iModeler Diorama

Representing reality in miniature.

Paper Models

I cannot resist free paper models. Here are a few dioramas from my micro museum, featuring free, online offerings. The Japanese model is the carrier Akagi's island with deck. The cost of a 1/144 Aichi type 99 "Val" and B5N [...]

The Yellow Nose of Texas

The “Yellow Nose of Texas” There's a yellow ‘plane in Texas That I'm a goin’ down to see No other pilot knows her No pilot, only me You may talk about your Ayers Thrush And sing of your Paw-nee But the Yellow Nose of Texas Is the [...]

Eiffel Tower, H:14cm, nonescale, 3D metal puzzle

Hello Modelers! I suddenly gripped this thing and made in just couple of days. "3D metal puzzle" It's basically kind of PE metal product for hobbys. It was in fashion several years ago in Korea. I have no idea if it was also in [...]

RNLI lifeboat station “Stornoway” on the Isle of Lewis

RNLI LIFEBOAT STATION “STORNOWAY” ON THE ISLE OF LEWIS (RNLI= ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION) (UK) Severn Class Lifeboat: The Severn Class is an all-weather lifeboat, that was introduced into the fleet in the year 1995. The last [...]

September 1940Ready for the next sortie over England

A fit of over-enthusiasm a couple of years ago suggested it'd be a good idea to put together a diorama depicting a typical Jagdwaffe camouflaged revetment as summer came to a close in 1940 somewhere in the Calais area of N France as a base [...]

Long Range Desert Group (completed )

The Long Range Desert Group was a reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army during the Second World War. Originally called the Long Range Patrol ( LRP), the unit was founded in Egypt in June 1940 by Major Ralph A. Bagnold, acting [...]

Casualty Evacuation

My last post was a Tamiya French Armoured carrier UE done in German markings, and again ive converted a 2nd one into captured German markings for a field ambulance. Its a great simple wee kit that is very versatile. The figures are a mix [...]

Airfix Spitfire Mk1a 1/72 Starter Kit

Hi, everybody. This is my first contribution as an article to iModeler. Some years ago I bought this Spitfire MK1a Starter Kit for my then 16 yo step son, but he never got interested in modelling. Anyway, some years later I found this when [...]

Long Range Desert Group

I haven't completed a background for this diorama yet All comments are weicomed Tom

Abandoned Komet

While I DID put up the pictures of the finished Komet, the diorama was not complete,needed a few touches. Primarily a figure to tie it up. I found a beautiful ReedOak figure and i made some adjustments on the base and the position of the [...]