iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Monogram 1/48 F-105D Thunderchief

The F-105D was a Mach 2 fighter bomber workhorse that conducted the majority of strike missions during the early years of the Vietnam war. A typical mission to North Vietnam from Takhli, Thailand, the F-105D carried two 450 gal wing [...]

A-37B Dragonfly

Hi all, This is my Cessna A-37B Dragonfly, build in 2020. This model depicted the former VNAF 516th Fighter Squadron based in Da Nang during the VN war. I replaced the kit's seats with the Quickboost seats because they represented the [...]

Video: SUYATA Madness of the street (video preview)

1/32nd scale Suyata Armoured sports car "Madness of the street" (with figures). Unusual and interesting kit from Suyata. Special thanks 2 my girlfriend for this kit! ;-* DISCLAIMER: I am NOT! being paid to promote this kit and to [...]

An "arrow" that was no longer shot: Do-335B-4 reconnaissance aircraft

Fighter, fighter-bomber, reconnaissance plane, night fighter, high-altitude reconnaissance plane, "destroyer": since the beginning of 1943, truly far-reaching plans were being pursued with the Do-335 "Arrow"! With [...]

Tora! Tora! Tora! Eduard 1/48 Mitsubishi A6M2 "Zero"

Tora! Tora! Tora! Eduard's 1/48 Mitsubishi A6M2 "Zero". Easily Eduard's most sublime kit to date. Built Out of the Box. National Insignia masked & painted. Unit ID Bands masked & painted. Wing walkway warnings masked [...]

John C. Meyer's "Petie 3rd"Eduard 1/48

Unternehmen Bodenplatte ("Operation Baseplate") was originally planned to commence with the Wehrmacht offensive in the Ardennes. That required bad weather to prevent Allied fighter bombers from operating; the Luftwaffe managed to [...]

Revell 1/48, B-17F, "Memphis Belle".

I purchased this model at an estate sale a couple of years ago. It had no directions or decals. The son of the previous owner explained to me that whenever his dad purchased a model, he would open the kit and pull and file them. Hmm. [...]

1/48 Eduard A6M2 Type 21 Zero

Just finished the new tooled Eduard Zero. Absolutely beautiful engineered kit and fit. I finished mine in markings of the Daewin invasions using the prints scale decals . 95% of the markings was masked and airbrushed except fot the unumber [...]

Douglas F4D-1 SkyrayTamiya 1/48

I'd like to share my most recent completed build, which is another US jet from the 1950s. As you know from the heading, this is the Tamiya F4D-1 Skyray, also affectionately nicknamed the "Ford", a play on the F-four-D moniker. [...]

Tornado GR.1 "Armoured Charmer" (Op Granby), Italeri 1:48

This is my recently completed Italeri "Gulf War" Tornado, built pretty much out of the box. There were no aftermarket items, but I did add some details using copper wire and Evergreen strips. I found this kit quite enjoyable. [...]