The US Navy Channel at iModeler (31 articles)

The US Navy Channel at iModeler

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Tamiya F4U-1A Corsair, 1/48. The Big Hog.

by Harvey R. on June 12, 2021
in Aviation — 16 Comments

I thought I'd finally get around to posting this Corsair I built last year, making it so all my Corsairs are uploaded here in one form or another. This model in particular taught me a lot and I am planning on basically remaking it (but as a di[...]

Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk – US Navy VT-7 – USS Lexington

by Stéphane Bredel on May 18, 2021
in Aviation — 20 Comments

Bonjour chers iModelers, This is my rendition of the colourful TA-4J Skyhawk of the VT-7. This version is quite known, but I wanted to have it in my showcase ! The Hasegawa kits comes with some issues, as often with this brand. But the finesse o[...]

Vought F4U-1D Corsair – US Navy VF-84 – USS Bunker Hill – Febr.1945

by Stéphane Bredel on September 28, 2020
in Aviation — 19 Comments

Bonjour chers iModelers, I am glad to introduce my latest model, a very classic Corsair from VF-84, but I wanted it on my shelf. It is the well-known Tamiya kit which is, despite of its age, a more than excellent kit. My first try with chippin[...]

Academy 1/700 USS Enterprise CV-6 “Modeler’s Edition”

by Jorge Cazares on April 19, 2020
in Ships — 16 Comments

Kit: Academy 1/700 USS Enterprise CV-6 "Modeler's Edition" History: The USS Enterprise CV-6 was the seventh US Navy vessel of that name and the sixth US aircraft carrier. She was a Yorktown-class carrier commissioned in 1936 and was one of onl[...]

Vought F4U 1D CORSAIR US Navy WW2 military aircraft 1/72 scale Revell kit

by Bhandez Models on January 3, 2020
in Aviation — 10 Comments

Technical data: built out of Revell kit + resin wheels. History: WMF 214 (Black Sheeps) commander aircraft flown by pilot "Pappy" Boyington.

A “Ford” I Like

by Scott Nelson on November 22, 2019
in Aviation — 11 Comments

We all run into those kits that for one reason or another turns into a challenge to complete and takes much longer than anticipated. Well this one turned out to be one of those for me. I won’t bore you with the details except to say that Walthe[...]

A-7E Corsair II, Trumpeter 1:32

by Martin Dytrych on November 18, 2019
in Aviation — 16 Comments

As many successful constructions, also Corsair is real beauty beast - robust, durable, reliable, serving in many countries can deliver deadly ordnance to whatever target. Its upperwing allowing to carry large variety of bombs, rockets, electroni[...]

1/72 F-14A VF-32 Mig-killer “Gypsy 202”

by Jorge Cazares on November 17, 2019
in Aviation — 13 Comments

Kit: Hasegawa 1/72 Grumman F-14A Tomcat "USS John F. Kennedy Fighter Squadrons" History: On January 4, 1989, two US F-14 Tomcats of VF-32 Swordsmen downed two Lybian Mig-23 floggers. The Tomcats were AC-207 flying lead and AC-202 as wingman. *i[...]

1/72 HobbyBoss F-14D Super Tomcat VF-2 Bounty Hunters

by Jorge Cazares on November 10, 2019
in Aviation — 6 Comments

1/72 HobbyBoss F-14D Super Tomcat. I went with the VF-2 Bounty Hunters CAG bird (the kit has 3 decal options!). Overall the kit was a really nice build that went together well. No major issues at all. A couple of areas needed just a bit of putty[...]

1/700 scale USS Sacramento AOE-1 (Trumpeter)

by Mee Wan on August 4, 2019
in Ships — 11 Comments

Greetings , This is another naval build which was an OOB. The 1/700 scale kit is from Trumpeter which is the only manufacturer to date to produce this class of vessel. The kit overall was satisfying to build the fittings and detail look good f[...]