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Tamiya scale model kits

Tamiya 1/48 Crusader Mk.III

Finally finished a long overdue birthday present from a friend. This is Tamiya 1/48 Crusader Mk.III, paints are Gunze, weathering with Tamiya Weathering Master and AK.

1932 Ford Street Rod

I added another car to my model collection and it was built right out-of-the-box. The car was also called a Classic Cruzer by Monogram. The kit had a "T" shirt decal included so I wondered how to use it. After cutting around all [...]

MiG Group Build recap

First, I would like to thank all the participants to this group build, wheter you finished your builds or not. I must admit, I expected slightly larger participation but I am nevertheless proud of the resulting builds and I hope our group [...]

My 2019 builds

Happy new year to all (with a little delay) Here are my builds completed in 2019. I can say that I am more productive than the previous year. I hope this happens in 2020 too. Happy modelling.. 1- 1/32 Hasegawa Junkers Ju-87D5 2- 1/48 [...]

British Style...Tamiya 1/48 North American P-51B Mustang 334th FS USAAF

Built in 2018. Tamiya Mustang Mk.III kit, main markings are from Kits World Decals, the rest from Aeromaster and the kit. Vallejo Metal Color Aluminium for the NMF, Gunze and Tamiya acrylics for the rest, brass wire for the whip [...]

1/48 Scale F7F-Tigercat

Sometime in the early 1990's I met up with "Pylon Dave Jone's" who lived in Oklahoma/U.S.A. Dave sent me over 500 color 3-1/2" x 5" prints. I scanned in all of the photos, including several black and white prints then [...]

1/48 scale Monogram's AH-64 "APACHE ATTACH CHOPPER"

Sometime in mid 1990 a guy call's me on the phone and say's: "I'll pay you five grand to build me a 1/48 scale Apache Helicopter." I was a bit "flabbergasted-gasted" but I said I will do it. He sent me a package in the [...]

FW 190Aa3 - Tamiya- 1/72

Fockewolf FW 190Aa3 Turkish Airforce Black 27 5th Fighter Regiment Date of Arrival: July 1943 Kit: Tamiya Scale: 1/72 Decals: Tigerhead Decals Paints: Tamiya, Mr.Hobby, Vallejo Airbrush: Sparmax SP020 www.studyopera.com

Tamiya P-38F

Here she is at last...life got in the way more than a few times since I started building this wonderful kit. I added an Ultracast seat and wheels, Master barrels and antenna from spares box. Decals are from the Eduard kit (Academy mold) [...]

Tamiya 1/6 Harley Davidson FLSTFB Fat Boy Lo

Happy New Year to all. Here is something that flies but on the ground instead of in the air. This kit was absolute fun to build. Typical Tamiya superb quality let down only by the sub standard brake rotors and exhaust mufflers which were [...]