iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

F7U-3 Cutlass Of VA-212 aboard Bon Homme Richard 1957

When I reported aboard BHR in 1957 this aircraft was on the flight deck. It was the only one on board and appeared to have been left over from VA-212. I have no other information on this except that it was lifted off and where it went is [...]

Seahawk disaster!!

Hi all, I am finally reaching the end of my classic airframes Seahawk but as you can see the dark sea grey has shown through the ace of hearts insignia, I have considered carefully masking it of and painting in the white part but I am [...]

(Drumroll) Presenting….. The Tamiya Corsair

Here's a few shots of the model completed today. It's done as Ken Walsh's first "No. 13," BuNo 02350, in which he may have scored a couple kills (records are unclear), but it definitely became an "ace's plane" when he [...]

1/48 Tamiya P47D Bubbletop “Kentucky Colonel”

Hi Everyone Here is the last of my planned 362nd FG builds (5 completed so far with "Chief Seattle" from Eaglecals). Barracudacal decals used once again from their excellent sheet "Mogin's Maulers". Ultracast Seat & [...]

1/48 Tamiya P47D Razorback "Damon's Demon"

Hi Everyone I have wanted this decal for long time, it was released as part of an IPMS special in the 90's. Never managed to get one, Barracudacals to the rescue with their 362nd FG sheet "Mogins Maulers". Ultracast Seat & [...]

Tamiya P47D "Five by Five"

Hi Everyone I started a self mini group build of P47's from 362nd FG using the excellent Barracudacals sheet "Mogins Maulers". Here is No.2 from this series of builds "Five by Five". Ultracast seat & wheels. I will [...]

Mustang Madness continues over Malibu

These are from a 1997 flight i did with warbird mechanic/air racer (he flies "Voodoo") Matt Jackson. His client in the front seat (whose name I now forget) was a WW2 B-17 pilot who had long wanted a P-51 and from the group that [...]

1/48 Great Wall P-61A Black Widow ; In Progress

Finally Lady Gen finished. You can see some more pictures of the finished model from Work in Progress aircraft section. (link) Expanded version will be posted here later. Happy modelling

Mustang madness @ Chino – more A2A

Two of the Chino P-51s, back about 10 years ago. "Susie" is now in a different scheme, but this variation on "Snooks VII" looks pretty nice. I think I was in Bob Lewis' Cessna 172, which is why Steve Hinton had to drop [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 scale F4U-4 Corsair.

Marine Fighting Squadron 215 (VMF-215) "The Fighting Corsairs" was a fighter squadron that was activated and fought during World War II. Following the surrender of Japan, the squadron was deactivated on November, 1946. The [...]