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September 1940 – Ready for the next sortie over England

by Paul Nash on July 21, 2017 · in Diorama · 11 ≡

A fit of over-enthusiasm a couple of years ago suggested it'd be a good idea to put together a diorama depicting a typical Jagdwaffe camouflaged revetment as summer came to a close in 1940 somewhere in the Calais area of N France as a base [...]

1/72 North American XB-70A

by Jeff Thomsen on July 21, 2017 · in Aviation · 40 ≡

Two XB-70As were produced by North American Aviation toward fulfilling a US Air Force requirement for a supersonic long-range bomber to replace the B-52 by 1963. As surface-to-air missiles became more of a threat to bombers (even [...]

1:16 Model Airways Sopwith Camel F.1: Top Wing

by Rob Pollock on July 21, 2017 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

The individual sections of this build are complex and, as with the all-metal engine (with air-screw) recently, I'm only posting completed sections, to avoid it spooling into a never-ending WiP. This is the top wing completed, with the [...]

Fw190A-8, White Ten of 9. /JG. 5 (Eduard, 1/72)

by Johan Fredrik Holst on July 21, 2017 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Kit: Eduard Royal Class Scale: 1:72 Colours: Humbrol 241, 245, 246, 247. Brushpainted Fw190A-8, white ten flown by Staffelführer Rudolf "Rudi" Artner, of 9. / JG 5, "Eismeer", Herdla, Norway. Like my previous Fw190, [...]

More from the Cradle

by Robert Royes on July 20, 2017 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

A few more pics from the Cradle of Aviation Museum, a couple a little blurry ,sorry.1-F9F-7,2- P-47N, the last one produced, 3-An actual LEM that I I think would have been Apollo 18,4- the prototype LEM ,and 5- a reproduction F-2A Buffalo

Kaman Seasprite HH-2, Airfix 1/72

by Robert Royes on July 19, 2017 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

This is the Airfix SH-2 Seasprite backdated to a SAR version used from large deck destroyers off the coast of Vietnam to rescue downed aircrew . Besides leaving off all the ASW gear I added a left main cabin door and window, and enlarged [...]

P-36A Hawk (Academy 1/48)

by Vjekoslav Ranec on July 19, 2017 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

This P-36 is the new Academy re-release of the relatively old Hobbycraft kit. This kit has pretty good moulding and recessed panel lines, but it is pretty rudimental in cockpit and engine/engine cowling area. The plastic is moulded in [...]

iModeler Awards – June

by Editor on July 19, 2017 · in News · 19 ≡

Once again it's time for a review of the last month's highlights at iModeler. In many respects June was a record month averaging five(!) new articles every day and 15 comments per article. A large part of this activity was related to the [...]

1/32 Tamiya Mosquito FB Mk.VI, No 305 (Polish) Squadron

by K. J. Bricknell on July 19, 2017 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

A warning, gentlemen: there's some outrageous and unashamed name-dropping in the following piece, so I'll apologise for that in advance. Imagine that you are a very young man about to graduate from advanced pilot training at RAAF Base [...]

Northrop F-20 Tigershark – 1/72 Hasegawa

by David Mills on July 18, 2017 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

The F-20 was of course the last of the famous Northrop F-5 line. Regrettably the F-20 did not go into production despite being a superb aircraft In 1983/4 the RNZAF sent a team to the USA to evaluate the F- 20 Tigershark as a possible [...]