iModeler Photo Collections

New and historic photograph collections

2019: Some good modeling memories

Since model-building is sort of half-work/half-play for me, I end up doing more models than most. These aren't all the models built, but they are the models I liked for various reasons... Airfix: I guess if you build four of a kit, it [...]

More Airplane Porn!

Some of the rest of the shots from yesterday.

How I spent my Saturday

For the last five years, since we moved to Encino, these guys come right overhead on right-turn departure from One-Six-Right over at VNY, which is about a 10 minute drive from my house. So I finally decided I ought to do a feature article [...]

86th Fighter Group Archive of the A-36

Around 2009-2010 Collings was searching for a paint scheme for their newly restored A-36. At some point an envelope of photos showed up full of photos from the 86th FG that was based in Italy. The cowling section from TUTU still exists and [...]

Wings Over Houston 2019

Finally finished reviewing and editing the several thousand images. Culled them down to a respectable set. Enjoy. Here are a few highlights. Follow the link to see more. (link)

FW 190 D restauration project at Gatow, Berlin

Being a member of IPMS-Deutschland entails certain privileges. One of them is being taken on a tour through the restoration workshop at the Luftwaffenmuseum in Gatow, just outside Berlin. This takes place during IPMS-Deutschlands annual [...]

Heinkel 111 Walkaround

The exhibition at the Luftwaffenmuseum in Gatow outside Berlin has been rebuilt and some new aircraft are being exhibited. The He 111 caught my eye, so I thought I'd share some pictures of them here. Four years ago, this aircraft was still [...]

Oleg Antonov State Aviation Museum 2/2

I am quite often in Kiev for business trips. For once I stayed longer to visit this amazing open-air museum. Here a lot of pics with some details which could delight Soviet airplanes modelers. If you would need high-resolution pics, just [...]

Oleg Antonov State Aviation Museum 1/2

I am quite often in Kiev for business trips. For once I stayed longer to visit this amazing open-air museum. Here a lot of pics with some details which could delight Soviet airplanes modelers. If you would need high-resolution pics, just [...]

Helldiver Down

As some of you know or you will learn, I am a big SB2C Helldiver fan. A major work is in the planning stage for a Dio with several planes. Why am I such a fan? I am a member of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) based in Dallas Texas, [...]