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HiPM 1/48 Petlyakov Pe2 M82

by John vd Biggelaar on December 17, 2020 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

This is my build of the Petlyakov Pe-2 M82 from HiPM (Historic Plastic Models) in 1/48 scale. The Petlyakov Pe-2 M82 was built to house the Shvetsov M82 radial engines. The reason for this was that there was a chronic shortage of the [...]

There's a Spad under the tree!

by Rob Anderson on December 17, 2020 · in Uncategorized · 12 ≡

Well, this was a journey. Trumpeter's A-1H has its strong points and weak points. many of which have been written about by myself and others. So I will not belabor them here. Would I recommend this kit? Well, if you want a 1/32 A-1H [...]

Martian War Machine, 1953. 1/48 Pegasus, imodeler at the movies.

by Robert Royes on December 17, 2020 · in Sci-fi · 15 ≡

This is Pegasus's Martian War Machine 1/48, from the 1953 movie War of the Worlds. A very simple kit to build, I included a bit of a diorama also. If I had the skill set would have wired the machined. David Leigh-Smith started this group [...]

Ocean Liner Kasugamaru

by Manuel González on December 16, 2020 · in Ships · 6 ≡

This is the Ocean Liner Kasugamaru. It is an old Aoshima kit in 1/700, I have used a camouflage similar to that of other Japanese ships. In reality, this ship barely had activity as a merchant because it was rebuilt as an aircraft carrier [...]

Six-Day-War...1/48 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F, United Arab Republic Airforce

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on December 16, 2020 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

Built over 5 years ago. Hobby Boss kit, decals came from an old Hobbycraft MiG-17 kit. Some unintended scratches in the nose areaand the outer wing edges. Short before completion the model had a "maiden flight" from the table [...]

Six-Day-War...1/48 Fouga CM.170 Magister Israeli Airforce

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on December 16, 2020 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Built in 2015. Kinetic kit mostly oob, nose guns and rocket pods were donoured by the AMK kit. Seatbelts were made of masking tape. The camo was done with Tamiya XF-52 Flat Earth and a mix of XF-17 Sea Blue with XF-18 Medium Blue. For the [...]

YAK-3 Yugoslav air force acro group (1950) 1/72 Zvezda

by Djordje Starcevic on December 16, 2020 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

Hi to all Finalized one more Yakovlev Yak-3, this time in colors of Yugoslav acrobatic team from 1950. Acro group consisted from 2 Yak's, one in bright red and one in bright yellow color. Zvezda model in 1/72, very soft plastic, need [...]

End of War...1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109K-4, III./JG52

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on December 16, 2020 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

Newest model by my dad. Hasegawa kit, decals from the kit, Kagero and AML, EZ Line for the antenna wire, shortened the too long legs some mm to receive a more realistic look,, plastic rods and lead wire for the brake lines, Eduard [...]

Review: HK Models 1/32 Lancaster Nose Kit review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on December 16, 2020 · in Aviation, Reviews

Video: Airfix Minikit 1:100 A6M2b Zero

by iModeler Youtube Picks on December 16, 2020 · in How-to

This video is dedicated to Jeremy Howison-Haworth, who supplied this kit. This kit is actually made by Doyusha in Japan, and is a pretty cool little pre-painted kit straight out of the box. I thought that I could add a few more details [...]