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Tamiya 1:48 Nakajima A6M2 Rufe
When I was a kid I lived on Monograms from Kmart. But after staring at a Tamiya Rufe in a local hobby store, my imagination got the better of me, I weighed a 3 for 1 value trade, and I bought the model. It became a favorite in my [...]
Bf109E-3 from 4. /JG 77
Bf109 E-3, from 4. /JG 77 (II. Gruppe) September 1940, Fornebu, Norway.
JG 77, nicknamed "Ace of hearts", took part on every German front during the war and also in operation Weserübung, the invasion of Norway.
The kit is [...]
Who Doesn't Have a Spitfire Collection?
Hot off the workbench is my version of the Tamiya 1/72 Spitfire Mk. Vb in the markings of 243 squadron. As usual for a Tamiya kit, it went together with no problems. The decals of the code letters have soft edges to my eye. That would be [...]
1/48 Tamiya Messerschmitt Bf-109 E4/7 “White 12” flown by 7 / JG 26 Staffel Kapitan Joachim Muncheberg
Here is an article on another Bf-109 kit that I built about 18 years ago shortly after it first was released by Tamiya.
It was built right out of the box and I used Model Master enamels to finish the plane. The mottling was done with an [...]
1/35 A Pair of Beauties
I have seen some fine looking coloured aircraft of late so being a tank builder I thought it was time we saw a pair of colourful tanks for a change,The BMPT nicknamed Terminator is Russian,it exceeds 2 motorized rifle platoons and includes [...]
Tamiya 1:48 P-51B of the 486th FS, 352nd FG
OK, folks, my first article on IModeler. As my profile states, I'd been out of the craft for about 35 years doing life, and now life seems to have granted me to get back into it. This featured model is my third essay (the previous being an [...]
1/350 Missouri 1944
Tamiya Missouri WWII
P.E : Lion Roar
Accessory : 3Dmodelpart Orelikon
Northstarmodel Figure US Navy position 1~3
1/48 Tamiya Bf-109 E-4/7 Tropical, 8 / JG 27, “StaffelKapitan” Werner Schroer
I little while ago I took some photos of two Tamiya 109's that I built about 18 years ago. (man time really flies...).
I had planned on posting them, (along with the other 1/48 Tamiya Bf-109 E-4 / 7 that I built as "White 12"), [...]
Red Baron is done!
An enjoyable build! Almost decided not to make the little Tri-plane, but decided what the heck. The body of the car is Tamiya flat red coated in multiple coats of Tamiya clear red. The chrome was mostly all re-done with Alclad chrome. [...]
1/48 Tamiya Fw-190A-3
Hello Folks
My latest completed build in 2016. This time Focke-Wulf Fw-190A-3 from Tamiya in 1/48 scale. Usually as Tamiya kit goes together with no problems.
I build my model for the aircraft that was flown by Hptm. Hans Hahn from [...]
