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A rare 1:24 Hughes 300 C

by Mike S on December 3, 2015 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Although this is not my build but rather one from my collection I wanted to share with the members of this site. I purchased this some fifteen years ago and I believe it is no longer available. It was produced by an Italian Company and may [...]

A Tale of Two Toyotas - Part 2

by George Williams on December 2, 2015 · in Automotive · 13 ≡

Some of you kind iModellers commented on the previous part of this story (link) Following Toyota's disqualification from the World Rally Championship for a technical infringement, they returned in mid 1997 with a totally new car, the more [...]

Camouflage & Markings: Pulqui, Argentina’s jet adventure

by Editor on December 2, 2015 · in Reference · 11 ≡

From the editorial archives comes this reprint of an old article from 2002, with artwork kindly provided back then by Ricardo Dacoba. Those were the times 🙂 Published as a comment to Gabor Szabo's model article from the week. For a [...]

Hasegawa 1/32 Focke-Wulf FW-190A-8, Hans Dortenmann

by James Kelley on December 2, 2015 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

1/32 Hasegawa Focke-Wulf FW-190A-8 built OOB, except for an Eduard PE seat harness. AK Interactive acrylic paints, except for the RLM 74-it was a bit light, so I used Gunze-Sangyo. The base is from Zoukie-Mura. Weathered with oils. I [...]

FMA I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I. 1:72 AllianceModels

by Gábor Szabó on December 2, 2015 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

It is just for interesting. I made this kit about nearly 20 years ago when we received a sample from AllianceModels at Model and Maquette Magazine (long defunct sadly). These kits were fairly rare even when they released (and not too high [...]

Just arrived, new Airfix Spitfire Mk Vb

by Wayne Landis on December 2, 2015 · in News · 5 ≡

For winning the random draw for the last month I received the Airfix Spitfire Mk Vb. Here is the box up on my Spitfire shelf in the study. The molding is excellent and the instructions appear to be CAD generated. Now I need to move the [...]

1:48 Marine H-34D Seahorse

by Mike S on December 2, 2015 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

Out of the box build, having fun weathering as I like to treat it as a 3D illustration. I've been experimenting with different techniques, pastels, graphite pencils and a paper stump.

Review: Revell 1/72nd Millennium Falcon review and build video

by iModeler Youtube Picks on December 1, 2015 · in Reviews, Sci-fi

Video: 1:32 Wingnut Wings Fe.2B 'Baby Mine'

by iModeler Youtube Picks on December 1, 2015 · in How-to

1/48 Tamiya P-51B

by Ayhan Toplu on December 1, 2015 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

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 [...]