iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

1/48 Airfix P-40B Tomahawk

This is 1/48 Airfix P-40B Tomahawk with TuAF markings circa 1942-44. Cockpit modified with Eduard PE set and Ultracast seat. Other modifications are: Ultracast wheels Aires landing gear doors Quickboost gun barrels Ultracast [...]

A Beginner's early builds'

So, I just got into hobby modelling about February this year. In that time I have completed the planes you can see in the photos; Macchi 202 (Hasegawa), G55 (Smer), BR 20 (Italeri), Reggiane Re2002 (Tamiya), MB 326 (Italeri), Focke Wulf [...]

Breda Ba 888 Lince (Lynx)

One of the most beautiful aircraft of the Regia Aeronautica circa WWII. Although, as I've read, functionally useless. They were ultimately used as bombing target decoys. Just started hobby modelling this year. Carrying on from an interest [...]

Tamiya 1/48 P-51D “Nose Art Group Build”

My most recent addition to the Nose Art Group build is Tamiya's really nice but old P-51D, "Passion Wagon". This A/C was flown by Lt Arvil Roberson assigned to the 362nd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group. They were the first [...]

War Above the Trenches: Salmson-Moineau S.M.1

The S.M.1 was developed from 1915 by aircraft designer René Moineau for the Salmson-Moineau company, to meet the French military A3 specification, which called for a three-seat long range reconnaissance aircraft with strong defensive [...]

Messerschmitt Bf109 E7/4 Trop. II/JG27 North Afrika

Hi guys! This is the Tamiya kit, 1/48th. Belonged to II/JG27 in North Afrika in 1942. A good model, but being Tamiya, I expected more from the decals. A bit thick and difficult to fight with them. Hope you like it, Sifredo Cubas

Trumpeter 1/32 F4F-4 Wildcat

this is the mount of Lt. William Leonard as it would have appeared with VF-11 on Guadalcanal June 1943 he graduated Annapolis class of 1938 won his wings in 1940 he was awarded the Navy Cross at Coral Sea three weeks later he won [...]

Hannover cl. II

These are a few pics of my WingNut Wings Hannover Cl.II 13274/17 'white 4' of Schlasta 25 in 1918. The fuselage and centre section lozenges were painted on the original so, in keeping with the theme, I painted them myself with hand cut [...]

The Royal Treatment

I’d never discovered Eduard’s ‘Royal Class’ collection before so wanted to share this gift that came my way for my birthday. Beautiful box , which is both a strange and geeky thing to say, but the line drawing and understated [...]

The “Scooter” – Douglas A-4E Skyhawk, VA-195 “Dambusters” – 1:48

Hi All! This is a result of the excellent 10 part "The Wietnam War" documentary serie ((link)War(TV_series) I've seen recently. Actually this A-4 was around a while just I was too lazy to publish it here and frankly I've been [...]