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Barber 51- Kitty Hawk’s AH-6J, Operation Gothic Serpent, Mogadishu, 1993

by Ramon R. Lomeli on August 10, 2019 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

Hello iModeler! Here is my 1/35th scale Kitty Hawk AH-6J finished as Barber 51 during the battle of Mogadishu, Somalia, 3 OCT 1993. I used detail sets from Werner's Wings, to include the exhaust shroud, FLIR and the AH-6J / MH-6J [...]

F-105B Thunderchief, New Jersey Air National Guard 1965, Hasegawa 1/72.

by Robert Royes on August 10, 2019 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Another moldy oldie, Originally I wanted to use the kit decals of 4th TFW, but they were mostly unusable. I decided to do an early NJANG pre SEA scheme. Besides spare decals I also used home made decals for the tail number for aircraft [...]

Gloster Gladiator Mk.I Matchbox 1/72

by Maciej Poniatowski on August 10, 2019 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Hi. This is my new model, old Gladiator Mk.I from Matchbox. Its popular vintage trend. I paint it used MrColor and Alclad II emaliens Decals is from Dp Casper "Rebelion in Iraq" kit. This iraq's Gladiator was used in april - may [...]

Airfix Meteor NF 11 conversion

by Tom Cleaver on August 10, 2019 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Following the conclusion of the Second World War, the RAF’s night and all-weather fighter squadrons were equipped with the latest versions of the excellent Mosquito night fighter, which had demonstrated its ability to deal effectively [...]

1/35 scale Landrover Police Jeep

by Mee Wan on August 9, 2019 · in Diorama · 8 ≡

Greetings , This is the 1/35 scale Landrover Police Jeep which is used by the Royal Malaysian Police for transport and patrol duties. Since there isn't any specific kit designed for this version I needed to convert and modify the nearest [...]

Video: USSR Kirov Battlecruiser Scale Model Ship 1/700

by iModeler Youtube Picks on August 9, 2019 · in How-to

1/48th F-22 Raptor

by Scott Snow on August 9, 2019 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Here is my 1/48th scale, Academy, F-22 Raptor, painted with Citadel Acrylics. This kit had been languishing in my stash, but then I read Sten-Arne B Brunsby’s article about how he simulated the “Raptor Sheen” paint scheme on a [...]

Where It All Started

by Tom Bebout on August 9, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 11 ≡

Traveled up the road to Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport to see the 1911 Wright Flyer replica, and climb through some of the Collins Foundation aircraft. They were also selling rides on all aircraft today. Not spacious by any imagination, I [...]

M3 LEE

by Geir Andersen on August 8, 2019 · in Armor · 16 ≡

This is my take on the M3 LEE. The kit is from TAMIYA and it comes together very well. That said, I’m not too happy with the result. It might be the wrong weathering or color as it did not come out as good as I hoped it would. Any ideas?

Just arrived on my front porch

by Tom Cleaver on August 8, 2019 · in Uncategorized · 14 ≡

Just arrived. Tore into it like a ravening wolf. A more detailed review will be up at M2 next week. But right off, the surface detail is amazing, more petite even than the recent Fw-190 and Tempest, if such is possible. For those who say [...]