iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Chippy 513 – A-4E Skyhawk (1/48)

I've always been interested in Vietnam War aviation, so when Eduard issued Vietnam Scooters limited edition kit, I knew I have to build one as soon as possible. The kit contains Hasegawa plastic, Furball Aero-Design decals for five marking [...]

Su-24MR Trumpeter 1/72

Su-24MR Trumpeter (no.01672) of Russian Naval Aviation. Model completed this year, built only based on factory kit + Edurd parts + stand for model Coastal kits + Alexminiatures figurines. Painting GUNZE Mr.Color and Hobby Color. Set very [...]

HK 1/32 DH Mosquito BMk XVI build Pt. 5

Now on to the cowls. After assembling the distinctive MkXVI lower cowls, I painted all the cowls to make life easier when applying the paint job, I wouldn't have to worry so much about masking the landing gear without tearing something [...]

Fairey Barracuda, 1:48 Special Hobby

This was a commission build for a client who creates amazing photo-composite work. You don't see many of these built, and I'm not surprised as it's a b***h of a kit in places! My client wanted a wheels-up configuration, which the kit does [...]

Year of the Cat. Sepecat Jaguar GR.3 "Big Cat" 1/72 Italeri

I'm very pleased I can present my Big Cat in my first group build here at iModeler. It has been quite a challenge but great building fun at the same time. In between trying to catch up with everything going on here at iModeller. Now for [...]

PBY-5A Catalina, 1/72, Academy

Here's one of my favorite build. Catalina! I love all seaplanes and I think Catalina has the most standard shape of beauty in her kind. I made this a years ago and this was my very first made water base. Wonhee Lee(now you all may know him [...]

HK 1/32 DH Mosquito BMk XVI build Pt. 4

So after having read the many fine articles in my references and online about how fragile and touchy the main gear assemblies were for this kit I decided to approach these parts very carefully and examine a better way to get these thingies [...]

1/72 Academy F2H-3 Banshee

Completed my Academy 1/72 F2H-3 Banshee. This is the most recent boxing. I built it mostly OOB just adding some wingtip navigation lights and some wire and plastic card to help make the ejection seat look more like a ...ejection seat. The [...]

Where do project ideas come from? ...

For the first time, at the beginning of the year I set up a proposed build plan for 2017. I didn't come anywhere close! "Best laid plans of mice and men..." However, I've now gotten a wild hair to build a representation of [...]

1/32 Trumpeter P-40B in Pappy Boyington AVG Scheme

Model Details: Cutting Edge Resin Cockpit: This fixes the shallow cockpit which is a defective, design flaw within base kit. Eduard Resin Wheels and Tires: Kit tires have little to know detail Brass Gun Tubes Wire brake lines added Extra [...]