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Spitfire MK.Ia. Tamiya 1:48
History
The Supermarine Spitfire and it’s place in Battle of Britain needs no presentation ?
THE KIT & BUILD NOTES:
I’ve always wanted to build a Spitfire in 1:48 and when Tamiya issue their last one I knew time has arrived.
The [...]
Another Reno Racing F8F-2 Bearcat.
Do I have the right "id" number on this model? I added some "PE" parts to the cockpit, but left out the "PE" parts for the wheel wells. I must have had a photo and/or a drawing of the wheel wells, otherwise I [...]
1/35 Tamiya 'Pink Panther' Land Rover
My 1/35 Tamiya 'Pink Panther' Land Rover, completed in January 2020.
Still to be installed are the front mounted 7.62 MAG and some extra paraphernalia such as canvas rolls, water bottles, back pack, etc.
Also need to add some desert dust [...]
WIP 1/48 Tamiya P-38G
Here is my progress on the 1/48 Tamiya P-38G . Wonderful kit and fall together. I bout the xtradecals to use on the kit. Model painted with the AK real colors. Next gloss coat and decals 🙂
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Another 1/48 Scale F8F-2 Racing Bearcat #10.
My first photo show's a black & white photo that I took out of Reed Kinert's air racing book. The paper back book had a red cover, but I don't remember its' name. I just cut out dozens of photos and scanned them into our Apple p.c. [...]
Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf. C
“After WWI, Germany pushed forward the development of battle tanks under a blanket of secrecy. The Panzerkampfwagen II used the Panzerkampfwagen I’s hull and came armed with a 2cm main gun. Mass production of the Ausf.A began in 1937 [...]
75 Years Ago Tribute / On This Day
Hey All!
My second, personal, End of WW2, 75th Anniversary tribute build.
Also an "On This Day", March 6th, 1945 tribute as well.
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March 6th marks the 75th anniversary of the famous tank battle that took place, in Cologne [...]
1/48 Tamiya P-47D "Miss Mutt"
Latest off the bench is LTC Robert Rowland's "Miss Mutt" which also carried the marking Pride of Lodi, Ohio. Rowland's birth place was in fact Lodi, Ohio, where he was born in 1917. He graduated in 1935 and then attended Ohio [...]
Tamiya 1:48 P-38G,339th FS/347th FG USAAF, Guadalcanal, 1943
this is Tamiya's new P-38F/G. I can't say enough good, no GREAT, things about this kit. the engineers/designers deserve big raises, for the gear bay doors alone, if not for the rest of the way the kit goes together.
though the kit is [...]
