When exploring tamiya models, it's essential to consider various aspects and implications. Chairman of Tamiya’s board dies, 18 July 2025. Quoted from Tamiya’s social media. “Our company's Chairman of the Board, Shunsaku Tamiya, passed away on July 18, 2025, at the age of 90.
We hereby express our deep gratitude for the kindness shown to him during his lifetime and respectfully inform you of his passing. We also report that, in accordance with the deceased's wishes, the funeral was held privately with only close relatives ... 1/16 Leopard 2 A7V from Das Werk. And Tamiya has announce they're updating their 1/16 Leopard 2 kit to the A7 version. But it's the full option RC version so easily over $1K. The original release was $1300 CAD.
Best liquid cement I. Your opinion please - Large Scale Planes. The remainder in the Tamiya Extra Thin is acetone or mix of acetone and butanone ( also known as methyl ethyl ketone or MEK ) in the Tamiya Extra Thin Quick dry The remainder in the Mr Cement S is butanon ( aka MEK ). I also keep a bottle of the Mr.
Cement or Tamiya Cement ( white top ) on hand. Mixing FS16473 - General Discussion - Large Scale Planes. From another angle, it's a mix of Tamiya XF-23 Light Blue, 1 part: XF-66 Light Grey, 2 parts: and XF-1 White, 14 parts. The mix I found from the IPMS site said 23:1, 66:2, and 1:7 but Tamiya's idea of Light Grey isn't very light. This ratio looked way too dark for me so I kept adding white until it looked right.
A better mix would be only 1 part XF-66 to 7 parts ... F-14D - Tamiya...but wrong scale...1/72. A new tooled Tamiya F-14A in 1/32 scale would be easy for them to scale up the 1/48 scale kit.
A 1/32 two seat F-16 would also be great. If they did the F-14A my modelling budget for the year would be gone in one order as I'd need about three of them. F-35 Colors - General Discussion - Large Scale Planes.
With all of the excitement with the new Tamiya F-35 kit, I’ve been looking into the colors. Specifically FS36170. - Aviation Discussion & Research - Large Scale Planes.
Another key aspect involves, i keep reading very heated debates about A6M2 type 21 colors. Another key aspect involves, i have a Tamiya Zero that I am trying to get done, but everyone keeps offering opinions about the colors. When I bought the kit my goal was a quick build, out of the box, to get through a little dry spot.
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