Revell 1/48 MQ-9 Reaper
Fellas,
Revell's Reaper built OOB with scratch built intake and exhaust, and camera lens covers. Finished in Tamiya acrylics with decals by Caracal, Fireball and Afterburner.
Andy
Announcing January iModeler Awards
Let's have a look back at some of the notable iModeler contributions in January. The month brought 118 new headline articles and 1836 comments - a very good month with many fantastic models on display.
As per our tradition, we are awarding [...]
Accurate Miniatures 1/48 P-51C
When you get some time off, build some models is what I say. Seem to be on a P-51 kick right now and here's my latest off the work bench. Had some trouble closing up the fuselage but believe it was operator head space and not the fault of [...]
2017 Build Plan (?!)
Well, just for the heck of it, I decided last week what my build objectives are for this year. Part of my problem is that most of my stash is stored in large plastic totes in the garage, and because I don't see them, I don't remember what [...]
Model Show Eeklo Belgium, 05 februari 2017.
Dear Modelers,
On Sunday the fifth of februari 2017 it was the annual show of my modelclub Eeklo.
Eeklo is a city in Belgium. Situated in the province East-Vlaanderen.
Invitations went out to clubs in Belgium and The Netherlands.
It was [...]
Some of the Rules of Combat
"24 Rules of Combat"
If the enemy is in range, so are you.
Incoming fire has the right of way.
Don't look conspicuous: it draws fire.
The easy way is always mined.
Try to look unimportant, they may be low on [...]
Some Aviation Truisms (Please feel free to add any of your own)
Aviation Truisms.
Blue water Navy truism; There are more planes in the ocean than there are submarines in the sky.
If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe.
Navy carrier [...]
Totally off-topic – A dogs view of life
As seen in a dog's diary:
8am - Oh Boy! Dog food! My favorite!
9am - Oh Boy! A car ride! My favorite
10am - Oh Boy! A walk! My favorite!
11am - Oh Boy! A car ride! My favorite!
Noon - Oh Boy! The kids! My favorite!
1pm - Oh Boy! The yard! [...]
Vietnam River Crossing *Updated*
Tamiya 1/35 M48 Patton. Just finished this week. I was inspired by a photo I saw of a Patton crossing a very deep river, but modelling water scared me! Was recommended to use Woodlands Scenic Real Water so crossed my fingers and it worked [...]
Special Hobby 1/72 Yak-17
Several months ago, a modeler in Tulsa passed away, and his family donated the kits to our club asking that we pass them on to modelers who would build (rather than sell) the kits. We ended up distributing the kits to our club members and [...]
