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1/48th Tamiya F4U-1A
This Corsair is modeled in the markings of VMF-422 as seen on Engebi in May of 1944. The kit was great to work with and went together smoothly with the exception of the joint line where the wing outer panels mate with the wing center [...]
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb Trop. – 1/48 – Tamiya
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb Trop.
Turkish Airforce White 5531
6th Fighter Regiment, 3rd Company
Date of Arrival: July 1944
Kit: Tamiya
Scale: 1/48
Decals: Tigerhead Decals
Paints: Mission Models
Airbrush: Sparmax SP020
Tamiya Chieftain Mk3
Tamiya Chieftain Mk3. Ok, the box says Mk5, but it's not. The kit is really a Mk3 with a few Mk5 features. I've used the Eduard photo etch set, which does lift this Tamiya kit. Although old, the Tamiya kit should not be written totally off [...]
Kit Review: Tamiya 35346, 1/35 M4A3E8 “Easy Eight” European Theater
As promised a while ago, here it is. This review would have been done a while ago, but "Life" tends to throw us curve balls every once in a while... When it does, try to make the best of it.
Here's the box art. It shows a HVSS [...]
Tamiya, He-162 Volksjager, in 1/48 scale
Hi Everyone, here is my Tamiya He-162 Volksjager in 1/48 scale.
Colors and weathering effects by Ammo by Mig and Van Gogh's oils.
"Wood surfaces" were painted first with Ammo by Mig's New Wood color 037. then, with an old brush, [...]
Tamiya’s 1/48 F-16 Thunderbird
Here is my build of Tamiya's F-16 Thunderbird. Kit went together beautifully as one would expect from Tamiya. The challenge with this one was the white paint, and the decals. Painting white, and trying to keep it clean was quite the [...]
1/35th Leopard Line Up
Here is a line up of 1/35th Leopards from various manufacturers. The 1 A1 is the old Tamiya kit. I'm going to replace it soon with the new mould Revell kit. The 1 A4 again is Tamiya. Revell (old mould) provides the Leopard 1 A5A5. This [...]
Tamiya 1/35 Panther G and Miniart Base
This is the Tamiya 1/35th Panther G on the Miniart base. It's an attempt to recreate the latter stages of the Battle of the Bulge, when the Germans had to retreat, abandoning much of their equipment due to lack of fuel. I went for the [...]
Tamiya 1/48th PR Spitfire
This is a combination of the Tamiya Spitfire MkV and the Pavla PR conversion kit. Both are great in their own right. This was an easy and very pleasant build indeed. The aircraft was painted in overall RAF Sky. The PR Spitfires were kept [...]
