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DHC 2 Beaver, A95-202, ANARE, AF RAAF 1959.

by Allan J Withers on June 15, 2016 · in Aviation · 27 ≡

1/72 Hobbycraft, my first Beaver, I added a few small details, finished in MM enamels with Max and Aussie decals, Tamiya X22 overall. Operated by Antarctic Flight RAAF for the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition in 1959.

Announcing iModeler May Awards

by Editor on June 14, 2016 · in News · 20 ≡

Once again it is time for our monthly retrospective - a look back at some of the notable March additions at iModeler. Altogether, 84 new articles were posted to the headlines during the period, prompting a healthy 989 comments. As per our [...]

RIP Robert F. Dorr 1939-2016

by Tom Cleaver on June 14, 2016 · in Uncategorized · 9 ≡

Damn! What a month this is! Robert F. Dorr: August 11, 1939 - June 13, 2016 There is no writer who ever lived who did not become a writer except through the assistance of those who came before. When I consider my own career, the names [...]

Big Sandy

by Dennis Meyers on June 14, 2016 · in Armor · 10 ≡

A classic. Tamiya's 1:35 M60A1 with reactive armor. The kit built up nice but showed its age. This was a kit that could have been motorized so the rear end needed lots of filling and sanding. The biggest challenge was the weathering. [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 scale Nakajima C6N1 Myrt

by Terry Schuler on June 13, 2016 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

As I built this project I couldn't help but recall an incident that my father told me about while he was stationed at the seaplane base on Saipan, at Tanapag harbor during World War 2. A fleet of U.S. war ships had entered the harbor and [...]

Visits from a couple of old friends

by Rob Anderson on June 13, 2016 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

Hi Folks, I haven't posted much lately because I have been working on the Tamiya 1/32 Mustang, And well, not much more can be said about it than hasn't been written! Then a good friend of mine who has been living in Germany stopped by. I [...]

Avia S-199 (KP, 1/72)

by Dmitry Stropalov on June 12, 2016 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Avia S-199 is one of the last produced post-war Me 109's variations and was the first fighter obtained by the IAF, forming Israel’s first fighter squadron. First Israeli’s aerial victory was also scored by S-199. So, I wanted this [...]

Douglas A-20 in 1:48 from Italeri

by Ulf Lundberg on June 12, 2016 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

The Douglas 20, sometimes called ”Boston”, sometimes called ”Havoc” is a bit of an unsung hero. This, and its kool looks, were the main reasons I wanted to build a model of it. It served in the French, the British, the Soviet and [...]

Wittmann’s Tiger. Academy 1/35

by Roberto Colaianni on June 11, 2016 · in Armor · 7 ≡

In order to make a gift to a German relative, a great lover of World War II history, I quickly build, more or less out of the box, (hard to believe it), the Tiger supposedly used by Michel Wittmann, German tanker ace, commander of the [...]

Fifty shades of grey

by René Hieronymus on June 11, 2016 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

F-18F Super Hornet BuNo.165677 VFA-122 NAS Lemoore “100 Years of Naval Aviation” 1911-2011 Now if you like decals, read on, but if you dislike or even hate them, please STOP reading NOW! I’ve warned you so don’t you blame me if [...]