The Navy Channel at iModeler (19 articles)

The Navy Channel at iModeler

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19 articles
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Boeing F4B-1 Conversion in 1/72 Scale

by Jeff Groves on October 8, 2020
in Aviation — 15 Comments

This is a conversion of the Monogram F4B-4 kit which back-dates it to the earlier F4B-1 using the RareBits vacuform fuselage and a Radial Engines & Wheels resin Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp radial engine. Not overly difficult and the res[...]

Monogram Boeing F4B-4

by Jeff Groves on October 1, 2020
in Aviation — 15 Comments

A pair of the venerable Monogram Boeing F4B-4 kits, first released in 1968. This is one of the easiest biplane kits to build, the landing gear legs and fuselage struts are molded as part of the fuselage halves with results in a strong assembly [...]

Czech Master Resin Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk

by Jeff Groves on September 10, 2020
in Aviation — 10 Comments

The Sparrowhawk was designed as a “trapeze fighter” to be carried by the airships Akron and Macon. Their primary means of recovery was to hook onto the underside of the airship and be hoisted into an internal hanger. When operating over water [...]

Curtiss F11C-2 Goshawk

by Jeff Groves on September 3, 2020
in Aviation — 21 Comments

This is the Monogram kit from 1968 in 1/72 scale. Even though it is over fifty years old the kit still compares well to recent releases, featuring some very nice surface detail and clever engineering which ensures correct alignment and easy con[...]

OV-10D Bronco in “VF-84 tribute” paint scheme

by Martin Dytrych on August 31, 2020
in Aviation — 23 Comments

It took me about 8 months to finish this Bronco in my favorite navy camouflage. If you wonder why I made up this scheme - this is my last build for my friend and he did not want to get Bronco in desert or boring gray camouflage scheme. I know he[...]

1/72 Revell F4U-4B

by Gordon Zammit on June 27, 2020
in Aviation — 7 Comments

Revell's quite recent kit of the F4U-4 which has some short cuts and emmisions due to being offered as both an F4U-1 and F4U-4. I didn't bother with most of the inaccuracies and built the kit mostly out of the box. The overall shape however is v[...]

1/72 Fujimi A-6E “Sunday Punchers”

by Gordon Zammit on June 23, 2020
in Aviation — 10 Comments

Fujimi "Sunday Punchers" Boxing of their wide range of A-6's in 1/72. Straight from the box with kit decals, which weren't the best (as usual with Fujimi) and were very thick and difficult to comform to compound surfaces.

Hasegawa F-14D Tomcat, Vandy 1, 1/48 scale

by Ramon R. Lomeli on May 27, 2020
in Aviation — 24 Comments

Hello iModeler! Long time no post. Here is my first commissioned build. My client requested it be in flight with a full load of ordnance. That made mounting kind of tricky but I found a way in the end. I bent a clear acrylic rod to a suit[...]

North American T-28B Trojan Kitty Hawk 1/32

by Tomáš Pelej on May 24, 2020
in Aviation — 14 Comments

VT-27, NAS Corpus Christi, Texas 1981 Construction from a box, I added some wires Marking completely sprayed, Mr.Paint colors

1/72 Hasegawa F-14B

by Jorge Cazares on April 23, 2020
in Aviation — 15 Comments

The red tomato!!! VF-101 Grim Reapers AD-101. 1/72 Hasegawa F-14B with Toptierhobby decals, Verlinden resin detail set, and Hasegawa weapons. This was a pretty decent build. It's from Hasegawa's 2014 Jolly Rogers History 2 kit combo and to be ho[...]