iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

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.

Eduard 1/32 Bf109E1, Jagdgruppe 88 “Legion Condor”

Here is my rendition of a Legion Condor Messerschmitt Bf109E1 using the Eduard 1/32 kit. This is the aircraft of Uffz. Heinrich Windemuth, who was the last member of Jadggruppe88 KIA in Spain. He was shot down on February 6th, 1939 while [...]

Revell 1:144 737 ”6000th 737” LN-NOL

My recently finished Revell 737 with Braz winglets. Nice kit, but needs adjustments. This is my first airliner, and I think it came out quite well! I used cheap rattle can for the white parts, and Revell 31 for the nose. Enjoy, and feel [...]

Revell 1:48 F-117A

Hello everybody on imodeler! First of all, this is my first post here, and I think this is a nice page! So, here is my recently build. Nice and easy, and it went together quite nice! I used Humbrol paints, and they were airbrushed. I hope [...]

Building The KINETIC F-84F

By Jack Mugan Sometime last year at a model show I managed to pick up a new 48th scale kit from a model company called KINETIC. The vendor had a nice build up of the model on display and he assured me it was built right out of the box. I [...]

Need for Speed

The Need for Speed By Jack Mugan Have you ever been browsing through one of you reference books and suddenly see a photo of an aircraft in markings you somehow missed before? That is what happened to me while reading my Squadron in action [...]