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Should You Build a Boat?

by Boris Rakic on June 25, 2017 · in Ships · 15 ≡

I am fascinated by ships. Maybe it's because I was born by the seaside, but their size, the smell of paint and fuel, and that peculiar mixture of purposefulness and elegance always did the trick for me. Real ships, that is. Ship models? [...]

BAE Harrier GR 3, XV804, 233 OCU RAF Wittering England 1971.

by Allan J Withers on June 24, 2017 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

1/72 Fujimi, I modified the cockpit, nose wheel bay and engine fan, finished in Humbrol and MM enamels with Future and Xtra flat over kit decals, built 2013.

MM Park in Watzenau

by Ulf Lundberg on June 24, 2017 · in Uncategorized · 6 ≡

The MM Park in Wantzenau, some 12 km north of Strasbourg in the northeastern corner of France, is a recently opened military museum, dedicated mostly to vehicles and uniforms. I took the opportunity of visiting it, when I took part in the [...]

Models in Mundolsheim Part 2

by Ulf Lundberg on June 23, 2017 · in Show Reports · 12 ≡

Civilian cars aren’t exactly original, but we don’t see too many of them here at imodeler, so here are some. Some great animal sculptures were exhibited. Then there was this modeler, or group of modelers, that build horse [...]

Models in Mundolsheim

by Ulf Lundberg on June 23, 2017 · in Show Reports · 11 ≡

Mundolsheim is a suburb of Strasbourg in the northeastern corner of France. Last weekend, the 17th and 18th of June, Club Maquettiste de Strasbourg held their biannual modeling show there. (link) Since I’ve been brushing up my french [...]

My latest build a M1A2 SEP 1/72 Fly Hawk kit

by Allan Murrell on June 23, 2017 · in Armor · 8 ≡

This was such a fun build and the detail for a 1/72 kit was impressive. I only had a couple of issues with the kit: 1- some part number errors on the instructions, but these are easy to avoid as it is obvious where the errors are. 2- some [...]

Review: Bandai 1/6th Yoda review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on June 23, 2017 · in Reviews, Sci-fi

FM-1 Wildcat in 1/48

by Tony Prince on June 23, 2017 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

This is the Hobby Boss kit which I picked from the stash as something easy... You've probably done that: Parts fit was excellent, detail sharp & restrained but the undercarriage; that's another story; very fiddly & the prop needed [...]

1/48 Privateer @ SoonerCon an inspiration for my next build...

by Greg Kittinger on June 22, 2017 · in Aviation · 32 ≡

A couple of weeks ago I travelled down the turnpike to Oklahoma City to attend (and enter) the SoonerCon 2017 contest. This beautiful PB4Y-2 was the belle of the ball, taking 1st in category, Modeler's Choice, and Best of Show awards. I [...]