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That’s no moon!

by Paul sutton on October 25, 2019 · in Sci-fi · 9 ≡

Hello all. This project is a completely scratch built model of every bodies favourite weapon of mass destruction, “The Death Star”. The model is constructed in a similar way to the actual studio model for ‘Starwars episode 4 a new [...]

Review: Tamiya 1/12 Yamaha VX1600 Roadstar review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on October 25, 2019 · in Aviation, Reviews

Review: Notes on assembling the Tamiya P-38

by Tom Cleaver on October 25, 2019 · in Reviews · 8 ≡

While this model will be completed over the weekend, it won't be reviewed at Modeling Madness (first place of publication) till November 7, since Scott went and played hooky and gave himself a life this week, pushing the reviews back a [...]

EDUARD 1:72 F6F-3 Hellcat, VF-16, USS LEXINGTON CV-16, late 1943

by roger fabrocini on October 24, 2019 · in Uncategorized · 11 ≡

This build brought back memories of my childhood on the '50s, early '60s building Monogram F6Fs. Though the surface detail is great, typical Eduard, i felt the need to replace many smaller detail parts with the following. Brassin resin [...]

Eduard (Accurate Miniatures) 1/48 Douglas A-24 Banshee, Mexican Airforce

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on October 24, 2019 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

After the shiny Mexican T-Bolt, my dad also finished another shiny Mexican not long ago. He had to fight with some fit issues but in the end it turned out nice. He used the limited Eduard edition of the Accurate Miniatures kit with Aztec [...]

Review: Zvezda 1/72 SU-57 review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on October 24, 2019 · in Aviation, Reviews

Color Information for those building the Tamiya P-38

by Tom Cleaver on October 24, 2019 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

Rather than worry about the color mixes Tamiya calls for in the kit instructions, here's what you need to know to paint your model. This is based on photos of Glacier Girl, the P-38F recovered from the Greenland icecap, which has been [...]

Review: Tamiya 1/48 P-38F/G Lightning in Review Pt 1

by Chuck A. Villanueva on October 24, 2019 · in Reviews · 18 ≡

2019 has continued to be a year of incredible new mold kits and pleasant surprises and most have become available in the last quarter of the year. Just in time for the Christmas holiday season. The P-38 Lightning is one of them. And [...]

Czech Another Off My List

by Scott Nelson on October 24, 2019 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

One year when I was a kid my parents bought me Aircraft in Profile vol. 7 as a Christmas present. I always looked through these books with glee and fascination when we went to the bookstore. They were too expensive at the time so I was [...]

Tamiya 1/48 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt, Mexican Airforce

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on October 23, 2019 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

My father did also some Latin American stuff this year, like this T-Bolt. Tamiya M kit, Aztec decals, Eduard seatbelts, EZ Line for the antenna wire, MRP White Aluminium for the NMF. All nose trim, wing and fuselage stripes are painted. [...]