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Review: Eduard 1/48 F4F-3 Wildcat – Wake Island

by Tom Cleaver on August 26, 2022 · in Aviation, Reviews · 30 ≡

The F4F-3 was the outcome of a development process by Grumman in response to a 1938 U.S. Navy requirement for a replacement for the F3F biplane fighters. The Navy was conservative in its planning; while the Brewster Aircraft Co. would [...]

Review: Gecko Models 1/35 Katy Ambulance Review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on August 26, 2022 · in Reviews

1/48 AMT/Round2 Staggerwing G17S

by Eric Berg on August 25, 2022 · in Aviation · 37 ≡

The Beechcraft model G17S was the last of the Staggerwing series and approximately 20 of these were built between 1946 -1948. Staggerwings are considered one of the world’s most beautiful vintage planes. A grand total of 781 of various [...]

Germany: Sixty years of division, 1:35 Scratchbuild

by Michel Verschuere on August 25, 2022 · in Diorama · 37 ≡

This build began about 33 years ago, yes: thirty-three years! In late November 1989 my late father told me that the second world war was finally over with the re-unification of Germany. To this date, I kept the Paris Match special on the [...]

Review: Further Thoughts About the New Eduard F4F-3

by Phillip Friddell on August 25, 2022 · in Aviation, Reviews · 19 ≡

Mostly I tend to work with older kits, usually things that have been sitting in my storage for a while, but every once in a while I'll jump on The Latest and Greatest, whatever that may happen to be at the moment. The new Eduard -3 Wildcat [...]

1/48 Tamiya F4u-1a "Big Hog"

by David Butler on August 25, 2022 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

Alas the summer is ending and next week I will be returning to my teaching job (history of course!). Before the school year begins I wanted to finish one more kit- Tamiya's 1/48 Corsair. I started this kit in the spring of 2020 but shelved [...]

1/25 Ertl International Paystar 350 mine truck

by Mark P Hartig on August 25, 2022 · in Automotive · 15 ≡

Another case of the dangers encountered while wandering the LHS. I'd originally planned to super detail this model but reference pics were sparse and there was a considerable amount of straightening, filling, and sanding needed to get it [...]

Mirage 1/72 PZL.37A

by Spiros Pendedekas on August 25, 2022 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

Whereas in 1928 the Polish Department of Aeronautics ordered aviation manufacturer Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze (PZL) to make preparations towards the development of a multi-engine night bomber, it was finally decided to procure a number [...]

Review: Airfix 1/48 Buccaneer S-2C/D Review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on August 25, 2022 · in Reviews

Lancia Delta Integrale 12th scale Italeri.

by Robert Aspinall on August 25, 2022 · in Automotive · 14 ≡

I've been working on this on and off for about five months. Generally a good kit with no real fit issues. Things that did disappoint were a lack of information for adding plumbing to the fire extinguisher and hydraulic hand brake systems ( [...]