The Academy Database at iModeler
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1/144 KC-135R.
This is the newly released Academy model. It’s actually a re-pop of the Minicraft kit. Academy has been slowly reissuing Minicraft’s more popular kits recently. I always wanted one of these but waited too long as Minicraft went out [...]
An early B-17: before the Flying Fortress became a legend!
Does a B-17 Flying Fortress really need to be presented in modelling circles? Probably not, if it is a representative of the thousands of E, F or G versions built, but very well, if one is faced with the early variant B-17B as in this [...]
B 24 J Academy, 31 squadron SAAF during the airlift to Warsaw. August 1944.
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Actually, it's hard to add anything here, having such excellent material on YT, which I am attaching. These are the memories of pilots during the mission over Warsaw. I am particularly connected with the topic of South [...]
1/72 Academy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat
In this article I'll show a Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat in 1/72 scale from Academy that I finished by september, 2023. It represents the fighter flown by Lt. Richard Stambook within the VF-17 sqn. on board at the WWII USS Princeton aircraft [...]
1/72 Academy Curtiss P-40M
In this article I'll show the 1/72 Academy Curtiss P-40M kit from the 112nd sqn. (a.k.a. "Sharkmouth Squadron") that I finished by february this year. I built this kit almost simultaneously with my Revell Hurricane Mk.IIc because [...]
1/35 Academy PzKpfw VI “Tiger 131”Ausf. E
Last summer our family started our vacation with two days at “Tankfest” at the Tank Museum in Bovington, UK. Our son Parker is a huge tank nut, and we enjoyed two days there. But as you can tell by the photos, Tiger 131 was a big [...]
Academy 1/48 Spitfire XIVc and Bubble Canopy
An old Academy mold kit that became synonym with KMC resin set to correct the shape of the nose, rudder and spinner.
Two kits are presented here. Yet, I had only one KMC set. The Bubble Canopy PR Griffon Spitfire was scratch made using [...]
1/72 Catalina by Academy
Here is a little 1/72 scale Catalina by Academy, I’m not a fan of Academy, especially their horrible decals, but this kit was a must have for one of my customers and I was happy to obliged to it is one of my favorite aircraft of WW2. [...]
Academy 1/48 F-86E(M)
The Royal Hellenic Air Force (EBA) started receiving F-86Es in 1954. These were surplus Canadair built CL-13 Sabres, which were handed through the Military Assistance Program (MAP). Prior to handling, they were overhauled and their wings [...]
