iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

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 [...]

British Aerospace Hawk Mk 66 Swiss Air Force

British Aerospace Hawk Mk 66 Coaches of the Swiss Air Force, they were used as a coach for 12 years in the Luftwaffe, after which they were sold to the Finnish Air Force. Kit: Revell 1:32 Kind regards Hans Peter Tschanz