The US Navy Channel at iModeler (11 articles)

The US Navy Channel at iModeler

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Don’t Forget the Tow Tractor! 1/32 Trumpeter US Aircraft Tow Tractor

by paul teixeira on October 21, 2018
in Aviation — 6 Comments

Just finished the Trumpeter 1/32 F6F-5 Hellcat and did not even realize I had another model in the box! That's right a nice little bonus thrown in by Trumpeter. It's a nicely detailed, US Moto-tow Tractor. The Hellcat I just finished was su[...]

Burial at Sea

by Peter Hausamann on October 16, 2018
in Aviation — 15 Comments

F-14B Tomcat AA/105, VF-103 “Jolly Roger” – (scale 1:32)

by Rafael Michael Drozdzowski on October 13, 2018
in Aviation — 22 Comments

Model Tamiya 1/32 "Grumman F-14A Tomcat Black Knights - cat. 60313. Model made straight from the box. I've only changed the nozzles (I borrowed from the Trumpeter set), I added two bombs GBU-31 JDAM (from Academy sets) and a few other modificati[...]

1/48 Classic Airframes TA-4J USN Adversary

by Dan DeSilva on September 28, 2018
in Aviation — 21 Comments

This TA-4J kit was sitting for quite a while, and I finally finished it off at the end of this summer. Airbrushed gray but hand brushed tan and green- with brushed touchups on the gray area. I used Afterburner decals although the same markings a[...]

National Naval Aviatin Museum, Pensacola Fla, Pt 2. Hangar Bay One,plus

by Robert Royes on September 15, 2018
in Photo Collections — 13 Comments

Basically shots of more modern aircraft, that weren't in the main section. The actual name plate off the now scrapped Forrestal, and the memorial plaque honoring those that perished in the fire off Vietnam, it used to hang in the hangar bay. Th[...]

National Naval Aviation Museum,Pensacola Fla. Part one, Flightline Ramp

by Robert Royes on September 15, 2018
in Photo Collections — 6 Comments

Checked off an item from my bucket list, last weekend. Limited photos of the outside ramp, Jaime Carreon covered the other areas recently. One note, the C-130 is supposed to be the one that flew onto and of the Forrestal in the early sixties. Pi[...]

The “Scooter” – Douglas A-4E Skyhawk, VA-195 “Dambusters” – 1:48

by Gábor Szabó on September 8, 2018
in Aviation — 24 Comments

Hi All! This is a result of the excellent 10 part "The Wietnam War" documentary serie ( I've seen recently. Actually this A-4 was around a while just I was too lazy to publish it here and frankly I've been busy recently with work stuffs so model[...]

WIP: 6th and Final Update: Trumpeter 1/32 SBD-3 “Midway Variant”

by paul teixeira on July 9, 2018
in Aviation — 15 Comments

Well this is the 6th update for my commissioned build of this SBD. It is now completely painted, weathered, and sealed with Vallejo Matte Acrylic Varnish. Started today with the model approximately 90% complete. What remained was the attachme[...]

Project Completed: 1/48 HobbyBoss US Navy F3H-2 Demon

by paul teixeira on June 9, 2018
in Aviation — 25 Comments

I finally finished my latest workbench project; the F3H-2 Demon in 1/48. If you would like to hear more about my build experience please take a look at my recent build article posted last week, or, on my blog. I had not built a high-visibility[...]

TBM-1C Avenger, VT-7 USS Hancock (1:48, Accurate Miniatures)

by Martin Dytrych on May 13, 2018
in Aviation — 25 Comments

This was my second kit in 1:48 scale - and a lot of memories! I love this airplane, I loved the kit, which has truly a lot of amazing details allowing you to build excellent model straight from the box. My only improvement was replacing of radio[...]