The Special Hobby Database at iModeler

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Special Hobby range of model kits

Special Hobby 1/48 Saab Viggen AJ-37

Good morning from Viet Nam ! This is my lattest build, the Saab Viggen AJ-37 from Special Hobby. This is actuallu a rebox of Tarangus Viggen with the added of color PE for the cockit. The fit is good overall, consider the nature of limit [...]

Fairey Barracuda, 1:48 Special Hobby

This was a commission build for a client who creates amazing photo-composite work. You don't see many of these built, and I'm not surprised as it's a b***h of a kit in places! My client wanted a wheels-up configuration, which the kit does [...]

Review: Special Hobby 1/48 Fairey Firefly Mk.4/5 Review

Video: SB2C-5 HELLDIVER by SPECIAL HOBBY (video preview)

1/72 Special Hobby SB2C-5 Helldiver “The Final Version”. The final production version of the famous Helldiver dive bomber was the SB2C-5 which was able to carry much more fuel, featured a paddle-bladed propeller without a spinner, [...]

Deathtrap

Scale 1:72 Building time: 69hrs Here is my latest creation, once again what I love the most: a diorama. After some changes I called this one “Deathtrap” for obvious reason. It depicts a few Marines which have discovered an abandoned [...]

Filling the gaps – Special Hobby’s 1/48 T-2C Buckeye

I have a confession to make: I think I have a couple of screws loose. That is the only explanation I have for my overarching modeling theme - building a complete collection of US military hardware from the 1920s to present. Well, at least [...]

Special Hobby 1/32 Bristol M.1C

Excellent model from the Special Hobby, which I tried not to spoil)). Decals are spoiled, so I took up the striped coloring. This option is not out of the box. A little fuss with scotch - and here is a zebra on your shelf))) Enjoy your [...]

Review: Special Hobby 1/32nd Tempest Mk V review

Special Hobby 1/72 Yak-17

Several months ago, a modeler in Tulsa passed away, and his family donated the kits to our club asking that we pass them on to modelers who would build (rather than sell) the kits. We ended up distributing the kits to our club members and [...]

Special Hobby 1/32 Yak-3 “Normandie-Niemen”

The Yakovlev Yak-3 is commonly considered the best sub-type of the wartime Yakovlev fighter series that began with the Yak-1. The Yak-3 was one of the smallest and lightest major combat fighters fielded by any combatant; its high [...]