iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Monogram F-80C Shooting Star

Monogram’s venerable F-80 with Cutting Edge cockpit set & Aeromaster Decals. “Evil Eyed Fleagle “ Suwon 1953.

A tribute to my Father-in-Law Republic F-84E Thunderjet, Korea 1952

My father-in-law, Jack Terhune of Springfield, Missouri, was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He joined in March of 1950, after turning down several scholarships to play college football. He always said he joined to see the world and never got [...]

AZmodel 1/72 DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 – WP860 – No. 12 AEF Turnhouse

Hi There. One of the reasons I got back into modelling was to build some or all of the aircraft that I was lucky enough to fly in during my time in the Air Cadets. So, here is my first flight and one of the planes that I learned to fly in. [...]

UH-34D Seahorse of HT-8, 1/72 Italeri.

This is Italeri's 1/72 UH-34D, using Print scale decals of a USN training squadron, which when I first ordered them I had thought they were for the Seahorses used in Antarctica. I always liked the Deep Freeze aircraft. I decided to do the [...]

DH Mosquito FB Mk VI Tamiya 1/48

Here is a build that was a real learning experience for me. I built it out of the box without photo etch and used the kit decals with serial number rearranged to represent an aircraft of Coastal Command - flown by Flight Lieutenant Nunn [...]

Trumpeter 1:48 MiG-3 Late Version

This is said to be the aircraft of Capt. A.V. Schopov, of 6 IAP, 6 IAK (Fighter Air Corps), IA-PVO (Moscow Air Defence), winter 1941/42. There is no photo of the aircraft. The box top shows gun pods under the wings but none are in the kit [...]

1/72 Mig-21MF ExYu Golija manoeuvres 1976.

Well, You got Ak 47, You got Mig21… They are here for so long, and they are so effective and today. Mig 21 was some kind of answer for American and Nato planes, I’m in love with F4s, but they are now abandoned, but Mig 21 is still in [...]

RUMPLER C.lV 'Dalila'

WNW 1:32 Tamiya paint EZ line with Gaspatch 1:32 trunbuckles

‘Yellow nose’ Eduard 1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109E-4 “Adolf Galland”

Finished this model during the middle of the corona crisis. The model is a Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4 from Eduard (weekend edition kit 84166). My experience on this model is great, good fitting and hardly any need of filling. Did try to spend [...]

1/48 Hawker Tempest

Done. Eduard Hawker Tempest MkV fkown by Wg Cdr Ronald Beamont DSO, DFC and Bar. Commander of No 150 Wing, Newchurch, UK. Loved this build, especially the cockpit and colour scheme. ? Thanks for looking. ?