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1/48 Late Mk I Hurricane Airfix

by Dale Cole on September 10, 2017 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

After buying a reference book about the Hurricane that had artwork for this a/c I had to try to build it. After a lot of research I found the book artwork to be very inaccurate! I finally located two grainy photos of the a/c online. With [...]

Video: SB2C-5 HELLDIVER by SPECIAL HOBBY (video preview)

by iModeler Youtube Picks on September 10, 2017 · in Aviation

1/72 Special Hobby SB2C-5 Helldiver “The Final Version”. The final production version of the famous Helldiver dive bomber was the SB2C-5 which was able to carry much more fuel, featured a paddle-bladed propeller without a spinner, [...]

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

by Rob Pollock on September 10, 2017 · in Reviews · 15 ≡

Bell UH-1D/H Iroquois (Huey) Scale: 1/48 Manufacturer: Kitty Hawk Manufacturer Website: (link) Ref.KH80154 MSRP: £37.99/$55.99 The Bell HU-1 Iroquois was developed in the 1950s for the US Army. The "HU" company development [...]

Rafale C n°125 “2-30 Normandie Niemen”

by Rapid27 on September 10, 2017 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

Hi, I present you my last model. This is the Hobbyboss 1/72 Dassault Rafale C. I wanted to represent the Rafale n ° 125 seen in March 2017. It is my first acrylic model. The pilot is from PJ production with a modified helmet. Some metal [...]

ZERO A6M3, Tamiya 1/72

by Mladen Janjic on September 9, 2017 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Hello everyone. Here’s another one ready for inspection. It is Tamiya ZERO A6M3 1/72, Nice little kit. I painted the model with Tamiya colors. I hope you like it Cheers. Mladen.

Royal Saudi Air force Tornado IDS (Operation Desert Storm)

by Kelly Cottle on September 8, 2017 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Hello, This is the testors Tornado, But it really is Italeri kit. Not to bad of a kit with some work I built it because i like the camouflage colors. I used resin seats and used model master paints. Decals are from the kit, not bad. Used a [...]

Tamiya Meteor and Doodlebug

by Julian Shawyer on September 8, 2017 · in Aviation · 30 ≡

This is the 1/48th scale Tamiya Gloster Meteor F1 & Fieseler Fi103 V-1 flying bomb mounted on a simple Perspex stand. Both models were built straight from the box. The only alteration is the pilot. His head was removed and turned to [...]

Review: Kinetic 1/48 FRS.1 Sea Harrier

by iModeler Youtube Picks on September 8, 2017 · in Aviation, Reviews

Ship weathering inspiration

by Ulf Lundberg on September 8, 2017 · in How-to · 15 ≡

Over the years, I’ve taken quite a few pictures of ships that I’ve traveled with, visited or seen in harbors. Apart from this being just a part of my interest in maritime things in general, they also serve me as reference pictures when [...]

Empress' Dragoons Officer (1/35 scale)

by David Powell on September 8, 2017 · in Figures · 18 ≡

Here's another project I finished not too long ago that I wanted to share with you all. It's a 1/35 (54mm) Napoleonic figure from Pegaso, an Officer from the Empress' Dragoons. I experimented with a couple different effects on this [...]