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1:48 Hasegawa Hurricane Mk.IID “Tank Buster”

by Eric Berg on February 18, 2020 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

The Battle of Britain proved that the Hawker Hurricane Mk.I’s days as a front line fighter were numbered. Along came the improved Hurricane Mk IIA series in 1942 with the ability to use newly developed interchangeable wings. The [...]

Knight of Serbia’s Sky, 1/48 Academy Mig 29

by Djordje Colovic on February 18, 2020 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Former Yugoslavia was considered as one of the greatest armies during cold war era. Especially Air Force was strong for that era, Yugoslav pilots flew Sabre’s, than Mig 21… But 1980s was rushing very fast and it was obvious that new [...]

Video: Tamiya 1:72 Mitsubishi A6M3a Zero

by iModeler Youtube Picks on February 18, 2020 · in How-to

It's been a long time since I built one of these Tamiya Zero's and that's a huge shame. Arguably one of the best 1:72nd kits ever engineered. Music: Kevin Macleod - (link) -Eastern Thought -Drone in D -Eastminster -Organic [...]

Takom 1:72 M1070 w/M1000 w/D9R Bulldozer Part III -- The Full Monty

by Dennis Meyers on February 18, 2020 · in Armor · 16 ≡

The final installment--tractor, trailer and dozer (and a whole lot of dirt). The last step was to put the trailer to the tractor and the dozer to the trailer and tie it all together with copious amount of pastel dirt.

Revell 1:48 F-104G (CF-104) 417Sq. Cold Lake, Alberta

by George Henderson on February 17, 2020 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

A nice kit with a few issues. The instructions want you to join the forward fuselage halves together first, then join the rear halves together and then put the two together as one. Do this and you'll have a whacking great seam to deal [...]

Fairey Firefly 1/48 Trumpeter

by Leoš Penčák on February 17, 2020 · in Uncategorized · 7 ≡

My first finished model this year.

1/48 Glenco J2F-2 Grumman "Duck"

by David Kopielski on February 17, 2020 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

This is the Glenco 1/48 scale J2F-2 Grumman Duck representing VMF-2 that patrolled the Caribbean Ocean off the Virgin Islands. The Duck’s were used for patrolling areas and performing search and rescue of downed pilots. The kit had very [...]

Focke Wulf Fw 190 V-1 Prototype

by dale travis on February 17, 2020 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

This is the 1/48 Classic Airframes kit which comprises of resin main parts, metal landing gear legs and tail wheel, 2 well molded very clear vac canopies and decals. The kit was built OOB and painted using Vallejo Metal Colors. The kit [...]

‘iModeler at the Movies’ – Part 7.

by david leigh-smith on February 17, 2020 · in Photo Collections · 3 ≡

Paolo Ruffulo’s exquisite build from ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ (in my mind, the best of the Star Wars canon) is Jango Fett’s ‘Slave I’ which, as you all know, is a modified Firespray-31-class patrol and attack craft used [...]

Italeri 1/72 F-4E Phantom II – Turkish 2020 Terminator

by Greg Kittinger on February 17, 2020 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

Here's the first finished model in my F-4 long-term project. I used the Italeri F-4 E/F/G kit, as it has been recommended as one of the better kits for depicting the wing slats and slotted stabs of later-variant E's. The Turkish 2020 [...]