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Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk - US Navy VT-7 – USS Lexington

by Stéphane Bredel on May 18, 2021 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Bonjour chers iModelers, This is my rendition of the colourful TA-4J Skyhawk of the VT-7. This version is quite known, but I wanted to have it in my showcase ! The Hasegawa kits comes with some issues, as often with this brand. But the [...]

Spitfire Mk.Vc RAAF 1/48 Special Hobby

by Josef Rössner on May 18, 2021 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Not easy kit like Gawa or Eduard or Tamiya, but i like picture on box. This camo is super. Color on top i mixed from Tamiya. Some mistakes, but finished. First problem fit, second decals, and last - cover cockpit.

Revell 1/72 PT boat

by PHILLIP EVANS on May 18, 2021 · in Ships · 10 ≡

I have been working on this kit for the past 2 months and am now calling it completed - my 1/72 Revell PT boat. Safety rope and rope holders are added using pins, copper wire and thin rigging thread as these are not supplied in the [...]

Hell´s Angels…1/48 Curtiss Tomahawk Mk.IIb, American Volunteer Group

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on May 18, 2021 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

Built over 6 years ago. The "infamous" 1/48 Trumpeter kit..lol At first my dad wanted to do a RAF North Africa a/c but during the build he decided that it should be a Flying Tiger. Found a nice scheme in Kagero´s P-40 Vol.I, the [...]

1/72 Italeri Swiss Airforce Hawk MK 66

by Don Weixl on May 17, 2021 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

My original plan was to build this kit to depict a Red Arrows aircraft. Somehow I lost the plot and ended up using the kit decals depicting a Swiss Airforce aircraft. I liked the red and white paint scheme set off with the Swiss cross [...]

Mystery Bird…1/48 Curtiss P-40N Warhawk, USAAF

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on May 17, 2021 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

Built over 6 years ago, Hasegawa kit Limited Edition, built oob except seatbelts, antenna wire and brake lines added. The model was painted with MM Metalizer Aluminium (1418). The orange-black nose trim is painted, kit decals used for the [...]

Mon/Jet Bike

by Charles King on May 17, 2021 · in Sci-fi · 14 ≡

This is something I have been working on, for the last couple of days. I started of with a 1/12 Yamaha race bike from Tamiya. I kept most of the original details but modified and scratch built some to fit the theme. The model is resting on [...]

Hawk 1/48 P-51D Mustang

by Bob Torres on May 17, 2021 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

Here's another of my old builds, a 1/48 Hawk P-51D that I made in 1989 for a club group build on Aces from New Jersey. "Dragon Wagon" (WR-Y) was flown by Capt. James E. Duffy Jr. from the 354th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter [...]

Academy 1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIc

by Bob Torres on May 17, 2021 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

I built this kit last year after I finished building the MPC's Hurricane Mk. I. Once I started working on this kit, I was not able to stop. It's a nice and simple kit of the Hurricane Mk. IIc. All of the parts goes together rather well [...]

Finemolds 1/72 F-14A

by Adam Lang on May 17, 2021 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Soooooo its finaly done. It took me some time to get this model on iModeler because I was taking a little break. I have to say this kit was challanging. It was not easy. I still think the outcome is worth it! Hope you like it 😉