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JS-2 1:48 Tamiya
Great kit. Builds up nice, but cries our for detailing and a lot of roughing up.
A Tale of Two Toyotas - Part 2
Some of you kind iModellers commented on the previous part of this story (link) Following Toyota's disqualification from the World Rally Championship for a technical infringement, they returned in mid 1997 with a totally new car, the more [...]
1/48 Tamiya P-51B
1/48 Tamiya P-51B
"Princess Elizabeth" P-51B HO-W 42-106449 was the personal mount of Lt. William T. Whisner of the 487th FS, 352nd FG in the spring of 1944. Lt. Whisner shared a victory over an Bf109 with Major George Preddy on [...]
Next lot of Battle of Britain Builds
Following on from my post last week with the first of my Battle of Britain series from MAI this year, here are the next four builds which appeared in the May to August issues. The builds are:
Tamiya Bristol Beaufighter converted to a [...]
Tamiya Swordfish II
George's very nice Swordfish on floats got me thinking about the Swordfish II I did a couple years back.
Most of the Swordfish produced during the Second World War were constructed by Blackburn Aviation, including all Swordfish Mks. II and [...]
1/48th Tamiya Fairey Swordfish with Floats
I built this little gem many years ago. I painted it with Tamiya and Alclad paints, and Automotive clear coat. I used the salt method after spraying the Alclad, letting it dry, then spraying the clear coat. After I applied the salt, I [...]
Tamiya 1/35 Hanomag
My idea was to construct a diorama using this excellent kit, but given my attention span & the shiny new box sitting next to my desk I thought I'd post some pics before my son sits on it or something.
Like many others I'm a huge [...]
1/32 Tamiya Mitsubishi A6-M5 Zero
I bought this model in Paris a few years ago at a really cool hobby shop on the Left Bank. Don't know why I bought because I could have purchased it here in the States for less.
Anyway, it's built straight out of the box. I used the [...]
1/32 Tamiya F-16U- United Arab Emirates
I built this a couple of years ago Using a Wolfpack resin conversion kit and Aires engine nozzle. It's been in Fine Scale Modeler and has won a few awards.
1/48 Tamiya P-51B Mustang “Shangri La”
This is recently finished 1/48 P-51B Mustang with the markings of well known Don Gentile s Shangri La from 336th FS 4th FG in March 1944.
Cockpit modified by Eduard instrument panel and Ultracast resin seat. Additionally wooden floor made [...]
