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Additions to my Workshop

by George Johnson on May 12, 2017 · in Uncategorized · 18 ≡

I uploaded a few pictures of my workshop a couple of years ago and have made a few additions to it since then. I've added an air conditioning unit, a Paasche paint booth, LED Lighting, and an Espresso machine.

F-104G Belgian Starfighter “all open”

by Christian WERY on May 12, 2017 · in Aviation · 46 ≡

Eduard (Hasegawa) 1/48. Here (finally!) the F-104G Natofighter Eduard 1/48 that I was happy to receive here (as "awards of the month" winner) 19 months ago (October 2015). I used almost all the available detailing sets (except [...]

iModeler April Awards

by Editor on May 12, 2017 · in News · 20 ≡

With 91 new articles prompting an average 500 views and 15 comments apiece, April was another prolific month at iModeler. Continuing our tradition, here is the announcement of our monthly winners - the models and articles that we think [...]

Churchill Crocodile (British flamethrower tank)

by jim wasley on May 11, 2017 · in Armor · 14 ≡

I had a great time with this build as it was a tamiya kit and these things almost build them selves ,good for an i***t like me,it must be a lump of a tank as it takes some space on the shelf,would love to see one close up.I use acrylics to [...]

Soviet BT-7

by jim wasley on May 11, 2017 · in Armor · 7 ≡

Not long finished this Zvezda 1/35 kit it was a little rough in places and did have a lot of flashing on the sprue parts but the tracks went together like a dream,took a little bit of artistic licence on some of the add on:s ,and the tail [...]

1/48 Hobby Boss Ka-27 Ukrainian Navy

by George Johnson on May 11, 2017 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

Just finished this bad boy after 5 months of working on it off and on. It's pretty much OOB except for the seats, a couple of scratch built antennas, pitot tubes, wiring/plumbing, and excellent Bergemont decals. I used a custom mix of Mr [...]

Tamiya’s Mosquito masterpiece

by david leigh-smith on May 10, 2017 · in Aviation · 40 ≡

I'm not sure that there's anything left unsaid about Tamiya's 1/32 Mossie. She is big, beautiful, and generous to a fault. Having coveted this kit for some time (and not being shy about sharing this fact), I received the Mossie as a gift [...]

Skoda Turtle 1/35 build

by jim wasley on May 10, 2017 · in Armor · 22 ≡

This was a great build had no problems with any of the fit,I have found Takom kits quite good,I picked this kit because of the camo,used my own imagination in the colours,just looked on line at other builds and took it from there.

Hi, I'm Rob and I have a Monogram problem....

by Rob Anderson on May 9, 2017 · in Uncategorized · 40 ≡

So I suspect we all have a favorite manufacturer, for me it is Monogram, especially the mid 70s to early 80s Monogram aircraft kits. Though the 1960s classics are also wonderful. they are not the best kits, but I still love building [...]

Captured French Armoured Carrier UE

by Carl Christensen on May 9, 2017 · in Armor · 13 ≡

This is the Tamiya 1/35 French Armoured Carrier UE and German Pak 37. I was looking at some random tank pictures and stumbled over one of a captured French Armoured Carrier UE with a Pak 37 mounted on it. I was very interested in this and [...]