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1/48 Nieuport 10

by Robert L Hart on January 12, 2024 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Special Hobby kit. A reasonable kit, but I ended up having to fix some weird alignment issues. I struggled to get the proper stagger while maintaining the correct gap between the upper and lower wings. In the end, I think that the gap is [...]

Review: Halberd Models/Tamiya XP-47H conversion

by Tom Cleaver on January 12, 2024 · in Reviews · 25 ≡

Chrysler began development of a massive new liquid-cooled engine in early 1940, which became the Chrysler XIV-2220, offering 2,500hp. To simplify things, Chrysler decided to put two V-8s together inline, producing an inverted 16-cylinder [...]

Video: F-100F Super Sabre - Italeri + Trumpeter 1/72 – Aircraft Model

by iModeler Youtube Picks on January 12, 2024 · in Aviation

Hussar!

by Scott Nelson on January 11, 2024 · in Figures · 6 ≡

Poste Militaire 90 mm French Hussar of the 1st Regiment. More practice using the new photo box, this time with the white backdrop. Done in my usual method: oils over an acrylic undercoat, metallic enamels for the shiny bits. Homemade wall [...]

T72 M1, LION OF BABYLON (ASAL BABIL), IRAQ / GULF WAR

by Rodolfo Torres Vazquez on January 11, 2024 · in Armor · 8 ≡

Hello friends! Here is one of my last works. I hope you like it! THE KIT: This Kit contains Commander figure, Commander hatches can be open or closed, photo cut for radiator grille, detailed 12.7mm machine gun, and plastic tubing for fuel [...]

Fokker D.VII's

by gary sausmikat on January 11, 2024 · in Aviation · 46 ≡

Hi All, Finally finished five Fokkers! Though a rewarding project, at times it was tedious (fiddly kit parts, keeping each build parts separated, lozenge decals) and monotonous (over and over steps X 5). I am pleased with the outcome but [...]

Albatros D. III, 253.09 Oeffag, 1:48, Eduard, Hpt. Miroslav (Friedrich) Navratil, Flik 3J, 10 victories

by Milan Tesař on January 11, 2024 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

A very nice model to build. I only removed the engine cover as they flew in the hot summer months. I retrofitted the engine with a few details. Next, I removed the surface detail on the fuselage and the bottom of the wings and put in new [...]

Percival Prince 3, A90-1, Air Trials Unit, RAAF, Woomera SA 1953.

by Allan J Withers on January 11, 2024 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

1/72 Special Hobby Pembroke kit with Magna Models bits and as reference for conversion, built 04-2021 to 03-2023 for the SuaF GB, more pic's and details there.

Wilde Sau Wurgers: Eduard 1/48 Fw 190A-6 and 8

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on January 11, 2024 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

The innovative development of the first German airborne radar on is a source for modelers to demonstrate different FuG antennae arrays. I used two Eduard A-8 kits to represent the initial and final Neptun radar antenna arrays on the [...]

Kirin 1/16 Scale German Dragoon

by Scott Nelson on January 11, 2024 · in Figures · 5 ≡

I bought myself a Photo Booth with my Christmas gift cards this year and I decided to test it out on some of my old figures. In this case, my Leutnant Dragoner Regiment von Wedel-Pommersches figure from Kirin. The figure was painted with [...]