iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Tamiya 1:48 Scale, P-38G, "Lightning"

Calling this one done...FINALLY... After not spending time at the bench due to a lack of "Mojo", I finally sat me rump down, and got back at this kit. Tamiya's amazing P-38F/G in 1:48 scale. I will not go into a major [...]

Crazy Horse TF-51D Mustang Conversion

26 years ago I was a recent college grad...no debt, and things to do. A friend of mine bought a flight in Crazy Horse, at the time it was $1,600 for an hour. Three of us Mustang nuts piled in the car and headed to Latrobe, PA to watch Tony [...]

From the Wayback Machine: Hasegawa 1/32 Ju-87G-2 “Panzerknacker”

From the dark mists of time, actually 2006: Prior to the invasion of Russia, the Luftwaffe had determined that dive-bombing was the proper way to attack armored vehicles. However, four days after the beginning of Operation Barbarossa, on [...]

A Lament for Unavailable Revell Kits

Very sad that so many Revell kits are no longer available in larger scales. Found this lovely 1/48 Catalina on ebay. It's an excellent kit and I don't think I used any after market parts. Similarly this 1/32 NON TECHNIK Ju 88. Very hard [...]

1/32 Trumpegawa Grumman F6F3 Hellcat

I was intrigued in doing this conversion of Trumpeter wings/ Hasegawa fuselage after reading an online article someone who had accomplished this. Looking on eBay this spring, I saw both kits for $30-40 range. Wheels began spinning and I [...]

North American P-51 Mustang series – Raúl Hrubisko

Hi to all. It has been a long time since I have not posted here. I will try to correct that mistake. During the second half of the year my father and I have been working in one of the largest series of our collection after the Spitfire [...]

COVID No.10 Hasegawa Junkers Ju-87G2

This plane is “ugly as sin “ as one might say. Also ,slow with the attached cannon, but it was supposed to take out tanks not aircraft. I bought the kit in May and completed it in September. Quick for me, but had plenty of time. To [...]

Arab-Israeli War...1/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc Royal Egyptian Airforce

Built in 2016. Hasegawa kit with Techmod decals, Gunze and Tamiya acrylics except Azure from Model Master, Eduard seatbelts. The model shows an a/c of the Royal Egyptian Airforce that participated in the Arab-Israel war and was captured [...]

Death from Above...1/48 Junkers Ju87D-5, Royal Bulgarian Airforce

Built in 2013. The Model shows an a/c that flew with 1/2 Szturmowi Orliak in September 1944. At this time Bulgaria had already changed sides and fought with the Soviets against the Germans. Not 100% sure about the white ID markings but [...]

Messerschmitt Bf109G-6, MT-422, Finnish Air Force, Eduard 1/48

A looong time ago I built the G-6 from the "Mersu" Limited edition box from Eduard. That is a huge box with sufficient plastic for two 109's. It was as far as I remember the second time I used the old Badger Airbrush, and the [...]