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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 [...]
New Project Update #3: 1/48 Tamiya F-15A Eagle
Here are the links to the 1st and 2nd Updates for this build:
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Well just completed a lot of masking today on the F-15 project. This was done in order to paint the metal finish on the top/bottom rear fuselage near the jet [...]
New Project Update: 1/48 Vintage F-15A Eagle
This is a follow up to the following Article: (link)
I have completed painting the 2-tone Compass Grey Camo using HATAKA "Ultimate USAF F-15 Paint Set". The basic 2-colors used from this set are the Light Ghost Grey and the Dark [...]
Tamiya 1:48 RAF Mustang Mk.III
I had originally planned to build the kit´s clone, ICM/Revell´s Mustang Mk.III, but after getting frustrated with the warped fuselage halves, I decided to get the real thing.
The Tamiya kit was a pleasure to build, everything fitted [...]
