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Tamiya 1/35 Challenger 2
Dont you just love building these Tamiya kits, there so well made. This was one of the first tanks I built when I took up the hobby when I retired. Two years later I had another go at it because I wasnt happy with the result. I am more or [...]
Tamiya P-51Ds of the 357th FG
Here's Old Crow in the later scheme after the camouflage paint was removed. Also John B. England's "Missouri Armada" (with individual ID letter wrong - never trust decal instructions!) and Clarence Weaver's well-known [...]
Tamiya P-51Ds of the 354th Fighter Group
These were done around 2002-03. True Details cockpits and Falcon canopies.
"Eagle"
Glenn Eagleston was one of the original pilots in the "Pioneer Mustang" 354th Fighter Group and the group's top-scoring ace. [...]
Tamiya P-51Ds of the 361st Fighter Group
Two P-51Ds done around 15 years ago. "Lou IV," flown by group commander Thomas Christian, and "E2-S" flown by Urban Drew.
Both kits done with the True Details resin cockpit and Falcon vacuform canopies. "E2-S" [...]
VW Typ82 Kübelwagen /1:35 Tamiya/
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This time it's a very well known topic, and model as well. Kubelwagen by Tamiya has not aged over the years. Easy model with fine details for beginners, and great base for advanced modelers to provide some upgrades. PE set by Voyager [...]
Progress on the latest effort grande
This is a works-in-progress layout to assess initial positioning of structures. It's like working on a model of an architectural proposal with a lot more detail.The projected cost overruns of this project make it worthy of a government [...]
Tamiya F4U-1D 1:32 Scale
Tamiya F4U-1D done. Three months elapsed time, about 120 hours work, and I missed SMW by a week, oh well there's always next year! What a superb kit! This one is being featured in a three part special in MAI (part 1 out now). All the [...]
1/48 Tamiya P-51D Mustang
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This is my last completed build. This time I build P-51D Mustang from Tamiya. I choose markings from Kagero publishing Polish Mustang for Mustang Mk.IV 303 Polish squadron based at RAF Hethel UK 1946. The kit as [...]
Bicycles of Wehrmacht /1:35 Tamiya + Voyager/
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Today I want to show you results of untypical order I received. Order to built two models of bicycles. Sound easy, but PE set by Voyager Model really complicates that. I was scared by size and count of parts. Here you can find the [...]
Titus Oates’s Aussie ‘Stang
Tamiya's 1/48 P-51D Mustang finished as an Australian CAC CA18 Mustang 21.
Firstly though, a little bit of history I managed to glean about the plane, (& apologies in advance for any errors & omissions on my part):
The scheme is [...]
