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MiG-21MF 'Fishbed-J'

by Sebastijan Videc on September 13, 2017 · in Aviation · 31 ≡

I don’t do a lot of commission builds so this is more of an exception. A flight-simming friend did me a lot of favors in the last few months for which I am very grateful. And he’s a big MiG-21 fan so one thing led to another and I [...]

Snipe; Wingnut Wings; Sopwith Snipe

by Paul Carpenter on September 13, 2017 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

Hi all, this is my first post but not my first model! I typically build Australian Flying Corps subjects and so the Snipe was a long awaited addition to my collection. I always like a challenge at the Snipe really asked the question,'Why [...]

iModeler August Awards

by Editor on September 13, 2017 · in News · 20 ≡

With 119 new articles and a record-breaking 2065 comments, August was a sweet month here at iModeler with an abundance of great modeling to behold. Continuing our tradition, here is our selection of models and articles that we think have [...]

Review: Hobby Boss 1/48 F-111D/E Aardvark Review (Re uplaoded Video)

by iModeler Youtube Picks on September 12, 2017 · in Aviation, Reviews

Review: Kitty Hawk 1/48 UH-1D “Huey” – Build Review, Part 2

by Rob Pollock on September 12, 2017 · in Reviews · 16 ≡

The first part of this review can be found here: (link) Moving on with the main body of the machine, I'm now finding a few discrepancies - nothing major, but you need your wits about you. In these photos, you can see that there are a few [...]

Review: Hobby Boss 1/48 F-111D/E Review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on September 12, 2017 · in Aviation, Reviews

1/48 Hasegawa F/A-18C VFA-151 Vigilantes

by Eric Salazar on September 11, 2017 · in Aviation · 31 ≡

This is my latest build, 1/48 Hasegawa Legacy Hornet. For this project I used Eduard PE for the cockpit, twobobs decal, MAW resin for the exhaust, Gunze acrylics paint and Alclad for the exhaust. It was an enjoyable build all throughout.

MiG-15 UTI, Iraq Air Force / HobbyBoss 1:72 /

by Bartek Karpiński on September 11, 2017 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

MiG-15 is a very popular plane, so common for Warsaw Pact countries. Almost 18,000 were produced, but mostly MiG-15 is associating with overall silver look. I decided to break that and choose some unusual paint scheme for my model. Decals [...]

Glamorous Glennis in 1/72

by Jeff Thomsen on September 10, 2017 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Finally finished this one - the old Tamiya kit - and it was a pleasure to build. Fit was generally very good and the cockpit and landing gear really looked the part. I added some Brengun photo etch, some miscellaneous brass pitot booms [...]