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Airfix Su-27 "Flanker"

by Gordon Zammit on April 5, 2014 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Up to a few years ago, this was regarded as the most accurate Flanker in 1/72nd scale by many modellers. There was the Hasegawa kit which although much superior in build quality and surface detail, had some terrible inaccuracies. I built [...]

1/48 Eduard Spitfire Mk.IXc

by Tolga ULGUR on April 5, 2014 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

This is 1/48 Eduard Spitfire Mk.IXc finished with the markings of ML296, DU-N flown by F/Lt Otto Smik, No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron, North Weald AB, Late August, 1944. Eduard s Profipack kit was the prize of iModeler Best in Show – [...]

Some more "fun" with Armor !!! Stug III

by George Louis Creed on April 4, 2014 · in Armor · 9 ≡

Here is a Dragon Stug III "Smart Kit" with a Dragon Loading tank crew. Both are out of the box, and I just added a little bit of chain and that's about it. Like everything else I have been doing, painted with Tamiya Acrylics and [...]

Modeling on vacation-the Arizona experience

by Bill Koppos on April 4, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 15 ≡

Just flew in from Tucson, Arizona, and boy, are my arms tired. Went out there to visit my brother and his wife, and of course, had to find a way to work models into it. Can't survive a week without the glue, as you all well know. My [...]

Hasegawa’s Kawanishi N1K2 Shiden-Kai in 1/48.

by Tony Prince on April 3, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 12 ≡

Before we get to George...A big thank you to iModeller for my Random Draw prize kit. I chose an Eduard Spitfire (you can never have too many Spitfires!) which arrived the other day. Today's offering has a very long-winded name, so you may [...]

Airfix 1/48 Supermarine Seafire FR47

by Jaime Carreon on April 1, 2014 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

Here is my Seafire FR47, built from the Airfix kit. Built pretty much OOB with the addition of Barracuda resin cameras to fill in the empty spaces behind the clear camera ports. Paint was Floquil extra dark sea gray on the upper [...]

Monogam 48th Scale F-15 Eagle

by Jack Mugan on April 1, 2014 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

I had this model in the work in progress group a while back and saw a request for more photos and to put it in the headlines section. I scratched everything in the cockpit behind the seat. You can see that I used a good amount of resin [...]

F35 i "adir" what if 2017

by olivier.rive on April 1, 2014 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Hi, it"s the old Revell kit of X35 JSF.. i choose to build a"what-if" fot testing Tamiya colours for my next projects. This Adir have AGM 130 and GBU just for agrssivity of the model... see you soon...

Video: The Grebble

by MakingModelsAgain on April 1, 2014 · in Aviation

It's the 1st of a new month and that month is April no less...

Aston Martin Ulster

by AL HOFFMAN on March 31, 2014 · in Automotive · 23 ≡

Finally finished something. This is the type of build I will work on while building more involved kits. It is a 1/32nd scale Matchbox kit circa 1975. The Ulster was developed by Augustus Bertilli . It had a 2 year racing history as a [...]