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Petlyakov Pe-2 on a scale of 1 to 32, scratchbuild

by Жуков Иван on October 5, 2022 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Soviet dive bomber of the World War II period. The first model with the use of aluminum sheet. The model itself is made entirely of cardboard with a slight use of 0.7 mm plastic and is glued with 0.2 mm aluminum sheet. The model was [...]

Yakovlev Yak-9P 1/32 scale, scratchbuild

by Жуков Иван on October 5, 2022 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

The Yak-9P is a representative of Soviet aviation during the end of World War II, one of the last piston-engined fighters. From its predecessors, the Yakovlev family of aircraft differed in its all-metal design, which is why it was taken [...]

Curtis Hawk 81

by Scott Nelson on October 5, 2022 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

A nice little Flying Tiger from Airfix. The soft plastic made the removal of the small bits from the tree a bit tricky. But with extra care I had no mishaps. On the other hand, as careful as I tried to be, I still ended up breaking off two [...]

Review: ICM 1/48 Bristol Beaufort Review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on October 4, 2022 · in Reviews · 1 ≡

Ilyushin Il-4T 1/32 scratchbuild

by Жуков Иван on October 4, 2022 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

Soviet torpedo bomber and long-range bomber of the Second World War. The whole process of construction is briefly given. The main elements of the model were developed in Reno. The nose frame is soldered from 0.9 mm wire, sewn with PET [...]

Conceived as an interim, born as a twin: F-82G Twin Mustang

by Roland Sachsenhofer on October 3, 2022 · in Aviation · 29 ≡

Are there "bi-fuselages" as well as bi-planes? No, this linguistically unattractive term has not become established in the history of aviation; it is more commonly referred to as a "twin". These designs are rare in the [...]

1/35 Tamiya Jagdpanzer L/70 new tool

by Mark P Hartig on October 3, 2022 · in Armor · 9 ≡

I built this a couple years back only to put it on the shelf as I really did not know what to do with it. FF to this year and a determined effort to reduce the shelf, here's what I came up with for this one. The kit itself was flawless in [...]

Recent work——Hanomag ss100

by Allen Lee on October 2, 2022 · in Armor · 11 ≡

I spent a few days for modeling this kit especially these PE detail parts. Then waiting for a clear day for the paint. And last week finally finished the weathering works. I just shared all the photos during my processing. Hope you guys [...]

Trumpeter 1/35 Pz.Kpfw. IV D & F Fahrgestell munitionsschlepper

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on October 2, 2022 · in Armor · 8 ≡

A glimpse of the might and innovative nature of the German army is revealed when putting Trumpeter's 3 related models together. The Karl Gerat 60cm mortar is positioned with its dedicated ammunition carrier and railway transport [...]

1/35 Tristar Panzer I

by Mark P Hartig on October 2, 2022 · in Armor · 6 ≡

This is from a long time ago, perhaps as much as eleven years as I was just getting back into the hobby. I recall it being fairly fussy in assembly with large sprue attachments but good molding and a mostly complete interior. I was still [...]