iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

F4U-2 Corsair Nightfighter Tamiya 1/48

An interpretation of some pictures of the Corsair nightfighter...Tailhooks site was key to this project...

1/48 Tamiya P-47D "Slick Chick" 311th FG , 58th FG

Thundercals Decal Sheet - contact Norris Graser to buy direct [email protected] Ultracast - Wheels & Seat Paints - Tamiya AS12, Alclad, Mr Hobby & Tamiya acrylics, Future Gloss, Xtracrylix Flat

1/48th AMT AD-4W Skyraider

This is my third model in support of the Korean War group build.. It's a 1/48th AD-4W Skyraider. The kit was an AMT branded version of the original ESCI model. It was a basic kit with few frills but the shape was good and the plastic well [...]

P-39 Airacobra Kitty Hawk

Another model goes to my shelf. This time, a design that appears at competitions quite sporadically, namely the P-39 Airacobra. The model itself is quite nice, but I added Eduard plates, HGW belts, Master barrels and Eduard exhaust pipes. [...]

Review: Arma Hobby 1/72 FM-2 Wildcat review

144th Scale Revell AVRO – RJ-85 Airliner

I built this model back in October, 2009. I cut out and then filled in the window area's with white styrene stock because Revell supplied excellent window decals. I don't know who flew this airline, nor when it flew. I added [...]

Dornier Do17 Z-10 Kauz, Revell 1/72

Hi guys, Another model in my collection, this is the Dornier Do17 Z-10 from "Revell" plastic made by ICM models; nice kit, no major problems during the assembly, beautiful clear parts; in the end I decided just the paint, no [...]

1/72 Hasegawa F-4E Phantom II / Kurnass 2000

Started back in late Feb or early Mar (who can remember that long ago now...), this was the second of 2 Phantoms I started simultaneously (along with the EJ Kai already posted). The kit was typical Hasegawa late-version, with lots of [...]

Airfix 1/72 Buccaneer S.2C No. 809 NAS

Hi There, I bought this at Scale Scotland Murrayfield last year and have been scared stiff to cut the wings ever since. I finally stuck my courage to the sticking place and got on with it. This one is a little personal as the home base for [...]

"B-B's & Scribing Tools

Here is how I add the "b-b's" to the nose area of any "tail dragon" model. I just apply some white glue or superglue then pour in some of the small lead bb's! The second photo shows my two panel line scribing tools that [...]