iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

1/72 Encore Dragonfly

This one was completed a couple of years ago. This is the Encore re-box of the Academy kit, with additional resin. There were a total of 2 complete kits in the box.

#8 for 2018 1/48 Tamiya P-47 Razorback 334FS 4Th FG

Just finished her today. Love the marking on this one. Different then the typical ones you always see wi the big star and bars . I used the Kits world decals. Paints i use are Tamiya., AK extreme metal, MRP paint [...]

Video: Shape Up

This video is a discussion of the importance of overall shape and demonstrates some techniques for correcting different kit issues. This video was originally published on the Scale Modeling Outside the Box channel.

Airfix 1/48 Canberra B.2

The English Electric Canberra was developed by English Electric in response to a 1944 Air Ministry requirement for a successor to the wartime de Havilland Mosquito fast-bomber. This requirement, the initial revision being E.3/45, sought a [...]

D-Day Spifire Mk.IXc (Late Version) in 1/48 by Eduard

Because who doesn't love a Spitfire? As always, a really lovely kit from Eduard's ProfiPack 1/48 scale warbird series. I figured it had been too long since I made a good old Spitfire and had never done one with invasion stripes so chose [...]

Big 1/48 Israeli F-15i from GWH kit

Hi all, This one was my first try at an F-15 and my first GWH kit - I can heartily recommend both đŸ™‚ The kit comes with a LOT of plastic and is quite intimidating but the fit is fantastic and I personally love the eyecatching Israeli [...]

1/48 Focke Wulf 190D ‘Long Nosed Dora’ from Eduard kit

Hi all, Wanted to share this colourful late war Fw190D that I built over last weekend - have always liked the look of the long nosed 190s and pleased with the way this turned out. Picture 4 shows it alongside my other end of WW2 in Europe [...]

Review: Trumpeter 1/72 TU-160 Blackjack Review

Dassault MD 450 B Ouragan, 12YB, La Patrouille de France display team, 12 Sqn French Air Force Cambrai 1955.

1/72 Heller, finished in Alclad and MM enamels with Future over kit decals, had a few problems with the finish of the Alclad black, built 2009 to 2012.

Happy Thanksgiving! Revell 1/32 Messerschmitt Bf-110 a blast from the past...

Here in the USA we are having our Thanksgiving Day Holiday. This is a day where we are supposed to be thankful for the blessings we have, and to celebrate the first "meal" shared with the Native Americans by the Pilgrims. It also [...]