The Zlin Z-43 is a four-seat, single-engine trainer-trainer aircraft, developed as a development of the two-seat Zlin Z-42. The aircraft was equipped with a more powerful engine, a larger cabin and wings with a longer span, which allowed [...]
Hi All,
My second build within the Phoney War/Early War Group.
I’ve had this Tamiya Spitfire kit in my stash for a while and this was the perfect opportunity to build simultaneously with my Hawker Hurricane tribute build.
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Here is a small batch of Claudes hot off the bench, Fujimi, Clear Prop, and Nichimo from left to right. The Mitsubishi A5M4 Claude is an attractive aircraft and it carried a variety of colorful and interesting paint schemes. I was happy [...]
I finally got around to finish this kit. It is my first contribution to the Phoney War Group Build. At this point i would really like to thank everyone who is participating, i am really glad the topic inspires fellow modellers. Personally [...]
My Memorial Day build this year was one of the U.S. Navy's most gallant ships, the destroyer Laffey (DD-459). Laffey was the seventh unit of the Benson class, and was commissioned March 31, 1942. She joined the U.S. carriers supporting [...]
I took another trip down memory lane recently to build the pickup truck we had back on the farm. My dad bought his truck new in 1970, and it stayed in my family up until just last year - 54 years! Apparently, the model kits for the 1970 [...]
It’s easy to forget that before there was Ferrari there was Alfa Romeo, which has one of the greatest motor sport competition histories.
This the ancient Gunze Sangyo 1/24 kit.
It’s quite a basic kit, with a rubber/vinyl interior, [...]
Greetings iModeler amigos.
The P-36 Hawk represented America's leap into modern aviation on the pursuit side. After winning the 1937 pursuit competition, Curtiss received and order for 210 aircraft (largest order since WWI). P-36s flew [...]
Here’s an old Nichimo kit I had sitting in my stash for a few years. I got it out and looked at it several times then put it away for later, as it was kind of crude and needed some scratch building and enhancements. It had no cockpit [...]