iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Off the SoD – Special Hobby Brewster B-239 “Taivaan Helmi”

How a company that produced buggies during the 19th Century and was virtually moribund before it was bought, resuscitated, and turned into a manufacturer of naval aircraft managed with its first design - the B-239 - to come in ahead of [...]

HALBERSTADT CL.II ( EARLY ) "4", ROYAL BAVARIAN SCHUSTA 26b, early 1918

Gaspatch turnbucles Aviattic lozenge Airbrushed fuselage Tamiya paint, oils, printing inks. MRP varnishes Infini line

Yugoslav Supersonic ProjectHeller conversion 1:72

The YU Supersonic was the Yugoslav project with name: Novi Avion, related to project of light multi-purpose supersonic fighter aircraft. The program for the New Plane was started in 1986. All works on that program were interrupted with [...]

Zlin Z-526 KP 1:72 Republika Srpska Krajina (Republic of Serbian Krajina)

Hi to all Finished one more KP model, this time ZLIN 526 in colors of Air Force of Republic of Serbian Krajina (1994- 1995). Model was finished without any problem, manual is little "undefined" so there are a few parts which [...]

Under new Management...1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109G-2/R2/trop, 79th FG USAAF

Built in 2019. Eduard kit with Rising Decals, brake lines with plastic rods and lead wire, paints used from Tamiya, Gunze and AK Real Color (RLM78/79). This aircraft was originally "Black 14", assigned to 2.(H)/14, [...]

Under new Management...1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109G-6, USAAF

Built in 2015. Hasegawa kit with Delta One Decals. Former JG77 bird captured by the 325th FG in North Africa. The unit´s CO, LtCol Baseler, let it paint black and red like his P-40. The aircraft was used some time as a hack and to scare [...]

Aquatic Eyes in the Sky…1/48 Beriev Be-4 (KOR-2), Soviet Navy

My dad´s latest achievement. Something a bit exotic and rare, the wonderful Mars Models Beriev 4. Quality and fit are very good. Only the instructions are sometimes confusing and misleading. You can build an early or late version and [...]

Arma Hobby PZL P-11c

Here’s my 1/72 Arma Hobby PZL P-11c. This is a nice little kit, although I think the panel lines on the wings are overdone. The fuselage and interior are excellent. A nice interior with PE is provided in this “Expert” edition. You [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 Ki-44-II-Ko 85th Sentai

Another great fitting Hasegawa kit depicted as an 85th Sentai plane flown by ace Captain Yukiyoshi Wakamatsu. paints used were MR Color SM206 for the bare metal and AK RC Midori Iro base and Cha Kasshoku (Tea Color) brown splotches.

Hasegawa 1/48 Ki-44-I 33rd Sentai

Another fairly straightforward build construction wise. This unusual camouflage scheme took a few iterations to get right. Paints used were AK Real Color and Mr Color and weathered with a panel wash and oils. More details can be seen [...]