The Special Hobby Channel at iModeler (99 articles)

The Special Hobby Channel at iModeler

Special Hobby range of model kits

Items tagged with Special Hobby
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1/72 CASA 212 Aviocar – Portuguese Air Force by Special Hobby

by José Pedro Pires on March 25, 2020
in Aviation — 22 Comments

The first prototype of the C-212 flew on 1971 and towards the end of 1973, Portugal ordered 20 units in order to replace the ageing and obsolete C-47 Dakotas and Nord 2501 Noratlas. In 1974 The CASA C-212-100 became operational with the Spani[...]

“Fake News 1940” The Me 209 in propaganda use!

by Roland Sachsenhofer on January 21, 2020
in Aviation — 8 Comments

The phenomenon of "fake news", which is quite a popular term today, has existed before. As not surprising as this statement is, it becomes as catchy when you stand in front of a concrete example: the Me 209 V4 shown here as a model may be consid[...]

Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat VF-6 “White 18”

by Andrew H on January 18, 2020
in Aviation — 9 Comments

This build is the first of a series of Grumman 'cats that I plan to build in time. The kit is the revered Tamiya offering with the pronounced rivet details. This kit went together exceptionally well, no surprise there. I finished this one a fe[...]

Me 209 V1: a dwarf on speed

by Roland Sachsenhofer on January 13, 2020
in Aviation — 4 Comments

755.138 kilometres per hour is an impressive speed- and that flight performance with which the Me 209 V1 shown here set a world speed record on 26 April 1939, which was to last until 1969. At the controls of this fragile and difficult to fly r[...]

Miles Magister M.14A – Special Hobby – 1/48

by Çetin SARF on January 3, 2020
in Aviation — 8 Comments

Miles M.14A Magister I Turkish Airforce White 6 Kayseri Tayyare Fabrikası 3606 Hava Okulu, 1st Training Batallion, 1st & 2nd Companies Date of Arrival: 1942 Kit: Special Hobby Scale: 1/48 Decals: Tigerhead Decals Paints: Mission Models Ai[...]

Special Hobby 1/48 Finnish Fiat G.50

by dale travis on November 29, 2019
in Aviation — 16 Comments

Following on the really nice G.50 prototype posted by Valter, here's a G.50 build I recently finished. The kit was done mostly OOB with Master gun barrels and aftermarket decals being the only additions. Model represents an aircraft piloted by [...]

1/48 Reggiane 2005 “Sagittario”

by dale travis on October 13, 2019
in Aviation — 22 Comments

Flying Machines kit represents an aircraft operating with Squdriglia 362, 22 Gruppo, 42 Stormo, Littoria June 1943. This is a limited run kit of good quality that has some nice resin parts for the cockpit and wheel wells. Modifications to the[...]

Kittyhawk Mk.III (Long Fuselage P-40K)

by Peter Ibes on September 11, 2019
in Aviation — 6 Comments

Another review kit that I build for Scale Aviation Modeller International (SAMI), that should appear in one of the upcoming issues of the magazine. In short: great kit with four very interesting decal options, light years away from the Czech sho[...]

Greek Master – Special Hobby`s 1/32 T-2 Buckeye

by José Pedro Pires on August 3, 2019
in Aviation — 26 Comments

The operational story of the Buckeye started in 1959. Since then, and until 2004, this North American Corporation design was the trainer that introduced all the Naval Aviators and Naval Flight Officers. In 1976, The Hellenic Air Force received t[...]

Vultee V1A American Airlines

by Peter Ibes on June 3, 2019
in Aviation — 6 Comments

This is the 1:72 Special Hobby Vultee V1A. I previously built this as a Spanish Civil War bomber, but wanted to depict it in its civilian guise as well. Other than its SCW stable mate this one was much more difficult to track down. The built we[...]