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de Havilland DH 100 F1 Vampire, A78-1, ARDU RAAF Point Cook Vic 1947.

by Allan J Withers on December 26, 2016 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

1/72 Airfix, my second Vampire, I modified and replaced a few things, finished in Tamiya and MM enamels with Future and Matt Cote or Micro flat over kit and spare Aussie decals.

1/48 AMT F7F-2N Tigercat night fighter

by Dan DeSilva on December 25, 2016 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

Hi all, I hope you are having a good Christmastime with friends and family. I have had this kit sitting for a while waiting to get the outer wing panels properly set to finish the kit. It is the AMT 1/48 F7F-2N. I made use of Obscureco [...]

Ordnance disposal – Iraq

by Carl Christensen on December 25, 2016 · in Diorama · 9 ≡

Two firsts for me here, a Takom kit and Meng kit. The Takom is the 1/35 'Civilian car' which comes with a terrorist and bombs for the boot, and the Meng 1/35 Ordnance Disposal Specialists (2 figures and 2 robots). Both kits were very good [...]

Bandai 1/72 X-Wing

by Carl Christensen on December 25, 2016 · in Sci-fi · 5 ≡

This is the first Bandai kit I have ever made, and first 1/72 kit in maybe 20 years. I ordered the Bandai kit off eBay and wasn't really expecting much. Was I wrong! - what a great little kit, heaps of really good detail and it fitted [...]

So Wadja Get For Christmas?

by Greg Kittinger on December 25, 2016 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Got some cash under the tree, so spent a few bucks online today... I have recently taken an interest in modern trainers, and have the new Yak and Mig (by Amodel), but just accidentally realized I didn't have the T-4 so snagged on. Then [...]

November Imodeler "random award"

by Tzigkounakis Tasos on December 25, 2016 · in Uncategorized · 12 ≡

I want to thank the staff of Imodeler. I was chosen as the lucky winner for the month of November for the random award. I had joined Imodeler earlier that month. Since then I have received a very warm welcome. I appreciate the [...]

Homage to Jim Goodson

by Miha Kosi on December 25, 2016 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

I am late, I know. He died more than two years ago. But I actually built this diorama before his death. James Goodson has always been one of my favorite air aces of WII. He is one of those guys that never achieved the popular status some [...]

Star Wars Snow Speeder – Battle of Hoth

by Carl Christensen on December 24, 2016 · in Sci-fi · 11 ≡

.This diorama using the AMT/ERTL Star Wars Snow speeder kit has been on my ‘to do’ list for years. I always wanted to build it crashed after being inspired while watching the movie The Empire Strikes Back many years ago as a kid. The [...]

1/48 Bleriot xiii

by Tzigkounakis Tasos on December 24, 2016 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

This is a full scratch model of a Greek Bleriot captured from Turkish air force on 1922.I hope you like it.

Christmas in Europe

by Carl Christensen on December 24, 2016 · in Armor · 19 ≡

This is a story of hope, not just for modellers, but for their long struggling wives and partners who sometimes don’t quite ‘get us’. Who has ever been asked “Why do you need a new kit? You have heaps in the shed you haven’t [...]