iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Messerschmitt Bf109 G-6 WNr 161742, Slowak, Eduard 1/48

I do know this Eduard kit has been presented here before, but in order to present my 109's I have chosen to add it here too. I have used the kit decals even though I do realise they are slightly wrong with too fat lines. I opened the vent [...]

1/48 Manshu Ki-79b – Empire of Japan Group Build.

This is the new RS Models kit of this unusual little plane. The Ki-79 was a trainer version of the Ki-27 army fighter. It was produced in Harbin, Manchuria by the Manshu Aircraft subsidiary of the Japanese Nakajima company. It was [...]

1/48 Bell P-39L Airacobra, 81st FG North Africa

Built in 2015. Eduard kit, painted with Gunze and Tamiya paints, the Azure is from Model Master. Some discussion about the camo paints of these planes. As far as I know they were initially built for and delivered to the Brits but not [...]

1/48 North American F-6A Mustang, RAF North Africa

Built in 2015. When the 225 Sqn RAF was in need of long range recce aircraft in North Africa, they borrowed four Mustangs from the USAAF which could stay up in the sky longer then the Spits. There´s some discussion about the camo. [...]

Focke Wulf 190 F-8 Yugoslav partisan 1/72 Eduard

Hi all probably the last model finished in this year, Eduard Focke-Wulf 190 F-8 airplane captured by Yugoslav Partisan forces (Yugoslavia 1945). The only remaining examples of the Fw190-F-8 of the two preserved, one is located in the [...]

Video: Iwata LPH80 for Painting Scale Models

This video gives a more detailed description of the Iwata LPH80 and it's use for painting scale models along with how significantly it has improved my finishing routine.

Video: Final Airbrush Video

This is a preface to my revisions of the "Airbrushing for Modelers 101" web pages and the additional information in the last four Scale Model Workshop Airbrush Series. Airbrushing for Modelers 101 Web Page: (link)

Hasegawa 1:48 Scale B7A2, Ryusei, Allied Code Named 'Grace'

Probably the last completion for 2020... Got away from the bench for a bit during the COVID shite, but I decided to clean up what is hanging about, before starting any other kits. This is Hasegawa's 1:48 scale, Aichi B7A2, Ryusei Kai, [...]

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 [...]