iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Last 2020 Project: Hawker Hurricane Mk II b 1/72 ARMA Hobby

My last completed build of 2020 (finished on 12/31). I can't say enough about ARMA kits in general and this one in particular. Meticulous detail--better than some larger scale kits by other brands. High quality plastic, comparable to [...]

Tamiya 1/48 P-38F Lightning “Texas Terror/The Mad Dash”.

This was the last project completed in 2020 for me. Built completelyOOB except for some fine solder used as the antenna stay, and, of course, Eduard seat harness. Airbrushed in Tamiya acrylics, and weathered with Ammo by Mig enamel washes [...]

Arma Hobby (Expert-Set) Hawker Hurricane Mk I Battle of Britain + Addons in 1/72

Hello, today I want to show you the second part of my little Battle of Britain diorama. I used the expert set of the Hawker Hurricane from the Polish manufacturer "Arma Hobby". Since everything is already included in the set to [...]

Persian Thunder...1/48 Republic F-84G "Ali-Jet" Imperial Iranian Airforce

Built also in 2017. The Iranians were supplied with 75 F-84G, in service from 1957 to 1965 as fighters, fighterbombers and for aerobatics in the Golden Crown Team. Tamiya kit, main markings from Hi-Decals, stencils from the kit and [...]

My 2020 build log

I started this year with Revell's 1/48 Typhoon finished in the RAF Battle of Britain 75th anniversary display scheme. I then moved on to two old 1/32 Revell kits that I picked up for £10 each. The Corsair has very little internal detail [...]

Burma Bandit…1/48 MiG-29SE (9-13) Myanmar Airforce

Built in 2017. Took a bit longer to complete due to several (selfinflicted) problems. Mounted the nozzles inverted but could fix it. Then followed the camoplan in the Caracal instructions but that was wrong and reshaped the camo. When my [...]

One of the first passenger jets, one of the last projects in 2020: Sud Aviation Caravelle, the flying beauty of the 60s!

As the poet Heinrich Heine put it so associatively and beautifully, "There is magic in every beginning", and this can also be applied to this aircraft in a broad sense. The Sud Aviation Caravelle marks many a beginning for civil [...]

1/48 Tamiya P-38F Bat Outta Hell

INTRODUCTION The P-38 Lightning was originally planned to be a high altitude twin engined bomber interceptor. It was designed by Clarence Kelly Johnson's team with its now famous and unique twin boom configuration around the [...]

Brits in the Pacific...1/48 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Mk.I SEAC

Built in 2015. Tamiya´s excellent Razorback kit with Rising Decals, painted with Gunze and Tamiya acrylics, the model shows an a/c of 258 Sqn RAF at Arkonam base in India 1944.

Airfix 1/48 Hurricane Mk.1 Tropical

I managed to finish this just before the end of 2020 so 2021 can start with a new project. A nice kit that builds well, al is OOB except for the belts which are made from tape and wire (and I think might be a little too big). I put a lot [...]