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Soviet SU-76M Soviet SPG (1/100)

by Simon Nagorsnik on April 21, 2023 · in Armor · 3 ≡

Soviet SU-76M (Zvezda 6239) I´ve planed to fix this project within two days- As a small New Year's challenge 😉 Didn't quite work, the processing of the base took too much time... However, quite a nice kit and for it´s size quite good [...]

Mr. Rust's flight to Moscow – how a 19-year-old and his Cessna 172 made history.

by Roland Sachsenhofer on April 21, 2023 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

Isn't it amazing how many contemporaries can still remember Mathias Rust's flight to Moscow? 36 years have passed since that 28 May 1987, and yet the act of the then very young pilot remains present to the public. It is interesting to [...]

Review: Hobby Boss 1/48 Hurricane Mk I Review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on April 21, 2023 · in Reviews

Hawker Sea Hurricane, in 1/48, by Airfix.

by Tony Prince on April 21, 2023 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

An enjoyable build (for the most part) and one which I will be happy to do again, as I have the standard Hurricane in my stash. Commendable fit except for the interior cockpit framing interfering with the fuselage/ wing joint. Solved by [...]

Molesworth's horse

by Christopher Amano-Langtree on April 21, 2023 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

In Searle and Willian's Molesworth books - the delinquent schoolboy tries betting on horses and he chooses a glossy nice looking animal that falls at the first fence. The Renard R-31 reminds me very much of that tale - a nice looking, [...]

Tamiya Corsair

by Scott Nelson on April 21, 2023 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Continuing with my recent Corsair kick, here’s my Tamiya 1/72 F4U-1. I used EagleCals decals for New Zealand 21 Squadron markings and Quinta Studio 3D decals for the interior. The 3D decals were pretty impressive. They really add a lot [...]

RIP Norris Graser – what a shock!

by Tom Cleaver on April 21, 2023 · in News · 10 ≡

Just heard that Norris Graser died of a heart attack this past Sunday. Man! That is such a shock! I was emailing with him 2 weeks earlier; he asked me for some ideas of "P-47s not previously done to death" from my research for [...]

Academy 1/144 RB-47

by Mark P Hartig on April 21, 2023 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

For some time now I've schemed to build a collection of post WW II US bombers but never could find enough space for display. Thwarted for years, I finally discovered Academy's 1/144 scale kits and the problem was solved. These are [...]

Pz.Kpfw.V Panther Ausf.G, January 1945 (1/72)

by Simon Nagorsnik on April 20, 2023 · in Armor · 6 ≡

Panther Ausf.G form Vespid Models (VS720008) A kit that can only be recommended. Fine and sharp details and the accuracy of fit is on the whole quite good. Only the rollers and the swing arms had slight tolerances during assembly. But the [...]

ICM Yak-9T

by Bruce Archer on April 20, 2023 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Hi All! When ICM came onto the market 25 + years ago, there was some excitement. They were releasing a series of Yak fighters. No one had done the Yak series before. But the excitement soon turned to disappointment as the kits lacked [...]