iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

Eduard 1/48th Spitfire Mk.IXc

This is the January Random Award Prize from iModeler. Thanks Martin! It is also my answer to the Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hurricane shot my friend Scott sent my way in April ((link)). This is a great kit with great molding and lots of fine [...]

HobbyBoss 1/48th F8F-2 Bearcat

This is the first model I've completed since returning to plastic models at the beginning of the year. I took my daughter to the American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale, New York. After seeing the unbelievably awesome models displayed [...]

WNW 1/32 Polikarpov R-1 (ex-DH.9a, 1930)

Hello! I present the latest model of the assembly that I got a lot of fun - it's Wingnuts))! I foresee a major question, but what is written on the board?))) Corresponding to - Our response to Pope of Rome! by Azerbaijani Osoaviakhim. [...]

Camouflage & Markings – Boulton Paul Defiant

Considered by some to be elegant, dismissed by others as one of the ugliest monoplane fighters of all time... the Defiant was a British two-seater built by Boulton Paul Aircraft as a "turret fighter", literally designed around a [...]

Building Eduard’s 48th Scale Fw-190D-9 ProfitPACK

I will have to admit up front that I am not a German aircraft expert, but I did manage to talk myself into building one of my favorite aircraft. I was really interested in this Eduard offering and was curious to see how it compared to the [...]

iModeler Random Award for May 2016

I won the random drawing award for May 2016! WooHoo! Thank you Martin, and thank you iModeler - The best modeling site online. James (P.S. this one goes to the top of the "to do" pile...)

CAC CA 18 Mk 23 Mustang, A68-125, 77 Sqn RAAF, Pusan South Korea 1951.

1/72 Airfix new tool, my third Mustang, I modified some rivet holes and a few other things and filled some wing panel lines, finished in MM enamels with Future over AIMS decals, one of four CAC Mustangs along with North American Mustangs [...]

Video: Sprue Tour! GWH 1/48 T-33A Shooting Star

Video: Full video build Mirage F.1 by Special Hobby

1/72 Special Hobby Mirage F.1CE/CH High level of detail, crisply recessed panels lines, excellent clear parts and straightforward build. (high quality decals oob – four attractive marking options). Highly Recommended! High quality resin [...]

Review: Roden 1/144th Vickers Super VC10 review