iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Review: Tamiya 1/48 F-14A Tomcat review

1/48 F-80's

I know these aren't exactly accurate, but it was fun to build and play around with markings, colors etc. 019 is the Monogram kit, 014 is the Lindberg one. I hope you like 🙂

Hawker’s Tempest V from Special Hobby in 1/32nd.

An excellent kit which however needs care & adherence to the instructions! Parts fit is excellent as is surface detailing & all the little bits in the cockpit & undercarriage. I found the instructions a bit confusing at times [...]

Video: Special Hobby, Hawker Tempest Mk.V, 1:32, Stopmotion

Timelapse assembling process (nearly out of box) of this beautiful Special Hobby kit - with two additional parts: the new pilotfigure from CMK in preproduction testversion and the special exhaust set out of resin. A little experiment in [...]

Another mid week filler -Monogram 1/72 F-15A

I was trying to revive this old kit but fell short, I didn't get the colors right . The kit represents the prototype with squared off wing tips, of which I rounded off. I used super scale decals of the 49th FIS out of Langley AFB. I think [...]

Mid Week Filler, Airfix Me 262 whatifer

Airfix's venerable Me 262 in US Navy scheme, did a few year's back.

Sukhoi Su-25, Zvezda 1/72

Ready for inspection. To be honest, I'm not satisfied. This is one of the worse model that I have made. Thanks everyone. Cheers mates!

Bristol Beaufighter, Airfix 1/72

Hello. This is a fine model from Airfix and I am satisfied with how it looks. I had no problems during assembly. Thanks everyone. Cheers mates

A Guilty Pleasure: Airfix's 1/72 Spitfire Mk.1a Starter Set

To keep with the theme of things Airfix this is a recent out of box build of their Spitfire Mk1a starter set: Purchased for the princely sum of $10 a year or so ago from my local Aldi Supermarket in the Northern Suburbs of Brisbane, this [...]

1/52 Grumman J2F Duck

Not a water wing group build but my first attempt at building a bi-plane that just happened to be amphibian as well. First flown in 1933 this reliable old bird was sturdy and remained operational for over two decades. Argentina even used [...]