iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Video: Building the Revell Monogram A 26 Invader ... Episode 2

This is the second episode of building the Revell Monogram A-26 Invader. A web page with additional information about the kit as well as the A-26 Pilots Manual and training film can be found at (link)

1/48th Hasegawa P-40N

Built pretty much out of the box except for seat belts and TD wheels, this P-40N was a smooth, trouble-free build. After-market decals were used to mark the plane as one flown by the 8th FS Commander Ernie Harris. He scored 10 kills in [...]

Pilatus PC 21, 1/32 Scale, Scratch Build, Part 4

Here we go again, I did quite a lot of work since the last post, I want to get some build time in before I make another trip to the DRC, so this is what I have done since the last post. Shaped a spinner from Balsa wood and vac form. [...]

Banff Strike Wing Mosquito.

This is the Tamiya 1/48th scale FB Mk.VI Mosquito. I made both the FB Mk VI, and the B Mk IV when they were first released. The FB Mk VI was released way back in 1998. It is painted with Aeromaster acrylic. The decals are from Aeromaster [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 “Year of the Cat” NAS Daytona Beach F6F-3 Hellcat “Flight 138” 1945

Well the New Year is off to a great start... I just finished up the first model for this Year. Granted, most of the work was done last year, so it only needed some little things completed to make it whole. One down and three more [...]

Westland Wessex Walk Around

Pictures of a Westland Wessex helicopter at Bournemouth Air Museum in the U.K

1/32 Hasegawa Bf-109G-6 “Black 10”

Here is my 1/32 Hasegawa Bf-109G-6 with the markings of Black 10 of IV./JG54, Dorpat, Soviet Union (Estonia), early 1944. Cockpit modified with MDC cockpit set as usual. Other modifications are: -Masterdetails horizontal [...]

Video: Fabrication 101 ... A Basic Scratchbuilding Technique

This video is a step by step guide to one of the most basic approaches to fabrication.

Video: Rotary Hand Tools for Scale Modeling

In this video I answer some questions and discuss the various types of rotary hand tools that I have found to be most useful in the hobby of scale model construction. I take a look at the Foredom and Dremel as well as several types of [...]

Video: Ultra Thin Saw Blades

This video demonstrates two ultra thin saw blades that are extremely useful for building scale models. The hand saw is available from USM and the circular saw blade is from Phingst.