iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Any landing you walk away from is a good one….

This is the 1/48 Eduard French Nieuport Ni-11, my first ever Bi-Plane, and last completed build of 2016. I have always wanted to build a WW1 Bi-Plane but never got around to it until now. Its from the box (with the addition of rigging) and [...]

Mustang P-51D Old Crow

Mustang P-51D Old Crow Kit: Airfix 1.24 Pilot: Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson

Revell 1/48 P-38 Lightning

A blast from the recent pass. This kit has been around forever so I thought I would try my hand at a natural metal finish. Used Tamiya TS-17 gloss aluminum from a rattle can. Then added some True Detail wheels and an UltraCast seat. Got [...]

Camouflage & Markings – English Electric Lightning

The English Electric Lightning is one of those iconic aircraft of the Cold War era. It was designed, developed, and manufactured by English Electric, a company that subsequently came to be absorbed by the newly formed British Aircraft [...]

Review: Revell Star Destroyer Part One

North American T 6D Texan, Esquadrilha da Fumaca, Forca Aerea Brasileira, Santos dumont airport Rio de Janeiro 1964.

1/72 Academy, I modified a few things, finished in MM and Tamiya enamels with X22 over RP Machado decals.

1/48 Revell F4u-7 Corsair

This is my last build for 2016.I hope you like it

de Havilland DH 100 FB 5 Vampire, A78-3, ARDU RAAF Laverton Vic 1949.

1/72 Heller, my first Vampire, I modified and replaced a few things, finished in enamels, MM 1781 with Tamiya X22 over Airfix and spare Aussie decals.

Video: 1/72 SUKHOI SU-33 FLANKER-D by ZVEZDA

1/72 scale Russian Naval Fighter Sukhoi Su-33 Flanker-D by Zvezda. Excellent kit. For more details please visit (link) I'm not sponsored by the company! Su-33 Flanker-D kit purchased by the reviewer (Me) @ M-hobby (link) Music copyright ® [...]

A Year In Builds – 2016

I knew I would finish at least one of the 3 in-progress builds during the Christmas break, so wanted to wait until I got that done to add to the "year in the life of a modelaholic" mania sweeping iModeler this December! With my [...]