iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Bf109E-3 from 4. /JG 77

Bf109 E-3, from 4. /JG 77 (II. Gruppe) September 1940, Fornebu, Norway. JG 77, nicknamed "Ace of hearts", took part on every German front during the war and also in operation Weserübung, the invasion of Norway. The kit is [...]

Academy 1:48 Spitfire Mk.XIVe

Spitfire Mk. XIVe TZ138. This aircraft built in 1945 at Aldermanston and shipped to Canada in 1945 and was used for cold weather testing with the Winter Experimental Establishment (WEE) Flight in western Canada from early 1946 to July [...]

Airfix 1/24 Scale Bf 109 E-4/NDuxford's W Nr 1190

I made this some years back, having seen some interesting articles about adding realistic detail to the old Airfix moulding of the 109 E. The result's since been sold to someone who made me an offer I couldn't refuse at an Aerojumble a few [...]

Random Award received!

Dear Mates, my random award for June arrived in Salzburg - finally choosed the Airfix Electric Lightning in 1:48 - ever wanted to build one of this beautiful and special aircrafts! Many thanks to the Imodeler-Team for sending me this great [...]

Review: Roden 1/72 An-12BK-PPS review

Westland Whirlwind

Hi, Here is another of my recent builds, the old Airfix Westland Whirlwind in 1/72 scale. This is a "retooling" from the '70's rather than the original kit they produced in the 1960's. Although a simple kit with less than 50 [...]

Airfix 1/24 Scale Ju 87B - 6 StG 1

Made for an old pal, I decided that by July/Aug 1940, the Stukas that remained in service would have looked used and abused. They'd followed the advancing Wehrmacht through N Europe from field to field, then operated intensively over the [...]

Review: Mach-2 1/72 scale Argosy review

Video: Phoenix into the box...

A little stopmotion test of the Austro WWI biplane Phönix D.I from Special Hobby in 1:48. The little aircraft will be a part of a larger project and the clip is a test how to handle the stop motion theme a little different. I hope you [...]

Sopwith Camel F.1 – Working with Wood

I hadn't thought I'd be posting any updates so soon, but the airscrew came together rather quickly so I decided to add a few images. The details in the book/plans aren't a 1:1 version so I had to find old Air Ministry specifications for [...]