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Tamiya Ki-61 with 'that' colour scheme

by Justin Bronk on June 20, 2021 · in Aviation · 36 ≡

This was a quick build of Tamiya's beautifully engineered Ki-61-Id Hien kit in 1/48 scale which I bought on a work trip to Tokyo years ago and have only just got around to building now that lockdowns are over and I can access my workshop [...]

Kawanishi N1K1-J Shiden by Otaki

by Bob Dudolevitch on April 27, 2021 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

The Kawanishi N1K1/2 was numerically, the second most important fighter of the Imperial Japanese Navy, behind only the Mitsubishi A6M. 1435 were produced, representing just under 10% of all IJN fighters. For Japan as a whole, only the [...]

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 [...]

Hasegawa N1K2-J ‘George’, 1/48. The Violet Lightning.

by Harvey R. on March 29, 2021 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Seeing certain aircraft sometimes brings back a memory, for me the N1K2 reminds me of playing Combat Flight Simulator 2 when I was 8 years old, I always thought of it as the 'fat Japanese plane with the big guns and the cool cockpit'. [...]

The Empire of Japan: Type 97 Chi-Ha tank with diorama (Dragon 1:35)

by Michel Verschuere on January 25, 2021 · in Armor · 20 ≡

This is my entry to the Empire of Japan Group Build hosted by my dear friend Louis Gardner . @lgardner The build extended over about 9 months, not because the kit was so hard but rather because I could not free-up sufficient time to finish [...]

Ki-84 Hayate – Tamiya 1/48 (Original 1972 export boxing)

by Christopher C Tew on October 31, 2020 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Last summer I was rearranging a stash shelf to make room for another kit I won’t live long enough to build when I found and opened a box of the 1972 Tamiya Ki-84 Hayate. It had been started so long ago I have no idea exactly when, saw a [...]

Yeah, I didn’t really paint that.

by Scott Nelson on October 1, 2020 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Yet another “to archive” kit (really, I have three projects that will be done pretty soon) from the past, the Fine Molds 1/48 Ki-43-II Hayabusa. This was my first Fine Molds kit. I had read good things about this company and decided to [...]

Hasegawa Ki-51 Sonia, 1/72

by Greg Kittinger on September 14, 2020 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

This is my submission for the Empire of Japan group build. OOB except that I added a couple of missing panel lines, and riveted the entire aircraft. As usual, I also added crew. Only issue I ended up with was the canopy didn't set totally [...]

Japanese Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4, Tamiya 1/48

by Erik Gjørup on August 26, 2020 · in Aviation · 34 ≡

My first "Empire of Japan GB" build One of the active Groups is Louis Gardners Empire of Japan Group Build. I am not going to give the full historic tour here - that is for the interested to go and research for themselves, but [...]

1/700 Fuyuzuki (Akizuki Type)

by Evan Franklin on June 16, 2020 · in Ships · 5 ≡

Aoshima 1/700 Yoizuki kit with the Five Star Fuyuzuki upgrade kit: The upgrade kit is essential for this build as the original kit is pretty basic. I also added aftermarket rope reels and built the wood base and acrylic case myself. For [...]