iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

The Pilot Maker: Boeing PT-17 Stearman

I have always love the Stearman and all of it's different schemes and variants. For many years I have been frustrated due to the lack of modern quality kits of this fabulous bird in my favorite build scale of 1/48, or even 1/32. Then to [...]

Monogram Devastators.

With all of the excitement this week about the Lexington find, I was inspired to dig into my deep storage facility in search of the blue/gray VT-8 TBD you see here. I ‘ve built five of these kits since they came out in 1974. The blue [...]

1/48 Tamiya P-47D Passionate Patsy 310th FS, 58th FG, Saidor New Guinea 1944

One of my personal favourites, and a splash of colour for good measure! Added the Ultracast seat and wheels, decals from the excellent Thundercals range by Norris Graser. My next razorback is actually a sister P-47, being "The Pied [...]

1/48 Tamiya P-47D Free French 1945

Tamiya kit with the usual ultracast seat and wheels. Decals are from Berna Decals and roundels from the spares box. Something different and eye catching compared to the usual P-47 fare... Happy Modelling Darren

1/48 Airfix Hurricane Mk1 (RAAF)

Australia received one Hurricane Mk1 for testing here in Australia and it went through several paint schemes, including a sharp looking silver paint job. I choose the foliage green scheme for something different, since most aircraft I [...]

1/48 Tamiya P-51B 3 Squadron (RAAF) Italy late 1944

1/48 Tamiya P51B using Ultracast seat and wheels, 500lb bombs from the Tamiya P-47 (imagine having a few spares there!) Decals are from Red Roo, an Australian manufacturer of resin and decals dedicated to Australian subjects (check them [...]

1/48 Tamiya Beaufighter 455 Squadron (RAAF)

Here is my 1/48 Tamiya Beaufighter from 455 Squadron (RAAF) Ultracast exhausts and DK Decals for the artwork codes etc. I have plans for a few more Beaufighters - RAAF Mk21 and at least 2 nightfighters. Great kit and still stands the test [...]

1/32 Tamiya A6M2 Zero: Build Part: 2 Painting Phase

This is the 2nd article regarding my build of the Tamiya 1/32 Zero. The 1st article covered aspects of the basic kit, along with photo's illustrating my progress on the highly detailed cockpit assembly with fuselage halves. Since then I [...]

Video: Aligning the Airframe ... Building the Revell A-26 Invader

The fuselage of the Revell Monogram A-26 Invader suffers from a few issues that make aligning the wings and tail surfaces difficult. This video presents a solution for dealing with alignment issues when shapes are less than ideal.

Good afternoon First I apologize because I can…

Good afternoon. First, I apologize because I can not comment or upload jobs as much as I would like since my work has me very tied. I hope to retire soon and be able to dedicate more time to my hobbies. This is the second biplanis I build [...]