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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 [...]
More Battle of Britain Builds
Here are some photos from the first four parts of my series on the Battle of Britain which has been running this year in Model Airplane International. I have now finished all the builds and there is still the December issue of the magazine [...]
Tamiya 1/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb trop
G'day from Australia.
I've been visiting this sight fore a while and decided to post these pictures.
Thanks for looking.
I finished this kit in 2007.
The subject this model represents is the 92 Sqn. aircraft flown by Flight Lieutenant [...]
Porky’s last ride – 1/35 scale diorama
I just wanted to share this diorama with everyone. It is set "somewhere" in France in 1944. A local cafe was komandeerd as a field HQ. Running out of army rations Private Hans kidnapped Porky to add to the potato and bread menu. [...]
Mitsubishi Raiden
This is Tamiya's lovely Raiden in 1/48. Sweet little bird, had a lot of fun weathering it too. Enjoy the pix. 🙂
