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1/48 Tamiya Beaufighter XXI 93 Sqn Borneo RAAF
This is a joint effort. My oldest son started this a few years ago in a model club I ran at our primary school. I cleaned the parts he started up, finished the rest of the build and painted it etc.
He's happy with the colours I picked. [...]
Zero Killer
Officially done F6F flown by Lt. Leo B McCuddin of the VF-20 USS Enterprise October 1940. Painted with Tamiya paints and weather with MIG wash . Kit is 1/48 Haseagawa with ICM Pilot 🙂
Cheers Brian
1/48 Airfix Seafire F.XVII
Have been working on this kit off and on for the past year. Airfix has really upped its game recently. Only thing I think they could improve on this kit would be the main landing gear. The wing attachment points strike me as a little weak. [...]
Honda NSR 500 1986, Wayne Gardner.
My third 1/12 Tamiya, I filled the exhausts, modified the brake calipers, front forks and a few other things, finished in Tamiya X4, Concept 212 and MM enamels, some of the decals fell apart, Future over all. Ridden by 1986, 1988 runner up [...]
The West By Gawd Virginian
1/48 Tamiya P-51b The West By Gawd Virginian flown by Bob (Punchy) Powell of the 352nd Fg at RAF Bodney. Pianted wth AK Etreme Metal Aluminum. Aeromaster decals and weathered with MIG wash
Cheers Brian
Tamiya 1/32 Mk XVIe Spitfire 349 sqdn
I know it has been aeons since I have posted anything worth while that I would consider finished or that may be shown here in these pages. The last time I completed this model was a few years ago and it turned out rather hum drum. Then a [...]
Tamiya A-1H Skyraider 1/48 scale
Everyone knows about VA-176's 'Bumblebee' MiG killer, with its giant killer bee artwork, but the first USN Skyraider to shoot down a MiG-17 seems to be lost in the shuffle.
Tamiya's A-1H USN kit, fortunately, includes markings for VA-25's [...]
Tyrrell P34 1976, Jody Scheckter.
My second 1/20 Tamiya, I modified the small cockpit windows and a few other small things, finished in Tamiya X4 and MM enamels with Future over the decals. Jody Scheckter joined Tyrrell in 1974 and retired at the end of 1980, his world [...]
Fw 190 D9. 1/48. Tamiya.
Hello Friends
I haven't posted for a long time due to lot of work, but I tried to work on differents project as this one.
This is the Tamiya Kit, which I knew is not perfect... but anyway, just shaking the box and...taaadaaaam ! It's [...]
Kawasaki KR 500 1980, Kork Ballington.
My second 1/12 Tamiya, I separated the fairing, filled exhaust pipes, modified the brake calipers, front forks, handlebars, rear shock and and a few other things, finished in MM and Tamiya enamels with Future over the decals, ridden by the [...]
