iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

FIAT G.91 R1 ESCI 1/48

Just getting to posting a weekend build. The first time I saw a picture of a Gina (young enough to be pre-internet, but still old enough to know what "license built" meant), I thought it was a license built Sabre. Now that I have [...]

Zvezda Boeing 737-800

Though not contributed for quite a while have been modelling away. Just finished Zvezda's Boeing 737-800 which went together very well. Straightforward build and very impressed by how good Zvezda's kits are moulded and packaged. Decided [...]

Su-34 Fullback

Hi again folks, just finished building Mr Putin's flying tank! This is the fairly new Hobbyboss 1/48 scale kit of the strike flanker and the first ever Su-34 in this scale. I waited ages for its release and eventually bought it back in [...]

Scratch build 1/72 Gulfstream G650 ER

...So I've always wanted to build models from scratch because I knew there where some aircraft that just weren't available from manufacturers. Recently I made the decision to give it a go. Part of why I build airplanes models is because [...]

Soko Galeb G-2, 1/35

Yugoslav jet trainer Soko Galeb G-2, acro group. scratch build from wood 1/35

Review: Sword 1/72 Harrier T10/12 review

Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter 0-30152Minicraft 1/144

Few pics of my Stratofrighter with scratchbuilt flaps and cowling. Show the last pictures. This kit was not easy to build and need many corrections.

75th AnniversaryDoolittle Raid: 1/72 B-25 Doolittle Raider

I realized the day before April 18, 2017 that the 75th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid was coming up the next day - and I was close to finishing my 1/72 B-25 in Doolittle Raider markings. The kit is out of the box but with aftermarket [...]

75th AnniversaryBattle of the Coral Sea: 1/700 U.S.S. Lexington (CV-2) & 1/72 Leppla/Liska VS-2 SBD

I finished two models to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea, which concluded with the sinking of the U.S.S. Lexington (CV-2) on May 8, 1942. The ship is a 1/700 scale U.S.S. Lexington(CV-2) by Trumpeter. The [...]

Alpha Jet - a 'Year of the Cat' build

Hey again... Yep two finishes in as many days - definitely NOT the way I usually roll, but no matter. Kinetic 1:48 Alpha Jet with (outstanding) Wingman decals and no other extras whatsoever. Kit does have some 'build issues' most notably [...]