iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

A-7E Cold war exercise, 1/72 Ace kit.

A while back I posted a video of an A-7 dropping A couple of nukes, practice of course. At that time, it was part of their mission, after selecting loft the computer would indicate when to release going vertical at that time to get the [...]

1/48 Tamiya MiG-15

Had some problems with this kit, lost some parts (gun sight), broke some parts (antenna), decals disintegrated on me so I stole a few from a MiG-21 kit so this is a fictitious plane. I didn't want to do a NMF so I free handed the camo for [...]

Hugo's corrugated iron wonder: Junkers F.13 ‘Annelise’

Junkers machines with names such as ‘Herta’ or ‘Annelise’: as creative, imaginative and revolutionary as Hugo Junkers' work was, when it came to naming the first Junkers F.13 aeroplanes, he showed himself to be very much a family [...]

Airfix 1/72 Short Stirling

RAF No. 7 Squadron was founded at Farnborough Airfield on 1 May 1914, being the last squadron of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) to be formed before the First World War. Having been disbanded and reformed several times ever since, it is still [...]

SA-16A Albatross in Portuguese service; Sova-M, 1/72 kit

In the 1950s/60s, Portugal had 3 SA-16A Albatross operating (together with some SB-17g) on ​​SAR missions in the Azores archipelago. Due to a series of accidents and other events and options, the career of these aircraft in the FAP, [...]

Academy 1/48 A-10C Warthog

The best model I have built from Academy's original tooling. The model is complex and highly detailed. Surface texture is excellent. Panel lines are recessed and raised. The fit of parts is very good. Nose area components are un [...]

Portuguese Spitfire Mk.I; Tamiya 1/72

Finished over a year ago, a small 1/72 Spitfire in Portuguese colors. Almost a weekend project. Gunze paints and homemade decals. A nice, relaxed build for a rainy weekend. And yes, the code was like that, port and starboard different... [...]

Scratching your model: Eduard 1/48 Bf 109G-6 Late

A depiction of one of the many 109G-6 variants that served in a training unit. The aircraft had elaborate exhaust covers. Eduard Bf 109G series issues has excellent surface texture that begs for additional attention with respect to [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 Harrier GR Mk. 7

Although not Hasegawa's finest, the late Harrier version model certainly looks purposeful like the real aircraft.

1:48 Tamiya P-38G Lightning

I’ve wanted to build a P-38 for a while and have had the Tamiya P-38 F/G kit in my stash for about a year. I chose Lt. John G. O’Neill’s “Beautiful Lass” as the subject. I’ve always thought P-38s looked much better in flight [...]