iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Lockheed F104G Starfighter, Italeri, 1/72

So much has already been said about this iconic aircraft and recently Spiros @fiveten wrote a nice article while presenting his Starfighter in Greek livery. This build is part of the triple build by George @gblair, Spiros @fiveten and [...]

Dragon 1/48 Me-262A Mistel 4

The Mistel 4 is a composite aircraft, consisting of a explosives filled Me 262 and a "Führungsflugzeug" (guidance aircraft) Me 262A1 or A2/U2 which was mounted on top. This composite aircraft didn't make it far more then to the [...]

Ukraine Navy Bayraktar TB2 in 48th scale from Clear Prop

Thinking about the history of drones, or UAVs, led me down a rabbit hole building a brief timeline of the their development. If I was very motivated, I would write a book about it, but I shall leave that to a more ambitious [...]

Nieuport 11 1:32 Copper State Models, Jean Navarre, 'Lion of Verdun' 1916

New CSM kit. Tamiya, Alclad and printing ink paints Gaspatch turnbuckles wit Model Kasten rigging CSM figure 3D print in resin. Alternative backgrounds...changes the colour bias...which do you prefer?

Bonnie Stoof: 1/48th Kinetic CS2F (S-2A) Tracker

The 1/48th Kinetic CS2F (S-2A) Tracker is a nice kit to work with (sure it could have been better, however I will settle for a very buildable kit that you can make into a great display aircraft.) Probably an intermediate experience build, [...]

Matchbox 1/72 Me-262 (PK-21)

This is a 40 year old build that needed a good cleaning and it also needed to complete the painting on the fuselage and engine nacelle's sides. When I built this in 1985, I never applied the mottle paint patterns. I think I gave up on it [...]

Desert Warriors: Four 1/48 Eduard Spitfire Vs

Eduard combo packages were my favorite modelling experience, namely an excellent kit, diversity of schemes and low price.

Westland Sea King HAS 2 (AEW), XV704, 824 Sqn "D" Flight, HMS Illustrious, Royal Navy, 1982.

1/72 Dragon, built 05-2021 to 12-2024 for the Falklands war GB, more pic's, details there.

Beastly Beauty Sword 1:48 EE Lightning 92 Sqn.

This is my 1:48 Sword Lightning T.4 that I recently completed. 92 Sqn. based at Gutersloh Germany. A nice kit to that needs to be built with care. Not a throw it together kit by any means, but I was able to make something that sits [...]

A “Bad Project”.... I correct: a Bat Project: Howard Hughes Beoing 307 Stratoliner or a metamorphosis in four acts!

“Metamorphosis” is the beautiful word to describe a far-reaching transformation or complex redesign. Why am I writing this here? On closer examination of the eventful history of the Boeing 307 Stratoliner, I came up with this term: it [...]