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Gabreski’s Thunderbolt. HobbyBoss 1/48

by Emmanuel on September 17, 2014 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Hello This is the Hobbyboss's P47D in the Easy Assembly range. I was so curious to see what it could be done with 30 pieces of plastic. Finally, it look fine (to my humble opinion) and allow to spent more time with painting, chipping [...]

Tamiya 1/48 Sherman Firefly Ic

by Scott Nelson on September 16, 2014 · in Armor · 16 ≡

This is my seventh completed model this year. I painted it with Vallejo acrylics and weathered it with a mix of Vallejo colors, enamels, oils and powders. The kit was a very fun build. Construction only took me two evenings allowing me [...]

The little Woodie from H#@%*

by Frank Cronin on September 16, 2014 · in Automotive · 24 ≡

This is a study of what not to ever do and I did it. I almost took a trip to the GG Bridge, not for me, but to thrown this POS over the side and into the Bay. I got a call to build a model of a 1929 Ford woodie. It is an AMT 1/24th scale [...]

Albatross around my neck :)

by Rob Anderson on September 16, 2014 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

Well it was a long journey this my first Trumpeter kit, mods include Alley Cat canopy, bubble windows on the side, Navy tail and wing antenna, engine mods to get them close to being correct, float angle, clear beads for wing tip lights and [...]

iModeler August Awards

by Editor on September 15, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 23 ≡

It is high time to announce the results of our friendly August competition. There's an explanation to the delay; the level of workmanship on display at this site during August was really as good as it gets, resulting in what came to be one [...]

Bf-109 G14/As.3 Green of 11./JG300.

by Emmanuel on September 14, 2014 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

Hello to all Before anything else, I shall want to apologize for my level of English. Here is my very first message on Imodeler, as well as my very first article about a model. I have never had the opportunity to present an assembly on [...]

Desert diorama. Or, two types of camels.

by California Steve on September 14, 2014 · in Diorama · 36 ≡

Here is a dio I built for my brother in law. He collects the expensive King and Country pre built tanks and miniatures. Here are some photos with a strange looking armored vehicle and a overall photo with a Bedouin and his camel. These are [...]

Fw-190 F-8 (Pb 1) "Panzerblitz"

by Morne Meyer on September 13, 2014 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

From 1943 the Fw-190 F-8 started to replace the Stuka in most Luftwaffe Schlachtgeschwader. Even the famous Stuka ace, Hans Ulrich Rudel (Highest decorated pilot in the Luftwaffe) flew the F-8. As the Red Army pushed toward the borders of [...]

Bits and Pieces….Odds and Ends

by Jack Mugan on September 13, 2014 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

Soon after retirement I found myself hanging out at at local hobby shop, the kind that had hundreds of models hanging from the ceiling. The owner and I thought it would be cool to have plane being shot down with a real ten foot trail of [...]

Hasegawa 1:32 Nakajima Ki-43-III koh Hayabusa

by Ulrich Schütt on September 13, 2014 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Finished this one last week. Waited all week for the sun to shine so I could take some photographs. The kit is Hasegawa's 1:32 scale Ki-43-II Hayabusa that I converted into a Ki-43-III koh. Modified the airscoop with putty, scratchbuilt a [...]