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1/48 E.E. Canberra B.2

by John Healy on January 26, 2017 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

This is the recently reissued Airfix kit finished as a 1970s era Rhodesian example. It's a simple, straightforward kit to build. As it is a bit light in details, I installed an Eduard PE instrument panel and cockpit set, along with a [...]

Sikorsky MH 53 J Stallion – Pave Low 3, 20th Special Operations Sqn USAF Saudi Arabia 1991.

by Allan J Withers on January 26, 2017 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

1/72 Italeri, I modified, replaced and added a few things, cut the tail at the fold point, added bulkheads and drive shaft couplings, added a cabin ceiling, brass tube and wire to main and tail rotors, reversed tail rotor blades, folded [...]

Second 1/48 Hasegawa Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien “Tony” flown by Major Kobayashi, Commander 244th Sentai

by Louis Gardner on January 25, 2017 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

I have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of the new 1/48 scale Tamiya Ki-61. To me, the Ki-61 Hien “Tony” is one of the most graceful looking Japanese WW2 planes. I purchased the new Tamiya kit from a hobby shop in Japan and [...]

1/48 Hasegawa Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien “Tony” flown by Major Kobayashi, Commander 244th Sentai

by Louis Gardner on January 25, 2017 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

I have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of the new 1/48 scale Tamiya Ki-61. To me, the Ki-61 Hien "Tony" is one of the most graceful looking Japanese WW2 planes. I purchased the new Tamiya kit from a hobby shop in Japan and [...]

Review: Balsa Foam review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on January 25, 2017 · in How-to, Reviews

CH-47D Tribute build

by Ramon R. Lomeli on January 25, 2017 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

Hello iModeler! Here are a few pics of a 1/48 scale Italeri Chinook I recently built for a friend, who is a veteran and former Chinook Flight Engineer. I used Werner's Wings decals for the serial number of his aircraft, did a lot of [...]

J1N1 Gekko

by Matija Lisec on January 25, 2017 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Tamiya, 1/48. Beautiful model,interesting plane. Started its life as a heavy fighter, converted into an recce plane then finally evolved into a nightfighter. This represents the early, humpbacked version with 4 cannons(2 fining obliquely [...]

Nichimo 1:48 Scale, Nakajima Ki-431c, “Hayabusa” (Oscar)

by Frederick J Seitz III on January 24, 2017 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Another "Oldie but Goodie", Nichimo's "Oscar" is one of the best, if not THE best model of this important Japanese fighter, in any scale. But that's my opinion. Model went together beautifully, with very little needed [...]

1/72 Airways Vac form VC10 (British United Airways)

by kevin Payne on January 24, 2017 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Finished this model at the end of last year 2016, took me at least one and half years to build, lots of scratch building including redoing the vertical tail, altering the fuselage where the wings are located as the step underneath on the [...]

Polikarpov I-3 , SmallStuff 1:72

by Pavel Aparin on January 24, 2017 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

I-3, "the third fighter" - a Soviet single-seat fighter, "easy to maneuver." Bracing biplane of mixed wood-metal-linen designs with fixed landing gear 1928 release. Tests have shown that the new combat aircraft has a [...]