Tamiya scale model kits
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Gulf Of Sidra
1/48 Tamiya F-14A VF-41 completed in three weeks . This kit was just a blast to build. Enjoyed every bit of the build. painted with Tamiya Paints . I had to replace the pitot tube with with tiny drill bit . keep bending it I plan on [...]
1/35 Tamiya Panther G late War
Here's another later war German AFV for your enjoyment.
It's built almost right out of the box. I used Tamiya individual track links and photo etch set for the Commander's MG gun sight, fan towers and rear upper grill deck plates. I [...]
1/35 Tamiya King Tiger (Henschel)
Here's one more Armor model for tonight. I built this King Tiger without zimmerit and its painted in the "Ambush" tri color scheme. The German tank manufacturing companies discontinued the use of Zimmerit paste in September [...]
1/35 Tamiya JS-3 Stalin Tank
Here's one fresh off the work bench. I just finished up the pastel weathering. It has been built for a little while, but was lacking the final details.
It has Fruilmodel tracks, and I fabricated tow cables from copper wire. I used [...]
1/48 Tamiya 61013 Nakajima Ki-84-1A Hayate (Frank)
This is the venerable Tamiya kit from the late 60's / early 1970's. (In all actuality it is more like a 1/50 scale model). Still it was a fun build.
I accidentally arrived at this finish. It was featured in a magazine called "Great [...]
Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1D Vought Corsair
Here is my Tamiya Corsair, built as it served with VF-84 on board the US Aircraft Carrier "Bunker Hill".
You just can't have enough of them !
(At least I can't)
This one was built using the kit parts to fold up the wings. This [...]
1/48 Tamiya F-16I Sufa
Yes, here is a conversion I did to a single seat Tamiya F-16 in 2013. I have included the WIP that I posted during the build. This was a fun build.
John
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1/35 Tamiya Jagdpanther (late)
This is my second article posted. I'm new to I-modeler and I have received a warm welcome from many. Thanks!
I have a lot of finished models, mainly 1/48 aircraft (some 1/32) and 1/35 armor. My main interest is in the WW2 and Korean [...]
1/48 F4U-1 builds (Tamiya and Hobby Boss)
This is my first posting here. I'm new to this group.
Here are a few pictures of the Corsairs I'm currently working on. I'm a die hard F4U fan. I try my best to make my models as accurate as possible. I do a lot of research and [...]
Corsair build, some tips, and what a great fit
First, the beer. I am not in general fond of Pumpkin beers, especially ones from larger breweries. As often as not it is like they tried to stuff a pie in a bottle with some alcohol. But here in the Pacific Northwest I have found 3 I [...]
