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Pro Modeler Ju 52/3m Transport

by Joe Boylan on October 29, 2023 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

The Junkers Ju 52 was to the Luftwaffe, what the C-47 was to the allies during WWII. It was invaluable on virtually all fronts of the war as both a cargo and troop transport. Initially designed as a single engine, it flew first in 1930, [...]

Up Your Painting Game With this Easy Dry Brushing Tutorial

by Kits And Bits Scale Modelling on October 28, 2023 · in How-to

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Flying the Orient Express: the Handley Page H.P.42 Heracles!

by Roland Sachsenhofer on October 28, 2023 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

I would like to preface this article with one remark: I have hardly found such amazingly good and varied photographic material for any other aircraft of this era than in the search for material on the H.P.42 Heracles! In pictures whose [...]

Video: Building SBD5 Dauntless Italeri 1/48 & Multilayer Post Shade Weathering Tutorial

by iModeler Youtube Picks on October 28, 2023 · in How-to · 3 ≡

Monogram 1/48 F-80 "The Beer City Special" – 36th FBS, 8th FBW, Korea 1951

by Tom Cleaver on October 28, 2023 · in Aviation · 29 ≡

The technological revolution in aircraft design and operation that resulted from the successful development of jet engines brought about more technological change in the five years between the end of World War II and the Korean War than [...]

Ki-51 Sonia

by Chas Bunch on October 27, 2023 · in Aviation · 29 ≡

Here's my recently completed Ki-51 from Wingsy Kits in 1:48. I was inspired by Wingsy Kits when I did a couple of A5M Claudes a while back. The kit did not disappoint, the surface detail is excellent. My only problem encountered during [...]

ICM 1/32 Gloster Sea Gladiator MK.II

by Alistair Gauld on October 27, 2023 · in Aviation · 37 ≡

What a fantastic kit. Any issues and errors in the build were wholly down to me. I thoroughly enjoyed this one as my first ever 1/32 completion. Primed with Mr. Finishing Surfacer 1500 Black. Painted with, Colourcoats Interior Grey Green, [...]

P-40 in Defence of Port Moresby

by Michael Turner on October 27, 2023 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

This the second of six P-40s I built earlier this year for a club display for the Australian Model Expo. I built them as one group of three and a second group of four. The seventh aircraft was not finished in time for Expo but is now [...]

1/72 Dragon Northrop P-61B Black Widow "Lady in the Dark"

by David Kopielski on October 27, 2023 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

This was another commission build using Dragon’s 1/72 P-61A/P-61B Black Widow Night Fighter. The client is a huge fan of the Northrop P-61 and really liked the 1/48 scale I built last year. He wanted a 1/72 version in a case for his [...]

1/24 Monogram "Orange Hauler"

by Tom Hering on October 26, 2023 · in Automotive · 14 ≡

Monogram's 1990 reissue of their 1966 kit. A straight-out-of-the-box build. I kept it simple, which made this project a pleasure from start to finish. The first car model I've built since I was a kid in the 1960s. One of my favorites back [...]