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Tamiya 1966 Rusty 1300 Beetle 1/24

by Emilio García on November 2, 2023 · in Automotive · 13 ≡

This assembly was a lot of fun playing and experimenting with rust, the effects of the passage of time, recreating textures. The kit is quite easy to assemble (compared to others such as motorcycles), but I added some customizations such [...]

Tamiya Honda Repsol 213V '14 1/12

by Emilio García on November 2, 2023 · in Automotive · 11 ≡

This model was my 2nd adventure in the hobby, and I had already learned a lot from the mistakes made in the first one. I really enjoyed building this kit, because I spent a lot of time to build the exact color that matched the original. I [...]

White Elephant – see what I did there ?

by IAN JACKSON on November 2, 2023 · in Armor · 10 ≡

Immediately after finishing the Skyraider a couple of weeks ago, I brought this back to the bench from the 'Shelf of Forgetfulness' where it's been parked since Sept. 2021. It's the Meng Sherman 'Jumbo' and as a kit, an exercise in putting [...]

1/48 Tamiya P-47D – Miss Behave

by Richard Bungay on November 2, 2023 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

See all my models at: (link) Photograpy: Nikon D7500; Focus Stacking using Helicon Focus; Editing using LightRoom Kit: Tamiya 086 Paint: Top: RAF Dark Green (AK RC286) Bottom: RAF Sky FS34424 (AKRC290) Cockpit: FS34108 (50% Tamiya X5 [...]

Multi Tape Dispenser For Tamiya Masking Tapes (And Others)

by Carl Smoot on November 2, 2023 · in How-to · 15 ≡

I've been looking for a dispenser to hold my various Tamiya masking tapes as well as a scribing tape and tape for curves (also Tamiya). The device needs to hold 1" core tape rolls. Unfortunately, all the ones I found were either [...]

Review: Fujimi 1/24 Spinner Review

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P-40 in the Battle of Milne Bay

by Michael Turner on November 1, 2023 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

This the third of six P-40s I built earlier this year for a club display for the Australian Model Expo. I built them as one group of three and a second group of four. The seventh aircraft was not finished in time for Expo but is now [...]

Kinetic 1/48 Su 33 Flanker D

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on October 31, 2023 · in Aviation · 36 ≡

A big and complex kit. It has detailed panel line engravings and good fit of parts. There is one small snag to take this kit off the list of Kinetic's finest. Instructions are the most suggestive and misleading I ever came across. It is [...]

P-51 B Arma Hobby 31 FG Operation Frantic III

by capt. R on October 31, 2023 · in Aviation · 30 ≡

(link) Even though the model has been available for over two years, as fate would have it, I only just started buying it now. I heard a lot of good things about it and I approached its construction with very positive energy, having [...]