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Supermarine Seafire Mk47 WW2 1939-1947

by neil foster on February 13, 2014 · in Aviation · 39 ≡

With the war in Europe now over and in a world where nuclear technology has never been developed the war against Japan rumbles on, the British government keen to reduce some of its crippling debt and in a bit of uncharacteristic showing [...]

1/48th Tamiya F4U-1A

by Jim Sullivan on February 12, 2014 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

The Tamiya 1/48th Corsair kits (F4U-1, -1A and -1D) are extremely nice to work with and go together smoothly. I'd rank them as the best Corsair kits available in that scale. The plane I've modeled is a FG-1A (Goodyear produced) Corsair in [...]

Academy 1:48 F-15E

by Emeterio de la Iglesia Blanco on February 12, 2014 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

Hello everybody! This is my last build, the huge Strike Eagle. Buildind this beast took some time, dry fitting, sanding and filling is essential to achieve a decent finish, especially on intakes and fuselage-wings join. The weapon loadout [...]

Model of the Year 2014 – 12 Plastic Kits that Define the Shape of the Hobby Industry

by Editor on February 12, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 9 ≡

Held every February in Nuremberg, Germany, Spielwarenmesse is the world’s leading fair for the toy and hobby industry with about 2,800 exhibitors from 60 nations. One of the highlights in the hobby section of the show is the announcement [...]

Tamiya 1:35 Scale Steyr Type 1500A/01 Multipurpose 1.5 ton Truck

by Erich Goldbach on February 11, 2014 · in Armor · 10 ≡

The Steyr 1500A/01military transport vehicle was produced in Austria for the Wehrmacht in accordance with the vehicle standardization "Schell Programme" of 1940. Developed using the chassis of a 1500A 1.5 ton truck, the 1500A/01 [...]

1/48 scale EF-4C Phantom

by Ramon R. Lomeli on February 10, 2014 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

Hello! Here is my Monogram F-4C, converted to an EF-4C using TwoBobs decals and some scratch-built parts. Before there was the F-4G dedicated Wild Weasel platform, the USAF modified some existing C model airframes by adding various sensors [...]

1/48 scale Heller RF-84F Thunderflash 127 TRW Michigan ANG circa 1970

by michael dudick on February 9, 2014 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

i started this kit over 20 years ago and decided to start building again. so i dragged it out and finished it. the cockpit tub was lost as where the dive brakes,etc. i cobbled some up out of spares,junk and flotsam. this is favorite [...]

P-51D “Frenesi” from Dragon 1/32 “Early Production” kit...

by Robert Bausch on February 9, 2014 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

This is the 2nd 1/32 P-51 I have done, first was the Hasegawa kit, which I did as the famous “Millie G” of the 55th Fighter Group. I was not entirely happy with the result, and probably will not post it on iModeler. I had read the [...]

How to move a Spitfire

by George Williams on February 9, 2014 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

You Spitfire fans might find this link interesting...(link) Hope you enjoy it. George

iModeler January Awards

by Editor on February 9, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 17 ≡

With a bit of delay due to recent technical troubles... Here are the winners of the iModeler Contest in January, a month that brought us 80 new articles, prompting over 920 users' comments. As per our usual procedure, we are awarding the [...]