iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Classic Airframes 1:48: Boulton Paul Defiant Mk1, Hornchurch, 1940

The build: I was never happy with the finish on this one so went for a complete respray as the real aircraft had a roughly applied demarcation line between upper/lower paint scheme on fuselage. Re-done weathering and added antennae wire. I [...]

Eduard 1/48 F6F-5N Hellcat – celebrating the USMC 238th birthday

For the 238th birthday of the Marine Corps, the Eduard Royal Class F6F-5N flown by Bruce Porter of VMF(N)-542 at Okinawa, June 1945. Bruce Porter first entered combat in the Solomons with VMF-121 in 1943, flying the F4U-1 Corsair. He [...]

"Gods of Tin" Eduard 1:72 MiG-15

here is my MiG done. extras include Eduard Brassin resin cockpit Eduard P.E. exterior set stainless steel tubing for the 23mm cannon and pitot tube Uschi 'superfine' rigging thread for the aerial wire CMK nav. lights (though i think they [...]

VICKERS SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE HF.Mk.VIIc

Wing Commander Peter Mallan Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC, RAF Spitfire HF Mk.VIIc S.N. MD188 August, 1944 MD188, an HF Mk.VIIc was the third-to-last MkVII Spitfire to be built, coming off the Eastleigh production line in the third week of May, [...]

1/48 Airfix Bf-109E-7

I built this a year or so ago. Great kit for under $20.00. No real fit issues, fairly accurate, and options like posable flying surfaces. If I remember right, it had five(!) decal options. Enjoy!

1/48 Testors FA-18 Strike Fighter (CF-18A)

Canada's 441 Squadron's Hornet Special for the 50th anniversary of D-Day, complete with invasion stripes and "JE-J" codes for Johnny Johnson, who commanded 126 Wing. And there were those who said, "invasion stripes on a [...]

Boeing 777-200LR | Pan Am | N777PA | 1/144

Back in 2011 I created two 777-200, one LR and one F (Cargo) in a fantasy livery of Pan Am, as if this company have made it 'til that year, it's 80 years old anniversary. Both are Minicraft kits. To know more about those two, visit the [...]

Special Hobby 1/32 Fiat G-50

Here it is, SH's newest big scale offering, Fiat's first monoplane. Some may say it is,ah, lacking in pulchritude (how about THAT one?) but it grew on me as I built it and now I think she is bellissimo. Not too hard a build, the tough part [...]

P-51D-10 “Mustang” 1/32 Tamiya

Hello, I want to show my new model- P-51D in big scale from Tamiya kit. Mostly I used Tamiya kit and from detail sets: HGW seatbelts, Eduard´s BigEd, Quickboost pylons and Brassin wheels. I make many details myself from lead wires and [...]

Boeing 727-100 | Transbrasil | PT-TYJ | Revell | 1/144

Kit Revell, 1/144 scale. TransBrasil was a Brazilian airline, famous for it's 727 fleet (the largest in South America) and it's livery, almost like Braniff, with colorful planes. I have more planes in this livery, will post here.