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Hasegawa 1/48th McDonnell Douglas F-4G Phantom II USAF 1991

by Chuck A. Villanueva on February 15, 2016 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

An inspiration with the current Phantom Group Build, this Phabulous Phantom was started around 2007 and completed about 3 years ago. The F-4G Advanced Wild Weasel was from the 81st TFS, 52nd TFW were based out of Spangahlem AB, Germany [...]

Panhard 178 with Renault turret (RPM 1/72)

by Dmitry Stropalov on February 14, 2016 · in Armor · 5 ≡

Wheeled armored vehicles is my second favorite topic after aviation and I build some of them from time to time. This one is from the well known Panhard's family of French wheeled AFV's. My model represents Panhard 178 with Renault-type [...]

Zvezda 1/48 Pe-2 “Peshka”

by Tom Cleaver on February 13, 2016 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Known to its crews as the “Peshka” (pawn), the Petlyakov Pe 2 was considered one of the best ground attack aircraft of the war and it was extremely successful in the roles of heavy fighter, reconnaissance and night fighter. It was [...]

Monogram's 1/48 Typhoon 1b, 438 Squadron, RCAF

by Colin Latta on February 13, 2016 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Monograms classic 1/48 Typhoon from the 1970's, rescribed the panel lines, drilled out the guns, exhaust etc, scratchbuilt an interior, detailed the wheel wells and gear, converted kit prop to a 3 blade prop, and added bomb racks and [...]

Updating an old Iwata HP-B

by Gábor Szabó on February 13, 2016 · in How-to · 6 ≡

Hi Everyone! I had only little little time to build anything and this post isn't about finished plastic either. I'm an airbrush guy and fond of airbrushing in general and - as I suppose happens frequently such people - I had and I have [...]

Trumpeter 1/32 F4U-4 Corsair

by DAVIDE PONTICELLI on February 13, 2016 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

I made it in 2011. Trumpeter's 1/32 F4U-4 in the livery of the training unit of the 50'S. The hint is in the profiles published by Kagero. I took the liberty to place the load underwing although it is probably not correct. The national [...]

Review: Kinetic 1/24th P-47D Thunderbolt 'Razorback' review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on February 12, 2016 · in Aviation, Reviews

Review: Monogram 1/16th Kenworth W 900 Review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on February 12, 2016 · in Automotive, Reviews

Cessna single engine airplane retractable landing gear

by Jaime Carreon on February 12, 2016 · in Aviation · 2 ≡

There is a 1/48 Cessna O-2 Skymaster on the build pile, whose civilian counterpart, the Cessna 337, has quite a few maintenance logbooks with my signature in them. Looking at the model brought back memories of the most terrifying aspect [...]