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Painting a Spitfire

by Scott Nelson on March 8, 2016 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

The iconic Spitfire is one of my three most favorite WW II aircraft, the others being the P-47 and P-51. Going all the way back to the old Hawk Models 1/72 Spitfire Mk. 22, 1/48 Monogram Mk. IX and Airfix 1/24 Mk. I, I’ve built at [...]

Reconnaissance squadron F 11 museum

by Stellan Schroeder Englund on March 7, 2016 · in Uncategorized · 8 ≡

This Saturday I went to the F 11 museum right outside the town of Nyköping, Sweden. F 11 stands for Flygflottilj no 11, the former recce squadron of the Swedish Air force. A number of propeller and jet aircraft have been based here [...]

Mig alley

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

Just in case you thought all I did was navy stuff. Some hot and cold war Migs. Mig 27 Hasegawa. Mig-21 Lindberg/imc. Mig -19 KP, Mig-17 Hasegawa. Mig-15UTI KP. SA-2 Flying telephone pole Gran' Ltd? One note , You really can't tell [...]

East of England Show

by Rob Pollock on March 7, 2016 · in Show Reports · 21 ≡

Every year in early March the East of England Show takes place in Peterborough. Organised in conjunction with Airfix Model World, it's the first of the 'show season' events in our region and it always attracts a wide variety of modelling [...]

Video: 1/72 Russian Fighter MiG-29 (9-13) by Zvezda

by iModeler Youtube Picks on March 7, 2016 · in Aviation

Video review/preview for possible Full video build... Excellent kit from Zvezda. Kit No: 7278 1/72 Russian Fighter MiG-29 (9-13) Zvezda. Thanks for watching! All the best!

hawaii five-o muder scene diorama finished

by mike redzinak on March 6, 2016 · in Diorama · 2 ≡

i just finished this today this is based on a episode of the original five-o

1/32 Lindberg Laird-Turner Meteor

by Tom Bebout on March 6, 2016 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Thought I would try something a little different as well as to try some kit bashing with this build. The Meteor was designed by Roscoe Turner, a very flamboyant pilot, and was build by Matty Laird. During the planes career it would have [...]

Matchbox/Revell 1/72 Dornier Do28D Skyservant

by Joe Caputo on March 6, 2016 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

This was an old, simple Matchbox kit, that I threw together, for a change of pace. I thought a "civilian" paint scheme would look decent, compared to the other Skyservants I've done. It's a decent kit for it's age, and the only [...]

Airfix 1/72 Beaufighter TF X

by Tom Cleaver on March 6, 2016 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Originally conceived as a heavy fighter development from the Bristol Beaufort torpedo bomber, the Bristol Type 156 was submitted to an RAF as an “interim” alternative to the Westland Whirlwind, which was experiencing development delays [...]

Tamiya 1/6 Scale Harley FLH Classic……POW/MIA Tribute Bike

by Harry Brogan on March 6, 2016 · in Automotive · 22 ≡

Well, yet another 1/6 scale bike. But I wanted to do something completely different. I went with the white frame... And I chose to completely light this one with LED's. Construction was the same as the other 1/6 scale that I posted [...]