AZ 1/72 D4Y3 Suisei
The origins of the D4Y can be traced back to 1938, when the Imperial Japanese Navy Aviation Bureau (Kaigun Kōkū Hombu) issued requirements for a carrier-based dive bomber to replace the Aichi D3A. The emerging aircraft would be a [...]
Tamiya 1/32 Vought F4U-1 Corsair "Birdcage"
Tamiya 1/32 F4U-1 Corsair "Birdcage".
Pilot: Lt (junior grade) James Halford, VF-17 "Jolly Rogers", USS Bunker Hill, 1943
Model completed in year 2021. Tamiya kit (60324) was excellent, one of the best kits I have ever [...]
New to iModeler
Hi everyone, I just found this site a few days ago and joined. I did modeling as a kid stopped while in the service and got back into it about 10 or so years ago when the family got a little older and had I had more time.
I build mostly [...]
1/32 1933 MG K3 Magnette
I came across this kit on ebay whilst looking for info on the K3 MG. Being an avid fan of the marque and an ex owner of both an MG TC and an MGA mk2 I decided to buy the K3 kit. It was over priced and overseas but what the heck its a [...]
Sword 1/72 F3D2 Skyknight
VMF(N)-513, late Nov 52. #23 was the first Whale to achieve a kill during the type deployment on the Korean War early that month and a second kill on Jan 53, I decided to show it during the period in between those events when the squadron [...]
Lockheed F-94C Starfire – Kitty Hawk 1/48
Fresh off of both the Shelf of Doom and the workbench this week is a seldom seen kit, that is the Kitty Hawk 1/48 F-94C Starfire. I got this kit when Kitty Hawk was still in business, so it was purchased for a reasonable price. Beware of [...]
Hasegawa 1/48 RF-4E Phantom II 'Sea Camouflage'
A perfect basic color combination that adorns Japan's sea reconnaissance Phantoms.
Hasegawa's RF-4E boxing of the original F version is more difficult to build due to the changes made in the nose area. Much more test fitting is required if [...]
Avro Lancaster Mk.II
Last of the trilogy of four-engine British bombers from me.
A Lancaster B.II, “Fanny Ferkin II”, JI-F, of 514 Squadron, serial no. DS842, sits quietly in the late-afternoon light before being prepared for another raid.
Intended as an [...]
Sputnik 1
Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite. It was launched to Earth’s elliptical low orbit by Soviet Union on 4 October 1957. This significant event marks the beginning of the space race between Soviet Union and USA, which [...]
