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Tamiya 1/48th Do-335 Defense of the Reich
As a follow up to my Do-335 I built another one of these model kits. This time I thought I would do it up as a defender of the Reich in the last days of the war.
I added drop tanks and also scratch built the boarding ladder. I [...]
Tamiya’s Sea Harrier FRS.1 in 1/48 scale.
One of my favourite aircraft, the Sea Harrier; however the only kits in 1/48 are a bit dated, with raised panel lines & pretty much lacking in general detail. Since I rarely use after market products I resolved to fix the shortcomings [...]
Pictures from a new member
Hi everyone, I'm a new member, an Englishman currently living and working in north east China. I've returned to plastic kits after a fairly long time as a railway modeller in the UK. My nearest modelling shop is over 300 kms away, so I [...]
Tamiya 148 Type 95 japanese 4x4 staff car and Rikou motorcycle with side car
These were fun but challenging kits soooo small had to double up the magnifiers for this one my arms just arent long enough to see that clearly aymore Great kits for dioramas. I started building these 148 armor as a break between [...]
Tamiya Sd.Kfz.251 halftrack 148th scale
i reallt enjoy Tamiyas 148 mm series of armor the kits are perfect and most have metal chassis to give some weight they are usualy a very quick build this is a german half track used throughout the war this ones has ha a whit wash [...]
IJN Yamato Tamiya NEW tooling 1/350
Hello, I wanted this time to present a big project I've finished last December. The new tooling 1/350 Yamato Tamiya.
The IJN Yamato is the largest Battleship ever built in the history of naval warfare, and together with the DKM Bismarck [...]
1000 articles!
Today, iModeler hit a significant milestone - our 1000th headline article. For the record, the millennium entry was Neil Foster's Tamiya Meteor prototype 1/48. Neil discovered iModeler in February; three months later, he has a solid [...]
Matilda tank Tamiya 1/35
I don't usualy build armour but I have always loved the Matilda tank.They were actualy built at Vulcan works a now defunct railway engine company about 5 miles from where I live, the workers cottages are still there called Vulcan [...]
Meteor prototype 1/48 Tamiya
This is my rendition of Tamiya's Meteor prototype,as usual with Tamiya it is a superb kit and I can vouch for the accuracy as this actual aircraft was on permanent display in the aircraft museum at RAF Cosford,although last time I was [...]
Mitsubishi Ki-46 (Dinah)
I think this was a Tamiya kit but not sure I chose a heavily worn scheme on this one and tried something different by first painting it silver than chipping off paint to expose the silver I think it worked pretty well would love some [...]
