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First post introduction – Velinden 120 mm Stuart Tank

by A G Boyds on October 26, 2019 · in Armor · 17 ≡

Hi fellow Modelers, This is my first post here at iModeler and as way of an introduction, I am presenting my 120mm M3 Stuart tank. The tank is out of box but I added a lot of scratch build items and did some custom work like hollowing the [...]

1/48 Tamiya P-51B

by Tom Bebout on October 25, 2019 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

The Bebout Curtiss P-40 factory decided it was time to build another pony. Actually, I started this model as a duel build along with my P-40M Wairarapa Wildcat. However, disaster stuck as the Tamiya decals broke into hundreds of little [...]

ZVEDA's 1/144th Scale Boeing 787-8 DREAMLINER - part 2.

by Rodney J. Williams on October 25, 2019 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

This airline model does not have any interior parts to install except the "nose-wheel" housing and some weight in the form of small lead "b-b's" that I have had since the mid 1980's. I dry fit the two fuselage halves [...]

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 [...]