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1/72nd P2V-5 Neptune Conversion

by Jim Sullivan on March 27, 2014 · in Aviation · 44 ≡

I wanted to build an earlier version of the P2V Neptune and selected the 20mm cannon armed P2V-5 as my subject. The Hasegawa 1/72nd P2V-7 kit was the starting point and I used the fine Falcon P2V-5 vacuform conversion set for the major [...]

Hasegawa 1/32nd Bf 109 G-6/R3

by Erich Goldbach on March 27, 2014 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

At the end of 1943, Obstlt. Walter Oesau introduced a new emblem for JG1- a red winged ‘1’ in a white diamond, which was enclosed in a red circle. My model represents a speculative interpretation of the Gruppe Kommodeurs machine from [...]

ME262 – Promodeler 1/72

by Paulo Castro on March 26, 2014 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

Hi there! This model I did a few years ago, but besides that it is still one of my favorites. As usual this was an OOTB build and painted with Tamiya acrilics mixed by myself. Hope you like it! Cheers

Video: GBs! One done, One to go... And other stuff.

by MakingModelsAgain on March 26, 2014 · in Aviation

T'was Aaron Newland's Trainer group build that limped across the finish line.

1/48th scale SAS jeep

by George Louis Creed on March 26, 2014 · in Armor · 9 ≡

I thought I show you another little goodie I worked on, this time in 1/48th scale. It is the Willies Jeep, with a Black Dog conversion set. Mostly an exercise in painting and detailing, with a base sculpted by a friend of mine. Enjoy !

Supermarine Scimitar

by Mark Housley on March 25, 2014 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

"You Dont see many of these at the model shows" its the 1/72 Extrakit Supermarine Scimitar. And the reason you dont see many of them is it is a complete PIG to build the first thing i noticed at the start of the build was that [...]

Pegasus 1/48 E-Z Snapz P-51B (Tuskeegee)

by Joe Caputo on March 25, 2014 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

Pegasus 1/48 E-Z Snapz P-51B (Tuskeegee) is the kit, to which was added Eagle Strike Checkertail Clan decals. I was watching "Checkertails Parts 1 & 2- a Documentary by Neil "Mysticpuma" Pugh, on YouTube. It was a very [...]

An iModeler get-together

by Jaime Carreon on March 25, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 8 ≡

I was in Florida last week to visit my son and had the opportunity to meet some of the guys I've met and befriended here on iModeler. We had a great time talking about model airplanes, baseball, football, grandkids and just whatever [...]

Thunderbolt VII – “Easy 8″

by Rob Pollock on March 25, 2014 · in Armor · 8 ≡

Tank Veteran Recalls Yule Dash to Bastogne By Dick Habein Published in Stars and Stripes, December 27, 1949 Nazi propagandists used to say that before a man could join the 4th Armd Div he had to be nameless and guilty of matricide. If the [...]

Roden 1/32 Nieuport 28 flown by Eddie Rickenbacker

by Tom Cleaver on March 25, 2014 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

The Nieuport 28 was the last of a line of fighting scouts to see combat service in the First World War. Unlike all of its predecessors, which had been sesquiplanes (a two-winged airplane in which the lower wing is less than 50% the area [...]