iModeler Automotive

Scale models of cars, trucks, motorcycles, machinery.

1952 Hudson,1/24 Moebius, " my first ride"

Although I consciously don't remember riding in this, it was the car my father had in the first couple of years of my existence. Not being able to afford new cars until his retirement, he would rely on used cars, maintaining them best he [...]

Review: Tamiya 1/24 Lotus Europa review

Lanz Bulldog D8506 - MiniArt - 1/35

Hello guys! Unfortunately I cannot access my account so I created a new one. This is my last work, a very nice kit from MiniArt. Highly recommend it!

The First "Bulldog"

Another busy roadbuilding season is at an end and my "essential worker" status is on hold until spring, therefore it is back to the modelling studio for a few months. I present to you my very first paid "commission [...]

Hitachi Vibratory Combined Roller ZC50C-5

So far, so good. This is the 1/35 Hitachi Vibratory Combined Roller ZC50C-5 from Hasegawa. Almost done with it. I still have to add the side amber lights to the unit. As I mentioned before, this is he second vehicle that will be on my [...]

1981 Pontiac LeMans NASCAR race car

The Car For the 1981 Winston Cup racing season NASCAR had mandated a new 110” wheelbase car, down from 115” of the previous years. Most teams were reporting that these smaller cars were unstable at high speeds and, in fact, the team [...]

Telefonica MoviStar Suzuki RGV-Γ '01Tamiya 1/12

Happy New Year everyone! Here is a kit I completed sometime around 2005 or 2006. I don't really watch MotoGP or any other motorcycle racing, but I was somehow interested in this Tamiya kit. It is the only motorcycle I have ever built so [...]

Forklift

This is a forklift I made for my present diorama I am working on at the moment. I used, the sponge technique, as well as, a sharp X-to knife for the scuffed and scratches areas. I then used light dust, and dark brown colors from Citadel. [...]

Honda RA272 – 1965 Mexican Grand Prix – Richie Ginther

As I've previously mentioned, this was the year I got back into modeling (well, FINISHING models) after a fifteen year hiatus brought on by the birth of my first child. This time I'm showing off one of the last kits I finished back before [...]

Just Another Fun Build, Citroen Traction 11CV 1/48th Tamiya

Along with my Bf-109E-3/4 I built a Citroen to go along with it. This was a nice fun little kit, I missed a few things in the build the biggest is I missed some of the very fine seam lines until I painted it. I was amazed at how small [...]