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Front Line Aid Station

by John Staehle on January 10, 2014 · in Armor · 8 ≡

Starting with the base of the diorama I used a product known as Flexstone made from recylced rubber sold as stepping stones! After trying one out I was sold on the idea and most of my dioramas are mounted on these. They came through a [...]

Enter An Alternate Reality With These Fantasy Racing Airplanes

by Editor on January 10, 2014 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

We'd all know that old aircraft are awesome. They’re full of interesting shapes, texture, detail. Moreover, nothing looks better than an old fighter in a colorful paint scheme! UK-based digital avaiation artist Bill Clavework took this [...]

1/72 Rescue. "dio"

by Joe Caputo on January 9, 2014 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

The two most rescued aviators in model aviation history ! These lucky fellows are just two of the figures that come with every Monogram Hu-16 Albatross. Anyone who has built the Hu-16, has these guys laying around somewhere, remember [...]

Lightning F.2A 92Sqdn (green)

by drewe manton on January 9, 2014 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

So here's the second Airfix Lighting F.2A I've built from the new Airfix kit. Again, no issues to report, pitot from a sewing needle but otherwise SFTB, decals are kit for all the stencil data and Xtradecal for the camo 92Sqdn "King [...]

Lightning F.2A 92Sqdn, new Airfix kit

by drewe manton on January 9, 2014 · in Aviation · 2 ≡

sneaking in under thew wire as my last build of 2013. Airfix's new Lightning F.2A in the markings of 92Sqdn at RAF Gutersloh in the early 70's. Apart from a needle for a pitot, what you see here is straight from the box, decals and all. [...]

iModeler December Awards

by Editor on January 8, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 21 ≡

Time to announce the official results of our final monthly roundup in 2013. 82 new articles and 1035 comments were added to iModeler during December. As per our usual procedure, we are awarding the iModeler Best in Show title to the entry [...]

Royal Caroline 1749

by Rob Pollock on January 7, 2014 · in Ships · 22 ≡

This is Mantua Models' Royal Caroline (kit no.750), the original being launched from Deptford in 1749 as a Royal Yacht. The scale is 1:47. The length, excluding sticky-out-bits fore and aft, is 65cm (just over two feet). It's really a [...]

WNW Sopwith Snipe (late version)

by Jeff Brundt on January 6, 2014 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Here is my WNW's Sopwith Snipe. The kit goes together very nicely. This is my first completed WNW kit and surely won't be my last. Paint was Tamiya acrylics. I used Bobe's EZ Line for the rigging and Gaspatch turnbuckles. I was able to do [...]

Academy 1/35 scale M1A1 Abrams

by Ramon R. Lomeli on January 6, 2014 · in Armor · 14 ≡

Hello all! This is a kit that I built for a buddy. I took these pics before I applied the custom decals that I had made depicting a 2ACR tank from the Battle of 73 Eastings. I should have took more after decals, but they were just the [...]

Hasegawa 1/32 FW 190 D-9 Jabo

by Paul Wilsford on January 6, 2014 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

I have an ongoing and serious infatuation with a few different planes from the Luftwaffe 190s and 109s, He 111 and He 219 etc.etc.etc. I found this on eBay for a real nice price, almost half the retail so I jumped on it. There are few [...]