iModeler Aviation

Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.

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

Monogram 1/48 P-39 Airacobra

Probably the most brilliantly engineered fighter of WWII, the P-400/P-39 was designed around the Oldsmobile 37mm cannon. Because of the weight and recoil force of this cannon,it necessitated the gun to be mounted in the nose firing thru [...]

RAAF Gloster Meteor F.8, 1/48 by Airfix

According to my references, A77-157 was delivered to the RAAF in Korea in February, 1952 & survived the conflict to meet its fate as a target drone in Woomera, South Australia in September 1969. Late production Meteors were equipped [...]

Tu-142MR Trumpeter 1/72

Hello! I suggest to watch my model of Russian long-range antisubmarine aircraft Tu-142МR, manufacturer Trumpeter, 1/72 scale. The model is big, 70*70 cm Kit has its pros and cons, but overall it is good. To model a rotating propeller, [...]

DHC 2 Beaver, A95-204, 1 ATU RAAF Woomera SA 1960.

1/72 Hobbycraft, my second Beaver, I added a few small details, finished in MM enamels and Concept 212 with Future over some Max and Aussie decals from the spares box although the kit came with this marking option, flow as an air taxi by 1 [...]

Airfix 1/48 Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I

Have to say, I've really enjoyed building my first aircraft for my Battle of Britain Collection both for RAF and Luftwaffe aircraft. Detail is superb and offers a good model for a different RAF aircraft. I first built a defiant when I was [...]

McDonnell Douglas FA 18A Hornet, A21-57, 3 Sqn RAAF Williamtown NSW 1992.

1/72 Fujimi, my first F18, I hinged the tail-planes, added a etched ladder and Hasegawa fuel tanks and Mk84 bombs, finished in MM enamels MM acrylic flat over PD decals, 3 Sqn 75th anniversary, flown by CO Wing Commander David Pietsch.

Eduard 1/48 Bf-109G-6 (Late) kit

By 1943, it was clear to the Luftwaffe that the lightly armed Bf 109G 2 and G 4 fighter (1 20mm cannon, 2 7.62mm machine guns) was underarmed. In the West, the Jagdgeschwaders were equipped with two Fw 190 Gruppen for anti bomber [...]

Building Monogram’s 48th Scale Vought OS2U Kingfisher

The Kingfisher took to the air in 1938 and quickly became the Navy’s eyes of the fleet on any ship that had a catapult. I was fortunate enough to hear a talk given by one of the few who flew this aircraft and still remember some of his [...]