iModeler How-to

Tips and solutions to improve your modelling techniques.

Video: IJN YAMATO | Building the Fujimi 1/700 Yamato Scale Model Battleship with Flyhawk Superdetail Set

Video: Tamiya Extra Thin Cement as Decal Solvent ?!?!

In this video, I'm going to be showing you a weird trick I recently learned about using Tamiya cement on your decals to help them better adhere to the surface. A huge thanks and shout out to "On the Bench" podcast, for showing [...]

Review: Dspiae Glue stand review

Video: SWEET 1:144 Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero (Motorized) -New Audio-

This video is dedicated to: Jeremy Howison-Haworth. Who supplied this kit, in the attempt that it would get me back into Japanese aircraft (It did by the way) This was a project I'd been planning since last summer, and I finally got things [...]

Wingwalk Stripes – Painted

I am building the AFV Club U-2A, which has very prominent wingwalk stripes on the wings. I have Cutting Edge decals that include wingwalk stripes, so, after painting and glossing, the wingwalk stripes were applied. First, I noticed that [...]

How To: Weathering with pastel chalk.

Typically I weather my models using artist pastel chalk. With the chalk you can vary the depth of your weathering. For jet exhaust I used black, brown, light gray, and a touch of blue. Using multiple colors gives a nice blended look. The [...]

MagneStand

So to take up from where I left off in my previous article...( (link) ) Now having a lovely flying aircraft, I needed a stand, but I couldn’t bring myself to drill holes in the lovely underside detail to accommodate the tab of the stand [...]

F-4J Phantom – photo light booth demo

Hi Guys, Here are a few pics to demonstrate my simple photo studio. I took these pics inside an Ikea Fabrikor display cabinet, fairly cheap and spacious. It is also quite well sealed against dust when I use it just to hold my models and [...]

Video: DIY Airbrush Usable and Cheap – Homemade

Drawings with dimensions - (link) Secrete bonus video. (link) Patreon (link) Facebook page: (link) My web: (link) Music/Hudba: Music by Epidemic Sound ((link)) (link) Awash - Gavin Luke The Light from Within - Howard Harper-Barnes Plastic [...]

Video: Tamiya 1:48 F4U-2 Corsair

For a kit that's over 20 years old, Tamiya still holds their own. This was a very fun kit to build and to paint up. I was really surprised by how easy Army Painter paints were to airbrush. I used Vallejo Airbrush Thinner at about a 60-40 [...]