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Fairey AS 5 Firefly, N1-VX-385, 817 Sqn RAN HMAS Sydney 1951.

by Allan J Withers on April 12, 2016 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

1/72 Special Hobby, my first Firefly, I modified and replaced a few things, finished in Model Master, Xtracolor X5, enamels with Halo decals, Future and Xtraflat

CAC CA 30 MB 326H Macchi, A7-014, Roulettes, CFS RAAF East Sale Vic 1981.

by Allan J Withers on April 12, 2016 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

1/72 Supermodel, my first Macchi, with Pavla MB WY6AM seats, I added some detail to the cockpit, modified the nose wheel, tail bump and jet pipe, finished in Model Master, Tamiya X6 over Floquil reefer orange enamels, Roodecal and Future. [...]

iModeler March Awards

by Editor on April 11, 2016 · in Uncategorized · 14 ≡

Once again it is time for our monthly retrospective - a look back at some of the notable March additions at iModeler. Altogether, 110 new articles were posted to our headlines during the period, prompting no fewer than 1360 comments. The [...]

The Batmobile

by Robert Royes on April 11, 2016 · in Sci-fi · 8 ≡

This I did way back when the 1980's Batman was popular, this is the '60s version. I used revel's 1/24 Lincoln Futura kit, sheet plastic& filler, and after market wheels/tires. As it turns out there was a conversion kit available a [...]

DHA Vampire T 35, A79-637, Telstars, CFS RAAF East Sale Vic 1966.

by Allan J Withers on April 11, 2016 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

1/72 Airfix, my third Vampire, I fitted nav' lights and antennae, finished in Model Master enamels with Future over kit and Daves decals.

Gloster F 8 Meteor, A77-875, Meteorites, 75 Sqn RAAF Williamtown NSW 1956.

by Allan J Withers on April 11, 2016 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

1/72 Xtrakit, my third Meteor, with Pavla MB1 seat, finished in Humbrol enamel 11, 19, Tamiya X14 and details in Model Master metalizers with Red Roo decals and Future.

Big Bertha is biiigggg

by Steven Davis on April 10, 2016 · in Armor · 6 ≡

What I'm working on at the moment. It's Takom's 1/35 scale WW1 artillery piece. Nice kit, fit is good, details are crisp. The stands all have holes in the tread plate molded all the way through. The kit is somewhat simplified in spots, it [...]

TMF 2016 show (Tulsa Modelers Forum)

by Paul Wilsford on April 10, 2016 · in Show Reports · 11 ≡

It was one of our most attended shows in the last couple of years. There were tons of entries and if you were anywhere near Tulsa I am sorry that you missed it. I did get three kits that were loaded with tons of resin and p.e. The resin is [...]