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Imperial Chinese Turret Ship "DING YUEN"

by Mike Maynard on September 17, 2013 · in Ships · 12 ≡

The "DING YUEN" (or Tingyuan) had a curious place in naval history. Built in Germany and equipped with state of the art Krupp guns, it served as the Imperial fleet's flagship. It's design was part of the warship evolution of the [...]

Curtiss BF2C-1 Helldiver – Hasegawa 1/32 classic

by Tom Cleaver on September 17, 2013 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Hasegawa's "Golden Age" 1/32 kits - the F4B-4, P-12E, P-26A and BF2C-1 - stand the test of time. They are outline accurate with surface detail that is far more representative of the real thing than what would be the case had [...]

Lucky me!

by George Williams on September 17, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 5 ≡

My prize from July's competition has arrived. After much care and thought from Martin, I've received this super Tamiya 1/12 Honda motorcycle kit [pic 4], along with the detailing kit [pic 2], and the kit also includes this helpful color [...]

THANK YOU, IMODELER !

by Joe Caputo on September 16, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 7 ≡

Thanks Imodeler, for my contest prize. Just as soon as I clear a couple recent endeavors, off the bench, it will be time to start my new Eduard Weekender Hellcat F6F-3. I've heard a lot of great things about this kit, and am looking [...]

Hey, Abrahamson, my landing gear works!….

by Bill Koppos on September 16, 2013 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Built this one, with my Dad, more than once in the dark ages, always fighting the working landing gear. Well, this one works (when will it give out? The shadow knows). Built right out of the (old) box, axles melted over to hold the wheels [...]

1/48 Monogram P-39 Airacobra

by Joe Caputo on September 16, 2013 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

Here's another one we've all built, the trusted, old, Mongram P-39 airacobra. I've been led to understand that this was Monogram's first attempt at a "serious" scale model. It was my second time around with it, and I still [...]

Cruise Missle ?

by AL HOFFMAN on September 15, 2013 · in Automotive · 12 ≡

This is a conversion from AMT's 1961 Ford Starliner to a Sunliner using "Replica & Miniatures of Maryland's" conversion kit. This kit consists of the convertible boot, rear seat doglegs & sunvisor. The builder needs to [...]

Pierre Clostermann

by Hans Peter Tschanz on September 15, 2013 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Spitfire Mk. IX; RAF / Free France A.F. Squadron 602 „City of Glasgow“; 1944 Model Kit is a Pacific Coast model in scale 1:32 The enrollment LOD and the roundels on the wings are injected. The templates of the letters were made of [...]

Nakajima’s Demon-Killer – Hasegawa 1/32 Ki/44 “Shoki” (Tojo)

by Tom Cleaver on September 15, 2013 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

This Hasegawa Ki.44-1b "Shoki" is built essentially out of the box, other than the use of Eduard JAAF seatbelts. It depicts a Ki.44 flown on home defense by the 47th Sentai, the most effective unit flying the Ki.44 in opposing [...]

1/72 Antares Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk

by Joe Caputo on September 14, 2013 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

This is one of those subjects that fills a void, nothing more. By most 1/72 standards, this kit is crude. The most eye catching part is also the worse part, the canopy. This would have been a great piece to vac-u-form, as it's pretty [...]