iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Hasagawa 1/48 Macchi 202 Folgore

Here is another Italian fighter for your viewing pleasure. This one was also built strictly OOB. Sand and Spinach camo free hand airbrushed using MM Enamels, and minimal weathering using chalk pastels and the Tamiya weathering System. [...]

Academy 1/48th Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis Iraqi AF

1st review of the year is Academy's MiG-21 kit that was issued back in 1998. And in keeping with the early theme of Mig 21's and also a week ahead of the start of Operation Desert Storm back in Jan 1991. The Mig-21 in the Iraqi Air [...]

Eduard Bf109E-1 in 1/32

This is my first completion for 2016 although I started it before Christmas. The kit is the Eduard Week end boxing & went together with no real problems. Admittedly there is only one set of decals included & no resin or etched [...]

Review: Trumpeter 1/48th MIG 21MF Review

Models in 2015I'm surprised

I'm really surprised to discover I managed to build 22 models in 2015, in spite of everything else I did in the year: Moved in February - no modeling in January, February or early March. Wrote "The Frozen Chosen" between [...]

1/48 Blue Aggressor

Another one of my aggressor schemes, 1/48 Tamiya F-16, with an Aries exhaust and cockpit, painted with Lifecolors and decals are from Afterburner

Dragon 1/72nd SH-3D

As I've just got the new Airfix 1/72nd Westland Sea King HC.4 I thought I'd revisit my US Navy theme and show an earlier US Navy version. Keeping with the grey and white era which I so fond of, this is Dragons SH-3D version. I enjoyed the [...]

Sukhoi T-4 Sotka EggPlane

EggPlane again! Best Regards, Vlad.

Hasagawa 1/48 Ki-44 Tojo

Continuing my catch-up posts, this is the Hasagawa 1/48 scale Ki-44 "Tojo" built OOB. Finish is various shades of Alclad II aluminum over a Model Master Enamel Gloss Black base coat. Decals are as provided in the box. Gentle [...]

Tamiya/Italeri 1/48 Macchi 200

I have been remiss over the last few years, and not posted anything I have been building. I will now try to play catch-up. This is the Tamiya boxing of the very good Italeri Macchi 200 in 1/48 scale. Strictly OOB with free-hand [...]