iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

1/72 Canadian SAR Lancaster, 1962

1/72 Canadian SAR Lancaster, 1962 See all my models at: (link) Photograpy: Nikon D300; Focus Stacking using Helicon Focus; Editing using LightRoom Kit: Hasegawa 1/72 Lancaster Decals: Leading Edge 1962 Canadian SAR Lancaster (set [...]

Zhuhai Air Show 2022

The Zhuhai Air Show is one of the biggest in China and is normally run every other year. This year’s show is the first since the Covid-19 epidemic. I was hoping to go but the city where I live is in lockdown. Zhuhai is on the south [...]

BAE Lightning T.Mk.4to the hell and back again

The kit is SWORD, 1:48, which was advertised to me as "beautiful kit, the last one in the shelf". OK, I always wanted to have this iconic fighter in my display, who does not want to build "beautiful" kit? I make the [...]

1/48 Hasegawa F-104G FG-325 TuAF

This is 1/48 Hasegawa F-104G with TuAF markings (Ex-USAF) during Best Hit Weapons Meet 1972 in Larissa- Greece. Best Hit was a NATO competition in which the air forces of Italy, Greece and Turkey took part Best Hit was held three times: [...]

PC-21 Singapore Air Force

This was dedicated in honor of fellow pilot and pilot of the PC-21 Andy Ramseier. www.3Dblitz.ch The kit 1:72 MPK Modellbau was equipped with the decals of the 130 Squadron Singapore Air Force. RAAF Base Pearce is the main air force base [...]

Matchbox 1/72 Spitfire Mk.IX (Royal Egyptian Air Force)

This Spitfire was built for a Matchbox Group Build that is still currently going on to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Matchbox to when they first started releasing their injected mold kits in 1972. In regards to this group build, I [...]

1/48 Canadian SAR CH-113 Labrador, 1982, Gander NL

1/48 Canadian SAR CH-113 Labrador, 1982, Gander NL See all my models at: (link) Photograpy: Nikon D300; Focus Stacking using Helicon Focus; Editing using LightRoom Kit: Academy KV-107-II-5 (12205) Decals: Belcher Bits Labrador/Voyager [...]

MKHL Bf-109F

Hello everyone, Let me show you my first ever Bf-109 in my first ever article here at imodeler. I always tended to avoid this subject of aviation, since there were and are always endless debates of the exact colors, exact scheme etc. But I [...]

Roden 1/72 Felixstowe F.2A

After 20 years since it appeared, Roden's excellent Felixstowe hold its ground. The early and late F.2A are depicted here. I used AIMS decals for the red ship. Rigging is elaborate, but thanks to stiff coper wires from coated cables, the [...]

SBD-3 Dauntless (Flyhawk 1:72)

SBD was a scout and dive bomber aircraft produced by Douglas from mid-1940 to mid-1944. Scout Bomber Douglas was also known by the nickname Slow But Deadly and is famous by its actions against Japanese fleet at the Battle of Midway. The [...]