1:48th scale modelling
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P-51D Mustang. Tamiya 1/48.
Hi all
Long time out of here, but still alive.
This is my latest model, a well known P-51D Mustang from 8th Air Force.
This is the Tamiya kit with a horrible silver plastic. I never will build another one with this kind of plastic [...]
Spitfire and R&R Griffon: when two sounding names combine, a legend is born! Spitfire Mk.XIV from Airfix.
In the course of its long career, the Spitfire has been flown with two Roll-Royce engines, whose illustrious names have become legends in connection with this aircraft itself: on the one hand, the engines of the Merlin series, and on the [...]
WIP 1/48 Tamiya P-38G
Spent the last few days getting the gloss coat on decals and finish. I used the xtradecals on this build . The kit mirroer decals suck ! For the flat finish i ued the MRP matt finish. Next to start get the rest of the parts ready for paint [...]
1/48 Soviet aircraft
Recently I’ve complete two world war 2 era Russian aircraft. A Zvezda PE-2 and a A.M. IL-2.
The Zvezda kit is an awesome kit to build, perhaps one of the best kits on the market.
The Accurate Miniatures kit wasn’t too bad either, [...]
THE RED COBRA.
I had no problem building these three 1/48 scale P-39 models as they were all "O.O.B." Like the yellow racer, I had no instrument panel dials nor any of the Waldron p.e. stuff.
I used Tamiya paints and the kit decals. The end [...]
My Yellow Cobra Racer.
This 1/48 scale model is made by a different company than what I wrote in my bare metal P-39 story yesterday. I liked the pre-cut mask's for the windscreen, canopy and the door's as they fit perfectly. The modeler, (ME) had the option to [...]
Tamiya 1/48 P-47D
Here's my Tamiya P-47D. Vallejo Metal Color (Aluminum) was used. After the decals were added, I sealed everything with a semi-gloss coat. Graphite pencil was used in the panel lines, then scrubbed with a stiff brush in order to work in [...]
1/48 Scale P-39 Airacobra.
This is "eduards" 1/48 scale model kit. I built it right out of the box and used the kit decals. I added Waldron belt buckles with some home made paper straps. I used different colors of Tamiya paint.
I liked the model so well [...]
Tamiya 1/48 Scale WW2 Aircraft Carrier Tug
Hello all, I updated this post with pics of the painted tug operator added.
Well while I wait for another F-104 kit to arrive I decided to cut the boredom by building the little tug that came with my 1/48 scale Corsair kit. Took me a whole [...]
Roland C.ll Profipack 8043 Lt.Seibert/Hptm.Pfleger Late 1916
1:48
OOB
Mainly Bob's buckles except Gaspatch on the snout!
