iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

1/144 Scale Grumman X-29

I like unusual looking airplanes and Grumman sure made one with this X-29. I wonder where is X-1 to X-28 ? This model was a charm to build, but I do not recall if I did much research. The photo's do not show hardly any flashing on this [...]

Tamiya 1:48 Jug – “Little Chief”

This is the second model I've built since restarting my hobby after a nearly 40 year recess. The subject of this attempt was the excellent Tamiya 1:48 Razorback P-47 Thunderbolt. I really wanted to build the "Spirit of Atlantic [...]

Piper L-4 Cub / GrasshopperSměr 1/48

I bring you a recently completed model that took neither much time, nor much effort, but which has produced a cool little airplane. To begin, I bought this kit after seeing one in person at an airshow last month. The airshow (or fly-in) [...]

Buchon Scale Models/Hasegawa 1/32 Hispano HA-1112 M1L “Buchon”

Spain became one of the first foreign users of the Bf-109 when the Condor Legion departed Spain after the civil war leaving behind their Bf-109Es. During the Second World War, the Spanish received a number of Bf-109Fs and in 1942 Hispano [...]

1/72 Eduard Spitfire HF Mk VIII

This is the 1/72 Eduard Spitfire HF Mk VIII. The markings are for SAAF No 1 Sqn, the "Billy Boy Squadron" Trigno, Italy, March 1944. It started off as a weekend edition kit but I added a Eduard Zoom set (the PE rearview mirror [...]

Tempest II in an extra large Teapot

THE KIT The Tempest II kit which I purchased is the Hi-Tech version which contains various resin and photo-etch parts plus the original plastic. There is a lot to unpack in this kit as there are well over 300 parts in a grey plastic on [...]

Trumpeter, Mig-15, 1/48

Hi guys, here is my Trumpeter, Mig-15 in 1/48 scale. An excellent kit with very good fit and details.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain, Royal Hellenic Air Force Korean Detachment (ΕΚ.Σ.Ε.), Airfix, 1/72

Hi everyone! This is my Royal Hellenic Air Force C-47, s/n 92630, named "ΑΡΗΣ"-"MARS", built through the "Korea : The Forgotten War……….." Group Build. It was at this scheme that [...]

The V-173 "Flying Pancake," did it stack up?

Aerodynamics are a funny thing. In the 1930s, flight was only three decades old. People who had never seen a man fly let alone an aircraft at one time were still very much alive, in fact only middle aged. As new as the concept was, [...]

Goodyear FG-1D Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena 1/48 Academy

This is my last "weekend" kit. You know this old Academy F4U-4B kit, but i little modificate it. New seatbelts, change antennas, cannones and propeller. Decals is from LF Models. This is camo from 1968 behind "Soccer [...]