iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

JIm Sullivan.... Author, photographer, gentleman, friend

While I didn't know him other than from the contact on this sight, I feel that i knew him enough to call him such. After discussing the aircraft that I worked on and squadrons that I was attached to, He sent me these photos. I planned on [...]

Arado Ar 68F

Here's my recently completed Roden Ar 68F in 1:48. A very nice kit compared to my Classic Airframes Ar 68E from back in 2010! I added Eduard steel seat belts, individual instrument decals to the panel, replaced the plastic exhaust [...]

Red Tails P-51Ds: Eduard's model conundrum

Eduard's offerings in recent years of 1/48th scale WWII fighters are candidates to be the best models in the scale. I find that the sublime plastic surface texture and the plethora of colorful scheme options are tempting when considering a [...]

North American F-86D in 1/48 by Revell

Hi Folks! I just joint this community and thought I'd share one of my recent builds, the North American F-86D in 1/48 by Revell. It is the bir of Capt. A. G. Limpantsis 445th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Geiger AFB; Wa USA December [...]

Video: Stalker Call of Pripyat - Crashed HelicopterPost-apocalyptic Diorama 1/72

AZ 1/72 D4Y3 Suisei

The origins of the D4Y can be traced back to 1938, when the Imperial Japanese Navy Aviation Bureau (Kaigun Kōkū Hombu) issued requirements for a carrier-based dive bomber to replace the Aichi D3A. The emerging aircraft would be a [...]

Tamiya 1/32 Vought F4U-1 Corsair "Birdcage"

Tamiya 1/32 F4U-1 Corsair "Birdcage". Pilot: Lt (junior grade) James Halford, VF-17 "Jolly Rogers", USS Bunker Hill, 1943 Model completed in year 2021. Tamiya kit (60324) was excellent, one of the best kits I have ever [...]

Sword 1/72 F3D2 Skyknight

VMF(N)-513, late Nov 52. #23 was the first Whale to achieve a kill during the type deployment on the Korean War early that month and a second kill on Jan 53, I decided to show it during the period in between those events when the squadron [...]

Lockheed F-94C StarfireKitty Hawk 1/48

Fresh off of both the Shelf of Doom and the workbench this week is a seldom seen kit, that is the Kitty Hawk 1/48 F-94C Starfire. I got this kit when Kitty Hawk was still in business, so it was purchased for a reasonable price. Beware of [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 RF-4E Phantom II 'Sea Camouflage'

A perfect basic color combination that adorns Japan's sea reconnaissance Phantoms. Hasegawa's RF-4E boxing of the original F version is more difficult to build due to the changes made in the nose area. Much more test fitting is required if [...]