Tamiya scale model kits
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Couple of T-Bolts
Taking a break from Mustangs. These two are a couple of my personal favorite paint schemes and both have a great history.
Lt. Col. Frank Perego, 368th FG Commander‘s ‘Slick Chick’ and 56th Fighter Group Ace David Schilling’s [...]
Tamiya 1/35 Matilda
Another gem armor from Tamiya.
You would need though a separate link tracks to replace the vinyl supplied tracks for a better fit with the drive sprocket.
Harley Davidson 1971 XFE 1200 Super Glide
While I await my modelers block and other life situations to go away, I offer one of my favorite builds. I built this July of 2022.
It Tamiya’s 1/6 kit # 16010. The “body” came molded in blue But it called for “Pearl Blue”. I [...]
Spitfire Mk. I Tamiya kit
This was a great kit with excellent fit and detail. Many tiny fiddly parts in the interior so I decided to build open door version.
I was not too happy with camo pattern outcome so I weathered more than usual. Decals were excellent and I [...]
Italeri 1/48 Westland Wessex HU.5
I had so much fun building this.
Never having built a Helicopter before but the scheme caught my eye and so I decided the time was right to give it a go.
Primed with Tamiya Neutral Grey.
Painted with Airfix Signal Red.
Colourcoats RAF Blue [...]
Jagdpanther
Mentioned here a number of times that I love building TD's, think I've done four-in-a-row over the last couple of years. I try something new with each build, and for this one, it was the figures - I have always been 'low average' when it [...]
So CV-62 ran aground, so while planning I will start something different
My Indy kit hit a snag when I started really comparing pictures to the kit, lots to correct that will take a bit of planning before starting. The flight deck is, wrong in a number of ways, catwalks, port forward elevator is just not even [...]
P 38J Tamiya 1/48
P 38 J Lightning #131 Major Thomas McGuire. 431st FS, 475th Fighter Group.
Pudgy III
Tamiya 1/48. Out of box except for eduard seatbelts.
Vallejo metals over primer and Mr color GX2 gloss black. Tamiya and Vallejo acrylics.
Really great [...]
Tamiya, 1:48 scale, Mitsubishi G4M1, Model 11, "Isshikirikko", (Land Attack Plane), Reporting Name - 'Betty'
Howdy Y'all
This is an older build from a few years back. Pretty much OOB, except for the True Details weighted wheels.
Paint was the old Aeromaster Enamels line, (Think Floquil Military). Decals are from the kit, aerial is stretched [...]
