iModeler Headlines

1/24th Scale 2001 Revell Viagra Ford Taurus

by Don Weixl on February 18, 2022 · in Automotive · 10 ≡

This model was initially a joint project with my nephew 20 years ago. I painted and decaled the body using the kit decals. My nephew who was 15 at the time completed the model. The model was returned to me 2 years ago as my nephew had [...]

Under the sign of the bat over an endangered city? No, this time it's not Batman! Arnold Döring's Bf 109 G-6 nightfighter and the "Wilde Sau"

by Roland Sachsenhofer on February 18, 2022 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

On the "Wilde Sau" night fighting operation If one deals with the air war over Germany at night, one soon claims terms such as "light" and "dark night fighter", "sky bed" or "tame" and [...]

19 - 1/72 Italeri RAH-66 Comanche

by Anthony Ricco on February 18, 2022 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

What a fun build this was, the Italeri 1/72 RAH-66 Comanche Only 2 prototypes were ever made and the one was black and the other Helo Drab. I decided to do something a little different and created a What if US marines version. This [...]

Review: Cyrk Skalskiego ("Skalski's Circus") - Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX – "Desert War" group build

by Tom Cleaver on February 18, 2022 · in Reviews · 12 ≡

Had not the RAF been able to bring a new Spitfire into combat in the summer of 1942 to face the Fw-190A that could outfly the Spitfire V on every point but turning circle, the war over Northern Europe would have likely taken a different [...]

Review: 1/72 scale Revell A-400M - Review

by Mee Wan on February 18, 2022 · in Reviews · 2 ≡

Greetings , This is another unboxing posting regarding the rebox and updated latest Revell A-400M edition this kit has improvement in terms of the decal sheet and the box art itself. First and foremost its a huge bird nonetheless , the [...]

Video: REVELL US Navy SWIFT BOAT Mk.I 1/72 (video preview)

by iModeler Youtube Picks on February 17, 2022 · in Aviation

Very nice kit, US Navy SWIFT BOAT Mk.I from Revell Model kit of a US Navy heavily armed patrol boat in 72nd scale, used in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War. New tool released in 2021. For more details about this Revell kit, from [...]

Bf.109G-10, 1:48 Hasegawa – Yugoslav Partisan Squadron 1945

by Aleksandar Sekularac on February 17, 2022 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

You know the problem of those never finished box-queens, kits that you start and then put back in the box and forget about? They beckon you every time you open your stash, yet you just ignore them and go for a virgin kit. Well, I have a [...]

Zoukei-Mura Kyushu J7W1 Shinden, 1/48. The 'Magnificent Lightning'.

by Harvey R. on February 17, 2022 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

There are many aircraft out there that subscribe to the 'What If?' idea, but none I find as interesting as the Shinden. Ever since I discovered this machine as a kid it's been one of my favourites, so Zoukei Mura's offering of the aircraft [...]

1/32 Hasegawa Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10 “Heinz Ewald”

by Tolga ULGUR on February 17, 2022 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

This is 1/32 Hasegawa Messerschmitt Bf 109G 10 flown by Heinz Ewald II/JG 52 in Hungary -February 1945 . Years ago, I saw this G10 on Anders' website and added it to my to-do list. I decided to start when AIMS released the late war bf 109 [...]

Revell 1:48 F-84E

by Pip Moss on February 17, 2022 · in Aviation · 31 ≡

I finally got around to this kit, which has been on my to-do list for quite a long time. It's pretty much OOB, but I did use a resin seat from Quickboost. It's probably not quite as pleasant a build as the Tamiya F-84G, and there are some [...]