iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

A ha'porth of tar

The title comes from the saying 'spoiling the ship for a ha'porth of tar' which sums this kit up very well. Some magnificent detail and high quality molding let down by poor attention to accuracy and what can only be described as general [...]

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1/72 TBD-1 Devastators

I have been collecting 1/72 Devastators in my stash for the past couple of years with an aim towards upgrading my current George Gay TBD-1 at Midway, and this double build represents an effort to clear the backlog of kits and decals before [...]

Arma Hobby 1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IID

Yet another little gem of a Kit From Arma Hobby. A pleasure to build with a fantastic scheme to paint her in. Primed with. Mr. Finishing Surfacer 1500 Black. Painted with. Colourcoats Interior Grey Green, Azure Blue, Middle Stone, Insignia [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 F-4EJ Kai Super Phantom

The venerable Phabulous. kit was used again to depict JASDF's Mitsubishi manufactured Phantom.

Siemens-Schuckert D.III, Eduard, 1:48, Vzfw. Fritz Beckhardt. Kesta 46, 17 victories.

Pleasant construction, only the placement of the lower wing is a little more difficult than with the older edition of this model. Also, the color of the lozenges of the upper surfaces seemed a bit questionable to me, but then I saw a [...]

Crud crew bird, F-4J VF-31,1976. Monogram 1/72

One of the biggest concerns in naval aviation is corrosion of aircraft structures due to exposure to the sea air and back in the day the exhaust stacks of the fossil fueled carriers. Periodically an aircraft would be due for inspection and [...]

P-51D-20 Mustang "Delta Queen", Iwo Jima 1945

Guys, I think this is a bit surprise for my friends here as they were following my Hellcat build in WIP section. I needed break. I just got to the point when I eager to build something without waiting for 3D model... Therefore I pull out [...]

Ju EF-126 Elli, Das Werk 1/32

This is the Junkers Ef-126 "Elly", a german experimental fighter in 1/32. This is the single version Argus 014 in the "what if" unknown unit late 1946 scheme. Great kit, nice decals and instructions with various [...]

Academy A-10C Thunderbolt II

This is my third attempt to add an A-10 to my collection. Yes, you read right third. I had a Tamiya A-10 that did not work well because all the exterior panels and rivets needed to be added. I wanted to add after-market mods to the Italeri [...]