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Revell Cutty Sark Clipper

by Robert Knaack on December 27, 2019 · in Ships · 4 ≡

A friend asked me to build a ship, so I selected this well-known Revell kit of the Cutty Sark. The Cutty Sark is possibly the most universally-known ship on the planet. It was built in 1869 to carry tea from China, and later hauled wool [...]

1991 Honda Beat

by Ken Koll on December 27, 2019 · in Automotive · 3 ≡

My latest build, A 1991 Honda Beat. You won’t find one of these on your local used car lot. The Beat was never sold in the USA. A few have made their way here as grey market cars. The Beat was manufactured from 1991 to 1996. The design [...]

Atlantis 1/48th H-25 Army Mule

by George R Blair Jr on December 26, 2019 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

The chaos of the Christmas and New Year holidays was upon me, so I wanted to do something simple. I had previously built some of the re-released kits from Atlantis (mainly old Revell kits), and thought it might be fun to do another one. [...]

Very Gerry Anderson! A real plane that seems to have stepped out of a "Thunderbirds" movie!

by Roland Sachsenhofer on December 26, 2019 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

"Very Gerry Anderson": this comment could be read in a model building forum where this model building project was presented. After a short pause for reflection and some research I soon realized how accurate this comment is. The [...]

1/48 Spitfire FR XIVe “Bubbletop”, 402 Squadron, RCAF, March, 1945

by Colin Latta on December 26, 2019 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

I've finished my Airfix 1/48 Spitfire FR XIVe, completed as a 402 Squadron (RCAF) machine, March, 1945. As I understand it, 402 was one of two Squadron's to operate the "bubbletop" before the end of the war in Europe. I found [...]

Teeth&Fang GB extension

by Pedro L. Rocha on December 26, 2019 · in Uncategorized · 7 ≡

Just to announce that this GB will be prolonging its closing date till the 29th February. There are at least 3 ongoing WIPs (including my own) so this extra time should help fellow modelers to complete their builds on time. (link)

“I’m Back” Hans Ulrich Rudel

by Kurt on December 25, 2019 · in Sci-fi · 8 ≡

This is a Hasagawa MaK series Falke Anti Gravity Kannon Vogel. Built this a few years ago. I traditionally don't care for building SciFi models, but that's not to say I don't like SciFi, because I do. This Hasagawa kit pulled me into the [...]

Video: Model Paint Drawer Organizer

by iModeler Youtube Picks on December 25, 2019 · in How-to

This is a short description how to make an organizer for model paints that are stored in a drawer.

ED-209 “You are illegally parked on private property! “

by Josh Patterson on December 25, 2019 · in Sci-fi · 5 ≡

Almost missed the deadline for the iModeler at the movies build! In the unspecified time frame of Paul Verhoven's 1987 film RoboCop a corporation called Omni Consumer Products has entered a contract with Old Detroit to fund and manage the [...]

Airfix Pe-2, 1/72 Winter scheme

by Greg Kittinger on December 25, 2019 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Well - up early, stockings are stuffed and waiting for the kids to wake up and wife to return from her early morning walk, so thought I'd go ahead and post my last finish of the year (just finished the rigging yesterday)...and Merry [...]