iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Eyes in the Sky…1/48 Mitsubishi Ki-15-I “Babs”, Imperial Japanese Army ” Tiger Squadron”

My dad´s next finished Imperial Japanese subject and fifth contribution to the Empire of Japan group build. After four combat aircraft, this time a recon plane. The very nice Fine Molds kit, fit is very good, except the one-piece canopy [...]

1/32 Hunter

This is another older build for my archive, the Revell 1/32 Hawker Hunter. Now I have at least one Hunter in 1/144, 1/72, 1/48 and 1/32 scale. It’s a beautiful aircraft in any scale, that’s for sure!

Aaaahh - de Havilland

Today, 100 years ago, de Havilland Aircraft Company Limited was formed. To celebrate, a new Group has been formed, and if you have anything related to the company do join in. It has been decided to include the early designs of Geoffrey de [...]

SA315B LAMA . Brush Painted . . . 1/48 . Heller

(link) Hello Friends, Presenting the Sa315B of the Indian Army. The kit is from Heller and is of the SA313 in 1/48 size. This was modified into the Sa315B. The Model is 100% Brush Painted using locally available acrylics. Stretched Sprue [...]

Buchon Scale Models/Hasegawa 1/32 Hispano Aviation HA-1112-K1L “Tripala”

The Airplane: 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 109s. During the Second World War, the Spanish received a number of Bf-109Fs and in [...]

The Sound and the Fury

I hadn't built a model airplane in several years, but like a lot of us, have a stack of unbuilt kits to choose from when the itch strikes. I was born a year before the middle of the last century and love the mid-50s Navy aircraft. I had [...]

Valom 1/72 RB-45C Tornado (Korean Conflict Group Build)

I built this kit for the Korean Conflict Group Build. The B-45 was the first 4-engine jet bomber in the Air Force, as well as the first American jet bomber shot down in combat, namely during the Korean Conflict. The bomber was deployed [...]

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I have a great deal of research material on the F2G Corsairs that were made in my home town of Akron, Ohio at Goodyear Aircraft Corporation. My father was one of about 1,200 men and women that worked on the Corsairs during WW-II. I got to [...]

Yugoslav partisan Morane Saulnier MS-406 1/72 Heller

Hi all Finally finished this ancient model . About the model itself, which is well known, I will not bother too much, although many things are not as they should be (empty cabin, over sized parts ...), it still looks much better to me than [...]

Small Scale Combat

Here are some of the better of several fun-with-Photoshop pics of various 1/144 kits and repainted Gashopon.