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Review: Miniart 1/35 T-54B Early Production – Build Review, Part 1

by Boris Rakic on August 22, 2017 · in Reviews · 8 ≡

If you have been an armor modeler for some time, you might have gotten used to certain givens – an abundance of German subjects, a certain lack of soft-skin vehicles, or an ever increasing amount of parts in the box. At least that’s [...]

WOW!!

by Josh Patterson on August 22, 2017 · in News · 11 ≡

Pictures (especially from my camera) cannot do justice to seeing a total eclipse with the naked MK1 eyeball. The hue the atmosphere takes on while having a sunset 360 degrees around you is indescribable. It's one of those things you have [...]

BELL X-1 “Glamourous Glennis”

by Paulo Castro on August 21, 2017 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Bell X-1 - The mach buster On October 14, 1947, Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound in his Bell X-1, which he named Glamorous Glennis, in tribute to his wife. He reached a speed of [...]

M18 Hellcat

by IAN JACKSON on August 21, 2017 · in Armor · 8 ≡

Just finished my Academy M18 Hellcat... Bought as soon as it came out in 1997, started almost as soon as I got it home and finished this morning ! - no I'm not kidding. I used about 30% of the Verlinden kit-specific detail set including [...]

Tank Museum part two; Tank Heaven in Devon!

by david leigh-smith on August 21, 2017 · in Armor · 24 ≡

Hard to believe, but I had to work hard to cut the photos down to 100 (maximum file size), and considering I didn't get around the whole exhibition, I think it really shows the quaility of the museum's subjects. There is something for [...]

Review: Meng 1/48 F-35A Lightning II review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on August 21, 2017 · in Aviation, Reviews

iModeler Awards – July

by Editor on August 21, 2017 · in News · 23 ≡

I hope that all readers enjoy checking back at iModeler as much as I do, with so many cool and interesting updates filling the headlines every day. Thanks everyone, what’s not to love about modeling? Let's keep that feeling and have a [...]

Hasegawa's 1/32 P-47D

by Paul Wilsford on August 21, 2017 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Hello. I would like to introduce you to Helen Jo of the 356th FS 9th AF. I wanted to use some of this AK Interactive's Xtreem Metal for quite a while. I find that is is easy to apply and actually stays put when you prep the surface well. [...]

75th Anniversary – Battle of Midway: U.S. Navy Aircraft with 1992 Autographs

by Michael Smith on August 21, 2017 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

This post was a little early on my weblog, but late to this build (I just saw it a few days ago) , but to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway net month I modeled one of each of the three types of carrier planes that [...]

1/48 Airfix P-40B

by Brian Scott on August 20, 2017 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Another shelf of doom project finished . I present the awesome little 1/48 Airfix P-40B flown by 2nd Lt. George Welch , 47th Pursuit Squadron ,15th Pursuit Group Wheeler Field , Oahu ,Hawaii December 7th 1941 . Painted with Tamiya and Mr [...]