iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Waterwings continued my floatplane Spitfire gets closer.

Well I think that's my cockpit is about done, getting closer though.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4 Pik As

Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4 piloted by commander Hans - Karl Mayer 1 group Jagdgeschwader 53 October 1940 in Etables. Old Kit: Airfix 1:24 friendly regards Hans Peter Tschanz

Review: Trumpeter 1/35th Shipping Containers

1/72 Revell Dornier Do 28D2

This is Revell's 1/72 Dornier Do 28D2 of the Turkish Army Aviation. This project has been on my mind for a long time, however due to the scarcity of the kit, it was pretty much conceptual. Luckily, having found the kit on Facebook from a [...]

Camouflage & Markings – Curtiss P-36 Mohawk in RAF Service

Let's round off our Curtiss *hawk series with a prequel - a few P-36 Mohawks in the RAF service. With profiles by Rick Kent (used by permission) accompanied by text and research by Joe Baugher. - Ed. Considerable interest in the Hawk had [...]

J-20 Fin – A new trainer plane for Finlandia Air&Space Forces

This is the 4th model of my ever growing ”Fin Air&Space Force’s purchases 2016 and beyond” collection series. J-20 Fin - A new trainer plane for Finlandia Air&Space Forces (FASF). It just so happens that the local Ministry of [...]

My Shiny Bearcat/Model Number Eight for the Year

This is the Academy 1/48 Bearcat. Apparently it is also the Hobbycraft Bearcat. I've read reviews that say the cowl is misshapen and the wheel well detail may be spurious among other issues. However, I found the kit to look fine to me [...]

Review: Eduard 1/72nd Fw 190A-5 review

Spitfire Mk.VIII by Tamiya in 1/32 scale

One of the RAAF's best known aces, Group Captain Clive R. Caldwell, flew the original in early 1945, with 452 squadron & due to his rank, was able to have his initials on the aircraft. My references show her in Darwin preparing to [...]

Grumman C-1A Trader 1/72

This is Hasegawa's S-2 Tracker converted to a C-1A Trader COD[ carrier onboard delivery]. I left out all the sonar gear, plugged sonar buoy holes in the back of the nacelles and kit bashed the decals, making it of course the one assigned [...]