iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

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Fly kit of Arado 234 in 1/32 scale

Gentlemen (or whatever) I have recently started building above mentioned kit and so far I am very pleased with it. It may take me ages but so what. I would be keen to know if any one else out there is presently building this model or has [...]

F 4 Phantom Group Build

My contribution for the group build will be Academy's F 4B dressed up in Vagabond decals for VF 84's SEA 1965 cruise. Eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Aires cockpit set to add some spice to an excellent kit.

1/48 JASDF F-4EJ

1/48 Hasegawa F-4EJ built OOB with the exception of a pair of True Detail seats and the intake plugs from AMS. Decals are from Zotz.

IAF Fouga Magister Airfix 1:72

This was inspired by an episode described by Steven Pressfield in The Lion's Gate: On the Front Lines of the Six Day War in which newly minted IAF pilots were dispatched on close support missions in Fouga trainers. Compared to newer [...]

Soviet Seagull: The Beriev Be-12 Chaika in 1/72nd scale

The Beriev Be-12 Chaika (Seagull) is an amphibious aircraft designed for antisubmarine warfare, maritime recon and rescue, and are now being used for fire fighting. It is a successor to the Be-6 "Madge" and first entered service [...]

Hasegawa 1/48th McDonnell Douglas F-4G Phantom II USAF 1991

An inspiration with the current Phantom Group Build, this Phabulous Phantom was started around 2007 and completed about 3 years ago. The F-4G Advanced Wild Weasel was from the 81st TFS, 52nd TFW were based out of Spangahlem AB, Germany [...]

Zvezda 1/48 Pe-2 “Peshka”

Known to its crews as the “Peshka” (pawn), the Petlyakov Pe 2 was considered one of the best ground attack aircraft of the war and it was extremely successful in the roles of heavy fighter, reconnaissance and night fighter. It was [...]

Monogram's 1/48 Typhoon 1b, 438 Squadron, RCAF

Monograms classic 1/48 Typhoon from the 1970's, rescribed the panel lines, drilled out the guns, exhaust etc, scratchbuilt an interior, detailed the wheel wells and gear, converted kit prop to a 3 blade prop, and added bomb racks and [...]