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1/48 Albatros C.III

by Merrill Anderson on January 6, 2013 · in Aviation · 2 ≡

Used in several capacities during the war, manufactured by several contractors, and still flying at war's end, the Albatros C.III is truly a classic, and so is this kit, it is not, the Special Hobby, or the (early, crude) Eduard kit, it's [...]

Slight alteration of January contest rules

by Editor on January 6, 2013 · in Uncategorized

After some additional analysis from my insightful colleagues, we have decided to make an adjustment to this month's contest formula. The good news it that it is likely to increase your chances to win! Designing the January contest, we [...]

Saber Dog Hasegawa 1/72

by Merrill Anderson on January 6, 2013 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

You don't see this one built much, it's a 'middle period' kit, scribed panel lines, but soso detail. I didn't know that Eduard had a very nice detail set, until after the build, but I used their 'zoom' set to get seatbelts. I scribed the [...]

Peashooters of the 17th Pursuit Group

by Tom Cleaver on January 6, 2013 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Three Hasegawa 1/32 P-26As, using the Yellow Wings Decals sheets for the 17th Pursuit Group when based at March Field in summer of 1935 shortly after their delivery from the factory. Modelers should note that these P-26As all had the OD [...]

Messerschmitt 109 G-6 J.Gr.50 Oblt Alfred Grislawski

by Hans Peter Tschanz on January 6, 2013 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

The machine was built from the 1:48 Hasegawa kit, the white crosses, as well as the boundary lines are taped off and sprayed. The German Kubelwagen comes from Tamiya, the characters are from ICM.

“Berlin, April 1945″

by Jeff Brundt on January 5, 2013 · in Armor · 5 ≡

Here's my small dio/vignette featuring Tamiya's JSU-152. It's intended to depict the Soviets advancing through Berlin in early April 1945, right before the end of the war. The JSU-152 was built OOB. It's a wonderful kit that goes together [...]

Tamiya 1/35 M51 Super Sherman

by Jeff Brundt on January 5, 2013 · in Armor · 4 ≡

Here's my Tamiya M51 Super Sherman. The kit was built OOB (out-of-box) with no extras added. This kit goes together very well (it's a Tamiya after all, right?). No fit issues, no putty, just shake the box, add some glue and paint and [...]

Announcing our December winner

by Editor on January 4, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 10 ≡

The December contest has come to a successful end; it is my pleasure today to announce our new monthly winner. This time, a total of 229 modeling articles were uploaded to the headlines, bringing over 1100 user comments. Great modeling has [...]

1/48th Tamiya Mosquito, Sea Mosquito Conversion

by Walt on January 4, 2013 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

After seeing the video of the restored Mosquito, KA114 posted by the editor, I thought I would post my Mosquito build here. I don't build much British, but I do love the Mosquito and think that it is one of the best looking aircraft ever [...]

How to: Achieve a mirror-like metal finish using Alclad

by Editor on January 3, 2013 · in Aviation · 2 ≡

(link) Here's a short video workshop on natural metal finishes with Jay Laverty at the Lier convention 2010, in which Larry demonstrates how to achieve a mirror-like metal finish with Alclad.