The Cold War Database at iModeler

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Fujimi 1/700 HMS Eagle (a blast from the past)

Dear friends While working on my next model, I share today pictures of an older build. This was completed more than 3 years ago, and was my first 1/700 ship, and also my first sea base. I decided to share images of this model to [...]

CUCV Canadian 5/4 Ton Chev

This is my scratch built Chev Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle. Built from scratch wood. 70% complete

"The two faces of the Atlas", Part I: Convair SM-65 Atlas D, US first intercontinental ballistic missile

How do you write about a model that is a weapon of mass destruction? The Convair SM-65 Atlas was the first intercontinental ballistic missile available to the Strategic Air Command (SAC) of the US Air Force from 1959. Both the partly [...]

Six turning, four burning, a lot of masking: Roden 1/144 B-36 D

Here are some photos of my recently completed B-36, representing a plane (01086, “Miss Featherweight”) based at Carswell during the early 1950’s. This model was built using the Roden 1/144 kit, with a few scratch built details. I [...]

Airfix 1/48 English Electric Lightning F2.A

Hello! This is my recent project, this iconic cold war beast. It’s been one of my favorites jets since I’ve laid my eyes on a big poster, a long time ago, at the Air Force Academy. But this jet is more special for me because of [...]

USS Gearing, Dragon 1/350

Here is my build of Dragon's USS Gearing, lead ship of the US Navy's ultimate WWII destroyer class. This is the excellent kit from Dragon, which comes with extensive photoetch (but, surprisingly, no railing!). Built it out of the box apart [...]

Review: "Sea of Contention" The Sixth Fleet in the Med.circa mid 1960's. Periscope films.

It's clear that the movie Top Gun and even Final Countdown became recruiting films for the navy in he eighties, and that F-14 was the star of said films. Because of their claim to fame there are all kinds of quality videos of the F-14 [...]

Cold War gone hot Tamiya 1/35 Schutzenpanzer Marder

Here's another vehicle for my Cold War gone hot series. This is the 1/35th Tamiya Marder. Sadly, this old kit is the only early version Marder available, all the others being post 1985. The kit will be depicted rushing past the M48A2GA2 as [...]

Cold War gone Hot, M48A2GA2

Here's another vehicle for my "Cold War gone hot" series. This is the Revell 1/35th M48A2GA2. The major construction is now done and I've started the weathering. I've added a small amount of battle damage on the front left side [...]

LEOPARD C2 MBT

This is the Leopard C2 of the Canadian Army. These have been the work horse of the Canadian Army through the 1970's, and 1980's. The C2 has a 105mm Rifled Main Gun, & Equipped with a 830hp Engine. These Tanks were retired from active [...]