iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

1/48 Tamiya P47D Razorback "Frankies Turbo" 80th FG China

Hi Everyone Tamiya P47D Razorback Ultracast Seat Superscale Decals Tamiya, Gunze & Alclad paints. If you haven't guessed already, P47's are my favourite plane. The variation in markings and nose art (or fuselage art in some cases) [...]

1/48 Tamiya P47D “Eight Nifties” 405th FG

Hi Everyone Tamiya P47D Ultracast Seat & Wheels Kits World Decals Tamiya & Gunze Paints Comments Welcome Thanks Darren

English electric Lightning, Royal Saudi Airforce .Airfix 1/48

I thought some of you might enjoy this, I like to build familiar aircraft but in unfamiliar guises . The Lightning was used mainly by the RAF for scaring Russians into spilling there Vodka but was also flown by the Saudi and Kuwaiti [...]

Lt. Cmdr. Roger R. Hedrick…U.S.S. Bunker Hill

tamiya 1/48 F4U-1D...techmod decals

Monogram 1/48 B-26 Marauder….City of Sherman

This aircraft depicts "City of Sherman" Piloted by Lt. Paul H. Phillips of Sherman Texas, my home town. "City of Sherman" was with the 323BG/456BS. The kit was built straight from the box except True Detail wheels and [...]

Tamiya P-51D Mustang 1/48

as mentioned in my P-47 article here is the P-51D with same name..This one was kind of unusual. It has 2 VHF antanaes on the top behind the canopy and one on the bottom just forward of the main gear. I also saw a color profile of this [...]

Tamiya 1/48 P-47D Bubbletop

This kit is the Tamiya P-47D Bubble Top. Built straight out of the box, except Super Scale decals. True story, thats real funny. The reason I chose to do this aircraft is my mother-in-law. She is a sweet lady, I love her to death. She is a [...]

AMT 1/48 P-40K

Since shark week continues here is my contribution. Since Tom Cleaver did an outstanding job explaining the details behind the K model I'll refer readers to his contribution. This is the old AMT kit to which I added some True Detail [...]

Another shark – 1/48 Hasegawa P-40K

The P-40K was a development from the P-40E, which continued use of the Allison V-1710 engine and appeared simultaneously with the P-40F, which used the Packard Merlin. The P-40K used the more powerful Allison V-1710-73 (F4R) engine, with [...]

Trying to keep the sharks coming….

Hasegawa P-40M. 1/48 scale. I think this is one of the meaner looking mouths. 112 Squadron, Italy 1943.Resin seat and wheels added. Pilot from old Tamiya Buffalo kit.