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Next lot of Battle of Britain Builds

by Alan Price on November 17, 2015 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Following on from my post last week with the first of my Battle of Britain series from MAI this year, here are the next four builds which appeared in the May to August issues. The builds are: Tamiya Bristol Beaufighter converted to a [...]

Scale Modelworld 2015 models – #11 (Armor)

by Editor on November 16, 2015 · in Show Reports · 7 ≡

In the final two installments from 2015 Scale Modelworld in Telford we'll be providing an overview of military vehicle models in the competition. Don’t forget to check all the other parts of this series: (link)

Detail & Scale Digital Book Offer--ALL BOOKS NOW CLAIMED!

by Rock Roszak on November 16, 2015 · in Aviation · 2 ≡

Hello, I'm the art director for Detail & Scale. I am representing our company in this post and not iModeler.com, but I have discussed this posting with Martin and have the approval to post from iModeler.com. Most are familiar with our [...]

General Dynamics F-16A Falcon "Dirty Diana" Monogram 1/48 scale

by Jaime Carreon on November 15, 2015 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

323 Squadron of the Royal Netherlands Air Force celebrated its 50th anniversary in November 1998. The squadron decided to commemorate the event by adding artwork of its squadron emblem, Diana, the goddess of the hunt, to the tails of [...]

Tamiya Swordfish II

by Tom Cleaver on November 15, 2015 · in Uncategorized · 7 ≡

George's very nice Swordfish on floats got me thinking about the Swordfish II I did a couple years back. Most of the Swordfish produced during the Second World War were constructed by Blackburn Aviation, including all Swordfish Mks. II and [...]

22.nacional state Open Championship plastic kit builders of SLOVENIA 2015 Pt.1

by P.k on November 15, 2015 · in Show Reports · 9 ≡

Traditionally, 22 national competitions plastic kit builder of Slovenia hosted by ZGPMS/(an association of builders plastic kit Slovenia) with the help of members of IPMS Slovenia and SVM in the capital of our small country at the heart of [...]

747 and Enterprise Orbiter 1979 ALT version

by George Johnson on November 15, 2015 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

This is one of those models that I always wanted to build. I found the 1/100th scale Tamiya Orbiter model at a hobby shop in Florida. I ran into the 747 a couple of months later and picked it up right away. I can't remember who makes it, [...]

1/48th Tamiya Fairey Swordfish with Floats

by George Johnson on November 14, 2015 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

I built this little gem many years ago. I painted it with Tamiya and Alclad paints, and Automotive clear coat. I used the salt method after spraying the Alclad, letting it dry, then spraying the clear coat. After I applied the salt, I [...]

Tamiya 1/35 Hanomag

by Steve Catterson on November 14, 2015 · in Armor · 9 ≡

My idea was to construct a diorama using this excellent kit, but given my attention span & the shiny new box sitting next to my desk I thought I'd post some pics before my son sits on it or something. Like many others I'm a huge [...]

SPIN Model 1/48 SPAD S.A.4 ( IRAS, 1916)

by Maxim Bylkin on November 14, 2015 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Hello! One more model took off from my table)). This is the model of the French airplane SPAD at the service of the Russian imperial air force. The model is not easy, not Vingnat)), only for those who really want to have this in their [...]