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Color Information for those building the Tamiya P-38

by Tom Cleaver on October 24, 2019 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

Rather than worry about the color mixes Tamiya calls for in the kit instructions, here's what you need to know to paint your model. This is based on photos of Glacier Girl, the P-38F recovered from the Greenland icecap, which has been [...]

Review: Tamiya 1/48 P-38F/G Lightning in Review Pt 1

by Chuck A. Villanueva on October 24, 2019 · in Reviews · 18 ≡

2019 has continued to be a year of incredible new mold kits and pleasant surprises and most have become available in the last quarter of the year. Just in time for the Christmas holiday season. The P-38 Lightning is one of them. And [...]

Czech Another Off My List

by Scott Nelson on October 24, 2019 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

One year when I was a kid my parents bought me Aircraft in Profile vol. 7 as a Christmas present. I always looked through these books with glee and fascination when we went to the bookstore. They were too expensive at the time so I was [...]

Tamiya 1/48 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt, Mexican Airforce

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on October 23, 2019 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

My father did also some Latin American stuff this year, like this T-Bolt. Tamiya M kit, Aztec decals, Eduard seatbelts, EZ Line for the antenna wire, MRP White Aluminium for the NMF. All nose trim, wing and fuselage stripes are painted. [...]

Review: Meng 1/35 M4A3 Sherman review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on October 23, 2019 · in Armor, Reviews

Ammo By MIG, T-54B , 1/72 …

by Petes Laszlo on October 23, 2019 · in Armor · 12 ≡

Mitshubishi Ka-14 ,Test flights

by Samo Štempihar/P.k on October 23, 2019 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Mishubishi Ka-14 Prototipe. Kit build from the box (Eduard IJN seat belts & some cooper wire) Paints :(link) Thanks for the tips and help: Nik Nikolas Millman . More words and history: (link) T.p! Samo Štempihar/ P.k Slovenija

Mirage F1 AZ 1/32 Scale, Scratch Build. Part 13

by Marc Barris on October 23, 2019 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Its time for another progress report for you die hard followers of this build, Firstly I just want to thank all of you for the kind comments that you have given me so far during this build, you have no idea how much you all have motivated [...]

BOEING’s 787-800 DREAMLINER

by Rodney J. Williams on October 22, 2019 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

In early 2013 I was surfing "Scalehobbist's" web site as I have been buying all my models and supplies from them since I moves from San Jose, CA to Dolores, Colorado.U.S.A. Scalehobbyist is located in a state above New York City. [...]

Review: Some observations regarding the Tamiya P-38

by Tom Cleaver on October 22, 2019 · in Reviews · 13 ≡

First: it lives up to the hype. As someone who spent quite a bit of time around "Glacier Girl" when she was at Chino, Tamiya has definitely done their research. Not clear whether they did this off GG or the "White 33" [...]