iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

410 Hornet

Hi all, Here is just completed Messerschmitt 410 Hornet, or Hornisse a Revell "Pro Modeler" kit in 1/48 scale This was a challenge as I really had a fight to get the canopy together, on the fuselage and still enclosing the parts [...]

Tamiya 1/32 Scale South African Airforce Spitfire XVI e

This aircraft was stationed at AFB Langebaanweg Air Operations School in South Africa circa 1953.It was flown by 1 Squadron and was used to train aircrew going to fight in Korea in F 51 D Mustangs. This is another of those great Tamiya [...]

Review: HGW's Harrness and Riveting sets Review

Martin PBM-5 Mariner "FRISCO D is for Dog" 1944

In keeping with my modelers eye for the usual plane with an unusual paint scheme, I present the Mariner flying boat Air-Sea Rescue version. While as never popular or built in the same numbers as the PBY "Catalina", the Mariner [...]

Hamamatsu Air Park

A few photos we took during our visit to the Hamamatsu Air Park. Visit our blog for more photos and info. (link)

A-4B Skyhawk (Airfix 1/72)

Easy OOB build of a relatively new Airfix kit. I've only added Eduard PE parts for interior. There was some problem with air intakes, but not critical. Painted with Gunze acrylics. Thank you for watching!

Tamiya 1/32 scale Mustang

I built this kit about 8 Months ago, it was the first time I used Alclad paints with varnishes, I used an aftermarket pilot figure that I purchased from Eagle Editions. I did not have to add any detail kits or do any scratch building with [...]

F4J Phantom II “Warlords”

This is Tamiya's 1/32 F4J Phantom II (kit no.60306), in the VMFA 451 "Warlords" livery, one of three choices available in this boxing. I used the Eduard self-adhesive interior set for controls and consoles, and their Brassin [...]

AMK 1/48 Aero L-29 Delfin

The Aero L-29 Delfin (Dolphin)was Czechoslovakia's first locally-designed and built jet aircraft, and became the standard jet trainer for all Warsaw Pact air forces (other than Poland) during the 1960s. The prototype XL-29, designed by Z. [...]

Lavochkin LA-5FN 1/48 Eduard

In 1941, to integrate the cumbersome Shvetsov ASh-82 (M-82) engine into the frame of the LaGG-3 to build LA-5 was not a small matter and it costs the life to some Russian test pilots. The new machine required many improvements (cooling, [...]