1:18 scale modeling
The 1/18 Database at iModeler
24 articles
Alvin Saracen
This is a scratch built model of a Alvin Saracen I made earlier this year. I copied the dimensions from a1/72 kit and made it four times bigger so 1/18 scale. This is the advantage of scratch building you can make it any size that takes [...]
US desert training vehicle
This is a scratch built 1970s M35 Deuce US desert training truck. I copied the dimensions from an Academy M35 cargo truck but changed the wheels.The kit is a 1/72 scale so I made it four times bigger = 1/18 scale.Made from pine and ply.
Scratch built Leopard 2.
This is a scratch built model of a Germen Leopard 2 I made a few years ago.Only one bad photo of it unfortunately.1/18 scale,made from wood.
Scammell SV/2S Recovery Truck
Scratch built Scammell recovery truck. Copied from an Airfix tank transporter,but converted it to a recovery truck. 1/18 scale made from pine and ply. 10.5 inches long.
Scratch built German AA gun
Scratch built German Flak 36 88mm AA/AT gun. Copied from a 1/72 kit made four times bigger = 1/18 scale. Made from pine and ply.
Chieftain tank
Scratch built Chieftain tank. Made from pine and ply. 1/18 scale.
Soviet T34/85 tank.
Scratch built T 34/85 Soviet tank. I copied the dimensions from a 1/72 kit times 4 making it a 1/18 scale model. Made from pine and ply.
Challenger 1 First Gulf War.
Scratch built from pine and ply.The top part of the hull is made up of separate plates and sanded down to get the correct shape.The tracks are made from rubber matting you find in offices and factories.Took four weeks to make and is 1/18 [...]
Scale Modelworld 2017 Best in Show
Let’s kick off our coverage of the SMW competition area by presenting the one model that everone’s been waiting for - the Scale Modelworld 2017 Best in Show. A well deserved winner indeed is this 1/18 scale Spitfire Mk. XVIe racer. [...]
VW Beetle Afrika Korps 1942
A friend asked me to transform his 1/18 scale VW 1950 model Beetle into a Afrika Korps vehicle from 1942. The model is not the type of VW Beetle used in 1942 since it's a civilian 1950 type. The diecast model was stripped down, paint [...]
