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Telford kit news: Airfix announces a 1/24 scale Grumman F6F Hellcat

by Editor on November 10, 2018 · in News — 6 Comments

Reporting live from IPMS Scale Modelworld in Telford, here is the newest announcement from Airfix, fresh from the show floor. We have been expecting something big and impressive, and the choice of 1/24 scale does not disappoint 🙂 [...]

Academy F-14A 1:48 (1988 tool)

by Matthew Fletcher on October 28, 2018 · in Aviation — 13 Comments

I must say I was always intimidated by builds of modern aircraft but this build changed my mind. The kit is from 1988 and does not stand up to the new Tamiya kit but I managed to have a lot of fun with it. Lots of fit issues and old decals [...]

1/32 Trumpeter F6F-5 Hellcat “Fleet Air Arm 1944-45”

by paul teixeira on October 20, 2018 · in Aviation — 14 Comments

Project Complete: 1/32 Trumpeter Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat "Fleet Air Arm 1944-45" Markings: Fleet Air Arm Squadron assigned to the HMS Indomitable from 1944-45, Pacific Theater. Kit: 1/32 Trumpeter 1/32 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat Build [...]

WIP: 3rd Update “1/32 Trumpeter F6F-5 Hellcat in Royal Navy Markings”

by paul teixeira on October 18, 2018 · in Aviation — 13 Comments

Well, this project is still on-going. It's one of those projects were you feel like you are almost done but then you realize you are still so far off. Trying to get everything correct, and taking care of those little details can take so [...]

TBF-1 Avenger 1:72

by Matthew Fletcher on October 17, 2018 · in Aviation — 10 Comments

I bought this kit at a local arms fair. The box appeared very neat and new yet the kit was simply a rebox of an older academy kit. There was basically no detail for the interior(which is luckily hidden pretty well on the avenger). For what [...]

EA-6B Prowler 1/72 scale

by Jocelyn cossart on October 16, 2018 · in Aviation — 20 Comments

It took me 1 month to build this amazing kit from hasegawa. I add a new cokpit in resine with a lot of details. It was one of my favorit kit hope you will like it my friends. You can found me on instagram my page is @joclonn_models !

WIP Update 2: 1/32 Trumpeter Hellcat in Royal Navy FAA Markings

by paul teixeira on October 14, 2018 · in Aviation — 20 Comments

This is my second update for this commissioned build. As you can see from the photos the aircraft is mostly fully assembled. This update is focused on painting process. The paint used is Vallejo and Tamiya acrylics. The paint used in [...]

1/48 Tamiya F-14D VF-101

by Brian Scott on September 22, 2018 · in Aviation — 17 Comments

Just completed the awesome new tooled Tamiya F-14D VF-101. Painted with custom made Tamiya paints. Aftermarket decals Fightertown and Furball . Enjoy 🙂 42307849_265570034295800_310009549719339008_n by b007scott, on [...]

Tamiya F-14A Tomcat in IRIAF colors

by Ramon R. Lomeli on September 22, 2018 · in Aviation — 32 Comments

Hello iModeler! Here is my Tamiya F-14A Tomcat in Iranian colors. This kit was a pleasure to put together. Paints by Akan from Linden Hill. I used true Detail resin seats, but only because I just happened to have them on hand. [...]

Italeri (Accurate Miniatures) 1:48 Avenger.

by Emeterio de la Iglesia Blanco on August 11, 2018 · in Aviation — 19 Comments

This is an old model I built long time ago, originally with the 3 tone camo pattern of white, medium and dark blue. After a close look, I decided to give her a new life. I stripped the paint, riveted the whole model, restored it and [...]