Alpine-Renault A442B
and other old Tamiya kit ! french winner in 1978 at 24H of LeMans
paint with Tamiya acrylic..ans use Microsol for decal
the last pics show my little collection of LeMans winner...next the 911GT1
A little German truck
This is Tamiya's 1/35 German 3 ton 4x2 cargo truck, otherwise known as an Opel Blitz, but I think Tamiya weren't allowed to use that name for various reasons.The truck was originally built in 1931, and mass production followed in 1935. It [...]
Tanks for a great year...........
Ok bad pun! Here is my Dragon Smart Panther so far. Turning out well, I am using the Griffon Model PE set, which is kind of hit and miss. Detail is great, but some of the parts are so small and fragile they are nearly impossible to use. [...]
1/72 General Dynamics F-16C 86-0269 “WA” from the 57th Wg in “Blizzard” camouflage
This is the Academy kit, built using the Two Bobs decal sheet (72-100 from memory). It's a nice kit in terms of detail, but is a bit of a pain to build. I modified the intake shape by adding a triangle of plastic card to the splitter, as [...]
Bismarck in 1:350
I finished Revells Bismarck in february 2011. The kit is a major improvement over Tamiyas old kit, but it does not compare in quality with modern ones from Hasegawa, Dragon or Bronco. In one respect however it is better than most plastic [...]
1/48 Tamiya Dornier Do-335A Pfeil
This is 1/48 Tamiya Dornier Do-335A Pfeil built several years ago.
The cockpit was built out of the box with the exception of adding seat belts from Eduard. Kit decal was used for the instrument panel.
Painting was done with Gunze [...]
1/48 Tamiya G4M-1 Betty
Tamiya kit done completely out of the box. Used Montex masks to paint all the markings and painted the starboard flap in camo to suggest that it was replaced with another from a broken down airframe. Finished in MM enamels and water [...]
Hasegawa 1/48 A-4F
Hasegawa A-4F finished oob with a resin seat and Hasegawa weapon sets, Eduard RBF tags and kit decals for VA-22. Finished with Gunze acrylics and an oil wash. With a True details helmet.
Andy
Just a single photo from Bracket air field in La Verne California.
Just for fun.
California Steve
Big aircraft carrier
I've just got back from a 10 day break in south west China (close to the Vietnam border)I I live in north east China. While in the seaside city of Beihai we went to the maritime museum and found this model. My apologies for the photos, [...]
