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And now for something completely different… A “What If”, a “Definite Maybe”, and a “Just Because”!

by Roberto Silva Cuevas on March 28, 2017 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

Hi Everyone... Today I finished up the Mitsubishi J2M in the colors of an actual Ki-61 that was captured by the U.S. Marines during WWII. I think it catches the spirit of the "What If" without going to overboard. Next is a P-39 [...]

RAN De Havilland Sea Venom FAW.53 cockpit (yes, another one...)

by Stellan Schroeder Englund on March 28, 2017 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

Time for another black cockpit, been a while now. Although I have filed a Sit-Around from a RAN Sea Venom before I think you can take one more. This time it´s the very nice cockpit from from the WZ 939 at the Classic Jet Fighter museum at [...]

Tiny Hunter

by Scott Nelson on March 28, 2017 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

I think the Hawker Hunter is one of the most esthetically pleasing aircraft ever to fly. I've made Revell's 1/32, 1/72, and, now 1/144 Hunters. I have to say I like this 1/144 kit the best. If I can find a 1/144 Hunter decal sheet, I'd [...]

Video: Spraying lifecolour acrylic

by iModeler Youtube Picks on March 27, 2017 · in Aviation

Lindberg 1/48 XF-88 “Voodoo”

by Joe Caputo on March 27, 2017 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

The XF-88 "Voodoo" , first flown in 1948, was an under powered version of came to be the F-101. It was designed to be a long range fighter to escort B-29's. The kit really shows it's age and outside of filling out my Voodoo [...]

Euro Model Expo in Lingen, Germany

by Ulf Lundberg on March 27, 2017 · in Show Reports · 10 ≡

On the 24th and 25th of March the EME took place in Lingen in northwestern part of Germany. It was organised by Berthold Tacke, the former chief editor of ModelFan, the main German language modeling magazine. The idea was to create a big [...]

Tamiya 1/48th Mitsubishi A6m2 "Zeke" Type 21 PTO WWII

by Chuck A. Villanueva on March 27, 2017 · in Aviation · 33 ≡

One of my older builds from the mid 90's. I started building my current stash back in the early 90's. Living in the East Coast I started picking up more kits to bring back with me when I returned home to So California. Not only Tamiya [...]

Minicraft 1:144 C-130 gunship

by Dennis Meyers on March 26, 2017 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Nice little kit but smoothing in the big windshield area was challenging. Built it to compliment a Hasagawa 1:200 C-130. Is a 1:72 next?

VW New Beetle (Tamiya 1/24)

by Dmitry Stropalov on March 26, 2017 · in Automotive · 5 ≡

I've never tried this kind of the scale modeling - cars in 1/24 scale. And this Beetle is my first attempt in it. I don't know anything about scale model cars, so I've enjoyed something completely new to me. Base color was painted with a [...]

Eduard 1/48 Mig-21 MF

by Michael Booth on March 26, 2017 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

As the profipack, the kit comes with extra detail and of course masks. Only problems occurring was a tiny gap in the wing root, flimsy front landing gear and a slight bent nose aerial. Painting was done in Tamiya and Revell paints, both [...]