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Paul Gallagher
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Code, music, books, scale models, or mixing genres with electronics and a microcontroller 🇸🇬 9V1DI https://linktr.ee/gallagher.paul
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Aichi E11A Type 98 on reconnaissance. This is the Fujimi 1:72 kit, motorised and mounted #PlanesInFrames!

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#histscalemodels #scalemodels #72scale #ijn
November 9, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Mounting and final motor test for the #Fujimi 1:72 Aichi E11A Type 98 Reconnaissance Seaplane. This going into the #mmpnavalaircraft gb. Hopefully wrap it up tomorrow!

#scalemodels #72scale
November 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Battle of Tarawa, 1943: US Marines land on Betio and engage forces including the 7th Sasebo Special Naval Landing Force that fight virtually to the last man. A scene with 1:35 figures from Master Box.

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#scalemodels #usmc #ijn
November 6, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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Need more practice with car finishes! This is the classic Subaru 360 Young-SS from the 60s, and the Hasegawa 1:24 kit is a great easy-to-build reproduction.

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November 5, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Oooh! The library has new 3D printers, They've upgraded the "MakeIt" labs to Bambu P1S and I saw some of the prints people were doing.. the quality and resolution is remarkable for filament. Is it now close enough to resin to be usable for #scalemodel purposes? I'll have to try!
October 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Painting up the Water Line Series IJN Tugger Set. Not the most detailed examples, but still great "scatter" for port/dock dioramas!

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#scalemodels #700scale
October 22, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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The Chengdu J-10S of the Ba Yi Aerobatics Team 八一飞行表演队 with the team's first female pilots 盛懿绯, 余旭, 陶佳莉, and 何晓莉 who joined the team in 2013. Sadly 余旭 passed away in a 2016 fatal training accident. Spirit soaring...

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#scalemodels #72scale #plaaf
October 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Finally, the Kotare 1/32 Hurricane Mk.I (Early) pre-order is open! I've been increasingly tempted by the scale as I've seen their Spits and 109s in production. But I've been waiting for my fave 1940 subject to drop ever since I heard it teased😁

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October 20, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Fairey Flycatcher stationed at HMS Hermes, China Station, 1930. This is the Armory Model Group kit in 1:48, with a hand carved prop and wood decals by ProperPlane of #Ukraine. All upstaged by a couple of cheeky seagulls.

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#histscalemodels #scalemodels #48scale
October 12, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Blackburn Buccaneer S.2C; brilliant 2019 tooling from Airfix. An ugly brute, but pretty magnetic when tooling around the sea at 60 feet! I think also the only time I've used the so-called "invisible" acrylic rod conceit😆
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#histscalemodels #scalemodels #72scale
October 10, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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Matsu-class Destroyer Sakura (桜). Fujimi 1:700 KISS build: no PE or rigging but replaced some newer parts and couldn't *not* fix the stern profile once I'd seen the issue!

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#ijn #histscalemodels #scalemodels #700scale
October 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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I built up the Airfix 1:76 Bedford QLT & QLD trucks the other day. Mainly for fun and hopefully a diorama if I can find some suitable troops. I don't want pointing, running, jumping, or shooting.. just bored and sitting please!

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#histscalemodels #scalemodels
October 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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The GM FM-2 Wildcat. A "Sweet" little 1:144 kit, with motorised in-flight conversion. Snuck this into the MMP Naval GB

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#histscalemodels #scalemodel #144scale #micromachinespodcast #navalaircraftgroupbuild
September 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Rewind: Inspired by the box art - the Airfix Spitfire Mk.Vc 1:72, Algeria 1942, with a convoy of Pit-Road 1:144 "targets of opportunity"

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#histscalemodels #scalemodel #72scale
September 20, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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The Yokosuka D4Y Suisei ("Judy") IJN dive bomber. An ancient 1:72 kit from Micro Ace, trying a new in-flight prop effect.

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#planesinframes #72scale #scalemodel #histscalemodel
September 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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タシャンTashan/tanakahobby is 75 ships into a multi-decade mission to build 100 (mainly 1:700, some 1:350). Quality and detail from first to last is mind-blowing. What an inspiration!

All on the blog: sidonia.blog.fc2.com

Recent builds also on yt www.youtube.com/@tanakahobby

#scalemodels #700scale
First 4 from 2014 or earlier: Yamato 1941, Takao 1944, Kongo 1944, Nagato 1941 Model #75: Yamato
August 23, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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The Leopard 2A6, hard-fought by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Brilliant little 1:72 kit from ICM.

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#forukrainegb #ukraine #histscalemodels #scalemodel #72scale #72ndscale
August 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Couldn't have gone so far down the #electronics rabbit hole without aliexpress! Other markets come and go, but still the best online source for all manner of parts for hobbyists, even if must search a little harder for deals these days. 11 years, 700+ orders, 2.4% had some issue (100% refunded)
August 14, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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"Target Fixation". A little dio with a spare Green Max 1:150 fishing boat

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#scalemodel
August 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Rewind: the Wingsy Kits Mitsubishi A5M2b I built during the 2023 models for heroes 48-in-48. I'm not ashamed to admit there **was** a spreadsheet involved to pre-plan this and get it all done in a weekend!

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#histscalemodels #scalemodel #48scale #ijn #A5M
July 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Rewind: The eye-catching @dorawings kit of the Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker & my kitsch presentation!

Dora Wings have a wonderfully eclectic range of aircraft from the "golden era" of flight.

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#scalemodel #72scale #72ndscale #ukraine #bellanca
July 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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#forukrainegb #wip weathering the 1:72 ICM Leopard 2A6 from ICM, hard-fought by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Now working on the base/dio..
July 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Armored Trooper VOTOMS Scope Dog diorama: Fyana (フィアナ) contemplating life, the universe, and everything.

...spent half my time watching series recaps to get myself educated in the lore😆

It's even "award winning".. amazed and humbled😊

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#scalemodels #votoms
July 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Close Quarters (1943) was filmed onboard the Royal Navy T-class Submarine N76 HMS Tribune. Some remarkable footage of the crew in action.

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June 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Made chili lime peanuts from Pailin's recipe (tua tod samun prai ถั่วทอดสมุนไพร).

Now fighting off hovering fingers, and keep downsizing my storage container requirements. Very addictive!

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#foodsky
June 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM