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Farewell Tornado

by Richard Mcstay on April 29, 2020 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Hi folks. Just finished this one, the recently retired Panavia Tornado. This variant is the F.3 ADV, used in air superiority roles. For those of you unfamiliar, the Tornado was the RAF flagship fast jet replaced by the Eurofighter project, [...]

MiG-15bis “Fagot” – 17th IAP, 303rd IAD, Red 139, Cap. Bytchkov (Korean War)

by Stéphane Bredel on April 29, 2020 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Bonjour chers imodelers, This is my rendition of the MiG-15, under the colours of the North Korean Air Force early 50s, but piloted by Russians, as everybody knows. The Tamiya model is almost perfect despite its age. I used Metallic [...]

Review: Tamiya 1/32 Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on April 29, 2020 · in Aviation, Reviews

Vintage 1:32 scale Revell P-40 Flying Tiger

by Jeff Robertson on April 29, 2020 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

This is my 1st posting of any of my work ever. Computer challenged but I am learning through trial and error, so please bear with me. This model is 1967 vintage and although it was very cool for that time period, it lacked the detail I [...]

Eduard 1:48 Bf- 109G-6

by George Henderson on April 29, 2020 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

This is the aircraft as flown by Rudolf Bozik (10.7. 1920-27. 6. 2000) during Sept. 1944. These are the Slovak Combined Squadron. This is from the Bunny Fighter Club Dual Combo, two kits in one box + a spiffy T-shirt. When you are a BFC [...]

1/48th CH-47F

by Scott Snow on April 29, 2020 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

This is my Italeri 1/48th scale CH-47D converted to the CH-47F. Since I had the D version in my stash, and conversion to the F model was fairly straightforward, I decided to convert as opposed to buying Italeri's F model. But then I [...]

1/72 Esci AMT CF-104 Starfighter 421 Red Indian Squadron Canadian Armed Forces

by Don Weixl on April 29, 2020 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

I am a big fan of the Lockheed F-104. My father flew the CF-104 with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) from 1961 to 1964. This model features a commemorative paint scheme for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) 421 Red Indian Squadron. In [...]

My Dad…a Bridge…and a Bomber…

by Tom Rodgers on April 28, 2020 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

My Dad… Clifford J. “Tex” Rodgers, Jr, was a Captain in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was an Engineering officer who helped build the Alcan Highway across Alaska and Canada in 1942. From there, he went to Jolly Olde England where he [...]

A Monogram classic straight out of the box

by Rob Anderson on April 28, 2020 · in Uncategorized · 21 ≡

A 1970s white box release of the venerable Monogram Dauntless. Before Accurate Miniatures and Hasegawa came in the the game, this was the only 1/48 scale SBD available. It was originally released in the early 60s and as was the trend [...]