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P-47 D “Big a*s Bird”

by Morne Meyer on September 5, 2014 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

This is Academy's rendition of Maj Howard Park's P-47 D in quarter scale. Although not on par with the Hasegawa and Tamiya offerings, it is nonetheless an acceptable replacement that with the necessary TLC builds into a fine P-47 D. The [...]

Meet your new modeling self

by Editor on September 5, 2014 · in News · 21 ≡

Almost two years ago I had a privilege of posting the very first article at iModeler and have been closely watching the development of this community ever since. I cannot tell you how excited I am about all the wonderful submissions to the [...]

Montex 1/32 Yak-1b

by Tom Cleaver on September 4, 2014 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Of the many types of warplanes used by the Soviet Air Forces during the Second World War, the most celebrated, successful and widely-used were the series of fighters by the design bureau led by Alexander Sergei Yakovlev. Though they lacked [...]

Dornier Do 335A-O Pfeil

by Morne Meyer on September 4, 2014 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

Dornier produced 10 Do-335A-O's for evaluation as single-seat fighters. This is Tamiya's AWESOME 1/48 scale rendition of Dornier's radical twin-engine Pfeil (Arrow). My model depicts the 7th of the 10 single-seat fighter versions built and [...]

Eduard La-5 (Zvezda repack) in 1/48

by Milan D. on September 4, 2014 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

Hi to all, this is my latest build, great Zvezda's La-5 in Eduard's packaging with addition of their PE parts and resin wheels. I have enjoyed every moment building this kit so i cannot recommend it enough. Painted with Vallejo Acrylics, [...]

Avro Lancaster (1/72 Revell)

by Grega X on September 4, 2014 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

My first ever in 1/72 scale, simply because the 1/48 scale one wouldn't fit into my display case. I bought it at a local hobby competition for peanuts really and I thought of it as an easy, relaxing build. The kit itself is really nice, [...]

iModeler Review: Airfix 1/48 Spitfire Vb

by Tom Cleaver on September 3, 2014 · in Reviews · 15 ≡

In the development of the Spitfire, there is a recurring theme: that outside of the Mk.I, each major sub-type used was actually a “stopgap” design while the “definitive” design undertook more prolonged development. This applies to [...]

Testors’ 1/72 B-2A ‘Spirit of Missouri’

by Thomas Probert on September 3, 2014 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

This aircraft has intrigued me since the moment I saw it at one of the Mildenhall air shows when I was a lad... I'd always wanted to build one and when I came across the Testors' kit I snapped it up. Being very basic, I did a lot of extra [...]

Junkers Ju-87 R-2 Stuka ‘Desert Snake’

by Morne Meyer on September 3, 2014 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

This is Hasegawa's 1/48 scale rendition of the famous 'Desert Snake' Stuka flown by Leutnant Hubert Polz from Tmimi on the Libyan coast in 1941. Polz was later transferred to the Russian Front where he won the coveted Knight's Cross and [...]