No. 23 by Mats Hammar ”I never thought I would be studying cobblestone patterns before Arne started to scratchbuild his own.” This article was originally published in IPMS Stockholm Magazine in January 2001.
Artiklar
Converting the Fw 190 D-9 to D-11 by Ingemar Caisander 1/48 Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-11 The D-11 variant of the venerable Focke-Wulf 190 was designed as a much-improved low-level interceptor fighter refinement of the ”Langnasen Dora”, incorporating many of the features found on the powerful Ta 152. Based on rebuilt […]
Building the Late ’Dora’
by Robert Blaschke additional text by Martin Waligorski The ”Forgotten” Mig The Mig-19 (NATO code Farmer) was the first mass-produced supersonic fighter of the Soviet Air Force. The prototype first flew in 1953, the aircraft entering production in 1955. Farmer was the primary fighter of the Russian air force during […]
Mikoyan & Gurevich Mig-19 Farmer in Detail
Building Tamiya’s chrome-plated MiG-15 bis by Ingemar Caisander This article has been first published at www.hyperscale.com. Reproduced here with author’s permission. Following the end of the war, blueprints for many advanced German aircraft designs ended up in Russia where they were thoroughly examined and evaluated. One of the most […]
Can it be Easier than This?
text by Martin Waligorski model by Andreas Bennwik The 54mm Little Corporal Napoleon Bonaparte, a French general, First Consul, and emperor of the French, is still one of the most celebrated personages in the history of the West. His revolutionary influence over warfare, military organization and training is […]
Napoleon Bonaparte
No. 25 by Mats Hammar ”…must be ready before IPMS-Open…”
Arne (the Model Builder)
1 by Martin Waligorski I’m sure that many fellow model builders out there will agree that masking and painting wheel hubs of vehicles, road wheels of AFVs or aircraft is an ungrateful task. If you are lucky enough to model large-scale modern kit it may contain wheel hubs and tires as […]
Masking Wheels
by Johan Isaksson photos by Anders Isaksson Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) LAV is an all-terrain, armored, amphibious and highly versatile battle vehicle used by United States Marine Corps. The version presented below is designated LAV-25 and comes equipped with a turret mounting a 25 mm chain gun. The LAV-25 was […]
Gulf War LAV-25
text by Martin Waligorski photos by Peter Alsterberg Sometimes it is difficult to know why modellers get particularly interested in certain subjects – they just do. Göran Sebardt’s has meticulously built this collection of Tp2s – pre-war Junkers W 33/34s in Swedish service. The collection consists of only few aircraft […]
Tp2 (Junkers W 33/34) in Swedish Service
by Martin Waligorski Photos: Martin Waligorski Everyone’s favourite Many aircraft historians would agree that the only pre-war German aircraft type not matched by the Allies throughout the entire conflict was the lightweight Fieseler Fi 156 Storch. Popular among the Germans, their allies as well as their counterparts, the Fi 156 […]
Fieseler Fi 156 Storch in Detail
No. 26 by Mats Hammar ”No 220 volt outlet! I’ll need to borrow a can from graffiti painters to make it ready for IPMS Open…” This article was originally published in IPMS Stockholm Magazine in April […]
Arne (the Model Builder)
Fantasifullt modellbyggande i juletider av Det Gamla Trollet EN BIT SANNING OM TOMTETRADITIONEN Tomten, flygande genom julnatten med släde och renar utdelande julklappar till barnen i västvärlden, sådan vi känner honom är definitivt inte en realitet. Sanningen om denna märkliga figur är en helt annan nämligen, samtliga kända […]
The Christmas Special
World’s first jet makes a tiny model in 1/72nd scale by Martin Waligorski To be honest, I am particularly fond of the model photos presented here: for once, I effectively managed to disguise the scale of my creations! What appears to be the full scale aircraft on the picture below […]
Small is Beautiful
Building the Halcyon 1/9th scale Alien with base and egg by Ingemar Caisander Background This is a model of the alien creatures featured in the well-known James Cameron movie ”Aliens”, released in 1986. Most of you probably have seen some/all of these movies (as of today a total of three […]
Creating an Alien
Superdetailing the 1/48 Eduard Profipack Kit by Lars Qvarfordt When Eduard gave us modellers a really nice kit of Airco DH-2 in the 1/48 scale, I couldn’t resist it. I have always had a weak spot for this pusher. There is always a challenge for me trying to get out […]