iModeler Photo Collections

New and historic photograph collections

National Naval Aviation Museum,Pensacola Fla. Part one, Flightline Ramp

Checked off an item from my bucket list, last weekend. Limited photos of the outside ramp, Jaime Carreon covered the other areas recently. One note, the C-130 is supposed to be the one that flew onto and of the Forrestal in the early [...]

Time Capsule: 1989 Visit to the Commemorative Air Force Museum

In 1989, I was an instructor pilot flying the T-37 trainer at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Although I had a previous assignment in Oklahoma teaching basic students to fly in the T-37, this tour was different because we [...]

The First World War in the Air, RAF Hendon Museum

I made my way down to north London today, to the RAF Museum at Hendon, which in fact is four separate museums within several hangers. I went specifically to see the First World War in the Air display, which has a complete hanger of its [...]

UK Aircraft Museum Photos

Just a few of the photos taken from Cosford, Newark, and Doncaster aircraft Museums here in the UK. I'm no photography expert, so please be nice ?

“Year of the Cat” Group Build recap………………

I am pleased to announce the recap of our recent Group Build called the "Year of the Cat". The Chinese traditionally have calendar years named after animals, such as the rooster, monkey, dog, etc. There is not a "Year [...]

A few of my builds over the years

Hi all, A newbie here. This is my first post , so what I have done is just get a few of my past builds. The aircraft are mostly 1/32 scale, a few 1/48 in there but not many and the mossie is 1/24. The vehicles are all 1/35 The figures are [...]

1:1 Military show action

A couple of shots from a very dusty Capel Military Show in southern England. The Sherman crew have deliberately been cropped out for wearing white tee-shirts and in one case, long blonde hair! Not much scale modelling going on while we [...]

My Basement Collection: These Poor Models Never Made it to the Big-Time!

I am sure some of you have a few models laying around the house, and/or workshop, that just never got any attention. These are the "Hanger Queens" of the Modeling World...LOL. Something is broken, Missing Parts, Bad paint-job, [...]

Random blast from the past

About finished with two builds, got to get them in the photo booth, meanwhile photos of my yout. First four, in and around Nimitz 1977, #5- Me and a Sherman, Marseilles Fr.1978, #6- berthing, 03 level, Saratoga 1976

Link to my past.....

In my early teens, when I first saw those wonderful Shep Paine pamphlets included with Monogram kits, a new door was opened for me that took model building from being just a kids hobby to a passion. Even now, many years later, Mr. Paine's [...]