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EoJ Group: All Black 1/48 Hasegawa Ki-44-II Shoki

by George R Blair Jr on July 23, 2020 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

I built this kit for the Empire of Japan Group. I had discovered some diagrams of a Shoki with an all-black paint job. Although the prospect of an all-black plane was daunting, I decided I would give it a try. There are no photos of [...]

German Leopard 1A4 Kit Meng Leopard 1 A3...

by Richard Bungay on July 23, 2020 · in Armor · 5 ≡

German Leopard 1A4 Kit: Meng Leopard 1 A3/A4 (TS-007)) All my models: (link) Photo Editing: Adobe Lightroom Helicon Focus (focus stacking) Enjoy and comments welcome.

Revell 1/48 pv-1 ventura

by Steve Hawley on July 23, 2020 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

Quick review here. My father trained bomber pilots during WWII in Beaufort, S.C. I asked him why the noses on his PV-1s looked different. He explained the radar units were in short supply and couldn't be wasted on training aircraft. So [...]

"Jinx 13" P-40K 25th FS, 51st. FG, Assam Valley India 1944, Vista 1/72.

by Robert Royes on July 22, 2020 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

I've been wanting to do this scheme ever since i saw it Squadrons P-40 In Action book. Awhile back there was debates going on whether it was an accurate scheme or not, the general thought was that it was not and that it was probably in the [...]

Airfix 1/72 Hawker Typhoon Ib Starter Kit

by Alistair Gauld on July 22, 2020 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Hi there, This one has been sitting in the pile for well over a year and as I was contemplating surgery for the Buccaneer I thought I could build this one for Innis to see if I was capable of cutting out some plastic without it looking too [...]

P-38 Lightening

by Amari Luu on July 22, 2020 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

This is one of my first aircraft models. A couple weeks ago I was looking around on Imodler and decided that I wanted to build an aircraft. I chose the P-38 because it is my favorite WW2 plane. I originally thought I would have problems [...]

Willy Messerschmitt becomes supersonic: the Helwan Ha 300

by Roland Sachsenhofer on July 22, 2020 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

The world after 1945 was marked by the formation of blocs, in the course of which East and West strove in many different ways to integrate states and governments into their ranks. This also meant generous deliveries of weapons, which [...]

Revell 1/48 Corsair F4U-4, VMF-214 Black Sheep July, 1951

by John vd Biggelaar on July 22, 2020 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

This time I present a model of which the sprues are even older than I am. It is the Corsair F4U-4 (1/48) from Revell dated 1963. The model represents a plane from VMF-214 Black Sheep squadron in July 1951. Got this model from my daughter [...]

1/48 Tamiya A6M5c Zeke

by Jeremy Millan on July 22, 2020 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

This is an old Tamiya kit that I made about 3 years ago when I first started modeling. I thought I'd throw it up here to go with my other two Japanese airplanes. It's not 100% accurate or my best build but I had fun making it. It was [...]

MY BIG B-24J LIBERATOR IN 1/144TH SCALE

by Rodney J. Williams on July 21, 2020 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Ten year's ago this month I built this big beautiful bomber. The kit had the "Yellow and Green" wing decals but I painted them on which eliminate any silvering that the decals would give off. I have used ordinary masking tape [...]