iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Czech Model 1/32 Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star

By mid-1943, it was obvious that the Bell P-59A Airacomet, the first U.S. jet fighter was a failure, being far too heavy and unable to give a higher performance than either the P-47 or P-51, with little opportunity for further development [...]

Video: Sprue tour! Tamiya 1/48 US 2 1/2 Ton 6x6 Airfield Fuel Truck

This kit was kindly supplied by the Kitmaker Network. (link)

Arizona trip-Flying Spads and Bristols…

Howdy campers, here's some shots of my brother's R/C aircraft in their natural element. The scene is a club flying field in the expanse of the Sonoran Desert just outside Tucson. The Spad 13 is 1/6, a highly modified kit and the Bristol [...]

New Revell 1/48 Stearman completed

Hello all: First of all, many thanks to Jim Sullivan for enhancing the photos you see here. I just completed this build. What a beautiful model. I wrapped it up in less than 2 weeks. I added lap belts from Eduard. The model is rigged [...]

AA 1/48 F-7E (Chinese fighter)

This was a crude kit, but little flash and not much putty work. The price was right (on sale), and I was fairly pleased with the build. The quality was that of a early 80's kit, that is to say, simple, with not much detail. At first I [...]

1/32 F-18e

This is the 1/32 Trumpeter kit. The model went together well. I really cant complain about fit. Parts added: Rhino intakes (great fit) Seat from legend Bombs from the trumpeter tomcat Items "fixed": The vent holes in the back [...]

HobbyCraft 148th P-59b Airacomet

This is reluctant robot a P-59 Airacomet used for researching unmanned flight in 1946, it later resulted in drones, than UAVs

SPECIAL HOBBY V-173 Flying Pancake 148th

the V-173 was designed to test the charactoristics of short take off and landings (STOL) for the U S Navy there was only one built and it resides in the national air and space museum sorry some the pictures are a little blury, having [...]

1/48 Liberator GR.VI, RAF Coastal Command…

This one goes way back to at least 1978, so I built it at least 36 years ago, when we lived in the City. This is from the Monogram 1/48 B-24J kit. It depicts Consolidated Liberator GR.VI, “O-Orange”, of No. 220 Squadron, RAF Coastal [...]

D Day build stopping the Beaufighter (lost interest) going to build this L4 Grasshopper..fast

Needed a fresh start I still have time so here we go!