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Airco DH.9 Spanish Civil War 1:72

by Peter Ibes on May 5, 2019 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

As a modeller of aircraft from Spanish Civil War, I sometimes have a take some unusual steps in getting the model that I want. The plane on its nose was the inspiration for this one. For this Spanish Airco DH.9 I used a vacuform fuselage [...]

1/48 Fw-190 d-9 black6 Eduard

by Adilcan Topgül on May 5, 2019 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Oh god its been a long time since I last posted a model here. The kit is the Eduard profipack offering with beautiful colored PE parts, nice decal options - three of them being the Ta-152 type wooden big tailed birds - and pre cut masks [...]

On This Day…May 5th

by david leigh-smith on May 5, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 10 ≡

Messerschmitt Bf 109G6 (Trop) of 7.JG27 - pilot Gunther Hannak force landed in Malta 5th May 1943 and was taken prisoner for the remainder of the war. On May 5th, 1945 a Japanese ‘balloon bomb’ killed six people in rural eastern [...]

Type 97 Chi-Ha

by Carmelo Rodrigo on May 5, 2019 · in Armor · 11 ≡

Good morning to everybody. Finally, after many days I have got some time to finish this diorama. It is assembled from the Chi-Ha de Tamiya at 1:35 and is also bought in Japan at an official Tamiya shop. Thanks to a colleague who went on a [...]

Video: FULL VIDEO BUILD TAMIYA Vought F4U-1 Bird Cage Corsair (1/72)

by iModeler Youtube Picks on May 5, 2019 · in Aviation

1/72 Warbird Collection No.74 Vought F4U-1 Bird Cage Corsair The F4U-1 Corsair® was a truly unique aircraft, with a powerful 2,000hp engine and a massive 4m propeller, not to mention the highly characteristic inverted gullwings. In [...]

‘Renovation in Progress’ Diorama Part 2

by Charles King on May 5, 2019 · in Diorama · 18 ≡

Another Toy mod update for this diorama, I am still working on. I finally added the boom to the diorama.So far I am liking the whole scene. Did quite a lot of modifications and some scratch building to get it to look descent enough for [...]

Štefánik’s wing 2019 exhibition, Ivanka pri Dunaji, Slovakia

by Ivan Hajník on May 4, 2019 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

Exhibition of plastic models Štefánik's Wing 2019, Ivanka pri Dunaji, Slovakia. Free exhibition of airliner plastic models. It was possible to see the most models from all neighboring countries (Hungary, Austria, Czech republic) at the [...]

On This Day…May 4th.

by david leigh-smith on May 4, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 7 ≡

May 4th, 1943 - Staff Sergeant Frank T. Lusic with his hands full of ordinance beside famous B-17, ‘Meathound’. Marine TBM-3 Avengers of VMTB-232 at Okinawa on May 4, 1945. Finnish AIr Force Blenheim suffers a punctured tyre [...]

Get 'em while you can!

by Rob Anderson on May 4, 2019 · in Uncategorized · 3 ≡

With the demise of Revell (Monogram) and the uncertainty of whether some of the old Monogram (and Revell) kits will still be available in years to come, I have taken to picking up ones I think are less likely to be re-popped. I figure the [...]

M3 Stuart “Honey” & Matilda III (Infantry Tank Mark IIА *) Kaunter scheme

by Andrey Rybushkin on May 4, 2019 · in Armor · 16 ≡

Good afternoon, dear colleagues! I present the just completed double of two models of tanks of the British Empire in service in North Africa. I really wanted to implement different versions of the Kaunter scheme, and therefore the idea was [...]