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Tamiya scale model kits

1/35 M3 Stuart.

After banging out 20 airplane kits in a row, along with 3 in progress since COVID started, my mojo has waned a bit. For a little change of pace, I pulled this 1974 Tamiya Stuart kit from the stash and had some fun. I purchased a Star [...]

1/48 Tamiya P-51 Mustang – insignia masks test, how to get rid of silvering decals and bump into other issues

Being quite lazy I tend to favor Tamiya kits, to eliminate any headaches from the start. Now this one here was an experiment in using Montex masks for the serial numbers and national insignia - something in line with the bad reputation of [...]

Tamiya Stuggie Wuggie III G & Tamiya OT-34 (Older kits)

Hi, Thanks for letting me join...The Stug III still needs weathering but the OT-34 is pretty much done...Enjoy! Paul

1/48 Tamiya P-51B John T. Godfrey

My Tamiya 1/48 P-51b in the markings of 4th FG star, Captain John T. Godfrey. Replaced the cockpit with a True Details resin item, Aeromaster decals except for some home made kill markings. Used Tamiya AS-12 Bare Metal Silver, overcoated [...]

Review: TAMIYA P-51D MUSTANG 1/32 Scale Aircraft Series (video preview)

TAMIYA 1/32 Aircraft Series No.22 North American P-51D Mustang™ Video preview: Tamiya has reproduced this famous aircraft with high level of accuracy and attention to detail! Excellent scale kit! DISCLAIMER: I am NOT! being paid to [...]

Tamiya 1/48 Panzer III Ausf. L

If you're an armor modeler that really looks forward to the painting and weathering stage, you can never go wrong with Tamiya's 1/48 scale kits--hiqh quality, low parts count and detail that compares to larger scale kits. After doing some [...]

Video: Building The Tamiya F-4B Phantom II Part 1 How to build the cockpit.

1/72 Mitshubishi A6M3,Typ 32,ZERO,”Hamp” Q-102

Tamiya 1/72 Mitshubishi A6M3 typ32, ZERO, "Hamp" serial number3030 petty officer 1st.class Kazuo Tsunoda, 2nd Air group 26.8.1942 Buna ,New Guinea. Build from the box with some added necessary details from the wires. Painted with [...]

1/48 Tamiya Romanian Bf-109 E

Another Romanian subject, this time a Bf-109 E. This model tries to replicate a machine that fought on the Eastern Front, including Stalingrad, with the help of a great Tamiya kit and RB decals. What baffled me was that Romanian fighter [...]

I Might Be in a Rut…

Yep; it's me again with yet another 109! This time the object of my affection is the Tamiya kit, done as a Bf109E-7 from 9/JG 27 during the early days of Operation Barbarossa. Unlike the Airfix kit I posted last time around this one has [...]