iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

De Havilland Vampire F.3 (Airfix 1/48)

There's something very attractive about early jets - you can see some remnants of the piston era and the new approaches, so it's always something in between. My favourite is the Supermarine Attacker - a jet fighter with a tail wheel. [...]

The first phase of the 1/32 scale Harrier builds for the USMC Blacksheeps

Hi all! Well I have completed 5 of the 6 Harrier AV8B II Plus cockpits for phase one, kit 6 just arrived so I have to go backwards and do this phase all over again so they are all on the same step. Build has been tedious, having to do [...]

Cenepa War...1/48 Cessna A-37B Dragonfly, Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana

After the Peruvian Tucano, here´s an Ecuadorian counterpart for the Cenepa War between the two countries in 1995. My dad used the nice Trumpeter kit with Aztec decals. Painted with a lightened Gunze H331 BSC Dark Sea Grey, Gunze H303 [...]

Olimp Pro Resin XF-92A Dart

The Convair XF-92A “Dart” was America’s first delta wing. As such, it was fairly terrible and widely regarded by test pilots as a flop: “It was a miserable flying beast,” observed NACA pilot Scott Crossfield. In reference to the [...]

Meng 1/48 F-35A Lightning IIAnd how it compares with the Tamiya kit

Having completed the Tamiya equivalent kit, I was left with a large decal sheet that motivated me to explore the potential of aircraft variants. Tamiya provides two major options for early and late Lightning. The main visible difference [...]

Video: FULL VIDEO BUILD Focke Wulf Fw190A-6 Border Model 1/35

1/35 scale Focke Wulf FW190A-6 by Border Model Very nice kit! Great fit, I really like the scale to be honest... looking forward to the next 35th scale aircraft kit... DISCLAIMER: I am NOT! being paid to promote this kit, paints, tools and [...]

1/48 Douglas F4D-1 Skyray

Hello This is a great kit from Tamiya. Built OOB and with Tamiya Spray paint. Martin

Accurate's Yak-1a

Accurate Miniatures set new standards for model detailing and molding with the P-51, SBD, Avenger, Sturmovik, and B-25 series of kits. The Yak series ( Yak-1a, Yak-1a with Skis, and Yak-1b) continued the high standards set by the company. [...]

F14 A Tomcat 1:48 Academy - WIP

Hello friends. I started building an old Academy F14A kit in 1:48 scale. It was a donation so that he can continue practicing the hobby. It will be quite a challenge since most of the pieces are loose, also the instructions are somewhat [...]

Done! Alpha Jet 1/48 Wingman Models

So, after a few weeks, a lot of masking and quite some patience, I can call this one done. Pretty satisfied with it. Didn't go for a lot of wheathering since this livery is for a demo aircraft and they would have kept it pretty clean. Some [...]