1/48 scale modeling
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Tamiya 1/48 Ki-61i Hien
Here is Tamiya's 1/48th Scale Hi-61I Hien finished as "Blue 24", Captain Teruhiko Kobayashi's mount from February to April, 1945. Of the six victories depicted by the kill marks, one is for ramming a B-29. The 244th Flight Group [...]
Now For Something Completely Different
Some time ago I decided that I wanted, little by little, to archive photos of most of my completed models here on iModeler. So if you will indulge me, I'm going to start with my figures.
This first one is a set of flats,Napoleon at the [...]
Insides, turning out!
Ok, so I wasn't going to go hog wild on stuff you can't see. I only added a few things besides the wooden floors. Resin seats fro Resin2Detail, a lamp some odd details here and there and a couple of charts. I just love these old [...]
Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat in 1/48.
Long a favourite of mine, I waited for a better kit than the Academy offering but have not found one. Unfortunately the HB kit seems to suffer from a number of issues which made me stick to what I had in the stash. This one has a resin [...]
1/48 Hasegawa Nakajima built A6M2-N “Rufe” Type 2 float plane
It's been a little while since I have posted any of my builds here. I've been really busy with moderating the Midway Group build, while trying to get a few more planes built before the 75th Anniversary of Midway in June.
Here's a little [...]
Tamiya 1:48 Focke-Wulf 190F-8
Subject:
Fw 190F-8 “W-521” of Hungarian 102/2 Squadron Close Support Group, 1945
Brief History: (Ref.: Tally Ho! decal sheet 4110)
The Hungarian 102 Dive Bomber Group was formed in 1942 equipped with Ju-87s, and throughout 1943 -44 [...]
Review: Airfix 1/48th P-40B Warhawk Build Review, Part 2
After having had a look at what is in the box in part 1 ((link)), it is time to actually start building this thing. And we all know how this goes, right?
You don’t say. Anyway, the cockpit goes together quite well, if you keep in mind [...]
AMG 1/48 Bf-109A
Messerschmitt began work in 1933 on a four passenger light “sporting aircraft” of cantilever low wing monoplane design, with retractable landing gear. The BFW M.37 was completed in the spring of 1934. Later redesignated Bf 108 Taifun [...]
Review: Airfix 1/48th P-40B Warhawk Build Review, Part 1
There have been a couple of attempts at the early P-40 in 48th scale over the years. The old Monogram kit and the Academy one have been around for quite some time. More recent offerings from Trumpeter and Bronco combine state-of-the-art, [...]
