iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

1/48 F-16CJ and F-16CG in Bosnia

Hi all, Here are some 1/48 Hasegawa F-16's I completed during the Christmas season last year. I am a teacher, so do most work on my break times. I used the Dr Pepper resins WAR hud for the CG, and aftermarket decals for both the kits. One [...]

1/48 scale Tamiya A1-J Skyraider

Tamiya 48 scale Sky Raider built OOB with some scratch building on the seat.

F-84 Thunderjet 1/72

This model was built for a special event named “Wash & go” during IPMS Open (Sweden) a couple of years ago. The deal was to build a model in quite a limited time; one week ahead of the event you got to know what model was to be [...]

Hasegawa 1/72 P-3C Orion

This is a comission build that I did for a buddy of mine who was also a P-3 Flight Engineer

Tamiya 1/72 Aichi M6A1-K Nanzan – Seiran Kai

Nice little kit, with very nice detail. Only complaints are the windscreen and canopy fit. Generally pretty poor. A little filing here and there got them both to settle down OK. I am not happy with the antennae (EZ Line). Admittedly, I [...]

Awesome ornaments for your tree (if the wife allows)!

Hi all, I have been making an ornament for the tree every year since my wife and I got married. She provides a tentative support for my modelling, which is helped greatly by my involvement in Christmas, especially the surprise of what she [...]

1/72 Airfix PR XIX

Here is my Airfix 1/72 PR XIX. Like Magnus Fridsell, I am a big fan of the Spitfire and an even bigger fan of the Spit in 1/72. I will post more of them if you would like, but they are all on the Spitfre site. This one was built with [...]

1/72 Academy P-51B

This is one of my more current buillds but still a bit old as I have not been able to buld much in the past few years because of work. This is the the Acadamy P-51B. I think the decals were Superscale. The paint was Model master OD green [...]

Czech Models 1/48 scale F3D-2 Skyknight

Hello all, this is the Czech models 48 scale skyknight finished OOB with kit markings for VF-14. This kit was a lesson in using every tool in your tool box lol ! Andy

How to use dry pastels for washes

(link) A complement to the recently posted video tutorial How to emphasize detail with pin washes, this clip demonstrates the some basic weathering technique using dry pastels or pigments rather than oils. Found on SMConsortium.