iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

100 Years of the RAF, Spitfire Mk Vb, 81 Squadron RAF Hornchurch, June 1942 “FL*A” / BM-461 Tamiya 1/48

This one is hot off the press... I finished it up just in time to make the deadline for the 100 Years of the RAF Group Build that was the brain child of Paul Barber. @yellow10 Thanks Paul ! I also want to take this opportunity and thank [...]

Bombs, rockets … when do we stop making them? ..

Hello to all! My question is rather rhetorical, and does not require an answer. But I am sure that without bombs our life would have been completely different, and I hope that someday it will be so. (hope dies last ) For now we are doing [...]

Boeing 737 – 400, Czechoslovak airlines, OK – WGG, Skyline Models, 1/144

Czechoslovak Airlines. After the split of Czechoslovakia, Czech Airlines was established with a base at Václav Havel Airport in Prague. In 1991, Czechoslovak Airlines began to renew its fleet. New Boeing 737-400 were put into operation. [...]

Review: kitty Hawk 1/35 MH-60L Black Hawk Review

100 Year RAF Anniversary GB – 1/72nd Revell Hawker Siddeley S Mk.2B Buccaneer

At under no circumstances the Buccaneer S Mk.2 would be needed in the Gulf in their secondary role as laser- designators advised the Air Ministry as plans of what assets would be deployed. However as the Tornados were suffering losses at [...]

Boeing 737 – 800 and stairs, Air Explore, OM – HEX, Zvezda, 1/144

One more Boeing 737 - 800 Air Explore with stairs. Boeing 737 - 800 kit is from Zvezda. The stair resin kit is from Northstar models. Stair markings made by GS - obtisky a dekály according to my own design. These models will be part of [...]

KP Avia B.35 (1/72)

Scott's article inspired me to pull this out of the case, do some repairs on the antenna mast, touch up the panel lines, and do a shoot. I built this four years ago and wasn't terribly disappointed with the results. The decals were good [...]

F4-U Corsair Meng 1:Egg

F4-U Corsair Meng Scale 1:Egg Painted free hand with Mr.Paint laquers Little nasty(tricky) kit, had some problems fitting the half wings. Otherwise, pure joy. Recommended

Video: Building a Spruce Bi-plane in WWI

This is a very comprehensive movie showing the cutting of timber and grading of the lumber to seasoning it in oven. Down to the production and manufacture of aircraft. Plus, it shows the covering of the wings with Irish linen and the [...]

Boeing 737 – 800, Air Explore, OM – HEX, Zvezda, 1/144

This is my latest finished model. It is Boeing 737 – 800 from Zvezda kit. Scale 1:144. Air Explore is a Slovak company. They are ACMI specialist. This means that they rent aircraft to other carriers along with the crew. Their fleet [...]