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Tamiya scale model kits

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 [...]

Tamiya 1/48 P-38

This is my attempt at what is probably 2019's most popular model, Tamiya's 1/48 P-38. It was a fun kit to put together, no fitting issues at all and the included weights and masks make it even easier to assemble and finish. Hope you like [...]

Focke-Wulf Fw-190F-9 Tamiya 1/48

One of those late war birds...RLM 81/82//76 camo,well hidden marks...

Review: 2019 IN REVIEW-A Year and an end to a Decade

So after several attempts finally got it too post. So lets end 2019. It was rather an ambitious plan to build at least 12 models several in Group Builds others just to add variety and planned before any GB's. I was able to actually [...]

MiG Group Build, Tamiya 1/48 MiG-15 bis, People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Korean War

This model was built after I was inspired by a fantastic MiG-15 that was built by Tzigkounakis Tasos @t-tasos I saw the splendid camouflage pattern he painted on his MiG, and I knew that someday I would be building one like his. Along [...]