learned that an aircraft from my old squadron VRC 30, Det 5 lost an aircraft on the way to the USS Ronald Regan. 11 aboard, 8 rescued alive 3 missing. I still know several [...]

HK 1/32 DH Mosquito BMk XVI build Pt. 5

by Juan Benitez on November 22, 2017 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

Now on to the cowls. After assembling the distinctive MkXVI lower cowls, I painted all the cowls to make life easier when applying the paint job, I wouldn't have to worry so much about masking the landing gear without tearing something [...]

Video: How to paint wooden texture - HGW decals – The Great War

by iModeler Youtube Picks on November 22, 2017 · in Uncategorized

Fairey Barracuda, 1:48 Special Hobby

by Charles Whall on November 22, 2017 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

This was a commission build for a client who creates amazing photo-composite work. You don't see many of these built, and I'm not surprised as it's a b***h of a kit in places! My client wanted a wheels-up configuration, which the kit does [...]

Year of the Cat. Sepecat Jaguar GR.3 "Big Cat" 1/72 Italeri

by Ferry Dierckxsens on November 22, 2017 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

I'm very pleased I can present my Big Cat in my first group build here at iModeler. It has been quite a challenge but great building fun at the same time. In between trying to catch up with everything going on here at iModeller. Now for [...]

PBY-5A Catalina, 1/72, Academy

by Hongseob CHOI on November 22, 2017 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

Here's one of my favorite build. Catalina! I love all seaplanes and I think Catalina has the most standard shape of beauty in her kind. I made this a years ago and this was my very first made water base. Wonhee Lee(now you all may know him [...]

HK 1/32 DH Mosquito BMk XVI build Pt. 4

by Juan Benitez on November 22, 2017 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

So after having read the many fine articles in my references and online about how fragile and touchy the main gear assemblies were for this kit I decided to approach these parts very carefully and examine a better way to get these thingies [...]

1/72 Academy F2H-3 Banshee

by Geoffrey Abreu on November 21, 2017 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Completed my Academy 1/72 F2H-3 Banshee. This is the most recent boxing. I built it mostly OOB just adding some wingtip navigation lights and some wire and plastic card to help make the ejection seat look more like a ...ejection seat. The [...]

Progress on the latest effort grande

by G. Ley on November 21, 2017 · in Diorama · 18 ≡

This is a works-in-progress layout to assess initial positioning of structures. It's like working on a model of an architectural proposal with a lot more detail.The projected cost overruns of this project make it worthy of a government [...]

Where do project ideas come from? ...

by Greg Kittinger on November 21, 2017 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

For the first time, at the beginning of the year I set up a proposed build plan for 2017. I didn't come anywhere close! "Best laid plans of mice and men..." However, I've now gotten a wild hair to build a representation of [...]