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P47D-RE25 Brazilian Air Force (Italy 1944) ACADEMY 1/72

by Paulo Castro on March 14, 2014 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Hi there! It's me again! This time with a P47D painted in Brazilian colours during WWII in Italy 1944. The Brazilian 1st Squadron was attached to the American 350th Fighter Group and was based in Tarquinia, Italy. This model was easy to [...]

BF110C-4/B AIRFIX 1/72

by Paulo Castro on March 14, 2014 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Hi there! My idea was to represent the plane of the photo during the Barbarossa Operation - Eastern Front 1941. The Airfix new tooling kit was a good surprise for me, and to be honest I'm addicted to them now! It was a very easy build with [...]

USS Texas BB-35

by Jaime Carreon on March 13, 2014 · in Ships · 3 ≡

For all you naval freaks out there - the battleship USS Texas (BB-35) celebrated her 100th anniversary yesterday. She's a grand old ship, and well worth the visit if you happen to be in the Houston area: (link)

Meng Char 2C 1/35

by Merrill Anderson on March 12, 2014 · in Armor · 11 ≡

This is the Meng kit, I can't say enough about the engineering of the kit, it's the best I've ever encountered. I haven't weathered or decalled it yet, (weathering will be 'severe', the upper run tracks make a real mess, according to the [...]

Vampire T11 Airfix 1/72

by Mark Housley on March 12, 2014 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Airfix's Little Gem, This is a really neat little kit no vices at all, the only thing that is a little odd is one of the joint/panel lines on the underside is slightly wide and there's not a lot you can do about it as it is on a natural [...]

1/48 Hasegawa F-104G Starfighter TuAF 191st sqd.

by Tolga ULGUR on March 11, 2014 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

Here is my recently finished Starfighter. This is 1/48 Hasegawa F-104G with the markings of Turkish Air Force 191st squadron markings in 1972. Cockpit modified by using Eduard PE instrument panel and CMK C2 ejection seat. Different tones [...]

Eduard Me 262a-1A

by Mark Housley on March 10, 2014 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Eduard's Great little 1/144 262 this was my second go at a brail scale model, my first wasn't that great i bought one of the re-released Revell Mini Wings kits for a pound it was the Fw190 started to build it and promptly lost the prop so [...]

Bye-Bye Corsair

by Jack Mugan on March 10, 2014 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

I took a few pictures the other day of a Corsair model I had built a few years ago before it left for it's new home. A friend wanted it for his Grandson and had me add his nickname onto the model. This was built during my weathering [...]

The Battle of the River Plate

by Tom Cleaver on March 10, 2014 · in Ships · 8 ≡

For anyone interested: The 1952 movie "Battle of the River Plate" - the story of the December 1939 battle between the Graf Spee and the British cruisers HMS Exeter, Ajax and Achilles, is on You Tube uncut. The movie actually [...]

iModeler February Awards

by Editor on March 9, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 22 ≡

Without further delay, here is the roundup of iModeler's February submissions. There were a total of 75 articles added during the month, which prompted no less than 980 readers' comments. As usual, we're awarding the iModeler Best in Show [...]