iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Tamiya 1:48 F2A-2/Model 339D Buffalo

F2A - Dutch East Indies Model 339D captured by the Japanese in March '42 and tested at the Tachikawa Army Air Force base in Japan. Another in my growing fleet of "Captured"/Odd ball schemes. Did this back in my brush painting [...]

Bf-109E By ICM

Hi Builders, I finished this little bird a few weeks ago. I was looking for an E model after watching the classic Battle of Brittan, and ICM's kit looked as if it would fit the mark. It shipped all the way from Ukraine, and the seller [...]

UPDATE - 1/32 Scale Italeri F-104G ASA-M Italian Air Force with real aluminum skin

Well here I am again in aluminum hell! I promised I wouldn't do another metal skin airplane for awhile but I got hired to do another one and I can't say no lol. 90% of the details are completed so it is on to all the metal work. I can tell [...]

Review: Sword 1/48 Meteor NF.14 review

Cursed F-15C Build

This build was cursed. That is all. Problems were mostly caused by my own clumsiness, not the GWH kit, which in terms of fit and surface detail is fantastic. Dropped the model, breaking a stabiliser and meaning I had to redo the first [...]

Video: TAMIYA P-38 Lightning Full video build

(TAMIYA 1/48 Lockheed P-38F/G Lightning scale kit. Highly recommended becouse it is a best kit on the market of this type (IMHO). For more details about this Tamiya kit, tools and paints from this video please visit: (link) For more [...]

Trimaster 1/48 Me 163 B V53

This kit was in my model storage closet for 30 plus years and after spending 3 months on the Blenheim i was looking for a less complex project so here it is. I used an Aires cockpit set and it actually fit fairly well. Paints are a [...]

Video: Mission Models PaintIn Depth Review.

Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1

I do enjoy building other subjects than P-40's especially when an actual person can be associated with a model. This is my rendition of Cpt. Edward"Bud" Shaw's Corsair when he served with VMF-213 with the Cactus Air Force on [...]

Review: Mach 2 1/72 VC-10 K.2 review