iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Paper model of a Hunter from Fiddlers Green

Have to admire the graceful beauty of how the hunter looks. Reminds me more of a swallow. One of the reasons I am posting may of these particular paper model builds is that these are considered very basic. You can build these in a few [...]

Army CooperationRomanian Style

Introduction The IAR-37 was intended to replace the Potez 25s used by the Royal Romanian Air Force which were getting a bit long in the tooth. The design concept was similar and the rigging pattern basically the same but the aircraft was [...]

Fiddlers Green Lockheed P-38 lightning Paper Model

One of the few twin engine papermodel I have built. A beauty for sure. Very basic yet a fairly accurate representation of the scale model. Took over 4 hours to assemble and had some minor fit issues here and there. , but remember this is a [...]

Supermodel's Blohm u. Voß Bv138C 'Seedrache' (The Flying Clog)

This is my last build for 2023, and it's the venerable Bv138C kit by Supermodel from the mid-1970s. I had intended to finish it in a colour scheme carried by a Bv138A variant, but noticed almost at the very last moment, that this wasn't [...]

Camouflage F4 Phantom egiptian

Please I need to help me if any partner have the guide pattern an colors (preference FS or Humbrol) for F4 Phantom of 76th tactical fighter squadron Regards

Tamiya 1/48 Swordfish Mk.II

My choice of Tamiya's best 1/48th ever produced. PE set was used as a guide to fashion a new wire set. I found that both flat and round profile bracing wires were used in production aircraft. Slats were cut and extended like seen on parked [...]

Tamiya F35B

I have just noticed that Tamiya have released their version of the LM F35B. This is definitely going on my wish list along with their F35A offering. (link)

Hasegawa 1:48 Nakajima Ki.43-ll Hayabusa (Oscar) Kit #JT-82

The last of four on the Rising Decals, "Dying Sun Pt.III. The story of XJ005... During late April 1944, this Ki-43-II 'Oscar' was captured by the US Army in the Hollandia area at one of the four dromes: The Hollandia airfield, the [...]

Albatros D. III, Eduard, 1:48, pilot Lt. Ernst Hess, Jasta 28w, 17 victories.

I recently saw here a beautifully built Albatros D.III by Paul van Acker. I liked it so much that I built it in the same coloring. Very nice build, I just sanded the whole hull and carved new panels and added new engine covers. Lines are [...]

TA-183Huckebein (Raven) Paper model from Fiddlers Green

This one is a thing of beauty for me. I have always been fascinated by the rapid advancement of the Aviation industry in Germany during the waning days of WW2. For them to put out designs that seemed to be far ahead of anything at that [...]