Scale models of cars, trucks, motorcycles, machinery.
Hi everyone, this is my Yamaha R1. It's a Tamiya 1:12 kit, and the kit had been sat in my wardrobe still in the box for about ten years! It was originally the Taira racing kit but I haven't really followed the colour scheme. I managed to [...]
For those expecting another seaplane, surprise ! This is the Revell '53 Corvetter Roadster, (the instructions do not clearly give the scale) which I've wanted to do since I saw the Panamericana version was an option. This was the [...]
After a twenty year absence from Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Kawasaki returned in 2002, after four years' development they started to have some consistent results in 2006 with this machine, the ZX-RR, with riders S. Nakano from Japan and [...]
This is a conversion from AMT's 1961 Ford Starliner to a Sunliner using "Replica & Miniatures of Maryland's" conversion kit. This kit consists of the convertible boot, rear seat doglegs & sunvisor. The builder needs to [...]
My last build before a 15 years vacation, my wife rescued it from an old model box in our old house. I was so proud of this build, that I decided to bring it back to life.
It is severely damaged, with some parts missing, but full with [...]
Tamiya's 1/12 Yamaha YZR-M1
Built OOB using the following paints:
Testors MM Acryl
True Blue Pearl
Testors Metalizers
Titanium
Titanium Bronze
Gunmetal
Aluminum Coat
Tamiya Acrylic:
Black
Clear Blue
Lots of polishing and waxing between [...]
My first car model in nearly 40 years. I had been waiting for decals for my Trumpeter Wimpy Mk.1c, and happened to see this at my LHS, which was sadly going out of business. It still has wings, however.
I have a new-found respect for car [...]
As my wife's collection of 1/12 CRevell Choppers grows, I couldn't help but wonder what all the fuss was about. She just loves building these things, so I thought I'd give one a try. Now, I knew it had to be different from hers, and I a [...]
Hi folks, just to round off July with something different. Following on from the Honda posted earlier, this is a more up to date offering, another Tamiya 1/12 kit. Team d'Antin Pramac are a private Spanish team, and in 2005 had a deal to [...]
This is a March 83G that campaigned in the IMSA GTP series from '83 through '85. It was sponsored by Red Lobster.
The kit is white metal made by a company called Bam. 1/43rd scale. All of 4 1/2" long