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  1. Kit - Tamiya 35203 (1996) Paint - all acrylics Decals - spares Extras - Aber etch grilles, figures from Tamiya 35201 Mentioned here a number of times that I love building TD's, think I've done four-in-a-row over the last couple of years. I try something new with each build, and for this one, it was the figures - I have always been 'low average' when it comes to painting 'little men'. This attempt is definitely better than usual for me, but I have a long-way-to-go. Very easy and typical 1990's Tamiya quality kit. No surprises and everything fitted very well, although I felt the side skirts could definitely have benefitted from a much more positive join to the hull. Colours are my own mix of Tamiya acrylics trying to match the more saturated green and paler Dunkelgelb that you see in later war vehicles, not sure if I succeeded but they're close enough IMHO. I detest pigments and was 'this close' to not adding any at all, but did so anyway. Don't think I'll ever get the hang of applying them. So that is that. Please feel free to make any comments, ask any questions or hurl any insults. Cheers from NZ. Ian.
  2. Hopefully no one will object to my joining with the Tamiya 1/48 Hetzer with a CMK resin conversion kit to make it a post war Swiss G13 variant? I’ve got other builds in progress so I’m hoping to build it pretty much out of the box (if the box is regarded as the base kit plus the conversion…) and I’ll just paint it in the single colour grey-green Swiss summer scheme (I’m aware that the precise shade is a matter for some debate) to keep painting as simple as possible. The History The bulk of the Swiss tank forces through the Second World War were 24 LTH, an early variant of what would become best known as the Panzer 38(t). After the war the Swiss were looking around to improve their armored capability and they were offered surplus Hetzers by Skoda. These were originally assembled from Skoda’s left over stock of parts from manufacturing for the Germans but the last batch were newly manufactured. The main difference (there were others, but less significant / noticeable, especially from the outside) from the originals was that owing to limited stocks of the original Hetzer main gun on the G13 this was replaced with the 7.5cm StuK 40 L/48. The Swiss Army eventually operated 158 G13s until 1973, at which point they were sold off. Many of them ended up in Museums masquerading as WW2 Hetzers. Why the Swiss variant? Well, my partner’s grandfather was Polish, and, by all accounts had a pretty bad time of it during the Second World war, including time in various camps. When my partner first found out I was a modeller she asked me not to model Nazi German subjects out of respect for his experience. Not a problem, I mostly build British kit and I was able to present her with an assurance on that one. However, some German equipment does appeal to me so if I really want to model it I look to other operators. A long time ago I did a Master’s in History and a chunk of that was spent on the Swiss and Austrian experiences of the Second World War. From this I learnt about the German kit (especially aircraft) the Swiss operated which means that they’re my first port of call. So if I fancy doing a Hetzer, not operated by Nazi Germany, I’ll turn first to Switzerland and their G13’s. In the natural way that modelling ideas expand to overfill the available space somehow this means I’ve now got a Centurion, Mustang and Vampire in the stash earmarked for Swiss schemes as well… Not much modelling time at the moment so my apologies in advance that progress will be slow!
  3. Hi, It's my old Big-E, that I'd built twenty years ago, I have removed the planes and the island, changed the aircraft, rebuild the island, and applied the wheathering... It's the Enterprise in 1986-88 (Carrier Air Wing 11). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It's the last aircraft carrier I built...
  4. Hi, This is my Tamiya 1/48 M20 US armoured car (delayed build from the Armoured Car GB...Finally removed from the shelf of doom!). The snowchains and some stowage is from a set by Blackdog. I have also added a metal machine gun barrel by RB, Hauler photoetch and some Tamiya figures. Scratch built base set at time of Battle of the Bulge. Thanks for looking! Stuart
  5. Here's my take on the Tamiya CB 750 with some extra detailing and respoked wheels using stainless locking wire. All the chrome work was stripped and redone using Alclad Chrome. Paint was Ford Sovereign Gold from a Halfords rattlecan suitably lacquered after decal application. I really enjoyed making this one ! Hope you like it ! MODeller
  6. It was the local model expo last week, and I managed some interesting kits at the swap’n’sell. Varying degrees of complexity. None of them a quick build! I also picked this up for a paltry A$5. This very definitely has potential for a quick build, mostly to practice my painting and weathering. I’m going to complete it straight out of the box as a carrier from 1 Armoured Division in North Africa. Started work on Friday. It comes moulded in very dark green hard plastic, but other than some injector marks is pretty clean if flash. Not bad for a kit first released in the mid-70s. I realise early on that it was going to be easier to paint as I go. I used Tamiya acrylic NATO Brown as a primer, and used Vallejo Model Air British Light Stone as the main colour. I was moving along quickly without thinking to take photos, so here is where I am this evening. A quick dry fit: And that’s it for now.
  7. I think this is a popular kit and judging on first viewing it certainly a very nice one. A few of Tamiya's "legendary" ejector holes that will need filling but other than that, it looks to be a well detailed cracker. I'm not sure what colour choice, thick stripes, thin stripes and there's even photos of a Bet Lynch style Leopard print camo. Straight out of the box with this one by the looks of it. There is a Black Dog produced stowage set available but I'll see how I get on. Cheers all.👍
  8. I have finally time come back to bench. Now I have little bit more time for my hobby. Lancia S4 is soon in RFI section, so I can start new project. Short history Alpine was manufacturing this car between 1963-1977 and variety of engines was used. Tamiya kit contains decals for Monte Carlo rally -71 car, but I think I will make my build for another race. There are already fine examples in this forum builds from this race. I am still looking options, first I was thinking option for Corsica, but -71 event was cancelled and if I am correct next event car had wider body. So I am still thinking options. Car was raced in Tour de France also. And here is link to one option for my build: 1969 Tour de France car And in 1968 A110 was raced in Le Mans. Maybe I choose between these options. So below are mandatory pictures from parts. I would say this is typical Tamiya. Engine looks good and with small detailing it's possible make fine model. Only thing I can complain is these chrome parts. I think I just remove chrome and get those painted. Good think is that wheels don't have chrome.
  9. My take on the Tamiya 1/35 US Navy PBR 31 Mk.II Patrol Boat 'Pibber' (35150) This quick build was enhanced by the use of the Eduard PE set 53010. A smashing kit and one I heartily recommend! Dave
  10. This is the kit. And this is the scheme I’m going to do. BOAC operated a number of PR.Mk IV and VI between Scotland and Sweden during the war. They were specially modified to take a single passenger in the bomb bay, but externally identical to a regular Mosquito. They were civilian registered and the letters were underlined in red white and blue to emphasise their civilian nature. One of the many and fascinating applications of the Mosquito and an extremely interesting part of its history.
  11. Hi all - here's my latest project - Tamiya's Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik in 1:72 scale. Build out of box in in the Soviet 1945 scheme - only aftermarket was some Eduard canopy masks, which made a huge difference to the finished product. Brush painted in mix of Vallejo and Revell acrylics. Overall a beautiful kit with lots of nice touches that make the modeller's life easier. Minimal filler required. Took me about 2 months, which is very quick for me - and that included about 2 weeks of waiting for canopy masks to be delivered, and a repaint of the grey which was initially too light. Only thing to note would be that the instructions require you to add the landing gear very early in the build - but I don't think there's any way round it. Enjoy!
  12. Hi all, this build has been a long time in the making. I had intended for it to be a relatively quick and stress-free build but it ended up being a slog at times and sat unfinished for a while. The kit is the 1/48 Tamiya Mk.X and was a breeze to put together, it's a great kit. The decals are the Avalon IAF Beaufighter set and caused me some issues, they were quite thin and the Star of David in the centre of the roundel ended up semi-transparent so the paint job can be seen underneath. Furthermore I can't actually verify that any of the Israeli Beaufighters actually wore RAF day colours but the option was there and I had the Ammo paint set on hand so went for it. The decals combined with a few silly mistakes on my end like using the wrong tail and ballsing up the camouflage scheme in places meant it sat in a box for a while untouched but I decided to just use it as weathering practice and managed to get it looking somewhat presentable so here it is: Thanks for looking in!
  13. Just a place marker until I decide on the final victim. I've narrowed it down to a choice from 3, the Brabham, the Tyrrell or the Renault as the Bentley has gone and the other 2 wouldn't be completed in the GB timescale as I have the full detail sets for both. My current feeling is for the Renault RE20 as it was a car I remember well from it's day, either winning or blowing up Plus it is nice and colourful I need to make the choice next couple of days so I can get the paint ordered, then I'll change title Looking forward to this one hugely Ian
  14. Picked the old Tamiya Universal Carrier up for A$5 at the recent local model expo. Perfect as a quick build to work on my painting and weathering. Brush painted with Vallejo and Tamiya Acrylics and finished with 1 Armoured Division markings straight out of the box. A little extra stowage added from the spares box. Figures donated by a Miniart Valentine kit. Build log can be found here: Off overseas for a little vacation for next couple of weeks, so hope everyone keeps safe and I’ll catch up when I get back. Looks good with my Border Models Crusader Mk II that I made at Christmas time. and finally one in black and white.
  15. I'm excited for this one! I've dreamt about building a Mosquito for a long, long time. Here's what I plan to do, a modified Mk 25 owned by World Wide Airways in Canada and marked up to race in the 1948 Bendix Air Race. The kit: And these decals and a can of Humbrol--hard to get Humbrol enamels nowadays in Canada, so I ordered this one special! The only photo of this plane that I'm aware of is on the cover of a book called "Mosquito Racer" by the owner/pilot Don McVicar.
  16. Hi all. Here's my latest completion, their VERY nice 1/48th Tamiya P-48F Lightning. The model represents White 33 from the USAAF serving with the 39th Fighter Squadron, 35th Fighter Group, 5th Airforce while operating in Port Moresby during 1944. The scheme is one of the options supplied in the box. I created paint masks for the insignia and White 33 on the nose and tail so I could paint them. I would liked to have made them for the shark mouths on the cowls but time was against me as I had to have it completed by last weekend (19/ 20 August) for our state competition. The stencils are from the kit. The embellishments are by way of a 3D Look panel, resin superchargers and etch seatbelts; all from Eduard. The wheels and tires are from DEF models. The top surface is rivetted so I could get some of the nice wear and tear around the rivet heads can be seen on P-38's and the colours are various darkened and lightened shades of OD/NG from Tamiya and Gunze acrylics. All of it over a silver base. I wet sanded the areas around the canopy to get the worn away silver look. I had applied hairspray but I wasn't getting the results I wanted so tried the wet sanding method. The final weathering once markings was applied was with a variety of oils and washes applied in small amounts but gradually layered to achieve the worn OD look. The underside received a similar treatment. The antennae wire is elastic thread. I'm really happy with the final result. I'd recommend getting yourself one, if only to enjoy the wonderful engineering and fit of the kit. Cheers, Mick
  17. Hi everyone I’d like to join in the fun with a Mosquito NF36 in 1/48 scale. The aircraft in question being RL147 of 85 squadron based at West Malling in 1951. I’ll be using Tamiyas NF XIII/XVII kit as the base. To upgrade it to the later model I’ll be using the Pangolin two stage Merlin’s, produced by a fellow Britmodeller I believe. I’ve pinched a set of the correct louvred exhausts from an old Airfix NF XXX kit. In the cockpit I’ll need to build to build an AI Mk X radar set from scratch but that shouldn’t be to much of an issue as I’ve some decent photos. I have various books for reference including the Modellers Datafile for the smaller differences. The only part I haven’t figured out yet is the canopy. The NF36 had the standard fighter canopy but with a blown panel on the wireless operators side. Paragon used to make a vac form one of these but it’s long gone now so some head scratching needs to be done there. Anyway pics below. 0DA37D23-DDC6-49DF-AD6E-C61494722133 by James Halls, on Flickr D0C1E136-2FEA-4573-9932-EE608172AD63 by James Halls, on Flickr ABBD0F60-7B0C-4754-A848-0928161DD1AD by James Halls, on Flickr And the subject matter. 40192046-5BF2-4795-A299-36B35F252013 by James Halls, on Flickr Thanks for looking. See you all at the start. James
  18. Hi, For this GB I will be building the Tamiya 1/48 M20 Armoured Utility Car. I'm planning a winter wash and will be adding figures and a base. Late December 1944. The M20 was derived from the Ford made M8 Greyhound armoured car. The turret was removed and replaced with an armoured super structure & anti-aircraft ring mount for a 0.50 cal M2 heavy machine gun. It had a top speed of 55mph and was widely used for reconnaissance work and as a forward command vehicle. 3,680 were made. It was originally named M10 but to avoid confusion with the tank destroyer it was redesignated as M20. Nice box art: I have also added the Black dog winter accessories set (T48041), Hauler photo etch (HLX48245) and the RB metal barrel for the Browning M2 (48B48): Quite nice detailing on the snow chains: Sprue shots with metal chassis: For reference I will be using the excellent Squadron Signal book by Jim Mesko: These photos are of M8s but you get the idea (I couldn't find any photos of M20s in chains & winter wash): The front skirts were often removed to allow easier steering in muddy and snowy conditions: Thanks for looking and looking forward to starting!
  19. Hi all My latest and best to date AFV-Tamiya's 1/48 Jadgpanther. Really pleased with how this turned out and it took me a few months of effort! So no excuses of pretty much copying Nightshift's and using his videos as step by step guides (and by writing it's not an excuse means that I'm not using it as an excuse ). So the zimmerit is as per Nightshift, using the Tamiya epoxy putty and cocktail stick approach, although mine's nowhere near as neat! I used the Hauler PE set to boost it a little, some left over metal tracks from my Panther build for the spares and a metal barrel. The camo branches are just seafoam flocked with crushed foam and grinded mixed herbs. Its not quite finished as the commander is still unpainted on the bench but my mind has now turned to the vignette base, which is the fun bit. Going for a bocage scene just before the 3 jagdpanthers from 654 schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung ambushed the Scots Guards Churchills during Operation Bluecoat. No doubt that will take another few months! And a WiP of an apple tree in the orchard where it will eventually lurk. First attempt at a wire tree but pretty pleased although need to go over some of the bark again to hide the wire twists better. And if anyone's interested the link to the completed vignette is here https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235120521-jagdpanther-on-hill-226/
  20. I am an airplane builder who seems to find himself building more and more armour (and enjoying it). Wasn’t originally planning to join this GB but as I don’t yet have a grey finished vehicle in the collection, I thought I would use this opportunity to address this with Tamiya’s 2019 1/35 38(t). I am planning this as a straight forward out of the box build. Not sure when I will start as I still have a Crusader, Corsair II and a Dragon Rapide to finish.
  21. PM-M Built a couple of years ago. Made it so that Engines #1 & #2 had removable cowlings by making the Merlin exhaust stacks removable. Now that I am using Imgur with some success Links BCC. Thought i'd share these images:
  22. So this will be Tamiya's 72nd scale F4U-1D, based somewhat on the artwork below. I've drawn up decals and sent them out to the printers last Thursday, so couple weeks for sure before I'll have them physically. The tail marking is about the only one I did not change, well almost. Made the white and blue equal widths, but for the rest: 1. - underwing roundel will have lighter surround representing fresh paint, or possibly showing a little difference between American and British Sky Grey 2. - original artwork has a red Indian chief's head, but I could not find any references about this. So will not incorporate this, but in it's place will add the chalked warning "GUNS LOADED" 3. - going with slightly larger fuselage code letters (20 inches) based on studying the well known photos of a pranged Corsair (see image below) 4. - more visible original roundel of 36 inches, with a smaller white portion 5. - smaller serial, adjusted to what should be 4 inches height Photos of plastic to follow ... regards, Jack
  23. Shadowing the Eduard Bf 109 F on the construction table was this Tamiya 109 G-14. This bird was surrendered at Neubiberg on May 8, 1945. It was apparently originally with JG 53 but taken over by JG 52 as evidenced by the painted over "Pik As" (Ace of Spades) emblem on the nose. The Tamiya kit holds pride of place for the G-6 variant in 1/72, at least for the moment. We will have to see what Eduard does with their effort in a few months. This is another of the Neubiberg 109s on my sheet. There was a variety of variants represented there, including G-14s, G-10s (including the Erla version) and K-4s in both German and Hungarian markings. I didn't take many photos during construction so these will have to suffice. Actually this is a minor conversion with the tall tail and additional small compressor bump on the starboard side. These were taken from an AZ 109 G-14 kit. Also added was the quad bomb rack from an ICM E-7 kit. I made two strips that were placed between the bombs for .005" card. The Erla Haube is a Rob Taurus vac item. This was a very enjoyable build, largely thanks to the excellent Tamiya kit. FC062D8B-2564-4FE3-841B-DAD0A26CD112_1_201_a by Barry Numerick, on Flickr IMG_9530 by Barry Numerick, on Flickr IMG_9630 by Barry Numerick, on Flickr IMG_9555 by Barry Numerick, on Flickr IMG_9552 by Barry Numerick, on Flickr IMG_9561 by Barry Numerick, on Flickr IMG_9563 by Barry Numerick, on Flickr IMG_9570 by Barry Numerick, on Flickr IMG_9608 by Barry Numerick, on Flickr IMG_9606 by Barry Numerick, on Flickr IMG_9634 by Barry Numerick, on Flickr IMG_9662 by Barry Numerick, on Flickr IMG_9660 by Barry Numerick, on Flickr IMG_9664 by Barry Numerick, on Flickr
  24. Does anyone know of a mask set specifically for the new 1/72 Tamiya F-35A - RAM tapes? Or would I just paint it all one colour if I'm doing one of the Lakenheath aircraft? If anyone could point me in the right direction it would be most appreciated thanks. Martin
  25. Not sure if any one has any tips. Second of two Tamiya kits that I have broken the front body pillar. Does any one has a way worked our of supporting this whilst cleaning and scribing before assembly?
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