iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Spitfire MK 1.a

Hi guys, first time posting in here, hope not to mess up 🙂 This is my take on the Airfix 1/72 Spitfire. Lovely little kit and very enjoyable to build. Hope you all like it. Any comments are very welcome. Thanks Plastic Alchemist.

A second Mustang ridden: Thoroughbred in British colors

Parallel to "Scooter´s Skeeter" I made a second Mustang out of the same kit. This time with retracted landing gear -and completely out of the box. Turning props have been simulated by transparent sheet and airbrush, decals are [...]

A tough ride: Mustang model-rodeo sponsored by Airfix.

This model building project proved to be a tough nut to crack. In order to adapt the kit to my expectations, some changes had to be made, the most important of which I will briefly address in the following: shortening of the main landing [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 KI-84 Frank

looks like we may have a bit of a lovely theme going on here...what timimg these look like a cross between a P-47 and a bearcat with a little FW thrown in for good measure

Hasegawa 1/48 Ki.84-Ia Hayate (Frank)

The Nakajima Type 4 Fighter, given the designation Ki.84 and the name Hayate (“Gale”) by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force, was the most formidable Japanese Army Air Force fighter of the Second World War, possessing none of the [...]

1/32 Hasegawa P-40E WARHAWK "Stardust / Oklahoma Kid"

This is 1/32 Hasegawa P-40E Warhawk with the markings of “Stardust/Oklahoma Kid ET803” from 49FG 9FS flown by Andrew Reynolds in Darwin Australia during 1942. Years ago when I was a young man I saw the new 1/48 Promodeler P-40-E’s [...]

Review: Academy 1/144 B-1B Review

A-4E skyhawk 1/48 Hasegawa

Minha segunda postagem Ă© com um aviĂŁo que gosto bastante,pra mim um dos mais belos design de sua Ă©poca, kit da Eduard,molde Hasegawa,a Ăşnica coisa que nĂŁo gostei desse kit Ă© que nĂŁo vĂŞm armamento algum, sĂł tanques de combustĂ­vel, [...]

F-14 Tomcat Naval Strike Air Warfare Center, Hasegawa 1/72

And finally a work in progress: F-14 Tomcat based at Fallon NAS, assigned to the Naval Strike Air Warfare Center, middle 90ies. As far as I know, 3 Tocat wear ths “Sukhoi” style cammo, slightly different one to the other. Starting [...]

RAF No 41 Squadron Tornado, Revell 1/72

This is another build, OOB, made for the same collector order to me the RAF 41 Squadron Typhoon. It’s a Tornado Gr4. Starting kit Revell GR 1 1/72. Few modification has been scratch build to convert Gr.1 in Gr.4.: mainly second gondola [...]