iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

BAFO Mosquito

Yep I'm still here, just short of 'bench time' because we've been moving house (again ! - four times in six years including the move down here to NZ). So here's my first project since the move. Even though it's a Tamiya kit, I really took [...]

Fonderies Minatures SNCASO Vautour IIN

I look at these pictures and am completely amazed I managed to arrive at the point with this godawful kit that I had a model I would share with anyone else. When one considers that in 1945, the French aircraft industry - like the rest of [...]

Junker Ju87 in British Markings – Rhaúl Hrubisko

Hi Here is a new series made by my father in this case about the Junker Ju87 Stuka. We have to make a special mention to Dave Fleming who has not only share with us his personal files but also spent a lot of time discussing with my father [...]

Video: Custom Sanding Blocks

This video describes a method for creating custom sanding blocks from your favorite abrasive paper.

The Akutan Ronin: Captured Mitsubishi A6M2b-21 Zero, Airfix 1:72, “Caged Warbirds” serie

As the third specimen of my "Captured Warbirds" serie this one is quite interesting. This Zero was shoot down over Akutan, Alaska, in the Aleutian islands, in July of 1942. The plane was shoot in the oil return line so the pilot, [...]

Zoukei-Mura Ho 229 WIP

I started this a few weeks ago and have made some steady progress. This is the really wonderful 1/32 version. The level of detail in the kit is like nothing I've ever seen before. The wing is almost finished in the shot. I just finished it [...]

Hawker Sea Fury F.B.11

This is the Fisher model and pattern 1/32 resin Sea Fury. It represents an aircraft of the Royal Australian Navy 724 Squadron, based at HMAS Albatross, Nowara, New South Wales. The Fisher Sea Fury is an absolutely fabulous model to build [...]

“Nose Art Group” (almost)

Taking a break from all of the excitement going on around here right now, the YouTube shooting within view from my home and with helicopters hovering over my house I decided to post this. This is an (almost) "Nose Art Group" [...]

AD-5 (A-1E) 1/48 Tamiya+Matchbox

Hi All, I would like to present my latest completion: the Big Face Spad. AD-5 (A-1E). The build were kitbashed from the infamous Tamiya A-1 Skyraider and Matchbox vintage AD-5. There are 1/32 resin conversion set from Fisher Model for [...]

Review: AMK 1/48 Kfir C2/C7 review