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1/35 Tamiya DAK Pz II

by John J Licht on November 2, 2023 · in Armor · 8 ≡

My second DAK vehicle in as many months. Tamiya Panzer II with figure from Master Box. Painted with rattle cans and weathered by abrasives, pin washes and dry brushing. Vehicle went together great. Figure was mediocre with very little [...]

Airfix Nakajima B5N2 Kate 1/72nd scale

by Felix on November 2, 2023 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Airfix Nakajima B5N2 Kate, 1/72nd scale. I have wanted to do this kit for a long time - this is the Pearl Harbor 75th anniversary edition. Painted with Ammo mig and AK interactive acrylics (i painted the white stripes on the fuselage and [...]

The Somewhat Unappreciated Hasegawa F6F Hellcat

by David Hansen on November 2, 2023 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

I've been away from iModeler for quite a while, but I haven't been sitting idle. I've been tinkering with several "Shelf of Doom" projects in various stages of construction, and i decided to rebuild and repair a favourite of mine [...]

Tamiya M41 Walker Bulldog 1/35 in Service of Japan_WIP

by Emilio García on November 2, 2023 · in Armor · 6 ≡

I'm not a fan of the war world, but I had the opportunity to get my hands on this model and since I like challenges, I accepted it. It is very easy to assemble and with the previous experience I acquired with rust effects I am adding more [...]

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 [...]