iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Just finished I am rather glad that I...

Just finished! I am rather glad that I could belly-land this stricken project... Problems did not only arouse around the work with the Resin parts, more challenging was the Italeri-kit itself. Uff, done! I have adapted the diameter of the [...]

Italeri (Accurate Miniatures) A-36

I really like the AM line of early P-51s and A-36s. Here's the most recent one I've built, released by Italeri. Straight OOB, even the decals, except for the yellow wing stripes, which I painted instead of using the decals. I used Model [...]

Airfix 1/48 Spitfire Ithe first successful Spitfire in combat

The first Spitfire is immortal as “the plane that saved Britain” (even if Britain was really saved by the Hurricane) in the Battle of Britain. A delicate blend of aerodynamic excellence, the Spitfire I almost wasn’t there to do its [...]

Review: ICM 1/48 Do217N-1 Review

CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder 1/48 Trumpeter

Only OOB The PAC JF-17 Thunder (Urdu: جے ایف-١٧ گرج‎), or CAC FC-1 Xiaolong (pinyin: Xiāo Lóng; literally: 'Fierce Dragon'), is a lightweight, single-engine, multi-role combat aircraft developed jointly by the Pakistan [...]

Erprobungsgruppe 210 loses first leader 15 Aug 1940

Operations against England on the 15th of August 1940 were planned by the Luftwaffe to overpower RAF Fighter Command by heavy attacks on Britain from the southwest to the northeast throughout the day. It was a hectic day of operations for [...]

BF 109 afrika ... sand and sun

Hi, this was my frist attemp of airplane in 1/32 scale, it is kit from Revell and I want to try some afrika camo. Really I dont know if it is G2,4,6 version ... also marking it is not right and I know it ... but it was fun to build it and [...]

Trumpeter 1/48 Seafang

This is the definition of relaxed build. Low part count, fantastic fit, adequate detail. The only issue worth mentioning is the ill fitting of the canopy in the open position. Basically it's as if it was designed to remain closed. It needs [...]

F2H-2P Banshee walk around photos.

Good news! The Banshee is back on the main floor at Pensacola. Here’s some photos I just took. We’re waiting for the Blue Angels practice now.

This for me was the type of kits...

This for me was the type of kits that you start with optimism and ambition for a nice build and end up wanting to get on with it and move on with your life... For starters, there are several small and delicate pieces and all of them needed [...]