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Trimaster 1/48 Me 163 B V53

by dale travis on May 6, 2020 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

This kit was in my model storage closet for 30 plus years and after spending 3 months on the Blenheim i was looking for a less complex project so here it is. I used an Aires cockpit set and it actually fit fairly well. Paints are a [...]

Video: Mission Models Paint – In Depth Review.

by iModeler Youtube Picks on May 6, 2020 · in Aviation

Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1

by Tom Bebout on May 6, 2020 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

I do enjoy building other subjects than P-40's especially when an actual person can be associated with a model. This is my rendition of Cpt. Edward"Bud" Shaw's Corsair when he served with VMF-213 with the Cactus Air Force on [...]

Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection at Gardemoen

by Ulf Lundberg on May 6, 2020 · in Photo Collections · 12 ≡

Sitting at home, more or less locked in on account of the Coronavirus, I thought I might just as well write an article about the Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection at Gardemoen, just outside Oslo. I’ve been meaning to write this [...]

Review: Mach 2 1/72 VC-10 K.2 review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on May 6, 2020 · in Aviation, Reviews

ESCI A-1H Skyraider 1:48

by George R Blair Jr on May 6, 2020 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

Well, there I was, 6 weeks into a really bad case of cabin fever. I was waiting for some add-ons for a Lorna that I wanted to build for the WW2 Japanese group, and I was reading a book on the Skyraider in Vietnam. Of course, I decided to [...]

Uh oh, another 1/48 Airfix P-40B and then some…

by Eric Berg on May 5, 2020 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

For my second shelter in place build, I decided to go with George Welch’s P-40B Warhawk. I presume most of you iModeler flyguys have already built squadrons of early Warhawks or Tomahawks by now and/or are familiar with the history of [...]

Saab Aj37 Viggen 1/48 Special Hobby

by Josef Rössner on May 5, 2020 · in Aviation · 30 ≡

The Saab 37 Viggen ("Thunderbolt") is a retired Swedish single-seat, single-engine, short-medium range combat aircraft. Development work on the type was initiated at Saab in 1952 and, following the selection of a radical delta [...]

Review: Zvezda 1/48 MI-24V review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on May 5, 2020 · in Aviation, Reviews

Tamiya Brabham Martini BT44B - 1/12

by Richard Bungay on May 5, 2020 · in Automotive · 14 ≡

Kit: Tamiya 1/12 Brabham BT-44B - 12018-3500 This is an amazing kit, especially considering it was released 45 years ago. The fit is nearly perfect which is saying something given the complexity of the kit. There are in excess of 300 [...]