Well, just for the heck of it, I decided last week what my build objectives are for this year. Part of my problem is that most of my stash is stored in large plastic totes in the garage, and because I don't see them, I don't remember what [...]
Eight boxes (1/48) are waiting for me in year 2017 and the following ones. But i'm eying on new Tamya Tomcat and Phantom Eduard. And Airfix Junker Stuka could be next purchase, who knows ?
The belgian starfighter is well advanced but [...]
I knew I would finish at least one of the 3 in-progress builds during the Christmas break, so wanted to wait until I got that done to add to the "year in the life of a modelaholic" mania sweeping iModeler this December! With my [...]
All the work and excitement of Scale Modelworld made us more than a bit late with the announcement of the October iModeler Awards. I'll blame it on the fact that more than half of our judging team was kept busy in Telford! Now let's have [...]
Besides the excellent 1/48 scale F-4 Phantom series (more photos attached here), other items announced by Zoukei-Mura at the Telford show were the 1/32 scale Henschel Hs-129B and the Kawsaki Ki-45 Kai Toryu in the same scale. Both projects [...]
Airfix has been showing an impressive set of forthcoming releases, which include - in 1/72 scale, the Messerschmitt Me 262 and The McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR. 1, and in 1/48 - the Supermarine Walrus and the Hawker Sea Fury.
Contrary to [...]
Following the recent release of a new 1/48 F2H-2 Banshee from Kitty Hawk, let's have a look at some of the markings and history of this aircraft.
In late 1944, US Navy ordered three carrier-based jet fighters, the Vought XF6U-1 Pirate, the [...]
Who does not like F-4 Phantoms, so many schemes, clean or dirty a real workhorse. Norm 81 fascinated me since my USAFE days. I used to say they were painted like German WWII Luftwaffe to my co-workers. Needless to say that is how I [...]
The ultimate Phantom, a Salty sea dog? and a faded April fools day flight schedule.
This is the latest and greatest hi- tech model of the F-4, a rivet counter's dream,it's very accurate, goes together easily, requiring no filling of seams, minimum flash, instruction's are easy to follow and an excellent decal sheet. [...]