scratch-built models and the art of scratchbuilding
The scratchbuilding Database at iModeler
319 articles
Limited series resin 1/72 Grigorovich M-5
The M-5 flying boat was a considerable success of the early Russian aviation. Commercially built from 1915 to 1919, it was used in the Baltic, Black and North Seas and the Volga. Modification with Le Rhone engine was called the M-20.
The [...]
Grandpa's Tomcat >Burgess Dune AH-7
These machines were used by the US Navy during the early years before WWI. The strange looking aircraft was a pretty interesting design for it’s time, it even could have been called a flying wing, cause there was no tail at all. Another [...]
Dornier Cs II Delphin 1924 US Navy, 1:72
It started with a kit but it ended as a complete scratch build.
I stumbled across this kit from a short run manufacturer (Lüdemann) during a model show near Munich Germany. Actually it looked pretty well inside the bag and the price, as [...]
Schneider Cup 2.0 ?
After the smashing success with the Red Bull Air Races, the Austrian company announces a reprise of the legendary Schneider Cup Trophy.
This cup, which was once the meeting place for the world’s fastest piston engined powered air racer [...]
Reggiane 2000 serie III. 1:48 SMER (ex Artiplast) + scratch
Hi Everyone!
I started this kit as an experiment as I always wanted an 1:48 copy af this little fighter, but beside SMER (Artiplast originated in the early '60s) the only kit in this scale is from CA. I saw this week a Classic Airframes [...]
Men, What we need here is a WAR WINNEBAGO!!!!
Why do I do these things? I have a nice selection of regular models.
Sometimes I just go off on a idea and see if I can make it happen.
Except for the wheels and fixtures and crew, completely scratch built.
And of course I had to add LED [...]
No detail is too small (video)
Modelers will enjoy this new promotional video by Singapore Airlines. It endorses paper card modeling, and incredibly, all of the shown elements seem to be a part of a complete 1/20 scale paper Airbus A380 model comissioned by the company. [...]
General Aircraft Hotspur series.
Hi to all,
Again, a new series is finished. My father has completed the lastes Hotspurs. We would like to thanks as I mentioned before specially to Jed and Alaistar for his help on this project.
Please find below the list of all the models [...]
Dassault Falcon 900, 34SQN RAAF
Having served in the RAAF and worked on the Falcon 900 business jet used as a VIP transport at no 34 Squadron I had to have a model of one. At the time I started this project there were no 1/72 kits available (July 2004).
I found out that [...]
Dioramas. Attention – the 43rd scale!)))
Hello! This time, I want to present the work of another of my friend. He's a big fan of 43rd scale! Enjoy watching!
