Tamiya scale model kits
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The father of a very good friend of mine served with the LRDG in North Africa during the 2nd World War. Now I have built quite a number of models for him as he holds a high regard for my skills. I personally think it is more a question of [...]
Tamiya Panzer 4 with Riders and Tank commander. This is one of my favorite models that I have done of WWII Armor. The figures came out beautifully.
Battle of Britain Supermarine Spitfire Mk IA, P9368 'QV-K', of No. 19 Squadron RAF Cambridgeshire. P9368 was often flown by the Commanding Officer, S/L B J E 'Sandy' Lane, and was also the preferred aircraft of 'A' Flight commander F/L W J [...]
1/12 Tamiya, almost OOB with a few small modifications, finished in MM Italian red and Tamiya enamels with Future over kit decals, I started building this in 2015, my first model finished for the Year of the Cat GB.
It was while making this model, back when it was first released by in 2014, that I learnt a relation of mine, Charles Edward Shawyer had been killed in 1918 whilst serving with the 11th Tank Battalion.
After a search on the internet I came [...]
Just completed the awesome new tooled Tamiya F-14D VF-101. Painted with custom made Tamiya paints. Aftermarket decals Fightertown and Furball . Enjoy 🙂
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This is my latest finished model.
It was brushpainted using Revell acrylics, using Black Green 40 for the upper sides and Light Grey Satin 371 for the undersides (which was a pain to paint because satin doesn´t have a grip as strong as [...]
Hello iModeler! Here is my Tamiya F-14A Tomcat in Iranian colors. This kit was a pleasure to put together. Paints by Akan from Linden Hill. I used true Detail resin seats, but only because I just happened to have them on hand. [...]
OK you're quite right the title is flippant, but it's true ! - Started just before Christmas 2011 (in the full knowledge that we were going to be moving to NZ in April), and finished this afternoon... I reckon that in the Modellers [...]
Evening all,
I've been lurking here for a bit and amazed at all the fantastic work. To be honest, I've been hesitant to post my stuff since I don't think it measures up to everyone else. But here goes.
These are my two latest [...]