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Spitfire MK.Ia. Tamiya 1:48

by Manuel Magrinho on March 14, 2020 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

History The Supermarine Spitfire and it’s place in Battle of Britain needs no presentation ? THE KIT & BUILD NOTES: I’ve always wanted to build a Spitfire in 1:48 and when Tamiya issue their last one I knew time has arrived. The [...]

1/48th Scale De Havilland Hornet F-1

by Rodney J. Williams on March 13, 2020 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

This is a "Classic Airframes" kit. I was somewhat shocked when I discovered that the fuselage was not mating up with their clear windscreen/canopy part. I moved the one piece windscreen/canopy back to where the canopy would [...]

1/48 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt.

by John Healy on March 13, 2020 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

This is the 43 year old Monogram “Razorback” that was based on their 1967 “Bubbletop” kit. I found this original 1977 issue of the kit at a recent show and bought it for $5. The deal of the century! I realized while building it [...]

Review: Tamiya 1/12 Kawasaki Ninja review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on March 13, 2020 · in Automotive, Reviews

1/48 Academy B-25B “Doolittle Raider”

by David Kopielski on March 12, 2020 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

This is the Accurate Miniatures 1/48 B-25B “Doolittle Raiders”. I built it as the “Ruptured Duck” which was the aircraft followed in the film "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo". The “Ruptured Duck” was the 7th aircraft to [...]

Albatros D III 1:32 Roden in camo of Lothar Von Richthofen

by Carlo Farina on March 12, 2020 · in Diorama · 7 ≡

This is a period that I am very interested in WWI airplane. This is a Roden kit, 1/32, of albatros D III whit the camouflage of Lothar von Richthofen, son of Manfred. It’s a good kit, but not at a level of Wingnutwings. The work table [...]

Review: KP 1/72 MIG-19S Farmer-c review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on March 12, 2020 · in Aviation, Reviews

2020 IPMS Roscoe Turner Indianapolis Model Show

by Jeff Groves on March 12, 2020 · in Show Reports · 5 ≡

A selection of photographs from the Indy Show last weekend. Another fine show put on by Roscoe Turner IPMS, one to look forward to. Additional photographs are posted here: (link) Mike and David discuss the show in episode seven of the [...]

PZL 11c

by Scott Nelson on March 12, 2020 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

I picked this kit up a few weeks ago from a vendor table at a recent contest. It’s the old Heller 1/72 PZL 11c. This is a basic but nice kit. I added some framing in the cockpit, seatbelts, landing strut bracing wire and antenna wires. [...]

P-38F Lightning, Moms favorite, 1/72 Hasegawa

by Robert Royes on March 11, 2020 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Inspired by the recent P-38 builds of late, I acquired a vintage Hasegawa kit, where you have to do a little surgery on the nacelles to model the F version. Using a combo of spares and USAAF letters and number sheet from Microscale, I did [...]