Plastic model airplane kits

Noel Mackin shows off collection of model ships and planes

Add flight-time wear and tear to your models without using an airbrush

Hi chaps I have a 1/72 Airfix Blenheim that's been floundering on the shelf of doom for some time, with the 1/48 kit due at the end of the year, which is my preferred scale I've been thinking of maybe modelling my 1/72 kit in flight. Just wondering if anyone had some good tips on how to make prop...

HK Models 1/32 B-17G Diorama: "The Mighty Fortress: Where Heroes Have Flown" | Large Scale Planes

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG - 3 in a "naked" finish.

By Owen Scanlan - My first article... on my favourite model building website.. 1/48 Tamiya kit built from the box to test the new 'AK Real Colors'. I have to say that these are the paints I've been looking for..... Dry instantly, very tough, accurate colours, and most importantly they dry to a semi-gloss finish, which means I can…...

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Build review of the Airfix Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat scale model kit | FineScale Modeler Magazine

Making CRT screens using stardust confetti. Easy and cheap, not to mention looks great!

You'll want to give these tips a try

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Revell models, world leader in the 1950s and early '60s, were produced in Venice, California, only a few miles from the Museum of Flying. With Douglas Aircraft right up the road as well, this 1955 kit of the American Airlines DC-7 was a slam-dunk!

flyable 4D model template for Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

Been working on this one on and off for a while now. It is the much lauded Tamiya rendition of the venerable F-14A Tomcat. The kit was built with the addition of Fine Mold's plastic seat belts and weighted wheels from DEF Model. Painting was done with Mr Color lacquers and weathered with enamels ...