iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Helmut Wick Bf109 E-4 Yellow 2, Hasegawa A9 in 1/72

After finishing the ZG1 Bf-109, I decided to quickly finish the Hasegawa kit that I had. I bought the Stippling Decals SPH-K72031 from Special Hobby for this aircraft, hoping that this old Hasegawa kit released in 1987 (original molding [...]

Oberleutnant Franz Stiegler

Kit: Revell 1:32, Decals Kits World War Birds 1:32 Franz Stigler was born on August 21, 1915 and comes from a Family of Pilots. His father was also a Pilot and observer in the First World War. He began gliding at the Age of 12, became a [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 AV8B Harrier II Plus

Here is an example of a model that almost everything went in directions I did not intend. The model itself is not the best kit...fit's skeechy in some places and certian major things like landing gear wells are omitted but it's not [...]

Free French Fighter

This the fourth 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. The seventh aircraft was not finished in time for Expo but is now [...]

He111 P2 Paper Model from GPM

Along with fiddlers green easy build kits, I wanted to post other builds from other Authors. These paper kits can be really inspiring if time is taken to carefully build them. You can see this full build in 10 mins here : (link) Cheers and [...]

Phönix D. I, Special Hobby, 1:48, Stfw. Karel Urban, Flik 14J, 5 victories

This model from Special Hobby is quite good without major tricks. It was necessary to shorten the main intermediate wing struts a little. Further equip the cockpit. I also made a slight modification of the engine and completed the cooling [...]

Video: Hands on Gaahleri Airbrush Review | GHAD-39 and GHAC-98D

Dragon 1/48 Ju 188A-2

My interpretation for the abandoned Racher found by the Allies in Melsbroek in 1945. Twenty five years in display, it shows more similarities to the photographed aircraft than when originally completed with a glazed canopy and a nose [...]

1:48 Scale, Tamiya A-1H, 'Skyraider'

Calling this one, DONE! Second for 2024 as well. and I am on a roll. This is a really good kit and you can build a fantastic model right from the box. I did use some after market, a couple of Quickboost items, (Gun barrels and canopy [...]

1/48 F-106A

Trumpeter kit with Aires cockpit, Wolfpack exhaust, Reskit/wheels tires, and Master Details pitot. Used Caracal decals for scheme and Fundekals for stencils. Tamiya Acrylic paints. A generally pleasant building experience with the [...]