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Does this pic warm your heart?

by Paul van Acker on June 17, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 39 ≡

This is Ella, looking like Little red riding Hood today, because it's winter here, who is one of the kids I teach model building to at my sons' school in Brisbane, Australia. I do the club every week, on my day off, at lunchtime. Not sure [...]

Yekîneyên Parastina Gel T-55

by Wes Pennest on June 17, 2014 · in Armor · 11 ≡

The T-55 from Tamiya, out of the box. Much of this text is from my YPG T-72 article (q.v.), and I have taken a similar approach to weathering this kit. In the ongoing Syrian civil war, the largely Kurdish west of the country is less of a [...]

Check this out Model Airplane and Scratchbuilding Enthusiasts

by Ralph Clements on June 17, 2014 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Wow - a 1:60 scale model Boeing 777 constructed from manila file folders - this knocked my socks off when I read and article about it in an engineering trade magazine. So I googled it up and found lots more images here: (link)

Video: A Lanc and a Landy: The June update.

by MakingModelsAgain on June 17, 2014 · in Aviation

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Hasegawa Spitfire Mk VIII 'Hava Go Jo!!' in 1/48

by Tony Prince on June 16, 2014 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

When I first built this kit it was hot off the press & being well & truly bagged on the internet. I don't usually run a ruler over my models, preferring to the eyeball Mk.1 to gauge accuracy. In this case, the critics were right [...]

Trumpeter 1/32 Me-262B-1a

by Tom Cleaver on June 15, 2014 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Due to a statement made by William Green in his 1959 "Famous Fighters of the Second World War, Vol. 1" about the Me-262B night fighter conversion "shooting down" British bombers over Berlin in April 1945, it has long [...]

Modeling for FUN? Are you crazy? My Kid’s Emily flying boat.

by Bill Koppos on June 15, 2014 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Well I forget how long ago it was, must be 10 years ago, I bought my then 15 year old kid a Hasegawa Emily I found cheap while browsing the LHS. He always liked flying boats since he caught my modeling bug early on. Problem is this kit is [...]

700th scale Ashigara heavy cruiser.

by Robert Aspinall on June 15, 2014 · in Ships · 10 ≡

I built this about four years ago. I bought the Fujimi kit with etch as a change of pace from aircraft modelling intending it to be a quick build OOB. Err no, I got totally immersed in the subject and scratch built and bought additional [...]

The next iModeler Group Build(s)

by George Williams on June 14, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 31 ≡

Following on from the success of Neil's D-Day group build, I think many people would like another. I've noticed a few suggestions, including WW1, aircraft converted from military to civilian use, Le Mans 24 hour sportscars, and the Battle [...]

iModeler May Awards

by Editor on June 14, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 16 ≡

All the extra activity surrounding the 70th Anniversary of D-Day made us quite late with the announcement of May iModeler winners. Finally, here they are, selected among the 78 new contributions during the month that prompted no fewer than [...]