iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Rocktober Fest! Academy Phantom update

Ninkasi brewery in Eugene Oregon brews a very nice Oktoberfest, and that is this updates beer. Very much like the beers I drank when I visited Germany many years ago. The Academy Phantoms have been bashed many times for the fit of some [...]

LET L-13 Blaník, 1:72

More than 20 years ago, as teenager, I did my first glider flying lesson. I still remember the whole flight, we did it in the early evening, maybe one hour before sunset. The air was amazingly calm and we did not even had to touch the [...]

Review: Modelcollect 1/72 B-2A Spirit

Finally completed this two year shelf of doom…

Finally completed this two year shelf of doom project. Eduard ( Academy ) F-4B with the Eduard Resin Wheels , Burner cans and ejection seats. Used the Yankee Station Mig kill decals. Painted with Tamiya paints and Mig wash . Hope you [...]

Egon Mayer´s Focke Wulf Fw 190A-5.

Egon Mayer was a World War Two German fighter pilot born in 1917 in Konstanz, Germany. He enlisted in the Luftwaffe in 1937, being sent to JG 2 "Richtofen" in 1939, just in time for the Battle of France, and flew until his death [...]

1:48 Scale, Airfix P-40B, “Tomahawk”

Terrific model, excellent build, and one I would recommend absolutely. I used Tamiya acrylics, which is something I have not done in over twenty years. I also used Star Fighter Decals, which I am pleased to report, worked flawlessly. [...]

Airfix 5120 1:48 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4

My first 1:48 Airfix kit, it was an absolute joy to build, except for the canopy, which had an awful fit. Parts also fitted very tight in some areas, so they had to be sanded to get a good fit. I used the kit decals to make Adolf [...]

F105 1/48 hobbyboss

Great kit oob. Painted with ak interactive usaf tac sea paint set weathered with ak products and artists oils. This was a really slow build it took me around 1.5 months to compleate maybe im starting to slow down ( can you belive it David [...]

CAC CA 27 Sabre Mk 32, A94-371, Marksmen, 2 OCU RAAF, Williamtown NSW 1966.

1/72 Tasman / Hobbycraft, started in 2005, finished for the Year of the Cat GB, with MM enamels and Future over Tasman and High Planes decals, the last pic' is of another similar build. ------------- only the last pic loaded first time, [...]

Video: Painting a face in 1/35 with Vallejo acrylics.