iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Painting of Handley Page 0/400s over Stonehenge Airfield circa 1918

This is a recently completed picture Of Stonehenge airfield in the first World War. Few people seem to know of the existence of this airfield, which as can be seen was very large and right next to the Stones. Local legend has it that the [...]

What happens when.................

...you have a hot June day, a vellux window, a magnifying lamp and your current project sat on the modelling bench in perfect alignment...? The model gets the full sun lamp treatment! This model has been a bit of an episode for me, three [...]

Video: The Rob BasicModelling Tribute Build.

He da man! All music by Incompetech and Audionautix, which is Kevin MacLeod and Jason Shaw respectively.

Airfix/Academy Spitfire 21 kitbash

The Spitfire 21 was so different from all the Spitfires that came before that it was originally thought it should be named the "Victor." In the end, the Spitfire name was retained. Based on the experimental Spitfire Mk.IV/XX, [...]

1/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I

This is Tamiya's 1/48 scale kit that I purchased at a show several years ago. Had previously done the Revell kit but was never quite satisfied with how it looked, so I thought I would try Tamiya. Really went together quite well only thing [...]

Spitfire Fr. Mk. XIVe, 1/48

After much delay, I present my just completed Spitfire FR. MK.XIVe, which is an Academy, 1/48 scale 'Special Edition Kit'. I had great problem inbuilding as I lost the prop spinner...Plan 'B' - crafting my own, didn't get it...Plan [...]

Eduard 1/48 Spitfire VIII

While the Spitfire IX was both better-known and produced in far larger numbers, the Spitfire VIII represents the high-point of development of the Merlin-powered Spitfire variants. Basically an unpressurized Mk.VII, the Spitfire VIII had [...]

1/72 Heller Dassault MD 450 Ouragan Israeli 1956

Build kit with a few modifications engraved Baseline panels im added Aeroclub white metal seat and Armaments. Decals from Isradecals .paints xtracolor . realization somewhere 20 years ago. P.k

So you like 1/72 Japanese ‘eh ? Try my Mavis.

This is the old Hasegawa kit I did a few years ago. Still looks sharp. I think I might try to set up another shoot with the new Canon.

Japanese Ram-jets

Meng 1/72 Kayaba Katsuodori Ram-jets It seems to be '1/72 Japanese week' on iM, so here's another contribution. These Meng kits come two-in-a-box, and are superbly moulded. The actual aircraft was a concept only and never got beyond one [...]