iModeler Headlines

Pro-Modeler 1/48 F-86D Dog Sabre

by Tom Bebout on March 8, 2013 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

The North American F-86D was and attempt to produce a transonic all weather interceptor with a search radar. All guns were dropped in favor of a retractable under-fuselage tray that carried 24 unguided Mk.4 rockets. Though based on the [...]

Avia S-199

by neil foster on March 8, 2013 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Here are some shots of my Academy 1/48 Avia S-199 built a couple of years ago.I removed the wing flaps and ailerons in order to position them in a more lifelike way and added a few details inside the office other than that it is OOB .The [...]

My version of a big Japanese girl....

by Bill Koppos on March 7, 2013 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

J2M3 Raiden, Hasegawa's new 1/32 effort, done last year. A marvelous kit, a real box-shaker. Built OOB, spent more time on the cockpit "good luck doll' than the paint job. Looking forward muchly to Hasegawa's upcoming NIK2 Shiden [...]

1/32 Ford Deluxe Staff Car

by jeff stewart on March 7, 2013 · in Automotive · 10 ≡

This is the very cheap, very poorly engineered Lindberg 40' Ford Deluxe. I bought this kit about 1 1/2 years ago for a mere $4 mainly because it was 1/32. Upon opening the box and seeing just how crappy it was it sat on my shelf. Yesterday [...]

1/35 Tamiya M1A1 with mineplow

by jeff stewart on March 6, 2013 · in Armor · 10 ≡

i promise I'm workin' on a couple flying things!

1/35 Tamiya M10 Tank Destroyer

by jeff stewart on March 6, 2013 · in Armor · 4 ≡

I had alot of fun with this one! The reddish mud is a little stark, but I always liked the sharp contrast. I tried a lttle color modulation on this one, It turned out okay. All you plane guys hatin' me yet?

Revell 1:32, Kawanishi N1K1-j Shiden “George”

by Ulrich Schütt on March 6, 2013 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Hello, This is the very old Revell N1K1 Shiden, I believe it's produced in the late 70's. Build the plane about a year ago, OOB adding only some seatbelts made of Evergreen and breaklines. Everything is painted with Tamiya acrylics, only [...]

1/48 Eduard Messerschmitt Bf-110 E2 Trop

by Tolga ULGUR on March 6, 2013 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

This is 1/48 Messerschmitt Bf-110 E2 trop finished few years ago with the markings of 7./ZG 26 in Libya during 1942. The kit is Messerschmitt Bf 110 Royal Class from Eduard.This was built OOB except for the exhausts from Quickboost Happy [...]

Trumpeter 1/48 Attacker

by neil foster on March 6, 2013 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

To get back to my two main interests ie anything Israeli and post war fleet air arm here is my rendition of the Supermarine Attacker from Trumpeter.Two problems with this kit , the first being the canopy which should have a substantial [...]

Back to the beginning.....

by neil foster on March 6, 2013 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Sometime around 1971 when I would have been around 6 years old I was given as a present the Airfix 1/72 Boulton Paul Defiant kit, I can actualy remember building, it probably in about an hour and when it was built not knowing what the [...]