iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Trainers in Arms (T-41D)….

Here comes my latest combo T-41D build. The manufacturer is the historic Turkish company PM. The kit comes with fine engraved panel lines for two versions which the Turkish Armed Forces have been using since 80s for basic flight [...]

MPC 1/72 P-39 Aircobra

This was a pretty enjoyable project - turning an old "dog" kit into a decent representation. This was the old MPC "Profile Series" P-39 (I understand MPC are re-boxed Airfix kits). I love the pacific theater birds [...]

Sukhoi Su-57; T-50-5R PAK-FA

Sukhoi Design Bureau doesn’t need special introduction. Established in 1939 by Pavel Sukhoi. While the WW2 designs didn’t reach much fame, it was the jet age, that made the OKB-51 (as the Bureau was labeled) most famous. Supersonic [...]

Academy Me 163 Komet 1/72

Here comes my Me 163 Komet in 1/72 with Eduard Set #SS256 an two Preiser Figures. The little shelter is from Airmodel.de. The Academy kit is easy to build, but has some inaccuracies I discoverd to late. The tube attachment on the left wing [...]

F9F-5 Panther VF-781,# 106 , Year of the Cat, 1/72 Matchbox

I had built this kit a few years ago but had never put squadron markings on, I wanted to do the plane from The Bridges at Toko-Ri movie, but never found the decals. Having heard about Lt. Royce Williams encounter with Soviet Migs during [...]

Review: AK's FAQ Dioramas & Vallejo Rust Chipping Books

FAA Skyraider Mk.1 & Tow Tractor.

This is a What-if I made a couple of years ago in the markings of a Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm Skyraider. The Royal Navy had in fact, operated the AD-4W early warning Skyraider, designated AEW.1 and flown by 849 Naval Air Squadron during [...]

Revell 1/144 Boeing 767-338 Australian Airlines

This is the Revell B767-300 (KLM boxing) built in Australian Airlines colour. I built it out of the box except for the decals which came from Draw Decal. A fairly simple build until you reach the fuselage marking. Fortunately, Draw Decal [...]

Italeri 1/72 KC-135R Stratotanker, 100th ARW

This is the Italeri KC-135R built out of the box. I used a mixture of kit decals and those from a Wolfpak sheet. I attempted to build this (foolishly) as part of a club Blitz build over a weekend. I almost got there too. A couple of weeks [...]

Eduard Fw-190 A8 1/72 “weapons maintenance”

The Eduard Fw-190 A8 is a realy nice kit and if you like, you can go further by adding one of Eduards superb brassin parts. I decided to make a maintenance scene in a little hangar (custom made). Let me know what you think about this [...]