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Eduard 1/48 Wildcat V

by Tom Cleaver on September 8, 2023 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

The Aircraft: The FM-1 Wildcat was an F4F-4, redesigned to have armament of 4 .50-caliber weapons with the per-gun ammunition load of the F4F-3. It was produced by Eastern Aircraft, a division of General Motors, with production beginning [...]

Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hunter GA.11

by Alistair Gauld on September 7, 2023 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

Another belter of a kit from Airfix. The fit was superb and very little filler was needed. Primed with Tamiya Nato Black, Painted with Colourcoats Extra Dark Sea Grey and Light Aircraft Grey. Tamiya Nato Black, Rubber Black, White mixed a [...]

Atlantis Midget Racer

by Douglas Edward Eaton on September 7, 2023 · in Automotive · 18 ≡

My first foray into modeling since my young teens. Fun Build. I'm going to look into other Atlantis models. I lost the grill, so I improvised with some counted cross-stitch canvas. Stayed with the simple theme, rattle can and brush finish. [...]

Airfix 1/48 scale Curtiss P-40, 10th Air Base Squadron, Chanute Field, Illinois

by Louis Gardner on September 6, 2023 · in Aviation · 35 ≡

This is a build that I had started a while ago. My very first model I built was the old 1/32 scale Revell P-40E "Flying Tigers" model. I was 8 years old. I was captivated by the box art, showing a P-40 diving through a [...]

Panserjäger Sd.Kfz. 184 Elefant

by Keld Kofoed Hansen on September 6, 2023 · in Armor · 10 ≡

Porsche GmbH had manufactured about 100 chassis for their unsuccessful proposal for the”Tiger” tank, the "Porsche Tiger", in the Nibelungenwerk factory in Sankt Valentin, Austria. Both the successful Henschel proposal and the [...]

Handley Page Halifax II

by Keld Kofoed Hansen on September 6, 2023 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

A Handley Page Halifax II, MH-Z, serial no. DT580, is being readied for another sortie during the Battle of the Ruhr. Dangers were many; the Ruhr valley was heavily defended, and it was morbidly known as “Happy Valley”. But enemy [...]

Review: X-Plus 1/35 Tyrannosaurus Rex Review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on September 6, 2023 · in Reviews · 1 ≡

1/35 - Kamaz 43509 - Rally Dakar 2019 – Zvezda kit

by Radek P. on September 5, 2023 · in Automotive · 12 ≡

Hello, I guess I can call it a finished model. Some knowledge about the construction, there are about 3 things in the model that do not match the original, there are about 5 mistakes in the instructions that I found... Used parts from [...]

A6M2 Zero (Nakajima build) from Edaurd in 1/48 scale

by Jakub Vilingr on September 4, 2023 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

Here are few photos from my actual build of Eduard´s 1/48 scale A6M2 Zero "out of box". Kit are quite good, except missing some rivets and panel lines on rear part of fuselage. Building kit are easy with some nice details, like [...]

I.S.S. Enterprise

by Ed Montalvo on September 4, 2023 · in Sci-fi · 12 ≡

Built this one (AMT I believe) a few years ago. Got around to setting up the studio so, it was the first one I shot. Utilized a NASA picture and manipulated the colors to be other worldly. 😉