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Grumman OV-1A Mohawk

by Jack Mugan on May 22, 2013 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

It was the Eduard cockpit set that inspired me to build this model…. That and the fact that I had access to the real aircraft. The American Wings Museum is located in the Twin Cities in Minnesota and was created by Mike Langer, who was a [...]

21st Century Corsair

by Rob Colvin on May 22, 2013 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Added a quick boost seat, photo etch panel, left over trump corsair cockpit parts, left over corsair wheel well parts...O' a superscale decal I think is older than I am lol...fixed the wing sit/ resribed the fold line, wiired the engine, [...]

Old Revell P-47

by Jaime Carreon on May 22, 2013 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

Thanks for the welcome, everyone, I sure appreciate it! Felt kind of funny not having anything to show, so I decided to load these pics of a 1/32 Revell P-47D that I did a while back. The build took twenty something years, and is [...]

RNZAF Kittyhawk III

by Tom Cleaver on May 21, 2013 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Done from the 1/32 Hasegawa P-40M/Kittyhawk III kit. Kit decals, Eduard seat belts. Flight Sergeant Lyn William Williams didn't have to go to war. The family had been farmers in New Zealand since 1841, and he had just inherited the [...]

P-39 Q crash, June 16,1943

by Frank Cronin on May 21, 2013 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

On the above date I was almost 5 years old. At a little after 4 pm the word went out that an airplane had crashed into a house. Ignoring our parents, all of us kids ran to where the plane had crashed. When I got there the pilot was gone [...]

Monogram’s 72nd F-105F Thunderchief Vietnam

by Chuck A. Villanueva on May 21, 2013 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Whenever I get a kit to add to the stash, whether Ebay, hobby shop, online, etc, for the most part a quick peak inside and off to the stash it goes.. But one look at this, the detail for this scale it was basically the 48th kit shrunk down [...]

Tamiya’s Sea Harrier FRS.1 in 1/48 scale.

by Tony Prince on May 21, 2013 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

One of my favourite aircraft, the Sea Harrier; however the only kits in 1/48 are a bit dated, with raised panel lines & pretty much lacking in general detail. Since I rarely use after market products I resolved to fix the shortcomings [...]

Pictures from a new member

by George Williams on May 20, 2013 · in Armor · 10 ≡

Hi everyone, I'm a new member, an Englishman currently living and working in north east China. I've returned to plastic kits after a fairly long time as a railway modeller in the UK. My nearest modelling shop is over 300 kms away, so I [...]

Video review: Roden 1/48 T-28B Trojan

by Editor on May 20, 2013 · in Reviews · 1 ≡

(link) Another video kit review from BlackSheep0ne on YouTube, this time scrutinizing the 1/48 scale Roden T-28B Trojan.

Trumpeter 1/32 F8F-1 Bearcat

by Frank Cronin on May 20, 2013 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

This is my first submission to I-Modeler. This is an OOB build. This Bearcat is the Air Group Commander's aircraft of VF-19 during 1947 I enjoyed doing this kit as it is one of my favorite airplanes. Painted it with Model Master enamels [...]