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1/48 Tamiya P-38F completed
Started on this last year and finally got her done. Painted with AK real colors . I used the xrtradecals from the UK. One dullcoated i used a paper towel to buff the plan to get the finish various weather tones [...]
Tamiya 1/20 Ferrari F189
One of a series of 1/20 scale Formula One cars put out by Tamiya with a focus on the late 80's through early 90's.
This particular car was driven by Nigel Mansell and debuted at the Portuguese Grand Prix in 1989.
These kits are great for [...]
Tamiya Jagdpanzer IV: Such a Great Kit
Hi folks: this is my latest...done today. I’ve worked on it steadily for a few weeks now, trying to avoid the plague. It’s strictly an out of the box effort. This model is yet another wonderfully designed Tamiya kit, with a modest [...]
Tamiya 1/35 JGSDF Type 16 Tank Destroyer
Lockdown build number 2 (well number 1 is continuing the build of the Tamiya 1/35 Matilda) is this modern JGSDF Type 16 (my first modern armour). Being build out of the box with a what-if camouflage scheme - home made digital scheme to be [...]
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 [...]
Tamiya Yamaha YZF-R1M
Hi All, this is the Tamiya 1/12 Yamaha YZF-R1M. This is a great kit. I added the detail up set which contains turned metal front forks, rear suspension spring and other details for the forks. I also used the Studio 27 carbon fibre decals. [...]
My P51 fetish continues
P51B-10 flown by Major George E Preddy, 487th FG, UK June 6th 1944. C hood. Tamiya kit. My 4 day lock down challenge in between various music family and friends activities. Started good friday and finished Monday at 2pm. Decals still [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
