iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Kinetic 1/48 F-16XL

I've always liked the look of the F-16XL and so have always wanted to build one. This was an OK kit to build, there were some issues with the ordinance and I now have a huge amount of spare parts for a 1/48 F-16 as there are parts for [...]

My Masterpiece

I did this model a few years ago, but after seeing some really nice B-25s here on iModeler, I decided to share my Monogram PBJ-1J with you all. I call this my "masterpiece" because it's my best example of getting everything [...]

Different Mustang -finished

Tamiya 1/48, decals Ventura, PE parts Eduard

Airfix Desert Spitfire IX 1/72

Hi iModelers: I built a lot of models up to my teens, then abandoned the hobby for years. With my recent retirement, I've built a couple and hope to build a lot more. This is my first one (after a special car model I built as a present [...]

Diamondback Bombcat. 1/48 F-14B Tomcat

Tamiya kit, Steel Beach conversion, Fightertown decals.

AMT 1/48 P-40N “Rosie the Riviter”

Rosie is my entrance into the Teeth and Fangs GB here on iModeler. This A/C flew with the 49th Fighter Group, 7th Fighter squadron, and that's all the information I could find concerning this P-40. I did locate a single B/W photo of the [...]

Sturdy Polikarpov biplane fighter- with a trick!

That is my latest build, a I-153 in Kuomintang markings from 1940, made out of the ICM kit in scale 1:32. Quite a pleasure to build, even when not being a rigging expert, as is the case with me. By the way, for the wires I used etched [...]

1/48 MiG-29A by Monogram

Hi Builders, I finished this one a few weeks ago for a 4th Generation Fighters GB. It's Monogram's MiG-29 that I acquired from a friend clearing out his stash. It's a pretty old model and the decals were fairly yellowed and I wanted to [...]

Video: Spitfire Mk XIVc Conversion

This video presents a method for creating a Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIVc. The basis for the project is the Eduard Spitfire Mk VIII kit with the necessary parts taken from the Airfix Spitfire FR MK XIV kit. Spitfire Mk XIV conversion web [...]

1/48 Airfix Spitfire FR XIV “Race 80”

Supermarine Spitfire FR XIVe TZ138 was delivered at Aldermaston on February 23, 1945 and sent to Rolls Royce at Hucknall for modification for cold weather testing. Prepared in June 1945 by No. 47 Maintenance Unit at Sealand, it was shipped [...]