Tamiya scale model kits
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Accurate Miniature's went all out on this kit by making a whole bunch of parts that fit very nicely. I went step by step putting each section of parts together, like the top turret, lower gun emplacement, radio area and of course the [...]
First little armour for 2020.
Tamiya kit oob, painted with Tamiya XF-24 and XF-2, weathering with oil wash, drybrushing, Tamiya weathering sets and some pigments.
Panzerdivision in Russian winter 1942
This is a 1/35th scale Tamiya kit. I revised the vinyl base by removing the dead tree and rocks and replacing them with real rocks and a piece of a dead tree branch. I glued the base to a section of 3/8" thick styrofome and added [...]
I don't recall if all 3 models came in the same box, nor do I remember who made these 3 kits, plus the little fish. 1998 is a long time for me to remember@ 88.6 yrs old!
The base was made by using some more "Plaster-of-Paris." [...]
Tamiya 1/72 Spitfire Mk Ia. I have had this kit in the stash for quite a while. It was time to build it especially since I did not have a Mk Ia in the collection. This plane was flown by Sqn Ldr Rupert "Lucky" Leigh of No. 66 Sqn [...]
This kit was made by Tamiya and was a good kit to build o.o.b; but the builder sure messed up building it.
The kit is made out of "VINLY" and not the tradition plastic that we modeler's are use to working with.
The builder which [...]
The machine is from 339 FS, 347 FG 147 Lt. Robert Petit Operation Vengeance Bougainvill, April 1943
Marking from the box, from the accessories only mainly machine guns and some sheets into the cockpit. Fiber on antenna by Uschi, all colors [...]
Cheating on my darling Luftwaffe and having a passionate affair with the Spitfire. This is the Profipak reissue of the early Mk. IX. I think I've finally built something that truly qualifies for out-of-the-box! A very fine kit- Fit and [...]
Tamiya produced this 1/35th scale dinosaur kit around 2011-2012 so I bought it.
If you look close at the box top you will note that the model has some nice feet with toes, however upon opening up the kit, you may be [...]
I think Tamiya made this "Vinyl" kit. It went together just fine in the o.o.b. mode. I found it somewhat difficult to sand the vinyl where the body and legs joined together, so I did the best I could.
None of the expert's knew [...]