iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1 Birdcage Corsair - Ken Walsh

Ken Walsh was the first Corsair Ace while serving with VMF-124 arriving on Guadalcanal in February 1943. Walsh claimed his first three Japanese planes on 1 April 1943 and two more in his next combat action, 13 May 1943. Walsh brought his [...]

Avia S-199 Hobbycraft 1/48

Well it's certainly been a while since I got one posted. I got this kit as a swap with one of my iModeler friends , I swapped it for an Airfix Seafire and I think I got the best out of the deal because this is a great little kit , it came [...]

The Italeri Model kit Challenge!Likely To Put Noobs Off

Following the Airfix starter set challenge, the Italeri model kit challenge! (link)

1/48 Eduard F6-F3 HellcatAlex Vraciu White 19

This was my entry for a local group build with a „feline” theme. Started with an week end edition kit, added some photo-etched seat belts and Techmod decals for the plane of Alex Vraciu. It started on the wrong foot since I used the [...]

Naming interwar bombers for PR purposes

Bomber naming was rare in interwar years but it did happen. It was very much a unit initiative and the names were sometimes quite temporary. Some names, however, endured for quite some time and were transferred between aircraft (see [...]

ICM's 1/48th He-111Z1 Twin Bomber, Glider Tow

This has been quite the adventure, and first off I want to thank my good friend Ed for getting this kit for me. I would have to say that overall I thoroughly enjoyed this kit. This is basically two complete airplane kits in two boxes [...]

1/32 Matchbox Messerschmitt BF/109E-3

Another garage sale "gem". The box was crushed, decals shot, but it appeared all the sprues were in it. this kit was molded in the early 80's in England. This took me awhile to build and landed on the shelf of doom more than [...]

Modelcraft 1/48th UC-64B Norseman

I finally finished this old Modelcraft UC-64B Norseman. I started it at least ten years ago but lost interest in it about halfway into the build. I put the uncompleted model in a box along with all the parts and instructions and slid that [...]

Operation Bowery

After the failure of Operation Calendar on April 14-19, 1942, the matter of refilling fighter planes in Malta became a priority. The operation began on April 29, 1942 and was better prepared this time to avoid immediate destruction of the [...]

´What If´ Avro Lancaster B Mk.l

Hello, after a long time I built another 'What If' model. It is an Avro Lancaster B Mk.I 1:48 by HKModel. This aircraft was put into service at Bomber Command in late 1943 and coincidentally, its first mission was a raid on Berlin. The [...]