Tamiya scale model kits
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A “Ford” I Like
We all run into those kits that for one reason or another turns into a challenge to complete and takes much longer than anticipated. Well this one turned out to be one of those for me. I won’t bore you with the details except to say [...]
Decal's My Way
My favorite jet has always been the F-86 Sabre, thus when I saw this kit via "Scalehobbyist" I bought it for several reasons.
One reason is: I like what we call here in America "Flashie Things" and the paint [...]
Tamiya 1/48 Mustang
Hello, fellas!
This is the well known Tamiya Mustang finished in the “clown suit” markings - no disrespect meant to the men who flew and mantained it, it is just that the flamboyant pattern applied to the cowling reminded me of a [...]
Tamiya 1/48 F-16 Aggressor Arctic Splinter
This is my Tamiya 1/48 Viper in the Arctic Splinter scheme. I used pre-cut masks from www.dnmodels.com for the paint job and custom decals from www.twobobs.net. The decals come with walkway lines in black, white and grey to make it easy to [...]
A fun kit from start to finish! Or "Orange you glad Round 2 re-pops the classics?"
What a fun kit, certainly had some challenges, the biggest being that the instructions have you install the chain and sprockets before you paint the frame. I simply did kind of what you would do on a real bike, separated the chain and [...]
No. Three 1/32 scale P-51D Zebra Strip Mustang
My first "Zebra" model was made in 1988, then sold a year or so later. I was going to build another one real fast but that never happened, however I built one in 1/48 scale several year's later in the mid 1990's and/or early in [...]
British Churchill Mk VII, 34. Tank Brig., 107. RAC. Backdating Tamiya’s Korea vintage ‘Crocodile’
Churchill Mk VII early, 34. Tank Brig., 107. RAC
This is Tamiya's 1/35 Churchill 'Crocodile' (which is Korean war vintage - high turret bustle, etc) to a WW2 vintage, as seen in the iconic photo's of 'Briton'
Opened track covers at turret [...]
Ugly & reliable
The Churchill certainly isn’t going to win any beauty pageants.. And is been said that it got some laughs from the Americans and even the Germans at Dieppe snickered at its appearance and fairly weak gun.. it was till later Mk.’s [...]
Hairspray chipping Tamiyas 1973 Raiden
Enamel wash, oil wash, salt chipping and now hairspray. I've tried to do something different with each of my four last builds, firstly to learn, secondly to keep my modelling interesting and thirdly to keep challenging myself.
I looked at [...]
