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WIP 1/48 Tamiya P-47C 334FS 4TH FG
Finishing up another shelf of doom. The Kits World Decals are fantastic Wash and flat coat complete . Next to get the last of the parts painted . Going to try a little chipping on the wing area pilot & crew would walk on [...]
Review: Tamiya 1/48 7ton Armoured Car
9 year old Mini-Modeller takes a look at the excellent and cheap 1/48 Armour Car kit from Tamiya. Both of us are big fans of these 48 vehicles.
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New kit news – Tamiya 1/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk. I
Here are a few "factory photos" of a brand-new 1/48 scale Spitfire Mk. I kit by Tamiya. This kit is set for release in December, and we hope to see more of it in Telford during the weekend. For now, we'll let the pictures do all [...]
Aftermarket Exhaust Nozzle Build Review: 1/48 ARIES F-15 Exhaust Nozzles
This is for the Tamiya 1/48 F-15A Eagle (Vintage Kit). I just finished the exhaust section on this model. IMHO the kit exhaust is the worst part of this vintage model. I just could not use it knowing the F-15 Exhaust is such a high detail [...]
In praise of the ‘hassle-free’ kit
Hey folks... so this is a Tamiya 1:48 Mustang and as such requires very little in the way of explanation or comment from me.
However I would crave your collective indulgence for just a moment or two... Over the years I believe I've built [...]
Work in Progress: Update 4—1/48 Vintage Tamiya F-15A Eagle
Ok this is my 4th and final update for this build until a final reveal. Here is a link to Update 3:
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Still plugging along slowly but surely. Most of the work still continues on the final finish paintwork with application of decals. [...]
Progress Report
After a very long period of being dormant, I've actually made some progress. I have six models ready for the spray booth:
1/48 Tamiya Sherman: Great kit and easy build. Nothing bad to say.
1/48 Tamiya T-34/76: Ditto. Great kit and easy [...]
Review: Eagle Cal #157 Spitfire Mk 1a Decals Review
Recently there has been a lot of excitement with Tamiya announcing an all new tool Spitfire Mk 1 in 1/48 scale. But do we need another Spitfire model? After looking at the various photos of the plastic trees, and a video review online, I'm [...]
M1A2 Abrams Tamiya 1:48
Another nice and tidy Tamiya '48 kit of a plain vanilla Abrams. So, this was a nice no- frills project. The only finicky issue I had was with the length and link tracks that were slightly too generous. Painting the tracks also was more [...]
