The Navy Channel at iModeler (21 articles)

The Navy Channel at iModeler

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F-14 Italeri 1/48

by Šimon Guryča on January 31, 2021
in Aviation — 10 Comments

So, here's my next project. It is an F-14 from Italery in 1/48 scale. As a kit, it's not very accurate, but that's to be expected, because it's just a pretty old kit. Definitely missing some riveting panels are quite simplified. As for the accur[...]

Airfix Skyhawk

by Scott Nelson on December 31, 2020
in Aviation — 10 Comments

My penultimate build for 2020 is the new tool Airfix A-4 Skyhawk. It’s not my best work but, it’s a decent 3 footer. The panel lines on top of the fuselage were very soft so I rescribed them. I tried shading panel lines with water colors which w[...]

1/72 Airfix Sea Harrier FA2

by Gordon Zammit on December 3, 2020
in Aviation — 5 Comments

This is the Airfix Sea Harrier FA2, kit no. A04052 in 1/72 scale. Built OOB with the kit decals. It one of the few kits of the Harrier in 1/72 scale that has the dropped in auxiliary intakes included with the kit parts.

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.