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Sturmgeschütz III Ausf B Tank Tamiya 1/35

by Jorge Garcia on May 6, 2019 · in Armor · 6 ≡

Finally a new model finished, German Sturmgeschutz III Ausf B (Stug III) Tank Tamiya 1/35; enjoy the pictures. Por fin nuevo modelo terminado; el Sturmgeschutz III Ausf B (Stug III) Tank Tamiya 1/35; disfruten las fotos.

On This Day…May 6th.

by david leigh-smith on May 6, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 12 ≡

RAAF Lancaster (RF270 JO-V, slightly amended) taking off for a POW airlift to Juvincourt, France, 6th May 1945. It’s worth having a zoom in to some of the ‘graffiti’. Below, picking up some of the (now ex) prisoners. On May 6th, [...]

Airfix 1/24 Hawker Typhoon IB “Car Door”

by Wirgiliusz Babirecki on May 6, 2019 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Hello all. This is my second article. This time I would like to show off the completed project. This is "Tiffi" Hawker Typhoon in large scale 1/24. The model worth recommending. Over 500 parts, beautifully mapped surface of [...]

Airfix 1/48 P-51D Mustang

by Ramon R. Lomeli on May 6, 2019 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Hello iModeler! Here is my Airfix Mustang, OOB with Kits World decals, I only added fuel lines to the external tanks and wiring to the radios behind the pilot seat. Kits World decals included the checker boards but not the stripes on the [...]

Video: Unimat Lathe with Direct Readout

by iModeler Youtube Picks on May 6, 2019 · in Aviation

This video presents my solution for adding dial indicators to provide direct readout for my Unimat 3 lathe. The same method can be used for the Unimat SL or DB200 as well as other miniature hobby lathes.

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 [...]