Tamiya scale model kits
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Tamiya 1/35 M 4 Sherman
I wanted to build an early 1944 Normandy version in the Sherman (75mm gun) to go with the E8 version I built earlier. Surprised how many differences there are when compared side by side.
Kit was easy and not a single fit issue. All [...]
War in the Congo – M8 Greyhound Katanga Gendarmerie September 1961
Here is a few photos of my Tamiya 1:35 M3 Greyhound finished using Star Decals sheet on the Congo as a Katanga Gendarmerie vehicle with saw action against UN Force in Elisabethville September 1961 .
IJN Destroyer Yukikaze 1945, Tamiya 1/350
Today I would like to upload the IJN destroyer Yukikaze. This is my first 1/350 trial. I used the Tamiya kit as a base and Infini model detail up parts. IJN Yukikaze is famous as a ship that survived the fierce battles of the Pacific War, [...]
1/48 Tamiya FW-190
I got this as a gift a few months back. I don't normally do German aircraft as I am scared off by the complex camo schemes but I decided to give it a go.
This was enjoyable because I was just focused on a nice result not super realism- I [...]
Model Competition Results and Update
Last week, I competed at the commies fest competition with a few familiar old models as well as several new additions to the collection featuring various Warhammer 40K miniatures (some not so mini) including a group of Imperial Knights [...]
Hobby Boss, 1:48 Scale, Grumman F8F-1, "Bearcat"
Calling this one FINI!
Nice little kit which I built completely OOB. I've always liked Leroy Grumman's 'Hot Rod' as it was called in Grumman Corp. Circles.
The kit as it comes OOB, is actually a -1b. I wanted to build a real early [...]
Rufe weathering patterns: Tamiya 1/48 A6M2-N
Weathering patterns on Japanese aircraft during operational service occurred as a result of the harsh conditions in the Pacific. However, due to the scarcity of documentations and photographs, the extent and type of weathering is left much [...]
Airfix 1/48 De Havilland Chipmunk T.10
A bit of a personal one this.
A nice if fiddly in places kit from Airfix dressed up as the Chippie I got a couple of flights in during a Summer Camp at Leeming, many, many years ago.
Primed with Mr. Finishing Surfacer 1500 Black.
Painted [...]
