MINIATURE ARCADIA Plastic models making

USAF F-16A Fighting Falcon Hasegawa 1/48

Hasegawa's F-16A Fighting Falcon kit. The other day, I was looking for Playstation 2 software and dug it together from the back of the closet. I found it with the Tamiya German Hs 123 I made the other day. This is a little too old. When did I buy this?

2024.03.20

AIRCRAFT USA

Luftwaffe Striker Henschel Hs123 A-1 Tamiya 1/48

I will try to build Tamiya's Luftwaffe ground attack aircraft, Hs123. I thought it was Tamiya original, but it was originally an Italeri kit. It seems to take a lot of work with a biplane, but the number of parts itself is not so much.

2024.02.28

AIRCRAFT GERMANY

US Navy Fighter F-5N Tiger II VFC-111 Sundowners AFV Club 1/48

This time, I will try to make an airplane plastic model of AFV Club for the first time. It's a US Navy F-5N fighter.

2024.02.15

AIRCRAFT USA

US Army M4 High Speed Tractor Hobby Boss 1/35

This time it's an Allied vehicle. It is a towing vehicle developed for the purpose of improving the power of Artillery of the U.S. Army.

2024.01.28

AFV USA

Sd.Kfz.251/22 Ausf.D Pakwagen Anti-Tank Half-Track AFV Club 1/35

This time, I will try to build a German half track Pakwagen from AFV Club. It was a half-track vehicle used in Germany during World War II and is commonly known as the Pakwagen. The vehicle was a variation of an armored personnel carrier with an anti-tank 75 mm PaK 40 anti-tank gun.

2024.01.10

AFV GERMANY

US Navy General Purpose Helicopter HSS-1N Monochrome Trumpeter 1/48

I was inspired to make a plastic model of a helicopter for the first time in a long time, so I picked up a Monochrome US military helicopter that I bought a long time ago.

2023.12.13

AIRCRAFT USA

Light Cruiser Kumano Imperial Japanese Navy Tamiya 1/700

The light cruiser Kumano of Tamiya is to be assembled. It is a heavily armed light cruiser equipped with 5 x 15.5 cm triple-gun as the main armor. It is the 4th of the Mogami class cruisers. Later, work to replace the 15.5-cm triple-gun turret with a 20.3-cm double-gun turret was carried out.

2023.11.13

BATTLESHIP JAPAN

German Heuschrecke IVb Grasshopper 10.5cm Waffentrager Trumpeter 1/35

This time I try to build a German self-propelled howitzer, the Heuschrecke. The biggest concept of this vehicle is that it can be removed with the turret and fired as a battery on the ground. Even though it was a prototype vehicle, it probably doesn't need a detachable function. But AFV with these features are rare and interesting.

2023.10.27

AFV GERMANY

The Generals of WWII era Master Box 1/35

Many Master Box figures have very good molds. I think this kit has a lot of energy, especially because it collects famous World War II generals. It's a valuable kit.

2023.10.16

FIGURE OTHERS

Various military figures, etc. Part 3 1/35

I painted some resin figures again. Everyone is in a rather natural pose and looks good.

2023.10.12

FIGURE OTHERS

Soviet Army Tank T-34/76 Type-1943 Tamiya 1/35

I'm just going to make Tamiya's rather old kit, the T-34/76. I will try this Modelkasten connected movable track. There are detailed instructions, so it's better to read through them before setting up my Tamiya kit.

2023.10.11

AFV RUSSIA

Various military figures, etc. Part 2 1/35

I have quite a few female soldier figures, too. Some of them are fantasy-like, some say she wouldn't actually dress like this. The one I made this time was a female soldier in WWII of the Russian Army, so I heard that there were relatively many female soldiers in the Russian Army, so I think it is a realistic category.

2023.10.03

FIGURE OTHERS

Destroyer Hibiki 1941 Imperial Japanese Navy Yamashita Hobby 1/700

This time I will try to build a destroyer for the Imperial Japanese Navy for the first time in a long time. I built this kit to the deck attachment and left it for a long time. Once I got the etched parts ready and started assembling them, the matching of the parts was slightly different, so what? When I thought about it, the etched parts were not for Hibiki 1941 but for Hibiki 1945 and Ikazuchi 1944. The outfitting must have changed a lot since the beginning of the war and 1944. As a beginner ship modeler, it was difficult to get the parts together.

2023.10.01

BATTLESHIP JAPAN

Various military figures, etc. Part 1 1/35

I made a military figure for a change. I've bought quite a few items when the yen was strong.

2023.09.29

FIGURE OTHERS

RAF Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I Tamiya 1/48

This kit, the Tamiya Spitfire, was piled without even opening the box, hoping to make one day. I remember I kept trying to build from a small scale for practice because I also have a 1/32 Spitfire. I've built other manufacturers' and tropical versions of Tamiya, but this Mk.I is probably the most basic aircraft. It was said to have taken part in the famous Dunkirk retreat. I can choose three different markings without having to buy a separate decal.

2023.09.15

AIRCRAFT UK