iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

1/72 Testors/Fujimi F7U-3 Cutlass

by Joe Caputo on May 12, 2015 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

This was an old bag kit I finally got around to building. It was a nice kit, easy build, with a decent fit. I used the original decals.

Horten Ho.229 1/72

by Matija Lisec on May 12, 2015 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Hello gents I would like to present my render of a cool little aeroplane i did a little while ago(but it is my most recent plane built). Its a Ho.229 from Revell, a nice little kit which screams for superdetailing. I did the inside tube [...]

Shagbat MK I. 1:72 – Matchbox

by Gábor Szabó on May 11, 2015 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

This is my "happy modelling became heroic modelling" attempt to have another ugly biplane in my collection. I chose the old 1/72 Matchbox/Revell Supermarine Walrus, because I had good memories about this kit from my childhood [...]

Eduard 1/72 Albatros DV

by Marek Halas on May 11, 2015 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

Eduard's diminutive 1/72 Albatros D.V with markings from Jasta 12, from the summer of 1917 This is Eduard's non profi-pack offering from 2000, a no thrills basic kit that looked pretty nice in the box. This was built for my daughter, [...]

F-5E Photo Recon

by Ralph Clements on May 10, 2015 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Here's my just completed, fresh baked, F-5E Photo Recon, an Italeri 1/48 kit. I read some reviews of this kit after I bought it and before I started it that had me worried, but it really went together good. I'm glad I didn't read them [...]

F6F-5N 1/48 scale Eduard

by Terry Schuler on May 8, 2015 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

This particular aircraft operated off the USS Enterprise, and is photographed on the deck with flames creeping up upon it from a nearby Kamikaze hit. The aircraft did survive the near scorching and was seen in operations after. The Eduard [...]

Hellenic Manned Missile

by Mark Housley on May 6, 2015 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Hi Chaps, This is the Italeri 1/72 F104G not the best 1/72 scale 104 out there but still a nice little kit no vices a bit basic is the only fault but it builds easily enough the panel lines are a bit hit and miss here and there but a [...]

Testor/Italeri AC-119K Stinger Gunship 1/72

by Greg Kittinger on May 6, 2015 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

I just finished this one in time for our club's contest April 18th. Built out of box except for flight crew, and some stretched sprue for the whip arial on the nose and some cabling on the illuminator. All decals were from the spares box [...]

Airfix SAAF Hawker Fury, 1/48 scale

by Ramon R. Lomeli on May 5, 2015 · in Aviation · 34 ≡

Hello all! I finished this one this past January. Built OOB with the addition of EZ line for the rigging. Model Master enamel paints shot through my SOTAR 20/20 airbrush. Dressed in South African Air Force markings as used in Ethiopia [...]