iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

1/32 Hasegawa Messerschmitt Bf-109G6 “Yellow 5” finished..

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Hobbycraft+ 1:48 F8F-1 Bearcat

When my friend Jim Sullivan sent me the photo of the NAS Glenview Bearcat, I knew that was the one I wanted to replicate. Fortunately, SuperScale has those markings on their sheet 48-1008. I possessed both the Hobbycraft and Hobby Boss [...]

Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hurricane

Today I fire a 1/48 scale salvo at my good friend Dennis Meyers in our friendly model competition (I know he's working on the Eduard 1/48 Spitfire he received from imodeler). This is my fourth completed kit for 2016, the Airfix 1/48 Hawker [...]

Hobbycraft 1/48 P-40 L/M

Again this was supposed to be a quick out of the box build but ended up with me spending a lot of time on the model. First of all, I "canvassed in" the wheel wells using coffee filter paper. Then I detailed the cockpit with [...]

Italeri 1/48th westland Wessex HU.5

Another Italeri Wessex completed, this time an HU.5 Rescue version from 771 Squadron based at Culdrose. This was my second model of this version as my first, a Commando version from 707 Squadron from Yeovilton met an untimely demise after [...]

1/48 Revell Dornier Do-217E-5

Hello Folks This time my latest completed model Dornier Do-217E-5 from Revell in 1/48th scale. This kit was done in 4./KG 100 6N+KM Cognac France 1943 livery. Hole aircraft was painted using RLM65 from Gunze and for the first time Mr. [...]

Sweet 1/144 Macchi C200

Built OOB. Tamiya acrylics...

Skunkworks 1/48 Scale F-16XL

I started this kit in early February with an April 15th deadline. I succeeded, but only just. It is completely Out-Of-the-Box, with only tape seatbelts added. The colours are all Testors Model Master Enamels. I finished the kit with a [...]

Video: GO MODELLING 2016 Show report

Go Modelling - 2016 Vienna, Austria Show report Large internatonal modelling competition, special feature displays. Original exhibitions of Austria's military history... International exhibitors: producers and shops, clubs and private [...]

Tamiya 1:48 Dornier Do 335 A-0

I really enjoyed building this excellent kit. The only aftermarket items are Eduard PE seat belts and Ultracast exhausts. I also used Eduard canopy masks and was able to re-use them on the inside for the RLM 66 after painting the outside. [...]