iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Buccaneer

These are a few images from Bruntingthorpe of 020,that is owned by a friend of mine Guy Hulme. Regards James

When the B-2 came to Fairford

A couple of years a go I was lucky to see not only One but Two B-2 aircraft at RAF Fairford on Ops.A great day. Regards James

Aviation reference images for model makers

My first article.Some of you chaps know me and know that I take a lot of images of aircraft,that I am willing to share.All I ask is you respect my copyright.I have many to share.So here goes with a few for you. Regards James.

LT John D. Bridgers, VB-15

To me, LT John D. "Jiggs" Bridgers is emblematic of the naval aviators of World War II. In 1941, he decided that $125/mo as a Navcad with "meals, clothing and housing provided, plus a $1,000 per year bonus after serving four [...]

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 [...]