iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Tamiya F4U-1 Birdcage Corsair 1/48 Scale

When Tamiya came out with their excellent Corsair, I had to jump at the chance to build one. Of coarse this led to another and another, and so on. You know how that is ! Plenty has been said about the kit, over the last few years so I'll [...]

1/48 Airfix Messerschmitt Bf109E

This is the first model I made from an over 3 year hiatus of model making. I made it when the pandemic started when I was laid off. In turn that’s what started me to make models again. This is a nice little kit. Everything pretty much [...]

CF-104 Starfighter – Hasegawa 1/48

Here is my attempt at modeling the CF-104 Starfighter in 1/48th scale. This is my one and only Bare Metal Foil model - it was pretty labor intensive but worth the effort. I applied the BMF panel by panel and mostly used Matt Aluminum [...]

Review: Academy 1/72 F/A-18E Hornet review

Review: Valom 1/72 Valetter T.3 review

Tamiya 1/48 Mitsubishi J2M3 Raiden Empire of Japan GB

My second entry into Louis Gardner's Empire of Japan Group Build,. Thanks for the invitation Louis as I needed an excuse to build this kit and you provided it. This kit has been around for some time and has both raised as well as some [...]

Griffon power! Airfix 1:48 Spitfire FR MkXIVe, 443 Sqn RCAF, Uetersen, Germany 1946

Completed for a recent commission. A lovely kit to build with no issues (other than what I caused myself!). Details: Master brass barrels - the kit offerings are an odd shape Exito (printed by Cartograf) 'Sweet Fourteens' decals - [...]

VBSh Kunkadlo - Eduard Limited Edition - 1/72

VBSh Kunkadlo - Eduard Model Accessories Profipack Limited Edition - 1/72 Light aircraft build by Simunek brothers in interwar era. Only one piece was build. Now in Technicke museum in Prague, National Technical Museum, Prague, 1967 to the [...]

Amy Johnson’s DH.60G Gipsy Moth

Amy Johnson (1903-1941) was a record-setting English pilot who was very active during the thirties. In 1930, the 26 year old Johnson became the first woman to fly solo from Great Britain to Australia, flying from Croydon to Darwin, a [...]

Mustang III by Tamiya in 1/48

Built quite a few years ago. I've always had a liking for Mustangs with a Malcolm hood; this build always bothered me somewhat as the kit only offered a closed canopy. Fast forward to 2020 and a period of 'what shall I do next', it [...]