iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Revell/Renwal 1/32 TM-76A Mace missile and MM-1 Teracruzer

This is my build of the old Renwal/Revell Mace Missile and Teracruzer. The kit has been released several times since its first release in around 1958. Mine was the Revell History Makers re-release from 1983. I bought it back in the [...]

1/48 Tamiya F4U-1 Birdcage Corsairlittle to no weathering

This is my second attempt to build a Corsair, I tried something new to me: highlighting with the airbrush. Started from a black base, kept the paint inside the panels as tight as possible along the panel lines, than added some tan to the [...]

1/48 Revell F/A-18E Super Hornet VFA-37

This is the Revell 1/48 F/A-18E Super Hornet. I used Furball decals to replicate VFA-37. The model has been detailed with Eduard photo etch, resin ejection seat, resin exhaust cans, resin ECS tubes, 3-D printed Litening pod, resin GBU-54 [...]

Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer - Vintage

I have been following my project to restore or even to build vintage models which bring back good memories, so now I went to this 1957 original Monogram kit, the civilian beauty Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer . I took my first flight in a [...]

Arma Hobby 1/72 P-51 B/C

What an absolute belter of a kit. It went together like a dream. This one done up as the mount of Wing Commander Leonard Cheshire, DSO,DFC. 617 Squadron RAF Woodhall Spa July/August 1944. Decals from Xtradecal X72093 617 Squadron, The [...]

1/48 Airfix Spitfire Vb, 'Buck' McNair, 249 Squadron, Malta

I've finished the third of my triple Malta builds. "Buck" McNair's Spitfire Vb. The Airfix kit is a great build, requiring only the removal of the reinforcing strips over the wheel wells, Ultracast exhaust, entry door and [...]

1/48 EDUARD MiG-21bis Croatian Air Force, 22nd Squadron (1995)

After two modernized MiGs from 191st Squadron ((link)) I tried to go back to the past. 22nd Squadron of Croatian Air Force was formed on November 6th 1991 as predecessor of newly formed Croatian Air Force. Together with 1st Fighter [...]

P-36 Hawk, First Massive Scratch Build

Well then... some years ago I didn´t know about brands and qualities... and this kit fell in to my lap, once open I realized the totally lack of details, so I tough.. can I do Something about it? and started to add plastic bits, pieces [...]

Eduard A6M2 Type 0, Model 21, 1/48. 'Saburō Sakai's Longest Mission'.

On August 7th 1942, Ace Pilot Saburō Sakai underwent his most legendary mission and would narrowly survive being shot in the head by the rear gunner of a Dauntless dive bomber. Escorting Japanese bombers to Guadalcanal, Sakai first [...]

1/72 Israeli F-15C 'Baz'

Israel took delivery of their first F-15's in 1976. The procurement of these new fighters was to replace their aging Mirage fleet. A number of Israeli aces were sent over to the US to test both the F-14 Tomcat and the F-15 Eagle. The [...]