iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

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P-47D30 – 1/72 – Tamiya

I used Tamiya kit with Eduard PE set. Kit represents D25 version. I builded the part from the back to the tail to convert it to the D30 version. I sprayed Tamiya gloss black to prepare the surface for metallic paint. Then I used Gunze [...]

1/48 Scale Monogram Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat

The Monogram Wildcat is a Wildcat, but I am not sure which one it is. Is it a Wildcat F4F, or a Wildcat FM 1? The FM 1 was made by GM, and the F4F by Grumman. The tail looks tall, like the FM series, and there are only 4 machine guns in [...]

Video: Measuring Tools for Scale Modeling

Measuring tools are an essential to any scale modeling workbench. Here are several the measuring tools that I use most often. Here is a link to my webpage with additional information on more measuring tools for scale modeling [...]

Video: The Chopper

The Chopper II is an extremely handy tool to have on your modeling bench. Here is a simple addition that will make transferring measurements a lot easier.

1/48 Scale Monogram B-17G Flying Fortress

The Monogram B-17G was the first big multi-engine aircraft model that I ever built when I was a kid. It was big and it had a lot of guns. The bomb bay could not be displayed open, but that was never a concern back then. Also, it had ground [...]

Douglas TBD-1 Devastator 1/48 Monogram

This is my first Monogram and i very satisfited with this kit. Old but beautiful. The Douglas TBD Devastator was an American torpedo bomber of the United States Navy, ordered in 1934, it first flew in 1935 and entered service in 1937. At [...]

Pilatus PC 21, 1/32 Scale Scratch Build, Part 7

Been doing some building, and really enjoying myself, This is what I have been up to, Detailed the wheel wells, added some pluming, I can't seem to find much on the PC 21 on the net, I did find the bottom of the wing which was taken [...]

1/48 Scale Monogram Spitfire Mk IX

The Monogram Spitfire Mk IX is an extremely simple kit, ala the Monogram Zero or BF-109. But not only is it a good-looking aircraft overall (who does not love the thoroughbred look of the Spitfire), it was for a long time, the only [...]

1/48 Scale Revell P-40E Warhawk

The P-40E Warhawk that is currently put out by Revell is, in fact, a true Revell aircraft kit. I had never built this model as a kid, as it was Revell, and not Monogram (back in those days, there was brand loyalty, especially with aircraft [...]