iModeler Headlines

Tamiya 1/12 YAMAHA YZF-R1M.

by stephen leslie on May 29, 2020 · in Automotive · 6 ≡

This is my Tamiya Yamaha YZF-R1M. Built almost straight from the box using Mr Color and Tamiya lacquer paints. The metallic effects are Alclad but with a couple of coats of Mr Color clear so it looks like automotive lacquer. I lost the [...]

1/32 Hobbycraft P-51A Mustang

by Tolga ULGUR on May 29, 2020 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

This is 1/32 Hobbycraft P-51A Mustang with the markings of 43-6189 1st Air Commando Group in India ,1944. Cockpit modified by Vector resin set Main wheels are from Barracudacast Exhaust stacks replaced with Hasegawa s P-40E parts Corrected [...]

Caudron-Renault CR.714

by dale travis on May 28, 2020 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

The Caudron 714 was one of the few true lightweight fighters to actually reach production status. During the Winter War of 1939-1940 between Finland and the Russia, France gifted 80 Caudron fighters to Finland. Due to various [...]

Jolly Rogers F9F-8 Cougar VF-61, 1956. Hasegawa 1/72.

by Robert Royes on May 28, 2020 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

This is Hasegawa's F9F-8 straight from the box. I used the kit decals of VF-61 Jolly Rogers, which held up pretty well, I think the kit is a 1990's boxing. I originally intended converting it to a twogar but then Sword came out with their [...]

Origami Observation......Empire of Japan Group Build

by Philip A. Stelzer on May 28, 2020 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

After numerous small challenges and delays I present my first group build completion... A Yokosuka E14 Y-1 "Glen" "Folding Floatplane". Little known even in dedicated WW2 aviation circles, this aircraft was notable for [...]

Major Overhaul – Stage 3

by Charles King on May 28, 2020 · in Diorama · 24 ≡

Ok guys. Here is stage 3. As you can see, since stage 2 was posted sometime ago, I've added a scratch built steel truss with an overhead crane. The overhead crane is a kit from Walthers. Yes, it is a HO scale railroad kit. But within the [...]

P 47 n… Michigan AIR GUARD

by Valter vaudagna on May 28, 2020 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

REPUBLIC P 47 N Monogram pro modeler kit ...all in all a model nice to do..National insigna ,numbers and decoration made by painting . Metal finishing made whit mixtures of AK xtreme metal paint For the red i used HUMBROL 153 . The panel [...]

Sad news: Flying Heritage Collection is gone in family dispute

by Tom Cleaver on May 28, 2020 · in News · 14 ≡

Just heard "through the grapevine" that Paul Allen's Flying Heritage Collection and Armor Museum in Washington State is closed, permanently. Word is that his sister wants his toys converted into her money as his heir. In the [...]

Hasegawa F-14D Tomcat, Vandy 1, 1/48 scale

by Ramon R. Lomeli on May 27, 2020 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

Hello iModeler! Long time no post. Here is my first commissioned build. My client requested it be in flight with a full load of ordnance. That made mounting kind of tricky but I found a way in the end. I bent a clear acrylic rod to a [...]