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Alfa Romeo 179C

by George Williams on August 4, 2023 · in Automotive · 29 ≡

I love Italian cars and motorcycles, and Alfa Romeo somehow seem to be the most Italian of the manufacturers. This is the Italeri 1/12 kit for the Alfa Romeo 179/179C Formula One car, entered for the 1979 to 1982 seasons. The kit was [...]

1/48 Airfix DeHavilland Vampire F.3

by Steven Corvi on August 3, 2023 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

My growing collection of twin boomers!... I completed this one last week in my Vampire feast...looking to do a 1/72 and 1/144 one too! IT was a pretty nice build..no real issues BUT it does need considerable nose weight to avoid tail [...]

2023 IPMS National Convention – San Marcos, Texas

by George R Blair Jr on August 3, 2023 · in Show Reports · 40 ≡

My wife and I decided to go to the IPMS National Convention, which was being held in San Marcos, Texas. I have never had the chance to attend a national convention, but this one was being held just 90 minutes from our house. I don't [...]

Tamiya 1/48 Lancaster B I/III

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on August 3, 2023 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Two Lancaster models are presented here that differ in the engine layout and the H2S radar. Tamiya's venerable Lancaster was criticized for the poor fit of parts, especially the engine nacelles to the wings and (wrongly) for the raised [...]

Rust Effect with Chipping Medium

by Daniel on August 3, 2023 · in How-to · 12 ≡

I'd like to share with you a water-based acrylic technique that I haven't seen on this site before and I hope it will be useful to many of you. (Don't be fooled by the my nickname or the YT channel, I am a hobby model builder and this is [...]

Honda CBR 1000 RR-R Fireblade SP

by Cricket on August 2, 2023 · in Automotive · 19 ≡

Was going to steal stuff about this bike off the web bit @chinesegeorge George pretty much said it already in his recent headline post about his Fireblade. I choose to go with the Matte Pearl Morion Black finish. Painted with Tamiya’s [...]

The last of the giants: Airbus A-380

by Roland Sachsenhofer on August 2, 2023 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

The small miniature scale of 1:144 and the experience of impressive size, which can only be handled with caution above the "airspace" of the workbench or squeezed into the limited room of an airbrush extraction cabin, do not [...]

Paper Razor Crest

by Scott Nelson on August 2, 2023 · in Sci-fi · 10 ≡

I was in a local game shop a few weeks ago and spotted a sale of some paper model kits of Star Wars subjects. Having recently completed the tiny Bandai Razor Crest, I decided to get this much larger version for comparison. This was a fun [...]

Revell 1/48 A-26B Invader

by Spiros Pendedekas on August 2, 2023 · in Aviation · 68 ≡

The Douglas A-26 was in essence the company’s successor to the A-20, first flying in prototype form on 10 July 1942 at Mines Field, El Segundo, with test pilot Benny Howard at the controls. Featuring an innovative NACA laminar-flow [...]