1:12 scale modeling
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Another Roman Centurion
I'm practicing armor . . .
Yamaha XV1000, Tamiya 1/12 1985
A friend of mine asked me if I would want to build this kit, I eventually said yes not ever built a motorcycle kit. Talk about being out of your wheelhouse I give all kinds of kudos to you bike builders. Trying to build and keep it [...]
Honda NSR 500, Michael Doohan, 1998.
1/12 Tamiya, built 04-2017 to 12-2020, finished in enamels by Tamiya, MM and Humbrol, decals on with Future and help from Mark Softer.
Italeri Bugatti Type 35B 1/12 Scale
I built this kit last year, you can see the WIP in the automotive group under the title “ripped silk”, which is how the exhaust is supposed to sound. My wife wasn’t too keen on letting me trying to reproduce this. The Type 35B was [...]
Tamiya Honda Repsol 213V '14 1/12
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 [...]
Kawasaki ZZR 1400
Another Tamiya 1/12th scale motorcycle, the Kawasaki ZZR1400. Brought to you by Cricket AKA @Bikequeen : )
I have always contended there is no black and white but a million shades of grey and to me, this bike is a study in black and grey. [...]
Italeri 1/12 Bugatti Type 35
I have always loved the look of this car, and was very pleased to see that a reasonably priced 1/12 kit was released this year (2023). I’m not good enough to tackle the MFH kit!
To be honest, this does not look like a new release kit, [...]
Alfa Romeo 179C
I love Italian cars and motorcycles, and Alfa Romeo somehow seem to be the most Italian of the manufacturers.
This is the Italeri 1/12 kit for the Alfa Romeo 179/179C Formula One car, entered for the 1979 to 1982 seasons.
The kit was [...]
Honda CBR 1000 RR-R Fireblade SP
Was going to steal stuff about this bike off the web bit @chinesegeorge George pretty much said it already in his recent headline post about his Fireblade.
I choose to go with the Matte Pearl Morion Black finish. Painted with Tamiya’s [...]
Ducati Super Leggera
This is one of the latest in Tamiya’s series of 1/12 scale motorcycle models.
The Super Leggera is a development of the 1199 Panigale using lightweight materials wherever possible, including carbon fibre and magnesium.
Even the wheel [...]
