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Blast from the past

by Morne Meyer on January 12, 2015 · in Aviation · 58 ≡

Recently my 9 year old daughter, Micaela, expressed an interest in building a model aircraft. I managed to get hold of the exact same model kit that I built back in 1982 as my first model when I was 10, a Matchbox 1/72 Bristol Beaufighter. [...]

Makin' tracks

by Rob Anderson on January 11, 2015 · in Uncategorized · 14 ≡

Ok another bad pun! Well the two track runs are done, for those who are interested 82 links per side, though I may add 1 more per side and take up slack by moving the idler wheel. Also I have included is the 3 bottles of brew needed to [...]

Typhoon update

by Steven Davis on January 11, 2015 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

Closed up, landing gear details, filling and sanding next. Might have to take out a lone to pay for all the paint for this thing!

Italeri 1/72nd scale Dodge WC-51 3/4 ton Cargo Truck,US Army WWII

by Chuck A. Villanueva on January 11, 2015 · in Armor · 11 ≡

Happy New Year, to post my first build for the year is not a fresh build but one that was completed around 2012. For a change of pace away from aircraft I built this neat little kit of the Dodge WC-51 3/4 ton Cargo Truck. Straight out of [...]

Heller’s Gneisenau in 1:400

by Ulf Lundberg on January 11, 2015 · in Ships · 24 ≡

Hellers Gneisenau in 1:400 was my first build of a major ship, where I went out of my way to improve an old kit. The Gneisenau was also the first build, where I documented everything I did with a camera. At this time, around 2004, Heller [...]

Eduard 1/48 I-16 Part 1

by Michael Booth on January 11, 2015 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

This is part one of my build of my last Eduard I-16 from my Spanish Limited Edition kit Part 2 will be soon once completed

Dragon 1/32 Me109-E4

by Ian Bartlett on January 9, 2015 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

My latest creation. This is an incredible kit, which I have built pretty much OOB. The box is crammed with parts and quite a few spares, which mainly refer to the engine for Dragons Bf110 in the same scale. Levels of detail and [...]

Review: Trumpeter 48th A-37A Dragonfly review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on January 8, 2015 · in Aviation, Reviews

Review: Airfix’s Brand-New 1/72 Dornier Do17Z

by Michael Booth on January 8, 2015 · in Reviews · 18 ≡

I've been looking at this kit for a while and managed to see it in a small model shop in town. Just thought I'd do an inbox review for everyone. Although small it has plenty of nice detail