iModeler Aviation
Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
1/32 Trumpeter P-51B Mustang “ Shangri La”
This is 1/32 Trumpeter P-51B Mustang with the markings of Shangri La” flown by “Don” Gentile 336 th FS, 4th FG Debden England April 1944.
Trumpeter’s kit have a lot of issues. It required tones of corrections and modifications. [...]
USAFE F-86F Sabre 32nd FDS “Slobberin’ Wolfhounds” 1955
When I got the invitation from George Blair @gblair to participate in the Sabre and Fury group build, I thought this was a nice opportunity to make use of the small decal set I had lying around in my stash.
The decal set is intended to [...]
1/48 FJ-3 Fury.
This is the early 1980s Esci kit in its naval guise. Esci marketed the basic kit as both an FJ-2/3 and an F-86E with a few different parts in each release. I saw George Blair started the F-86E version of this kit over on the Sabre [...]
RAAF Pilot 1/48 (Reskit RSF48-007)
Hey iModeler's,
Here's my most recent (mini) project. My last project was an RAAF Classic Hornet [(link)], and the model being pilotless, I felt needed a pilot to compliment the build and be part of a future diorama set - well that's the [...]
Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter (Roden) 1:32
Aviattic decals all over.
Gaspatch guns and end wire terminals
Model Kasten rigging
Alclad metals
All wood: oils over acrylic
Pitot tubing rolled out Duro
Airfix Hawker Tempest Mk. V Post War
Just completed this Airfix post-war Tempest Mk. V in 72nd scale. The scheme shows a plane from No. 80 squadron in Germany in 1946.
Painted with Ammo Mig and AK Interactive acrylics, an Ammo Mig light grey acrylic filter, Vallejo matte [...]
F-86E(M) Honduras Air Force: Airfix 1/72 F-86E(M) – Sabre and Fury Group Build
This is Sabre #3 that I have built for the Sabre and Fury Group Build. I usually never build more than 1 model of a given type of airplane, and I usually never build more than one at a time, so this group build has launched me into new [...]
de Havilland Heron II by Airfix in 72nd Scale
The DH.114 Heron was developed as a follow-on to the popular DH.104 Dove. It was designed to be used in less developed regions as a more rugged four-engine upgrade. As well as switching to four-engine, the Heron also had increased wingspan [...]
Two Destroyers in 1/72 Scale
In my quest to build all of the Navy/Marine dive bombers, I keep discovering aircraft that I knew nothing about. The latest discovery is the Douglas Destroyer, which the Navy requested in 1941, hoping to replace both the Douglas SBD and [...]
