iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Spitfire Mk.Vb with DB605 engine, 1/48

This is my version of the Spitfire Mk.Vb that was re-engined by the Germans to make comparisons of the Merlin and DB engines The story can be searched online, suffice it to say the Germans made some tests with the engine from a 110 and the [...]

F-15DJ Japanese Aggressor Build Part III . . . The Final Assembly

Hello Friends, This is the Final Part of the Build. I do the weathering, decaling and the final assembly of this F-15DJ. (link) It has taken me around 20 days to build this model and I feel that it still is incomplete. Specially the [...]

Vac Wings Northrop BT-1 in 1/48

The Northrop BT-1’s claim to fame is being the proof-of-concept aircraft that led to the development of the famous Douglas SBD Dauntless. Entering US Navy service in 1938, the BT-1 introduced the hydraulically actuated perforated dive [...]

Experimental: Curtiss XP-55 AscenderModelsvit 1/48

Another one completed for the shelf, this time another popular kit from Modelsvit, the Curtiss XP-55 Ascender. This plane is unique for a number of reasons, but most obvious is its swept wing profile and its rear facing pusher prop. I [...]

Airmodel 1/72 Heinkel P.1078C Resin

Hi everyone! This is my 1/72 Airmodel Heinkel P.1078C Resin kit. The Heinkel P.1078 (He P.1078) was a projected single seat interceptor developed for the Luftwaffe by Heinkel aircraft manufacturing company under the Emergency Fighter [...]

Airfix 1/48 Boulton Paul Defiant, 264 Squadron, England, July 1940

Hi all, Hope you are all doing fine. My next submission is a 1/48 Boulton Paul Defiant from Airfix. A remarkable plane which was eventually not that successful in combat. The build itself was pretty straight forwarded. No real issues, but [...]

MiG-29 GWH 1/48, Polish Air forces

Hello. Currently polish Fulcrums have two-tone gray camo. This one reminds the time, when Poland bought some airplanes from Czech Republic. This specific unit has additional markings related to training called "Eagle's Talon" [...]

Hasegawas '98 1/48 Razorback, Little Chief.

Another fall together kit (yes!) On this Jug i got to mostly concentrate on painting, not filling and aligning and sanding and..etc. It's the first time i have really attempted to get tonal variety by adjusting the amount of different [...]

Phantasy Phantom

This was a pretty fast build. Due to the pandemic, my school got moved completely online so I’ve been having a lot more time for my models. On Tuesday, as I was watching the election, I kept seeing the American flag come up and that gave [...]

Schira DOW 3rd - PLUM 1/72

This is my first article on the site and wanted to start both with my latest finished model and an out-of-the-ordinary model. For those not familiarized with it, it represents a fighter from the anime movie The Wings of Honneamise made by [...]