Tamiya scale model kits
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ALMOST as good as the 32nd scale Tamiya Corsair…… The 72nd scale Tamiya Corsair
Following on James Kelley's excellent article on the 32nd scale Tamiya Birdscage, and because i am totally bereft of originality, i thought i'd post an article on my latest labour of love.
This is my latest 72nd scale Corsair, Number 3, [...]
Tamiya 1/32 F4U-1 “Birdcage” Corsair
It's finished, at last. 🙂
I started this project in August 2013. I finished it up yesterday.
There's really nothing I can say that hasn't already been said...it's the best kit I've ever built. It's built out of the box, with the [...]
Video: Tamiya's 1/72 Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero
The eagle-eyed among you will/may have noticed the starboard aileron actuator is missing - that's because I knocked it off just as I was posing the kit for its photo session!
P-47 W.I.P.
i hate W.I.P. personally...half the time you don't see the finish...got that old tamiya kit down and polished it up a bit...with a little silver
plating...simon wh and tom cl made me do it {dirty filthy devils }...the people that have lead [...]
Tamiya 1/20 Jordan 191
A different sort of challenge for a guy that builds airplanes, Jordan Grand Prix's first entry into the Formula One wars. Powered by a 3.5 liter naturally aspirated 670 bhp Ford V8 linked to a 6-speed Hewland/Jordan manual gearbox, the car [...]
Spitfire MK Vlll 145 Squadron. San Severo, Italy, 1943 Flown by Lance Wade
American Lance Wade was a true Yank in the RAF. Near the end of his combat career Squadron Leader "Wildcat" Wade flew a Spitfire VIII with the serial JF472 and the codes ZX-J. Wade made his final claims in ZX-J; 2 Fw190s [...]
Portuguese Zero, I dont know if this is going to work and if It does I will tell you the story.
Ah Yes it worked, well the story is is that a very good friend of mine, Antonio Sobral from Portugal came here to California on business and I met him and we went to a hobby shop when they were having a sale. We Both saw these cheap Tamiya [...]
Trumpeter 1/48 Spiteful.
Well, here are the photos of my Tumpeter 1/48 Spiteful. I finished it months ago, but had some life issues and have now only now posted them. I did add the air intake on the cowling, drilled out the exhaust and cannon, added a whip [...]
Spitfire MK VB "City of Winnipeg"
This aircraft was a part of 402 (Canadian) Squadron, based at Horne, England during 1942. It is named for the City of Winnipaeg, Canada which probably donated funds for it's manufacture.
The kit is Tamiya's 1/48 and was made out of the box [...]
Yoshimura Hayabusa X-1
Merry Christmas everyone! Got my Megabusa ready just in time before the festivities commence! This is the Tamiya 1:12 kit, and it goes without saying that it was a kit of their usual standard, nicely detailed and fit together perfect.
The [...]
