by Mats Hammar ”Wow, photo-etched eyelashes in 1:35!” This article was originally published in IPMS Stockholm Magazine in August 2000.
Magazine
by Bryan Ribbans Visiting the ’Memphis Belle’ Yes, this is the real one! The following photo walkaround is of the original Memphis Belle, subject of the famous William Wyler colour film shot over the skies of Europe all those years ago. Now she rests preserved in her ’home town’ of […]
Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress in Detail
The Dutch Gepard in the Royal Netherlands Army by Erik Keizer photos by Frits Snijder This article was first published in ‘Modelbouw in Plastic’ – a magazine of IPMS Netherlands . Used with permission of the Editor The PRTL, short for Pantser Rups Tegen Luchtdoelen (Armoured Tracked Fighting Vehicle Against […]
PRTL
by Janne Nilsson english translation by Anders Isaksson However you might like the Volkswagen New Beetle I think you would agree with me that the original is always better than a copy! I built this Beetle from the 1:24 Tamiya kit – almost out of the box. The kit represents […]
Original is Best: 1967 VW Beetle
by Frank Spahr Sometimes one comes across an odd material that prompts experimenting. In some cases this results in one of those esoteric technologies that we all are so accustomed with. Here is one very simple way of modelling structured walls, like those covered with stones or bricks. Epafit […]
Brick Walls at a Snap
No. 17 by Mats Hammar ”Why a destroyed pillbox scale 1:1 in the strawberry bed?” This article was originally published in IPMS Stockholm Magazine in September 2000.
Arne (the Model Builder)
Swedish version of the German Leopard II by Kjell Svensson English translation by Anders Isaksson History The Leopard II was developed in the seventies after the joint US/German effort to develop a new main battle tank, the MBT-70, was brought to a halt and the project cancelled. The new main […]
Strv 121 in Detail
Building the Junkers Ju 388 by Jan Forsgren English translation by Martin Waligorski Junkers Ju 388 V-2 The Junkers Ju 388 had been developed from Ju 188 as an advanced night fighter intended to replace the Ju 88G in service with the Luftwaffe. It differed from the Ju 188 in […]
Heavy Conversion!
…with a Good Dose of (unnecessary) Weathering by Anders Isaksson The North American P-51 Mustang and its variants need no further presentation. Being the first ”true” Mustang, the B version made its first flight in 1942 and entered active service in 1943. It was credited with more air-to-air victories than […]
Tamiya P-51B Mustang
by Frank Spahr photos by Martin Waligorski Elegance and Longevity: Hawker Hunter The Hawker Hunter is a classic plane with a long and exciting history. It was designed between the close of WW II and the Korean War, the latter even hastening (and complicating) its development, in the real beginnings […]
Hawker Hunter in Detail
No. 18 by Mats Hammar ”Only got the third prize? What lousy judges!” This article was originally published in IPMS Stockholm Magazine in September 2000.
Arne (the Model Builder)
Model by Mikael Forslund Text and photos by Martin Waligorski With war raging in Europe, Sweden was eagerly looking for modern aircraft to strengthen its air defenses. In 1939, the Swedish government commission in the US approached Vultee in search for a modern fighter type for the Swedish Air Force. […]
Adventures into the Esoteric
by Martin Waligorski based on the discussion forum posting by Rickard Malmborg Modern kits built and painted as per instructions reflect the original in pristine condition. In contrast, real world objects most often show the effect of aging and weathering. For example, surfaces become bleached, tarnished, painted, scuffed, corroded, knicked, […]
Shading and Enhancing Panel Lines
by Rafi Ben-Shahar I chose to present here a subject that is somewhat overlooked on the web. Trumpeter released the Soviet SA-2 Guideline launcher and carrier some 3 years ago and it went almost without a notice thanks to other impressive 1/35 kits that appeared at the same time some […]
Trumpeter’s 1/35 SA-2 Carrier and Launcher
by Martin Waligorski Seat belts are the most prominent cockpit detail of many aircraft models. During recent years kit manufacturers recognized this, trying to provide seat belts within the basic kit. A common solution is to include seat belt decals. Sadly, because of the decals’ flat appearance this solution is […]