iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

B-17G "American Beauty" Part 1

Hello, 486 Bomb Group 384 Squadron out of Sudberry. This aircraft survived the war to be broken up in Kingman AZ. I am waiting for the California countryside to turn green which should be in March. At that point I will post many more [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 Ju 87R-2 Stuka

My interpretation of the "Desert Snake" Stuka flown by Leu Lt. Hubert Polz from Tmimi, Libya in 1941. The black and white photos confirm that the red color stands out from the camouflaged background.

Revell (Esci) 1/72 F-5A Freedom Fighter

Hellenic Air Force (HAF), started receiving the F-5A in 1965. In the same year, the 341st Day Interception Squadron (MAH) was declared operational, followed by the 343 MAH. 55 aircraft were initially received, followed by 17 RF-5As in [...]

Hansa-Brandenburg D.I

Hansa-Brandenburg D.I. 1/72 Eastern Express / ТОКО

Hobby Boss Easy Build Bearcat

Here’s the companion to my Monogram Bearcat. This is the third Easy Build kit I’ve done from Hobby Boss and while they are a bit simplified in detail compared to most modern kits, in many ways they are far superior to the old kits I [...]

Accurate Miniatures 1/48 F3F-2

The gem of all gems. Nicest model ever produced.

Classic Kit: Lindberg 1/72 Me410

Well, I finished another classic kit. This the 1/72 Lindberg Me410 which first came out in 1966. Lindberg issued many Luftwaffe kits that no one else did at the time. For this I didn't add missing details since I wanted it mostly out of [...]

Dragon 1/48 Fw 190A-6

A "checker nose" Wurger W.Nr.550476 flown by the Commander of 1./JG 1, Oblt Georg Schotts, Deelen AB, Holland 1943.

P-39Q-1 "Devastating Devil" (Arma Hobby 1/48)

The latest kit from Arma Hobby in 1/48 scale – P-39Q which follows their 1/72 Cobra's line. The kit was released in July this year, so it's quite fresh. I've decided to build the model in a very attractive and unusual camouflage scheme [...]

Monogram’s Bearcat

Here’s the old Monogram F8F Bearcat. This kit came to me from my old friend Mike Saggs, who passed away a little over a year ago. Mike was one of the best figure painters I ever knew and was a great mentor to me when I started my journey [...]