iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Novo 1:72 GAL48 Hotspur Mk2

Hey, I am exe AAC and Army aviation gets scant coverage by model companies so gliders are a must. I picked this one up then wondered why? More flash than Gordon and about as accurate as a BBC news report. Then I looked at jobs that better [...]

Late War...1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109G-14, Hauptmann Franz Wienhusen, CO IV./JG4

After Eduard´s new K-4, my dad has finished another Eduard 109, this time a G-14. Hauptmann Franz Wienhusen served with JG77 and JG5. In October 1944 he became CO of the IV.Gruppe, JG 4, and flew this Erla G-14. A partial pic of this [...]

F-16 at 50 Group build

The prototype for the F-16 (YF-16) was rolled out in December 1973, and first flight was the unintentional one in 1974 on January 20th with the official one following February 2nd. In order not to have too many long-running group this one [...]

Crash at the Furka Pass Swiss Air Force 27.August 1962

Double training course Fl St 20. Three patrols from Fliegerstaffel 20 had orders to penetrate the Furka over the Gotthard into Upper Valais as part of the maneuvers of the Mountain Army Corps 3 and to attack the troops on the March there [...]

Arma Hobby P51 B/C 1/72

I had read the many rave reviews about the arma hobby kits, so had to pick one up. Agree that they are nice little kits. Very detailed. Especially the cockpits as has been described. Unfortunately can't see much of it after all is done but [...]

Diorama Russian airplane СУ-34 "Fullback"

Saw on one of the sites an interesting diorama with an airplane and really wanted to try to do something similar. I took an SU-34 airplane and started working. Eyes are afraid, but hands do. And this is what came out of it. I think for the [...]

A baby with amazing talents: Grunau Baby IIb school glider

To the original: Grunau Baby IIb Who would have thought that this small and inconspicuous glider was capable of setting world records? Especially when the type name "Baby" doesn't exactly conjure up images of great importance or [...]

Sopwith Pup, Eduard 1:48, flown Arnold Jacques Chadwick, 5 Sqn. RNAS, 11 victories

A few years ago I got two wrecks from a friend which his son hastily put together, a Sopwith Pup and a Sopwith Triplane from old Eduard. Due to the lack of these kits on the market and also because I was sorry to throw them away, I tried [...]

Video: REVELL Aston Martin DB5 James Bond 007 1/24 set. (video review)

BAe FRS 1 Sea Harrier, XZ458 007, HMS Invincible Air Group, South Atlantic, 1982.

1/72 Airfix, built 12-2022 - 10-2023 for the Falklands GB, more details and pic's there.