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Shizuoka 2015 #5

by Eleftheriou George on May 19, 2015 · in Show Reports · 2 ≡

More photos. The first funky ship with the pagoda temple was built by a different modeler but there was no tag so I have no further details. The rest of the ships were built by a group called "Zenkoku Jokaku Mokei Fukyu Kyokai" [...]

1/144 Cubana Tu-154m

by John Healy on May 19, 2015 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

I haven't got much modeling done this year due to work and family commitments, but I have managed to finish this beautiful Zvezda airliner kit. It assembles precisely, with the best fit I've ever experienced in a small scale airliner kit. [...]

Tamiya 1/25 Scale Cenurion Tank

by Marc Barris on May 19, 2015 · in Armor · 21 ≡

Firstly let me apologise for the poor pictures, I will post better ones when I get back home from the Congo. This Centurion tank kit was released by Tamiya in 1973. The was a tank given to me to build from a friend of mine Tappie Scholtz [...]

Shizuoka 2015 #4

by Eleftheriou George on May 19, 2015 · in Show Reports · 5 ≡

There were two most interesting tables in Shizuoka this year. The first featured the works of modeler and manga illustrator Tanaka Yoshimi who is using Yakult ((link)) bottles and other food containers to create some absolutely amazing [...]

Ducati 1199 Panigale S Tricolore

by Richard Mcstay on May 18, 2015 · in Automotive · 22 ≡

Hi everyone, this is Tamiya's recent 1/12 kit of Ducati's latest attempt to conquer the super bike world. Thanks to everyone who followed the work in progress, the build stages can be seen over in Groups. The kit itself was for the [...]

Shizuoka 2015 #3

by Eleftheriou George on May 18, 2015 · in Show Reports · 3 ≡

More photos and more coming up. I hope you like them. In Japanese "carrot" is "ninjin" and sounds very much like "enjin"; therefore the He162 with the carrot.

Video: Maia XV updatus maximus

by MakingModelsAgain on May 17, 2015 · in Aviation

Lots of words, not much else.

Shizuoka 2015 #2

by Eleftheriou George on May 17, 2015 · in Show Reports · 3 ≡

Thank you guys for the comments. More photos today. The camera we use is a Pentax X70 which is great to take photos outdoors, museums etc but has let us down a few times during modeling shows with more demanding environment. Which camera [...]

Revell (Monogram 1/48 F-8E) Finished

by Clark Cook on May 17, 2015 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Hello all! Well after what seems like an eternity I finished up this build of the old Monogram F-8E Crusader. My goal was to build the kit so that it could stand up beside one of the newer Hasegawa kits. It was a challenge! I added some [...]

Shizuoka 2015 #1

by Eleftheriou George on May 17, 2015 · in Show Reports · 8 ≡

Photos we took on May 16 during the 54th Modelling Show in Shizuoka. Part#1. Many more coming up. Don't forget to visit our blog for photos of Japanese airplanes. (link) (link)