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Copper State 1/48 Sopwith 5F1 Dolphin

by Merrill Anderson on January 22, 2013 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

The Dolphin is the 'Rodney Dangerfield' of Sopwiths. Not famous like the Camel, or even the Snipe, Triplane of Pup, it was 'different'.It was fast (131 mph) and agile, but it had 'backstaggered' wings, the idea was to give the pilot better [...]

Attack of the 109s Pt. 8: the last 109, the Buchon – conversion for Hasegawa 1/32 kit

by Tom Cleaver on January 22, 2013 · in Aviation · 1 ≡

This is the Greymatter Figures conversion for the Hasegawa Bf-109G-4 kit, to create the HA-1112-M1L, the Spanish 109 with Merlin engine. This is an easy conversion, changing the nose and providing wing fences, 20mm wing cannon and [...]

Attack of the 109s Pt. 7: The Avia S-199 1/32 conversion of Hasegawa kit

by Tom Cleaver on January 22, 2013 · in Aviation · 1 ≡

The Czechs called it "Melec" (the mule), the Israelis called it the "Shakeen," (knife). It was nearly the last of the line. As bad a fighter as it might have been, its arrival in Israel changed history. Here's an [...]

Attack of the 109s, Pt. 6 1/32 Bf-109G-6

by Tom Cleaver on January 22, 2013 · in Aviation

The Hasegawa Bf-109G-6 "kannonen boot", with Eagle Cals decals to do Heinrich Bartels' airplane from late 1943, flown in the eastern Mediterranean. Among the pilots assigned to IV Gruppe when it was activated in Greece in May [...]

Attack of the 109s, Pt. 5: 1/32 Hasegawa Bf-109G-12

by Tom Cleaver on January 22, 2013 · in Aviation · 2 ≡

Here's the only kit of the 1/32 Bf-109G-12. Back in 2006, my good friend the late Dave Thompson, retired President of the Erie, PA Hell's Angels, all around nice guy, and lifelong modeler (you should have seen his scratchbuilt 1/32 Ju-87C [...]

109 G-14 A/S Hasegawa 1/72

by Merrill Anderson on January 22, 2013 · in Aviation

Keeping with the 109 flurry, here's my very old 'one of a kind' model. It's the Hasegawa 109 G-14, but modified to the last variant, the A/S (asymetrical) with the DB 605 engine. The changed cowling bulge was sculpted out of epoxy putty. [...]

Tamiya 1/72 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3

by Editor on January 22, 2013 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

Having admired some hundreds of spectacular models here at iModeler, I feel compelled to provide some sort of evidence that Yours Truly also builds some models on his own -- well at least occasionally. This is Tamiya’s Messerschmitt Bf [...]

Camouflage and Markings of the Messerschmitt Me 109

by Editor on January 22, 2013 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

A reprint from my editorial archives is this camouflage feature by Mr Rick Kent, originally posted at the pages of IPMS Stockholm - Ed. I believe some readers will raise their eyebrows seeing that I have captioned the most popular German [...]

“The One-shot Lighter” Mitsubishi G4M Betty

by Ozkan Turker on January 22, 2013 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

"The One-shot Lighter" is a one of the name given by Allied pilots for Mitsubishi G4M Betty because of their tendency to explode or catch on fire from any slight damage to the wing fuel tanks after being hit . Model built as [...]

1/32 Hasegawa Messerschmitt Bf-109G4 Trop

by Tolga ULGUR on January 22, 2013 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

A small addition to the "Attack of 109's" .This is 1/32 Hasegawa Messerschmitt Bf-109 G4 in the markings of “Black 1 “ from JG 53 in Sicily .This machine was flown by Oblt. Franz Schiess in 1943. The cockpit modified by MDC [...]