The Admiral Channel at iModeler (13 articles)

The Admiral Channel at iModeler

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Russian naval 10-ton tow tractor 1/48

by Grega X on September 29, 2020
in Uncategorized — 9 Comments

Not exactly an airplane, but airplane related. I usually build airplanes and I started building Su-33 and planned to make some sort of diorama with it. But the problem was, I couldn't find any appropriate vehicle to place it next to it. Digging [...]

P-38 Lightning Review Part 2,Hasegawa 1/48th

by Chuck A. Villanueva on November 2, 2019
in Reviews — 24 Comments

Ever since Tamiya announced the that they were going to do a P-38 earlier this year, it was like wow and ever since that we have been impatiently waiting for it to hit the shelves. With one numb nut know it all swearing they will not do an earl[...]

Tamiya P-38 is a P-38F/G !

by Darren Dickerson on July 25, 2019
in Aviation — 28 Comments

Details on the new kit are below, was hoping for the late versions first up, nonetheless are long overdue new tool kit of a great WW2 aircraft. Looking forward to getting one and building soon! Tamiya 61120 1/48 Lockheed P-38 F/G Lightning P[...]

On This Day…June 4th.

by david leigh-smith on June 4, 2019
in Photo Collections — 17 Comments

There’s not much left one can say about Midway. My approach to this singular conflict is try and set up this first day of battle proper, and let the images tell the rest of the tale. Early on June 4th, Vice Admiral Nagumo launched his attac[...]

On This Day…

by david leigh-smith on June 3, 2019
in Photo Collections — 25 Comments

Ju88 crashed after take off in Holland, June 3rd, 1941. ____________________ On June 3, 1943, This MK.V1c Beaufighter ran off the airstrip into ditch when landing at Dobodura, Papua New Guinea. ____________________ Following the shock[...]

On This Day…May 24th.

by david leigh-smith on May 24, 2019
in Photo Collections — 12 Comments

The Battle of the Denmark Strait was a short, intense encounter that was a humanitarian disaster for the Royal Navy. In the early hours of May 24th 1941, the HMS Hood was sunk and with 1,418 souls on board, a staggering and scarcely believable[...]

On This Day…May 22nd.

by david leigh-smith on May 22, 2019
in Photo Collections — 19 Comments

The HMS Glouster was lost today following a series of catastrophically poor decision making and terrible communication. While the battle of Crete was raging on May 22nd, the Glouster was assigned a role in preventing a German Sea-landing despi[...]

Berezina 1812

by Rob Pollock on October 28, 2018
in Figures — 36 Comments

The Battle of Berezina took place November 26-29, 1812, between the Grande Armée of Napoleon, retreating after his failed invasion of Russia, and the Russian armies under Mikhail Kutuzov, Peter Wittgenstein and Admiral Pavel Chichagov. The Fre[...]

Final reveal: The German Air Ministry in 1941 in 1:35

by Michel Verschuere on October 5, 2018
in Diorama — 26 Comments

Some of you have followed on this project, depicting buzzing activity at the German Air Ministry in 1941: This was a longer project, initiated in the beginning of this year. It involved mapping the scratch-built facade of the building (Reichs[...]

From model to diorama: A day’s work at the German air ministry 1941

by Michel Verschuere on May 14, 2018
in Diorama — 25 Comments

Some of you noticed the build report and first reveal of the German air ministry already. Because a model is a model and a diorama something different, I opted for adding vehicles and figures in order to bring the building to life. I opted [...]