Tamiya scale model kits
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Tamiya's 1/48 Corsair is a magical kit. Although not a shake and bake kit, it takes little effort to give the built model a realistic look.
Well here is another completed build. A Renault in 1/12 scale. Don’t let the packaging fool you, these are vintage Tamiya kits with some pathetic photoetched thrown in. Beware that these kits were manufactured before the computer age and [...]
This was a nice easy kit with good fit and few issues. Cockpit is not very detailed so I built it closed.
After some searching I built approximating a plane from II/jg 1 “Oseau” as it was in late 1943 with red rudder, numerals, [...]
Fresh off the bench Razorback finish in the marking of the 318th Fg out of Saipan . The 318th Thunderbolts was loaded on Jeep Carriers at Bellows fields then launched from the carrier once it arrived at Saipain where then did a mission [...]
Tamiya released their 1/48th scale Beaufighter duo starting in 1997 with the Mk.VI and added the TF.X later. This offering was pretty much The go-to kit in 1/48th scale, for a couple of decades, until Revell's release in 2018 offered a [...]
So I started this build with what seems to be a prophecy, I said this in my build log:
“Hi All, here is my entry for the Le Mans group build, the Nissan R89C, not the greatest car, a bit of a dud actually but looks like an interesting [...]
Vehicle represents a late war autumn SSLAH FLAKPANZER IV wirbelwind with crew. Paint scheme is taken from Takom Tiger II with late war dark yellow, soft edged brown and hard edged white. 1/35 Tamiya kit built straight from the box, [...]
This is my 27th build of the year, the 1/32 scale Zeke by Tamiya. I had high expectations for this kit, sure looks good in the box! Not one of Tamiyas best, not great engineering, ejection marks on almost every piece, confusing [...]
Got this kit from a friend who peeled off the previous paint without finishing the build,so,it was sanded,got its parts joined and then repainted...hope you like it.
Hey Everyone,
It's been awhile since I posted anything new. I tend to slow down in summer and reboot, however I did a repaint on Tamiya's classic Panzer III L in 1.35 scale in an albeit custom paint and decal display. I really just [...]