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1/72 F-8s, Fujimi, Esci

by John Healy on July 23, 2016 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Robert's F-8s inspired me to take these pics and post them. I thought I was the last guy to have that old Fujimi kit on a display shelf! I built these in the mid 1980s. Robert's AMT kit is an Esci re-pop. I think I have at least 3 more [...]

Review: Hawker Tempest Mk. V by Special Hobby video preview

by iModeler Youtube Picks on July 23, 2016 · in Reviews

Excellent 1/32nd scale Special Hobby Hawker Tempest Mk. V "HI-TECH" video preview.

Lancia 037 Rally, 1/24, Hasegawa

by George Williams on July 22, 2016 · in Automotive · 29 ≡

If Jaguars are my favourite sports cars then Lancias are my favourite rally cars. In fact the BBC Top Gear presenters once voted Lancia as their all time favourite manufacturer. I have particularly fond memories of a Lancia Beta Coupe I [...]

Jaguar XJR-8 LM, Silk Cut Livery, Hasegawa, 1/24

by George Williams on July 22, 2016 · in Automotive · 25 ≡

Jaguar has always been one of favourite marques since seeing D-Types winning at Le Mans when I was a kid, spotting E-Types as a school boy, and later owning and driving a few examples, including the beloved Mk II and E-Type. Anyway, [...]

An-26 1/72 from Amodel

by Dmitry Ryzhenkov on July 22, 2016 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Hello, dear modelers! I bear on your court the work. An-26 - Russian military transport aircraft. Scale 1/72 (Amodel). Objective was to construct ' done some flying ' a board with traces of operation. But without fanaticism. It has turned [...]

Hobbyboss 1/48 F4F-3 first commander “Cactus Air Force” Lt. Col Harold “Indian Joe” Bauer KIA…MOH

by bob mack on July 21, 2016 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

F-8, Fujimi, amt

by Robert Royes on July 21, 2016 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

The first F-8 is Fujimi's old 1/70 F-8D,converted to a 'B', Leaving off the fuselage strakes, and using VF-32 decals from micro scale CAG-3 sheet, Had to sand off a ton of rivets The second is amt/ertl 1/72 F-8H in kit decals,All in all I [...]

Demonology, 1/72 F-3H-2

by Robert Royes on July 21, 2016 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Jumping on the Demon bandwagon, this is my old build of Emhars F-3H Demon, I tried thinning the thick plastic by sanding it. I also used the kits decals of VF-31 off the Saratoga in the early sixties, part of Air Wing 3, The Demon was [...]

Nieuport-9 Russian ace Kozakov. HR-model 1:72

by Pavel Aparin on July 20, 2016 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

In the original set of plastic replaced the hood and the engine. Model added machine gun and the Russian double-headed eagle. The screw is made of paper and glue. More write nothing. Enjoy watching.

Build Meet, Annual General Meeting and modeling contest of IPMS-Kebnekaise

by Ulf Lundberg on July 19, 2016 · in Show Reports · 20 ≡

Kebnekaise, situated north of the Polar Circle, is the highest mountain in Sweden. (2097 m above sea level.) It is a sign of the popularity and worldwide spread of our hobby, that there is an IPMS club even in this remote place. On the 14. [...]