iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Dragon 1/48 Focke wulf Ta 152H-1

A high altitude interceptor designed by Kurt Tank's that saw operational service in the final months of WWII. The kit is probably the best design in Dragon/Trimaster late Luftwaffe model boasting with accurate outlines, good fit of parts [...]

Early 70's Hasegawa 1/32 Focke-Wulf Fw190

Been a while since I have been on the site. Picked up this kit at a consignment shop, $20. Old kit gave me FITS. Very poorly molded. HUGE fit issues. Calling her DONE! Someone told me it is a first or second issue from the early [...]

Video: Making Space

This is the first of four segments that explain what I learned while working through the review of the Tamiya P-38J kit. As it turned out, it was an extremely enlightening experience. (link)

F-15E Strike Eagle

Revell's 1/48 F-15E Strike Eagle in the markings of the 494th EFS (Black Panthers) as of October 2023 that was committed to Operations against ISIS in Syria and Iraq known and Operation Inherent Resolve.

Hasegawa 1/48 F-16D "Barak"

During their service in the IDF, the two seater aircraft were exposed to varying degrees of exposure to the elements. As a result, weathering patterns changed dramatically between the aircraft. Hasegawa's Falcon kits are simple to build, [...]

B-24 Hasegawa 1:72 as GR.V BZ860 in Operation Storm.

(link) I apologize for the delays in writing the article, but I had a lot of work and wanted to sit down to it calmly. So here we go: The Special Purpose Squadron 1586 originated from the disbanded 301 Bomber Squadron, which lost its [...]

Tamiya 1/48 HE-219A-7 'Uhu'

This is Tamiya's HE-219 'Uhu'. Belts and rear cockpit details were added, as well as opening the wing and tail heater exhaust, detailing the wheel wells, adding brake lines, and opening up the torque links. Nav lights are colored Bingo [...]

Engineless Dragon 1/48 Ju 88C-4

During late 1941, Junkers Ju 88C-4 aircraft of I Gruppe/NJG 2. were transferred from the Netherlands to North Africa. After a short service in the Mediterranean, some aircraft did not make it back to Europe. I used Dragon's Ju 88C as a [...]

1/32 Dragon Bf-109E3 “Erich Mix”

This is 1/32 Dragon Bf-109E3 with the markings of StabI./JG53 Wiesbaden-Erbenheim November 1939.( flown by Dr Erich Mix) I used Quinta Studio cockpit set and Quickboost seat in the cockpit. Exhausts were replaced with Reskit exhaust [...]

White giants, easy build? Airfix 1/72 Victor & Vulcan

Homogeneously painted models bring a promise of an easy build. Yet, overall white paint cover is a wolf in a sheep skin. Not only that the model requires repeated coating to cover the darker colored plastic, but also extra care to [...]