Hasegawa 1/32 Ki-84 Hayate
As found at the end of WWII by US forces during the occupation of Japan.
Paint was well chipped & faded!
Academy 1/32 F/A-18C of VMFA-122 USMC
Finished a while ago, this kit had lots of extras thrown at it but one bit me on the proverbial! - The seamless intakes were a sod to get right & ended up with a gap which just would not stay filled at the intake lip - Not a product [...]
Airfix 1/72 Beaufighter
I was going through my posts here on iModeler and realized I never posted about my first build in 2016! During construction I cracked the gunner position canopy. I was able to continue building the kit since the canopy could be put on [...]
Hawker Hunter J 34 / F 50, 34033 D, Acro Hunters, F18 wing Sweedish Air Force Tullinge 1957.
1/72 Revell, I modified a few things, wing leading edge and panel lines, rear fuselage, copper wire ejector handles, canopy open, added intake covers, finished in Revell and MM enamels with Future and Xtra flat over Flying Colors [...]
A new modeler joins the club
Grand(est) nephew Nathan has completed the first model he assembled himself - a space shuttle. My birthday present to him. He picked it out himself at the Planes of Fame gift shop yesterday.
Heinz Bär’s Red 23 in 1/48 scale
This was the aircraft he was flying when he made his 200th kill on 22 Apr 1944, a B-24 named Flak Magnet. This Fw190 A7 was his backup plane as his main mount at the time, was usually Red 13.
This Monogram kit is from the mid 90’s and is [...]
Water Wings group build
Ok, here's a quick reminder that you have just a little less than a month to get your seaplanes off the bench! No worries if anyone misses the deadline, just keep them coming. This one was just for fun, after all. After the deadline, [...]
1/48 Tamiya P-51B Mustang “Reggies Reply”
This is 1/48 Tamiya P-51B Mustang finished with the markings of 42-106730 Reggie s Reply flown by John T Godfrey from 336th FS in April 1944.
Cockpit modified by Eduard instrument panel, Quickboost gunsight and Ultracast seat
Painting [...]
Video: FULL VIDEO BUILD REVELL Avro Shackleton AEW.2
Scale model kit of the Avro Shackleton, one of the most famous long range maritime reconnaissance aircraft. Developed in 1971 the AEW.2 version received a large radome and was used in service by the RAF.
The model features:
Finely [...]
1/48 Hobbycraft Hawker Hurricane Mk1 RAAF 1945
. See info taken from Point Cook website. Word is, we kinda took it ourselves, after being over run by the Japanese up in the Philipines or like. Open to opinion. So awesome. I'm hoping we nicked it. 🙂 —
It's an old kit, but it goes [...]
