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Junkers EF 126, Das Werk 1/32, 'First and Last' Project

by Paul Barber on January 21, 2022 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

After the 'Flight 19' lost Avengers project, a mini-group build instigated by our absent but not forgotten friend David Leigh-Smith, the small group of friends who had participated decided we might use the title of Adolf Galland's book and [...]

Eduard 1:48 F6F-3 Hellcat

by Pip Moss on January 20, 2022 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

It had been way too long since I'd built a USN plane in the four-color scheme, so I went with the Eduard kit that's been sitting in my stash for quite a few years. I've done two 1:48 Hellcats in the past: a Hasegawa F6F-3 many years ago [...]

Weathered/damaged tyres & Wheels

by Charles King on January 20, 2022 · in How-to · 29 ≡

Weathering tyres can be just as satisfying as modeling an entire model. Here are some that I did, which most of you have already seen. I used Citadel Mournfang Brown, and graveyard brown, and earth/brown filter/shade colors to add depth. I [...]

1/35 Academy Jeep with DSHK.

by Adam Taylor on January 20, 2022 · in Diorama · 5 ≡

I built this model many years ago after i saw a picture of something similar in a magazine. I had an old 1/35 Academy Jeep laying around.I started by removing the pasenger seat.i then used some sheet plastic i found in the bottom of an [...]

Academy P-47 D, 1/48, 1st Brazilian Fighter Squadron

by Thiago C. M. Pacheco on January 20, 2022 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

Salute, gents. This is Academy's P-47 D in 1/48, a well known kit which was superseded by the Tamiya offering. It is not a bad kit, but can use some improvements. Ultracast resin wheels, seat (with molded harness) and propeller were used. [...]

A-10A Thunderbolt II

by Manuel Magrinho on January 19, 2022 · in Aviation · 36 ≡

Having fun with the ancient Tamiya A-10 kit The kit really shows its age (not Tamiya’s best) with some fit problems joining the fuselage halves and a few raised panels. But, when it’s solved, all the rest goes quite right. Until [...]

Review: Takom 1/350 Zeppelin P Class review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on January 19, 2022 · in Reviews · 1 ≡

Not a Harley

by George Williams on January 19, 2022 · in Automotive · 18 ≡

Hi, I haven’t posted anything for a while so here goes with another motorbike. I don’t usually do road bikes but this one caught my eye. It’s Yamaha’s attempt at a cruiser. Tamiya originally released this 1/12 kit some years [...]

HK'S 1/48 B-17F-35-BO Lucious Lady

by Juan Benitez on January 18, 2022 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Any aircraft modeler who knows anything about WWII certainly knows about the iconic Boeing B-17. The images and film of the 8th AF bomber fleets smashing the Reich, along with countless books, movies, documentaries, TV and personal [...]

Dancing with the Wolf: F-14A and the Vf-1 Wolfpack, USS Ranger 1982

by Roland Sachsenhofer on January 18, 2022 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

This F-14 model is the third part in a small series of five Tomcats that I am building in 1/144, 1/72 and 1/48 scale. The history of Grumman's spectacular carrier fighter is rich enough in variations and stories that there is room for five [...]