Tamiya 1:48 Churchill Mk.VII Crocodile • Kit No. 32594
‘Not again?!’… I hear you saying. Old mate is building another 1:48 scale subject. Yes, it’s true. I have been seduced again by the Tamiya range of 1:48 scale armour kits. Although I have always considered myself a 1:35 scale armour modeller, it blows my mind just how many 1:48 scale kits I have in the display cabinet. I won’t go into numbers, but it’s safe to say that there are a lot.
The main reason I love them is they are so easy to build and the scale is just small enough to not have to go over the top with additional detailing, but large enough to be able to execute some tried and true painting techniques to help bring the model to life. The ease of construction also means after only a few hours of build time you are generally ready to start painting, and for me that is where the most joy in the hobby comes from.
I have had this Crocodile sitting on the shelf of doom half built for a while now. If truth be told, I ran out of