Tamiya scale model kits
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TAMIYA 1/35th CHEIFTAIN TANK (another build)
Hot on the heels of my last Chieftain being handed back to it's owner (1 week to be precise), i have been asked to build ANOTHER!
Learning from mistakes made on the last one, here we go again!
Also, first time using a Matt Black Primer [...]
Light this candle - Models 1/72 Mercury Redstone - Freedom 7
I picked this up and started building as a distraction and what I thought would be a simple build.
The kit is superb. The escape tower needs a little forethought and patience but the photoetch was a nightmare to get off the sprue and [...]
Arma Hobby 1/72 Grumman Wildcat Mk. VI/Martlet
Hi There,
What can I say it's Arma. A cracking wee kit. The only fit issue I found was with the Canopy.
Primed with Tamiya Neutral Grey,
Painted with Colourcoats Sky Type S, Extra Dark Sea Grey, Dark Slate Grey, Light Aircraft Grey and [...]
Diamond Nose...1/48 North American P-51D Mustang, 356th FG USAAF
Built in 2013, this was the third Merlin Mustang my dad built, but the first he did correct, regarding the wings. Back then it was new info for us that the P-51 had sealed/filled panel lines on the wings. Besides that the wings were [...]
TAMIYA 1/35th M113a2
Found this little kit i started about 10 years ago, will have to get it finished. BUT, i've since moved house and lost a few parts!
Any how, i'll add some straps, brackets etc. and try to find some replacement parts.
Pictures a little [...]
1/35 Tamiya Cromwell
The Cromwell came out of the requirement for a replacement for the Crusader which the British High Command knew wasn't going to be enough. Nuffield's A24 design was originally picked as the basis for the Cromwell, but it was powered by [...]
Why Paint That Bull’s Eye Right on Top of the Turret?
Maybe the French thought they would have air supremacy.
Anyway, I finally finished up my 1/35 Somua S35 from Tamiya after having some bad luck with the camouflage on the turret. My original black outlines ran like mascara in the rain when [...]
Chieftain Berlin Brigade Camouflage Masks
For those of you who are interested in doing this complicated camouflage scheme, here is the web address of the company that makes them. The set is designed around the Takom Mk10, but with some adaptation works just as well on the Mk5, so [...]
TAMIYA 1/35th CHIEFTAIN TANK
Building this for a friend, so it's going to be OOB.
Slight weathering will be applied and, as i'm new to airbrushing, the finish could be "interesting" to say the least.
Until this is finished, the "Memphis Belle" has [...]
1/48 Tamiya Focke-Wulf FW-190F-8
I haven't built one of these in awhile, so I decided to just relax and have some fun with it. Aside from a little putty around the area where the cowling meets the wings' leading edge, this kit goes together very well. The markings are for [...]
