iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Learning to Fight...1/48 Mitsubishi A6M2-K, Imperial Japanese Navy

Built in 2018. Hasegawa kit, Fine Molds seat belts, EZ Line for antenna wire, Gunze and Tamiya acrylics used, selfmixed orange-yellow. Model depicts a 21st Kokusho, Tsukuba Naval Flying Group aircraft in 1944.

1/48 Airfix Ju-87B-1 Stuka Diorama

This is the 1/48 Airfix Junkers JU-87B-1 Stuka. This was a World War II dive bomber use by Germany. The scheme is that of the Staffelkapitan, 4th Staffel, Stukageshwader 77. It represents how it looked in June 1940 in France. I detailed [...]

Eduard 1/48 F-6D-10NA Mustang

The Allison-powered Mustang I had excellent low-level performance, which resulted in the aircraft being utilized in the low-level tactical reconnaissance role. The success was such that the USAAF adapted the P-51A for the role, designating [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 P-47D-25 "Coffey's Pot"

Here's my Hasegawa P-47D-25 "Coffey's Pot" aircraft flown by Lt. Col Robert Coffey with the 365th Fighter Group, "The Hell Hawks" during D-Day Operations over Normandy. The kit has some inaccuracies as stated by Tom [...]

Review: Cyber Hobby 1/72 DH Vampire FB.5 Review

MIG 15 KOREAN WAR

Tamiya kit Mig 15 bis ,1/48 scale ,AIRES R.R.Nene engine ,gunze sangyo paint

Airfix 1/72 Phantom FG1.

RAF 111st. Squadron around 1986. To finish my triple Phantom project I ended the series with the latest Airfix tool, but for this one I elected to have the cockpit closed, even though I used PE details for it and resin seats (I know they [...]

Off the SoDHasegawa 1/48 P-47D "Eileen"

Everyone liked the Hasegawa P-47s when they came out 25 years ago, then lost interest when the Tamiya P-47s came out 18 (!) years ago. Yes, there is a shape problem with the fuselage, the belly is too shallow - but not so much that it is [...]

Airfix 1/72 scale Hawker Typhoon Mk IIb

Hello, this is my first Hawker Typhoon "Tiffy". My inspriration was the nice 1/24 kit from Airfix. You can find some very nice builds from this kit via Google and that's why I was inspired to try this on a much smaller scale. The [...]

Fancy Friedrich...1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109F-2, 5./JG52

Built a couple of years ago. Hasegawa kit, Iliad Design decals, Gunze and Tamiya paints used. EZ Line for the antenna wire and brake lines added. Airbrush job done freehand, so there´s some paint spray, hard to avoid. This aircraft wears [...]