iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

My "what if" projects.

Some kits for me just lend themselves to a "what if" project. The two anigrand resin kits, XR-11, XR-12 for example (although I am ready to swear off resin kits, very painful to build). Sometimes an incomplete project for [...]

Review: Clear Prop 1/72 UH-2 Seasprite Review

Lindberg 1/48 F-8J Crusader

Lindberg 1/48 F-8J Crusader. I purchased this kit for £3.00 a long time back. Finally decided to make it. I had to scratch build the target designator that sits in front of the canopy. Decals used are aftermarket as the ones that came [...]

Piaggio P 166 Scratch Build 1/32 Scale Part 3, wings, Flaps, control surfaces and undercarriage.

Been a while since I have posted some progress on the P 166, so here are some pictures. Please excuse the condition of my work table, it looks like I clean up with a hand grenade. I usually take pictures as I am building so not to to break [...]

1/48 Kinetic EA-6B with black box cockpit

Hey all, Thought I'd get my feet wet and submit my first article! This is the kinetic EA-6B. I used the black box resin cockpit that is designed for the old monogram kit. Yes I know, not a good idea but I had it on hand and it seemed a [...]

Video: Boeing B-52H Stratofortress by Academy 1/144 scale (video preview)

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress by Academy 1/144 scale (video preview). Very nice kit, full interior with comprehensive weapons in the box... DISCLAIMER: I am NOT! being paid to promote this kit, paints, tools and to make this video! [...]

1/48 Zvezda Mi 24V/VP

After horrific Sword’s F3h I laid down my hands, like a tiger, onto the Zvezda’s 1/48 Mi24. I really don’t want to say anything about this helicopter escept, it is LEGEND. Can You say, for example, Afghanistan without remembering [...]

1/72 Sword McDonnell F3H-2/F-3B Demon

As a fan of famous F4 I decided to make a model of its predecessor, F3H. After some kind of forgetting about that model I got one model from Sword models. It is a model in 1/72nd scale. It is pastic model with some pe addons, resin engine [...]

Review: Minibase 1/48 SU-33 Flanker D review

Aeronautique Navale...1/48 Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, French Navy

And my dad´s next model is finished. Wanted to avoid one of the usual blue schemes so we chose a French one in an atlantic scheme. Revell USA kit with Berna decals. Painted with Tamiya XF-2 White and Gunze H317 FS36231. Build thread [...]