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Hi All! Tamiya's 1:48 Beaufighter Mk.X: Essentially an out of the box build but with Model Alliance decals. Made to represent NE429, a 489 (New Zealand) Squadron aircraft operating out of RAF Dallachy in 1944. As usual for a Tamiya kit, it was a dream to build with no filling required at all and minimal sanding. Paints were a mix of Xtracolor, Testors and Alcad II for the metally bits. The YAGI antenna was fabricated using aerial spares, provided by the kit, cut to shape and aligned with a guitar string. I hope you'z like it! I think it's my best build yet. Woof woof. ~M~

Deciding to put Tamiya's Corsair on the bench was a no-brainer. Having built the Mustang and Spitfire, I expected top notch engineering etc, but this one somehow...unexplainably...was even better than expected. I'll say it every time I talk about one of Tamiya's super kits, but every modeler deserves to treat themselves to one of these kits at least once. Kit: Tamiya 1/32 Birdcage Corsair AM: Barracuda cockpit stencils and decals, Barracuda resin tires (If Barracuda makes items for a kit I'm building I buy it...stuff is that good. Paint: Tamiya custom mixes, airbrush and oil weathering

SdKfz 164 Nashorn for Tamiya 1:35 Eduard There were a lot of delighted AFV modellers when the Tamiya 1:35 Nashorn was released, and a bit of a surprise. Naturally the kit is a lovely piece of Tamiya engineering with loads of detail already included. Yet there are always areas that could be improved particularly when trying to achieve a scale thickness which injection moulding just cannot match. To this end, Eduard have released two sets of etched brass which should give the kit a bit more pizzazz, and give it a more scale look. As is normal for these types of enhancement sets some of the kit detail will need to be removed before adding the etched parts and the modeller will also have to supply their own styrene or brass rod to complete some of the assemblies. [36266 Detail Set] This medium sized sheet is crammed full of etched parts, and looks like Eduard made the most of the available space without having to produce a second sheet. Along with the standard replacement clamps, brackets and grab handles the set included new items for the track storage rack, hasps and clasps for the storage boxes, front mudguards, searchlight mount, and fire extinguisher mount. One part, which looks like it assembles into a ammunition fuse box even has textured surfaces to simulate the wood that these were constructed from. In the gun compartment there are new storage racks, document pouches, gas mask canister brackets, aerial mounts and other sundry brackets. There are also two new radios and their associated support frames, a new grille and surround for the engine exhausts and new brackets for the storage of the MG-34/42 machine gun and MP-40 sub-machine gun and a new latch mechanism for the rear doors. [36277 Floor Plates and Ammunition Boxes] As the title states, this set provides the modeller with two very detailed ready use ammunition lockers for the inside of the gun compartment. Each unit has doors that can be posed open or closed and come complete with all the internal racks suitable for the 88mm ammunition, which you will need to source separately. The floor plates are simple to fit as, once folded to shape, they are just glued into position around the gun compartment. Conclusion Even Tamiya kits can do with some extra detailing every now and then, and these sets provide enough to make the difference without going overboard. I particularly like the 88mm ammunition lockers which will look great in their open state, especially if combined with some brass shells. With care and patience they should be ok to be used by all but the pure novice but still be slightly challenging in areas. Highly recommended Review sample courtesy of

Finally finished this one It's the first car model I've made, but the kit quality made it an easy one to start with. Tamiya Lotus 79+ photoetch EJan Andretti figure F'artefice decals I'd like to make another one at some point, but just as the bare chassis to go along with this one- so much gets hidden once it's all together.

So far I've only built aircraft kits, but I've seen some of the awesome car builds here and couldn't resist having a go too I was tempted by the 1/12 kits at first, but it seems the choice is either between old Tamiya kits, or some extremely expensive MFH kits. And even the detailing sets are really expensive. So 1/20 seemed like a better starting point. I'm a big fan of 70's F1, and especially Lotus. So the Tamiya Lotus 79 seemed like a good first kit. First thing I did was buy an Ejan Andretti figure and start fitting that into the fuselage. No big problems there, just parts of the seat around the shoulders that need to be sanded away: It's an expensive figure, but you do get a lot for the money- two resin bodies, two types of helmet, three sets of decals (that covers just about any year you'd want), and a very well sculpted head. You also get three sets or arms- the ones I chose are cast in very soft metal, so they can be posed to fit the car and wheel. Unfortuntely they look a bit skinny and deformed, so I needed to build them up with some miliput: Looks a bit more natural I think. Next time I would cut off the gloves and scratch build some new arms, because sculpting new ones over that metal was a pain. And with the painting in progress- not started on the helmet yet. I've been working on the DFV at the same time. Lovely engineering in this kit, it all just snaps together. Intake trumpets are proving to be the one bad point so far- it's really hard to remove the seam half way down, because of how they're put together.

Hi folks, Things have been very busy over the last month for various reasons, but I eventually found time to attach my figure and photograph this beast: It's a kit I knew I was going to buy when I saw the announcement, and it got built immediately. Quick to put together but took a while to paint and finish. I would've entered it in the WW1 GB but stupidly while I started it in the right period, I didn't take pictures to document the construction since it all rather fell together. Of course I only remembered the GB once I was well past the 25% point. Oh well I also had a go at painting a 1/35 figure for the first time - I've painted quite a few fantasy and sci-fi figures but nothing like this, so that was quite a steep learning curve. I'm pretty happy with how he came out although I can see lots of problems too. At least I have some ideas about how to approach these in future. I thought Tamiya's inclusion of the infantry set in the box of the export versions was a good idea and makes this kit seem like good value despite the motorisation probably pushing the price up. Mine does run - it's only sitting on the base - but I forgot to make a movie. It climbs well and can cope with decent-sized obstacles too. Here are a few details and such. The spade is rescued from a Dragon Ostwind I think, and the tarp is Tamiya epoxy putty rolled out and folded. The rather nice metal chains came in the kit, as did the unditching beam although I carved the wood grain myself since it was plain plastic. I also replaced the tow cable with a metal one which caused me a great deal of trouble as it's very springy and didn't want to mate with the ends or stay in the right place. Weathering is a mixture of MIG pigments and MIG and AK enamel products. I looked at period photos from the IWM for inspiration but didn't follow them too closely, so this is more of an interpretation than a realistic depiction. Photos were taken on a big piece of white paper with my NEX and a macro lens. I did the basic processing in Lightroom and added the text and other nonsense in Photoshop. They're supposed to be a tribute to Tamiya's box art style, I hope that's not too pretentious! Thanks for looking, and thanks to everyone who commented on the WIP thread - it was really helpful. Cheers, Will

Hi there, One you don't see made up very often. Was mooching round a local Hobbycraft the other day and saw this one on the shelf for not too much money. It's a great little kit, not many parts to deal with and builds up very quickly. Anyway, enough talking; Used Model Air RLM76 Acrylic and WEM RLM70 Enamel. Humbrol 67 for the trailer.

Seems a reasonable price for a change.... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/87038-TAMIYA-EXTRA-THIN-CEMENT-40ML/281505294854?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D28111%26meid%3D47cfc0606cff4cb083171a46f9c9caa4%26pid%3D100005%26prg%3D11472%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D350818611082&rt=nc

Hi folks, I picked this eagerly-awaited arrival up at the weekend from my local model shop and started building it pretty much that evening. It's been a while since I put together a new-tool Tamiya kit and I'd forgotten what a delight they can be. I also like their tendency to make things that go - I know it's not the fashion, but it makes for a fun project. I followed the instructions for a few steps to assemble the mechanism into the hull, and then try a dry fit of the side panels. That took all of an evening. Then I attacked the roadwheels (54 in total - 30 2-part, 24 4-part) and 200-ish track links. These nearly all had a tiny divot where they've been removed from the sprue, so I had to fill them: and sand them all back for a smoother result. The links and wheels took most of a day and night to get ready, and I spent the next evening on the armaments. The guns are very nice and will be totally invisible, so I haven't bothered to fill all the seams properly. I primed the track links individually inside + out with Chaos Black spray and then went over the outsides with a bit of Tamiya Red Brown in a rattle can to get a tough base. Then I mixed them all up and assembled the lengths: The roadwheels and metal spockets were treated the same way since I wasn't sure exactly how much would be visible. I masked the insides of the sprockets, and also masked off various bits of the hull and axles, and primed the track wells with Alclad Black. Hopefully that way there won't be any chance of seeing plastic. Having tried it with the tracks on I suspect I could've avoided most of that work, but there are visible recesses where the upper idlers sit, and a port on either side of the tail which shows the sprocket teeth, so it was good to do some of it at least. I found the fit of the clip-on rear panels was a bit suspect on one side - probably my fault because the other side was OK. I reasoned that it's very unlikely I will be dismantling my painted + weathered model for maintenance, so I opted to glue it all together, including the top deck, excepting the sponsons which are how you get at the battery. Since I took these pics I've done some driving over things on the table, and fitted all the remaining bits apart from the MGs and chains/tow loops/etc. Next steps are filling the gun shield and unditching beam rail joins, and then getting some primer on ready for paint. I'm not sure whether to go for brown or khaki - I've seen the colour called out as chocolate, but the allegedly-in-original-paint example in Brussels looks green to me. Cheers, Will

Hello, With the recent loss of the stash I've been at a bit of a loose end and unsure what about purchasing any kits again to build. I purchased this kit today from the local model shop as I'd been eyeing it up for quite a while now, but never felt as if i could pull it off at all as to me it was out of my comfort zone completely, enough of me babbling on here are the box and sprue shots: The box art and instructions call for this to be a maroon type scheme, but from googling and seeing quite a few at various bike meets, I'm debating on going for the Black tank & fairings, with Gold & Silver rims. Thanks for Looking!

Hi folks, I haven't seen anything about this here, but it appears from TamiyaBlog that a 1/16 scale RC type 10 was shown at Tamiya Fair this weekend: http://tamiyablog.com/2014/11/first-photos-from-tamiya-fair-2014-new-releases-and-events/ A previous entry suggests this will also be a static kit. Looks nice! Will

Kit manufacture: Tamiya Scale: 1/48 Type: F-16C Arkansas ANG "Flying Razorbacks" Extras used: None Paints and colours used: Tamiya Royal Light Grey XF-80 and Dark Sea Grey XF-54 for the Main colours, XF-20 Med. Grey for the nosecone and XF-7 Flat Red for the tail Other info: Finished with Xtracrylics Flat and Flory Grime Well after getting back into the hobby about 5 years ago (45 now) since a teenager I also wanted to build one of the famous Tamiya F-16s. So about 4 years ago SWMBO (She Who Must Be Obeyed) kindly bought me this kit for my birthday. However, wanting to do it justice I was a bit afraid to just get stuck in and muck it up. So it has been an ongoing project, only having the paint completed in the last month or so. I even forced myself to paint the pilot Urgh! A lovely detailed kit, but I wish they would make it easier to fit all the undercarriage after, rather than having to mask it up (I hate masking!).

... you know how sometimes a project just seems like the right one to do right now? Well, I've been noodling with the Murcielago SV, but I suddenly got the urge to build an XJ220. Don't ask me why... The usual start with Zero Paints for the body. This is meant to be "Silverstone Green", one of the exclusive colours for the XJ220. It's NOT meant to be any kind of British Racing Green, and I found some excellent pictures of a car on sale that categorically is Silverstone Green. This is specially mixed by Steve at Hiroboy -- a "Pacific Green" originally found on a Mustang. The colour codes for the original paint are not in the 15 pages of database entries for Jaguar colours on Lechler mixing tool, so I had to get something close. One source pointed to Boyd "Chezoom Teal" which is available in a Testors can, but is not in the DB either, so this is the closest I could get after rather a lot of online research. I wanted to keep the wing painted with the body to make sure it was exactly the same colour -- I learned that lesson the hard way! As always, the clear coat transforms the colour. I'm quite happy with this, since it matches my reference pictures pretty well. It's hard to photograph! The headlight covers raise and lower, and fit rather well -- these are taped on for effect and came slightly loose before I took the pix. On to the rather neat engine now... bestest, M.

A little while ago someone put on here links to a cheap perspex nail varnish rack that looked like they might be suitable for paints. Unfortunately they weren't, but being dirt cheap, no problem. I have now purchased a couple of these : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NAIL-POLISH-DISPLAY-STAND-HOLDS-APPROX-70-BOTTLES-HIGH-QUALITY/321210283070?_trksid=p3693.c100102.m2452&_trkparms=aid%3D333008%26algo%3DRIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140212121249%26meid%3D000e4588aab442b08463160a16962d1b%26pid%3D100102%26prg%3D20140212121249%26rkt%3D4%26 which arrived yesterday. Have to say well impressed. Just big enough to get my Tamiya bottles in which are the biggest I have. NOt cheap, but still reasonable and looks a bit neater than the CNC ply ones I was originally considering.

Some kits to be announced by Tamiya at their fair 21147 1/48 Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero Fighter Type 52-Kou 653rd Flying Corps 166 Battle Squadrons Completed 21148 1/48 Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero Fighter Type 52-Kou 343rd Flying Corps (1944 Guam) Completed 24337 1/24 Gazoo TRD 86 2013 35342 1/35 U.S. Ambulance 6X6 M792 Gama Goat 60788 1/72 F-16CJ w/Full Equipment 21144 1/24 La Ferrari (Red) (finished product) 39404 1/35 utility pole set (Italeri) 39418 1/35 monitoring stations (Italeri) 89787 1/48 Rejiane Re2002 (airframe parts are made ​​by Italeri, Inc.) 32583 1/48 German Army 38 (t) Light Tank E/F No Tomcat announced but that may happen nearer the time of the fair. Edit : More announcements added. Robert

With the looming retirement of A-10s, I jumped on the bandwagon to commemorate the best close air-support aircraft ever built. Hope you like it.

This is my first post here on brimodeller and im fairly new to modelling (just finished a airfix starter) and im getting a 1/48 model soon but im wondering what paint brand to use for acrylic but i dont have an airbrush and will not be getting one soon so what brand is good for brush painting acrylics oh and if you dont mind answering are humbrol brushes good

Hello All, WIP of the interior prior to permanently closing up. Will be converted to a Afrika Korps 250/10 so don't take too much notice of the Panzer grey finish as it will be a base for some hairspray technique 'action' .... (fingers crossed on that)! Happy Modelling, Ian

Hi Everyone, Here is one of my next projects : Moebius Models Iron Man Mark III I will be painting this kit with Tamiya Acrylic paints : Clear Red, Titanium Silver, Gold and Metallic Grey for the display stand Anyway here are the photos of the sprues. As you can see this kit has been primed already with Humbrol primer. I did this a few months ago when I was working on my Redbull RB8 kit. Progress photos once I have done some work on the kit. Cheers, Rick

Second attempt at owning a 1/32 Tamiya F-4C Phantom. The first met an untimely demise…. This one I managed to dislodge the open canopies whilst taking these shots. A bit of a dusty layer on the Rhino…can’t imagine why as I’ve always got fluffy dusters handy….OOB, gunze paints, mig pigments, pastels. Next one will be the 1/32 F-4E Early Version…..maybe as Arkansas Traveller or Steve Ritchie version...

For the conversion from D-model to C-model, I had to modify the cockpit structure. While I was at it, I remade the bulkheads to look more accurate. Look closely at the pictures and you can see the flanges. Check out the multiple methods I tried to make these parts and the one that ultimately succeeded at http://www.highflyingmodels.com

For the finished model: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234969746-a-first-tamiya-morris-mini-cooper-1275s-done/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello guys,new here. I bought the Morris Mini last month or so and ive been working on it for awhile now. Also just to note,this is my first project EVER so i can't promise quality work.Also i was hoping to get a few tips here. Ok so here are a few pictures of it so far. So far the Engine is completely done. Im now at the brakes and..well...im not sure how to connect them to the engine bits. So ya,if anyone knows how exactly to put them on,ill be thankful for the info. Like do i have to put glue (i use revell contacta) in the bits excluding the part that makes the tire spin and how do i actually make it turn 90 degrees? EDIT: Nvm the brakes,i actually managed to figure it out lol after an hour or so.Now i can move both brake disks left and right Ok so small update. I painted the Chassis and i learnt a lesson. I should seriously NOT use nail polish (or maybe it just wasnt my day) because its too thick and falls off easily. I covered up the nail polish on the floor panel with gun metal paint. Yes it does look a bit lighter,but that'll do for now.

Well I decided to start a new project. Photo's to follow. 'Sailor' Malan's Spitfire that he flew with 74 Squadron in 1940, ZP-A (K9953). I am hoping to record the progress of this build, unlike my last project (DB Airfix Spit) which I have put to one side. It just seemed to keep going wrong. Perhaps every Spitfire project starts with a bit of debate, so here goes. I have Southern Expo 70th Anniversary decal sheet which shows a Sky Blue. Now we all know that the Stadard 1940 Scheme started of as Black/White and the went to Type S (Tamiya XF-21). I am cuirious as to the correct underside colour for Malan's Spit. I am sure a lively debate will follow as I prep the first set of photos.

First post here, lads. This is Tamiya's 1/35 Quad Gun Tractor. I built it straight out of box. Painted with Pactras, weathered with AK-47's products. The tow chain on front bumper is also AK-47. It is also my first finished kit after 10+ break i modelling hobby. Any contructive criticism is more than welcome. Enjoy. There is a workbench topic i WIP section. Aaaand some details and overviews in B/W OK. That is it. A lot to watch. And judge

Hello All, This was a bit of an experiment and I usually do the occasional 72 scale armour kit. This is the third attempt at a larger scale. I would describe the build pretty good but the paint and weathering was a lot of blundering around in the dark. The scheme is from the Kagero mini top colours volume on the 'Panther in attack and defence'. Happy Modelling all Ian