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Tamiya A6M5, 1/48. The Eternal Zero.

by Harvey R. on April 4, 2021 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

The most iconic Japanese aircraft is easily the Mitsubishi A6M, and Tamiya's most recent tooling from 2008 absolutely does justice to such a plane. Before going any further this kit can be summed up as 'absolutely recommended', or 'one of [...]

Abandoned monster

by Carl Christensen on April 3, 2021 · in Diorama · 15 ≡

This is the 1/48 Hobbyboss Russian KV-2 'big turret' and the Tamiya Panzer IV. This is my first 1/48 diorama. Unfortunately there isn't a lot of figure selection out there but these Tamiya German figures are pretty good, and help to tell [...]

1/48th Westland Lynx AH.7

by Scott Snow on April 3, 2021 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

This is the Airfix, 1/48th scale AH.7 Lynx. This was a superb kit, but it took me a long time to finish it because the fit tolerances were so tight, I spent a lot of time making adjustments to get the fuselage to fit around the interior [...]

Video: Tamiya 1/48 KI-61-ID Hien | Full Build

by iModeler Youtube Picks on April 3, 2021 · in Aviation

Airfix 1/48 Spitfire Mk Vb

by Tom Rodgers on April 3, 2021 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

With this build, I continue my “love affair” with the Polish expatriate pilots of RAF 303 Sqdn (Poland) and their service to the U.K. during WWII. Following the Battle of Britain, and over time, the unit transitioned to various models [...]

Hawker Hurricane Mk11c ,Revell 1/72. Egypt 1944

by neil foster on April 3, 2021 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

" I say old fruit, I seem to have run out of juice , I don't suppose you could jump on the old Camel chappie and pop back to Alex and let them know" My great friend and colleague Rob Booth has dipped his toes into our hobby for [...]

1/48 Mustang 1, AG470, RU*M flown by F/O Hollis Hills, 414 Squadron, RCAF – first Mustang kill.

by Colin Latta on April 3, 2021 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Here's some photo's of one of my latest, an Accurate Miniatures 1/48 Mustang 1a converted into a Mustang Mk 1 at the time of the Dieppe raid. It's AG470, RU*M as flown by F/O Hollis Hills (an American) flying with 414 Sqdn, RCAF when he [...]

Rareplane 1/72 Republic P-43 Lancer

by Bob Torres on April 3, 2021 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Rareplane's P-43 Lancer, my first vac-form build. This is an old vac-form kit released at 1972, single sheet with decent details. It was not a horrible build but did have some minor issues to deal with. My first plan was to use a resin [...]

Tamiya 1/48 Jagdpanther

by Tom Cleaver on April 2, 2021 · in Armor · 9 ≡

From January 2006: History: Considered the best heavy anti-tank AFV produced during the Second World War, the SdKfz 173 Jagdpanther designed to overcome the limitations of the earlier Nashorn and Ferdinand anti-tank vehicles. Based on the [...]