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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 [...]

Video: FULL VIDEO BUILD REVELL VIIC/41 GERMAN SUBMARINE

by iModeler Youtube Picks on March 26, 2017 · in Aviation

Revell 1/144 U-Boat VIIC/41 Atlantic Version. Starting mid-1943, 91 u-boots Type VII C/41 have been launched. By then, the conditions of the battle had totally changed. The wolfpack tactic achieved then seldom positive results against [...]

Grumman F9F-3 Panther with Emerson turret BuNo.122562 Patuxent River 1953 1:72

by René Hieronymus on March 26, 2017 · in Uncategorized · 11 ≡

Hi there well my job is keeping me busy and due to this I cannot spend that much time with other work, so I hope you'll understand that I reserve my precious free time for building models. Fortunately I still have some couple of finished [...]

Got the Imodeler Award!

by Grega X on March 25, 2017 · in Uncategorized · 12 ≡

Back in december, I got the message from the editor Martin that I won the november contest. So I gave him the impossible task to dig out this Tamiya's F-14. And You know what - he kept his promise. Yes, it took a while, and it was not his [...]

Whoa, Nellie!

by Scott Nelson on March 25, 2017 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

Here's my 1/72 Hasegawa G3m Nell. A straightforward build although masking the clear parts was tedious even with a pre-cut mask set. I tried post-shading panel lines with powders on this one. Probably won't do that again. I think I can get [...]

P47n Thunderbolt Revell 1/48

by neil foster on March 25, 2017 · in Aviation · 31 ≡

Hi guys,well here is my latest offering it is Revell's P47n, "2 big and too heavy / Short snorter".The P47n is the one with the larger wings to accommodate internal fuel tanks. The kit went together nicely with no real hitches, [...]

1/48 AMG Hawker Sea Fury prototype

by Tom Cleaver on March 24, 2017 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Following up on the previous article, the Sea Hawk's predecessor: Had the Hawker Sea Fury arrived on the scene one year earlier than it did, its place in history would not be assured by its technical excellence but rather by the [...]

148 Trumpeter Hawker Sea Hawk FGA 6

by Tom Cleaver on March 24, 2017 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

A review from 2007: The Hawker Sea Hawk was the first completely successful British jet-powered carrier fighter. It was roughly equivalent to the U.S. Grumman F9F Panther, with which it shared a powerplant - the very successful Nene [...]

Eduard 1/48 Albatros D.II

by Michael Booth on March 23, 2017 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

For a challenge, this would be my first First World War subject. As the profi-pack kit, the content comes with masks and detailed photoetch and four marking options. Woodgrain was achieved using Light Orch Oil paint, this was a challenge [...]