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1/48 Monogram Hawker Typhoon Mk IB

by Geoffrey Abreu on September 8, 2016 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

I am calling this one done. Monogram 1/48 Hawker Typhoon Mk IB. The molds for this oldie were dated 1967 or 68 I cant remember now. I remember building it with my dad over 40 years ago. The model is painted with Tamiya acrylics and I added [...]

1/72 Airfix Hawker Siddley 125 "Dominie" wiffie

by Joe Caputo on September 8, 2016 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

This started life as an old Airfix HS 125 Dominie. I found it in a vendors pile for $3. As I rushed to remove it from his stash, not believing my good fortune, I heard him yell, "there's parts missing"! I slowly slid it [...]

Review: florymodels Live Stream Live. One Day Build of the Trumpeter 1/72 SU-27 Flanker Part 2

by iModeler Youtube Picks on September 8, 2016 · in Aviation, Reviews

T-70 X-Wing Fighter – Ralph McQuarrie Throwback Scheme

by Steve E on September 7, 2016 · in Sci-fi · 9 ≡

Last Christmas I received both the X-Wing and the First Order Tie Fighter kits. I'm kind of on a Star Wars building kick at the moment and decided to pull this one out of the stash and get started on it. It is Interesting to note that [...]

FUJI T-1A and Sabreish aircraft,1/72

by Robert Royes on September 7, 2016 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Here are some simple builds from a simple modeler . I built these intending to show aircraft with Sabre like lines.First off is Hasegawa's Fuji T-1A JSDAF trainer, Japan's first aircraft built after WW 2, I can't tell you how long this [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 A6M3 Zero 22

by John Clark on September 5, 2016 · in Uncategorized · 38 ≡

I added a CMK interior and some wire to the engine and landing gear but that's about it. I am not sure who made the pilot's body but the head is from Reheat. This is my interpretation of Hiroyoshi Nishizawa's aircraft. This is a [...]

UAV Drone Monocopter 004 Fin

by IT Lahtinen on September 5, 2016 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

UAV Drone Monocopter 004 Fin The discourager of hooligans & hippies and like. One day my mother in law phoned and told she saw something special on her backyard. Big toy helicopter kind of thingie had landed there for a while. She said [...]

Pegasus 2005 War of the Worlds Alien

by George Tufnail on September 5, 2016 · in Sci-fi · 5 ≡

This is the Alien from Steven Spielberg's 2005 version of 'The War of the Worlds'. This and the tri-pod fighting machine (which I also have), are the best things about this movie. This kit is multi-media, having styrene plastic legs and [...]

1/72nd Revell McDonnell Douglas F-101B Voodoo Texas Air Guard

by Chuck A. Villanueva on September 5, 2016 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

The excellent Revell F-101B new tool kit first appeared in 1993. Can you believe how old it is now. This one I've had this long as I bought in Hobby Haven in Milford, Ct when it was first released by Revell. I was TAD at Sikorsky [...]

Grigorovich M-20

by Pavel Aparin on September 5, 2016 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Because I created a set Grigorovich M-5, which was written here (link), it's time to make a model of Grigorovich M-20. Essentially boat M 20 - M is a modification of the boat-5, but with the engine Le Rhone. The rest of the visual [...]