iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

LED Testing

Today I assambled the front part LED‘s of my Hornet and made a function control... all light illuminates, so far so good...

Revell's 1/48 B-17F/G Flying Fortress "Mini Movie Memphis Belle"

I'm a volunteer at National Warplane Museum in Geneseo NY. I have the opportunity to work on some the aircraft there. I took a flight on their flagship aircraft in the summer of 2018. A 1943 Douglas C-47 Skytrain named Whiskey 7. A [...]

1/48 Eduard Spanish Republican A.F. I-16 Type 10, 1938

Added the landing gear inspection window located in the wheel well and landing gear retraction cables. No decals used all markings were applied by paint.

Aconcagua FMA IA-58 Pucara

Argentinian resin, pe and white metal. Interesting subject matter that was recently put out in an injected kit-that always happens. Not an easy build, and easily not my best and high def photos betray my eyesight-but she looks good from a [...]

Video: Takom 1/16 Panzer IFull Build

1/48 Hobbyboss A-7E from VA-37

During my service in the U.S. Navy in the early 1980’s I was attached to an A-7E squadron designated VA-37 at NAS Cecil Field. I purchased the Hobby Boss A-7E kit as well as the Eduard detail set and Microscale decals for my squadron. I [...]

Spitfire HF VII by Italeri in 1/72

Found this kit in the giftshop of the RCAF museum in Trenton Ontario. Loved the paint scheme of PRU blue under with Medium Sea Grey over, the D-Day stripes, the "B" Roundels, the extended high altitude wings. Had to have [...]

1/48th MH-53E Sea Dragon

The Sea Dragon is a beast whether you see the real thing up close, or like myself, you build the Academy 1/48th scale version. And, I don't mean beast as in difficult to build. Quite the opposite, this kit is exquisite, both in fit and [...]

My second F/A-18C Hornet Swiss Air Force Test configuration

Here you can see my second finished Testhornet from the Swiss Air Force built with Academy Kit

My first Academy F/A-18C Hornet Swiss Air Force

Here you can see just a few impressions of my first built Academy F/A-18C Hornet of the Swiss Air Force of the Panthers squadron...