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Last Hope...1/48 Heinkel He162A-2 Salamander/Spatz, 1./JG1

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on April 29, 2021 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Built in 2016. One of the weapon systems towards the end of the war that was intended to bring the change. Has some connection to our home region. About 30km away from our hometown there was a He162 underground facility in Hinterbrühl. [...]

1/32 Phantom

by Amari Luu on April 29, 2021 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

I ordered resin gunbays for my Thunderbolt project and decided to build a phantom. The Revell 1/32 phantom I started last year had a lot of fitting problems so I put it aside. This time I tried building the Tamiya one and loved everything [...]

Afghani Northern Alliance Tank Transporter Diorama

by Jeff Groves on April 28, 2021 · in Armor · 9 ≡

Here is a diorama showing the arrival of a Northern Alliance T-55 being welcomed by Afghani militia. The tank transporter is Takom’s MAZ-537, the T-55 is from Trumpeter. Figures on the vehicles are from Paracel Miniatures, the rest are [...]

Spitfire Mk V – Operation Starkey

by Ben Walmsley on April 28, 2021 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

This project was a long time coming as work and family commitments must trump modelling time. Nevertheless, here is my 1/48 Mk V spit from Tamiya, finished at last! Operation Starkey was a ruse, and part of a larger deception plan carried [...]

Desperate Measures...1/48 Bücker Bü181C-2 Bestmann, Tankbuster

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on April 28, 2021 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Built in 2017. One of the last desperate measures of the Luftwaffe in the final stage of the war, fitting sports aircraft with Panzerfäuste. The model shows an aircraft of 3.Panzerjägerstaffel, established on March 4th 1945, first combat [...]

1/48 Eduard P51-D5

by Djordje Colovic on April 27, 2021 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

Let me present You my attempt in Eduard’s P51 Mustang. This is Chattanooga Choo Choo LTD edition box. But, I didn’t want to make that model, so instead I decided to do Freddie Ohr’s plane in yellow markings. I don’t want to write [...]

Kawanishi N1K1-J Shiden by Otaki

by Bob Dudolevitch on April 27, 2021 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

The Kawanishi N1K1/2 was numerically, the second most important fighter of the Imperial Japanese Navy, behind only the Mitsubishi A6M. 1435 were produced, representing just under 10% of all IJN fighters. For Japan as a whole, only the [...]

Review: Zeus Projects Hellenic Decals 48 001 review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on April 27, 2021 · in Aviation, Reviews

Review: Eagle Aviation, Viper Under The Skin review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on April 27, 2021 · in Aviation, Reviews

Sunlight Photography : N1K2-J Shiden Kai -1/32

by Colin Gomez on April 27, 2021 · in How-to · 12 ≡

With Spring finally here, I decided to do some outdoor photography. I rigged up a two-sided light tent on my deck. In shooting this model previously, a lot of the pre-shading mottling effect was lost in indoor lighting. In some ways, [...]