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Korean War "Devotion" , Battle of Chosin Reservoir, LT/JG Thomas Hudner and ENS Jessie Brown Medal of Honor Mission Dec. 4th, 1950
This is a build that I have wanted to do for many years now. It covers a story that some of you will recognize right away. Some of you may not. Please read along with me and I'll explain. Be warned, some of what I'm going to be telling [...]
RIP Dave Schemel
Sad to learn that Dave Schemel passed on December 1, from complications of Covid-19. I'd lost track of him, then we re-established contact last year, but I hadn't heard anything from him since last summer. Great guy, great modeler, a [...]
Tamiya 1/72 Corsair
Hi everyone! This time I wanted to make another Corsair but with less weathering. I chose the Tamiya 1/72 one. I spent a while building this last Saturday since I had an online speech and debate tournament. At first, they tried making the [...]
Douglas A-1H Skyraider, Tamiya 1/48th USN Vietnam 1965 “Special”
It's the last mission day for the USS Midway (CVA-41) before sailing back home to Alameda, Ca. Conducting operations into North and S. Vietnam. The XO of VA-25 " Fist of the Fleet" CDR Clarence Stoddard, Jr. was planning the [...]
Tamiya 1:48 Scale, P-38G, "Lightning"
Just a little more weathering and I'll call her finished.
Probably the best engineered model kit of all time...my opinion, but if you've built one or are building one, then I think you know what I am talking about. I will not go into [...]
New Models Purchased
Hello all,
I was thinking that it would be a great idea to share with you the kits i recently purchased from the hobby store. I was lucky and got the Prince of Wales at a bargain $64 for its massive size. Both kits are Tamiya and their [...]
1/48 Tamiya Citroen Traction Luftwaffe staff car
Another wonderful Tamiya Vehicle build. Painted with Tamiya paints. I did some weathering with the Tamiya paints. Weathered with oil washes .
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Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A Corsair
Hello,
This is my Corsair, a well known and excellent kit from Tamiya. Everything OOB except for the masks for the canopy. No issues at all and the decals were really good. Hope you enjoy.
Cheers!
1/32 scale Tamiya Spitfire IX, Israeli Airforce
This was a quick build between my scratch builds, Lots of fun and the first Kit that I have built in a few years. I started the build with the idea of working on my painting and airbrush skills that I feel were taking a back seat with all [...]
