1/48 Tamiya P-51B
"Princess Elizabeth" P-51B HO-W 42-106449 was the personal mount of Lt. William T. Whisner of the 487th FS, 352nd FG in the spring of 1944. Lt. Whisner shared a victory over an Bf109 with Major George Preddy on [...]
Carrying on my Airfix love affair, I eagerly waited the new Lightning when it was released. I have built several of the 1/48 scale ones and they were/are superb models and a delight to build.
I asked Santa for an F-2A when it was first [...]
Besides our succesful coverage of Scale Modelworld in Telford, November marked another milestone - the 3rd anniversary of iModeler. Wow! Incidentally, at the same time we have also passed another symbolic threshold - 4,000 headline [...]
Just an out of the box build of a Bell UH-1 based on an Army National Guard "Huey." My first attempt at weathering incorporating a combination of pastels and silver colored pencil.
Yes, only a 9 1/2" wingspan! I built this as a presentation model for a buddy of mine. He flew F-4s in SEA then transitioned over to the 141s until retirement. He specifically requested the stretched version (B) in Lizard paint. [...]
I have been an Airfix fan for many years and in recent times their new moulds just keep tempting me to buy and build.
The Harrier kits are excellent, well detailed and an enjoyable build.
My passion for rotary wing has spilled over into my model making with this build coming strictly out of the box. The above aircraft featured is from the Army's inventory of helios, the ubiquitous Bell 47 or in it's armed forces livery the [...]