Tamiya scale model kits
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Don Gentile's "Shangri-La" and James O. Howard's "Ding Hao." Both pretty much OOB other than p-e seatbelts and Aeromaster decals. Both done some 12 years ago.
Don Gentile was perhaps one of the most controversial aces [...]
Tuskegee P-51B flown by Major Charles McGee, veteran of 3 wars. Tamiya 1/48 kit, Warbird decals. Alclad finish. Poor pictures. Sorry, all I have right now.
Supporting force for the rescue unit.
This is P-51B Mustang finished with the markings of “Berlin Express” (43-24823) which was flown by Lt. William B. Overstreet of 363rd FS (357 FG)
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Cockpit floor has corrected by adding a plastic [...]
Another 1/48 Tamiya P-51D modified to a P-51D-5 (it's really not that hard and you don't really need that expensive hunk of aftermarket resin).
George Preddy's "Cripes A' Mighty 3rd" as she appeared in early August 1944 after his [...]
The famous for being well-known "Lou IV", flown by 361st FG CO Col Thomas Christian.
Tamiya 1/48 P-51D modified to early P-51D-5 configuration. Falcon vac canopy. Kit decals.
The venerable Tamiya 1/48 B. BMF on fuselage, aluminum laquer on wings. Decals from OOP SS sheet. Ultracast prop, exhaust & wheels.
I have still some ammunition for the “Attack of 109s” Will we start a counterattack against 109s ?
Here is 1/48 Tamiya Messerschmitt Bf-109 E7 coded S9 DR of III / ZG 1 Libya during 1942.
The aircraft camouflaged in RLM 78/79. [...]
My contribution to 'Attack of the 109' here on iModeler comes in the form of Tamiya's classic kit. Not much to say about this build, it's almost out of the box with just a set of Eduard seatbelts and Aeromaster decals added. As I really [...]
Having admired some hundreds of spectacular models here at iModeler, I feel compelled to provide some sort of evidence that Yours Truly also builds some models on his own -- well at least occasionally.
This is Tamiya’s Messerschmitt Bf [...]
"The One-shot Lighter" is a one of the name given by Allied pilots for Mitsubishi G4M Betty because of their tendency to explode or catch on fire from any slight damage to the wing fuel tanks after being hit .
Model built as [...]