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Tamiya 1/48th Fw190 D-9 Dora, Luftwaffe WWII ETO
First completed model for the new year. Tamiya's D-9 is an excellent kit. Straight forward build. Added just Eduard's cockpit zoom set and Eagle Strike Decals for the scheme of RLM 82/83/76. Really like this late camo scheme the [...]
USS Fletcher DD-445 1942 (1/350 Tamiya)
Destroyer DD-445 Fletcher from Tamiya, generic etch Flyhawk US Navy WWII railings and inclined ladders, some part ffrom Gold Medal Models( Stokes Litters, Watertight Doors), MK-1 Antennas and radar, Lion Roar vertical ladders, scratch [...]
IJN Yamato Dec 1944 (1/350 Tamiya old tool)
IJN Yamato 1/350 Tamiya Old Tool..this project lasted almost 9 months, it has more than 2000+ parts and many photoetch set
2 set IJN rails from Flyhawk.
1 set IJN ladders from flyhawk.
1 set IJN radial davit and reels from Flyhawk.
1 [...]
It's the year of the Porsche – Tamiya 1/24 Porsche 935/78 Moby Dick Martini
Having recently watched, and enjoyed, Jeremy Clarkson's test of the latest Porsche 911, I decided that in 2017 I would concentrate on models of Porsche cars, in 1/24 scale there are dozens on offer, both old and more recent examples, and [...]
“Covering Fire!”
This is a Tamiya M113 kit I built about 5 years ago.
I added a Recoilless rifle off an old Dragon Mule kit and after market accessories from Black Dog and Verlinden. The figures are from Bravo 6 (resin), and are really good. The base is [...]
Just Under the Wire
My last completed kit for 2016, making it 13 finished models for the year. That's the most I've completed in a year for many, many years. I present the Tamiya 1/48 JGSDF Type 10 Tank.
As I and many others have said before, these kits go [...]
Red Bull Racing Renault RB6 Formula One car, Tamiya, 1/20th
Here's my latest build, and the last one for 2016. The RB6 was introduced for the 2010 season and was an evolution of the RB4 and RB5 that came before it. These cars featured a revolutionary aerodynamic feature known as the [...]
1/48 Tamiya F4U-1 Birdcage Corsair “Daphne C” Bureau number 03829, VMF-213, Captain James Cupp
Tonight's article is about the second F4U from my very first article here on Imodeller. This one is hot off the work bench. It's one of 3 early Corsair builds that I had going on at the same time. Two were by Tamiya and one was from [...]
Homage to Jim Goodson
I am late, I know. He died more than two years ago. But I actually built this diorama before his death. James Goodson has always been one of my favorite air aces of WII. He is one of those guys that never achieved the popular status some [...]
Beaufighter TF.X by Tamiya in 1/48 scale
Needing something simpler after my last build I opted for Tamiya's Beaufighter TF.X & discovered a wealth of detail on the web for Coastal Command squadrons based at RAF Dallachy in Scotland.
I was lucky to find Aviaeology decals for [...]
