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Classic Kit: Revell 1/72 B-26 H-111 (1966)

by David Garcia on July 15, 2021 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

The box art on Revell's early 1960s kits was top notch including this one. Most of us kids learned of Flak Bait and it's exploits from the small blurb on the instruction sheet. On this kit I did some minor updates since I had extra [...]

Somewhat Out of the Norm

by Phillip Friddell on July 14, 2021 · in Uncategorized · 11 ≡

The Tamiya family of 1/48th scale FockeWulf 190s have long been pilloried by certain elements of the modeling community as being heavily flawed, to the point where some have even stated that the kits aren't worth building. I've always [...]

Review: Hobby Boss 1/72 SA-2 Missile with Launcher review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on July 14, 2021 · in Armor, Reviews

FW-190A-5/U-8. Night JaBo

by Peter NEPIO Nesterak on July 14, 2021 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

Here my FW190A5 Dragon kit converted to the U-8 JaBo version. The aircraft from 1./ SKG 10 flew from Poix, France in summer 1943 against targets in England. It was build some time ago already. Painted with Tamiya and Gunze paints. All [...]

F4F. The wild Cat from the Henderson Field.

by Peter NEPIO Nesterak on July 14, 2021 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Helo. White MF-1, flown by Captain Robert E. Galer, Commander of VFM-224, Henderson Field , Guadalcanal, New Caledonia, September 1942. This is the not bad/not good 1/48 Wildcat from Trumpeter. Build oob. Gunze MR.Color lacquer paints and [...]

The New Guinea Samurai. A6M3.

by Peter NEPIO Nesterak on July 14, 2021 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Helo A Zero from the Tainan Fighter Group, Buna, East-New Guinea, 1942-1943. This is a real Oldie. A classic kit from the Tamiya range. Something reengraved. The rest build oob. Hinomarus and stripes painted on. The rest are original kit [...]

Review: Model Collect 1/72 V1 Missile Launching Position Review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on July 13, 2021 · in Armor, Reviews

Classic Kit: Airfix Do217 (1960)

by David Garcia on July 13, 2021 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

This is the Airfix Do217 first issued in 1960. It came packaged in a small box and molded in light blue plastic. The model is built as the instructions indicated without alterations and painted with the paints recommended by Airfix. The [...]

A hungry giant: Me-321 “Gigant” and Sd.Kfz.9 Famo

by Roland Sachsenhofer on July 13, 2021 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Like its namesakes, the giants of classical mythology, the Messerschmitt Me-321 "Gigant" is the subject of numerous myths and stories. Unlike mythology, however, the facts are verifiable here, but they remain remarkable [...]

Test Trail Water Effects Using Toilet Paper

by Charles King on July 13, 2021 · in How-to · 24 ≡

Test Trail Water Effects Using Toilet Paper: Now, I am no way an expert, so what you see here is purely amateurish. Compared to some of the water effects I've seen by amazing artist, this cannot be compared. So go easy on me and perhaps [...]