iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

X-22 (Kh-22) "Buria" aka AS-4 „Kitchen" ; A-Model ; 1/72

Today I want to present model of one of the "aircraft carrier killers" - Kh-22 "Burya." The model shows one of the first versions of the missile, developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The design, although [...]

Tamiya 1/48 F-16C IDF

No matter which scheme the F-16 is represented, it retains an elegant pose in the display area. IDF's F-16C "Barak" models require additional accessories, whether they are Tamiya or Hasegawa. These include the enlarged intake, [...]

Atlantis Nike Hercules

The MIM-14 Nike Hercules was a United States surface-to-air missile (SAM) serving in the anti-aircraft and (ostensibly) anti-ballistic missile (ABM) role from 1958 until it was phased out in the 1980's in favor of the Patriot missile [...]

RAAF Over Italy

This the fifth of six P-40s I built early in 2023 for a club display for the Australian Model Expo. I built them as one group of three and a second group of four. A seventh aircraft was not finished in time for Expo but is now [...]

AF-1 Skyhawk Brazilian Navy

Seeing the Hasegawa A-4M built as an AF-1 inspired me to post pictures of an old build of mine. This is the Hobby Craft A-4N "Israeli" boxing that also came with decals for the Brazilian Skyhawks. I built this kit back in 2013. [...]

The world is upside down! An attempt to capture aerobatics in a model: Zlin Z-526AFS in its proper element

About the idea of an aerobatics presentation Sometimes it is worth looking at the well-known or seemingly self-evident from an unusual perspective. We are all familiar with the term "aerobatics" and everyone will probably [...]

The Airfix 1/72nd Mosquito Mk VI FB Double Build - Part 1The Build That Made It Onto The Airfix Club Calendar 2023

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Video: Applying Decals Without a GLOSS varnish

1/48 Brazilian A-4M Skyhawk VF-1 FAlcoes

This is the venerable Hasegawa A-4M in Brazilian Navy markings. I also modified a Monogram 1/48 figure as a pilot-pretty close. I have a carrier deck display too. This is a relatively rare boxing I found. I used the Eduard detail set [...]

Trumpeter 1/48 A-37B Dragonfly

A nice thing in this site is that I discover models to build that I overlooked in the past. Trumpeter's Tweet is one of them. It is a nice small kit loaded with features. However, Trumpeter is week with the details and does only part [...]