iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Dassault Rafale C 1/48

Hi everyone i'm back with a new model, the last of 2018 this one was very fun to build and paint. I'm french so i'm proud to present to you the aircraft of my country it was a pleasure to work on the best plane of the world ? I creat, [...]

Adolph Galland’s final ride – Monograms 1/48 ME-262

I thought I'd share another completion from last year. Monograms 1/48 262 done up as Galland's aircraft from JV 44 Rescribed as required (real aircraft had panel lines, joints, rivets filled and sanded smooth) Open engine panels and [...]

Video: Round Part Clean-Up with a Miniature Lathe

This video is a brief follow-on to the Tasca Sherman suspension video. It adds an additional explanation of how I use the lathe to clean-up the wheels.

Tamiya 1/48 F-84G Thunderbird “Four Queens”

Taegu AFB South Korea 1952 the little round hole was an access cover so ground crew could get to the electronics below the canopy pilot is Col. Joe Davis Jr. 58th Bomb Wing the white canopy frames were not individual windows...the [...]

Classic Airframes 1/48 Do17Z-2

With ICM's Dornier 17z having been out for a while, I thought I'd revisit Classic Airframes 1/48 Do17Z-2. It’s completed as a machine belonging to 9/KG 76, Corneilles-en-Vexin, France, July 1940 using Techmod sheet 48009 (great decals!). [...]

Wings of the Red Star Volume II – Yak-38 Forger

The Yak-38 Forger was the Soviet Union's take on how a VTOL aircraft should operate. It was derived from the experimental Yak-36 which like the Harrier didn't rely on supplimental lift engines. It used two Tumansky turbojets for lift and [...]

Video: Water effects & Grass Effects by FALLER

Realistic scenery for water effects No.2 with Faller Premium natural water and premium water effect. Faller "Gras-fix" tool was used to create realistic grass effects. For more details about Faller items please visit (link) [...]

Final builds of the year – Airfix Sea Fury and Meteor FR9

Here are a few photos of my final builds for the year (not strictly true but I cant show you the very last one yet!) which are the Airfix 1:48 Sea Fury and the Airfix 1:48 Gloster Meteor FR.9. The Sea Fury has the Barracuda wheels and [...]

Spitfire Mk Vb Tropical, EP-706 “T*L” No. 249 Squadron as flown by George Beurling at Malta

I want to start out by thanking Martin and his staff for hosting such a wonderful website where we can display our work. I also want to thank Paul Barber @yellow10 for coming up with a great idea to commemorate the 100 Years of Service [...]

Yak-1b (Eduard 1/48)

My final model of 2018 – Yak-1b "Liberated Donbass" of 257th IAP, Yugoslavia, late 1945. The kit by Accurate Miniatures, repackaged by Eduard with some PE parts and masks. This is completely OOB build, I've only added Pitot [...]