This time it’s a Swordfish MK1 scale 1/48 by Tamiya. Personally I think it’s one of the most beautifull kits made by them.

I made a small diorama base of 30 by 20 cm’s in which I poored the “water” . I used the Woodland Realistic Water but believe it or not although it’s a small and undeep base I needed almost 2 bottles of 16oz per bottle, the stuff is shrinking like h..........

The kit is great and was a joy to built, I also used the etch wireset which Tamiya provids for the Swordfish. Furthermore I used some CMK resin for the slats, vertical stabilasers and some scratchbuilt controlwires.
Colours are all original Tamiya paints.

Hope you like it.
 

Photos and text © 2005 by Jan M. Visser

November 14, 2005

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