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Tamiya 1 48 Sherman Firefly IC Since the...
Tamiya 1/48 Sherman Firefly IC
Since the first two armor articles have been well-received, here's another from back in 2006: the Tamiya Sherman Firefly IC.
The British and Commonwealth forces first received the M-4 medium tank in 1942,in [...]
Tamiya’s P-51B in the livery of Don S. Gentile’s “Shangri-La”. USAAF 4th Fighter Group early 1944.
My completed P-51B Shangri -La. I enjoyed this build which was mostly out of the box with the exception of the main landing gear wheels which are from Hussar. I also used the Lifelike Decals set for this aircraft.
The build log can be [...]
1/48 Tamiya Pzkw.V “Panther” Ausf G
Since the Sherman was so popular, here's another armor review from a few years back.
After the war, German tank expert Hasso von Manteuffel told Basil Liddell-Hart that, "Tanks must be fast. That, I would say, is the most important [...]
Tamiya 1/48 M4A1 Sherman
A review from 2006.
The Original "Black Panthers":
Much is made in military history about how the Sherman tank was outclassed by its opponents, with the unstated message being it was a second-rate armored vehicle which only ended [...]
Tamiya P-38G Lightning, 1/48. 'Miss Virginia'
My first of the Operation Vengeance trio in 1/48 was this Lightning, an amazing kit and probably the best engineered model I've made to date. There isn't a lot of negatives to say about this kit, in fact whilst I completed this model in [...]
1/48 AFV U-2A
My secoond lockheed build fopr the year the 1/48 AFV U-2A . Really nice build. My only complaint is the rsaied are on the canopy and the instrument panel. Overall model painted with Tamiya NATO Black . I went for early CIA scheme that had [...]
TAMIYA A6M5 Zero 1:48
It's funny, but you will forgive me (I hope): since I returned to this hobby after more than 40 years of absence, I am amazed to retrace paths that others younger than me have already traveled. I have rediscovered a state of the art light [...]
Tamiya G4M1 ‘Betty’ & A6M3 ‘Hamp’ 1/48, Operation Vengeance Collection
I like to think I know a fair bit about WW2 aviation, but I didn't expect how massive the G4M1 was until the box arrived in the post. At a wingspan of 41.6cm, and a fuselage length of 51.8cm, this model dwarfs anything else I've made and [...]
Bomber Killer…1/48 Focke-Wulf Fw190A-8/R6, Jagdgruppe 10
Built a couple of years ago. Used a Tamiya F-8 kit as base. Previously this aircraft was wrongly designated as A-7 but due to some exterior features seen on the pics of the original a/c and the assumed Werknummer, it´s an A-8. Also the [...]
1/72 Multiple Aircraft Commission Build Completed!
The multiple aircraft commission build is finished! This build consisted of the Airfix Spitfire MK-1a, the Airfix Spitfire MK-1a converted to a MK-II using 3-D Kits conversion set, the Eduard Spitfire MK-IXc, the Tamiya P-51D and Academy [...]
