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Kevin Leadley

Having built planes and tanks as a child, Kevin reintroduced himself to the hobby as a Model Car builder in 1992 and has been building cars ever since. He has now diversified into building Japanese buildings and further plans to build Japanese WWII Tanks and Planes

1/24 Japanese SuperGT Series, JTCC and JGTC

Toyota Supra - Team FET - JGTC 1995

Ferrari F430 GT300 - Team Gainer - SuperGT 2010

Toyota Supra - Team FET - JGTC 1995

Tamiya 1/24 Toyota Supra built with the addition of PhotoEtch seatbelts & bonnet pins, LB Production Decals and aftermarket wheels and hubnuts and some wiring added. Constructed at the 1995 JGTC entrant for Team FET Power Craft.

BMW 318is - Team SOK - JTCC 1994

Ferrari F430 GT300 - Team Gainer - SuperGT 2010

Toyota Supra - Team FET - JGTC 1995

Hasegawa 1/24 BMW 318i from the Japanese Touring Car Championships, 1994. Additions to the basic kit are Seatbelts and Bonnet Pins as well as some wiring and brake bias controls. Carbon Fibre and Kevlar decals were used on the interior

Ferrari F430 GT300 - Team Gainer - SuperGT 2010

Ferrari F430 GT300 - Team Gainer - SuperGT 2010

Ferrari F430 GT300 - Team Pacific NAC - SuperGT 2011

Fujimi Ferrari F430 with Hobby Design Photoetch set and decals by Shunko. Additional Carbon Fibre decals & Seatbelts also added

Ferrari F430 GT300 - Team Pacific NAC - SuperGT 2011

Ferrari F430 GT300 - Team Pacific NAC - SuperGT 2011

Ferrari F430 GT300 - Team Pacific NAC - SuperGT 2011

Fujimi Ferrari F430 with Hobby Design Photoetch set and decals by Shunko. Additional Carbon Fibre decals & Seatbelts also added

Mercedes SLS GT300 - Team Lean - SuperGT 2012

Ferrari F430 GT300 - Team Pacific NAC - SuperGT 2011

Mercedes SLS GT300 - Team Lean - SuperGT 2012

Fujimi Mercedes SLS with Studio 27 Photoetch set and decals by Shunko. Additional Carbon Fibre decals & Seatbelts also added

Mercedes SLS GT300 - Team Zexel - JGTC

Ferrari F430 GT300 - Team Pacific NAC - SuperGT 2011

Mercedes SLS GT300 - Team Lean - SuperGT 2012

Tamiya 1/24 Nissan Skyline GT-R Nismo Team Loctite Zexel

Toyota Supra - Team Castrol - JGTC 1994

Toyota Supra - Team Castrol - JGTC 1994

Toyota Supra - Team Castrol - JGTC 1994

Tamiya 1/24 Toyota Supra 1994 - Team Castrol

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1/35 Scale Armour

IJA Type 1 Ho-Ni 75mm Self-Propelled Gun

IJA Type 1 Ho-Ni 75mm Self-Propelled Gun

IJA Type 1 Ho-Ni 75mm Self-Propelled Gun

Tamiya 1/35 Type 1 Ho-No Self-Propelled Gun. Weathered using Ammo Mig products and the Diorama includes products from Deluxe Material, DioDump and Faller. Figures are Fine Molds and MasterBox and additional diorama parts from DioDump, Tamiya and Miniart

Toyota Phaeton AB

IJA Type 1 Ho-Ni 75mm Self-Propelled Gun

IJA Type 1 Ho-Ni 75mm Self-Propelled Gun

Tamiya 1/35 Toyota Phaeton AB. Hand painted using Acrylic's and mildly weathered. Circa 1941 invasion of Malaya.

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"Oo Kaeri Nasai" - Welcome Home

The Story

The Story

The Story

August 15th 1945 - Our pilot hears on his radio that Japan has surrendered and is ordered to return to base but instead he returns home to his family.

The Model

The Story

The Story

1/144 Mitsubishi Zero - Sweet Models. The buildings are made of card from a company called Sankei and the figures are Tomytec. Built on a base of Styrofoam / Wilko Frame and using Deluxe Materials "Solid Water" and "Making Waves" for the Sea. Palm trees from eBay and the rest of the foliage from the diorama box.

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Fujimi Temple Series

Fujimi 1/150 The Dream Hall of Horyuji Temple

Fujimi1/150 Ginkakuji Temple (Silver Pavilion Temple)

Fujimi 1/150 The Dream Hall of Horyuji Temple

 The octagonal Yumedono, or Hall of Dreams, is one of Horyuji Temple's most impressive buildings. The scholar-priest Gyoshin Sozu commissioned its construction in 739 as a monument to Shotoku Taishi. The building was constructed on the site of the prince's private palace, where he lived until his death in 622. 

Fujimi 1/100 Shureimon Gate

Fujimi1/150 Ginkakuji Temple (Silver Pavilion Temple)

Fujimi 1/150 The Dream Hall of Horyuji Temple

 Traditional Chinese gate at Shurijo Castle; originally from the 16th century & later rebuilt 

Fujimi1/150 Ginkakuji Temple (Silver Pavilion Temple)

Fujimi1/150 Ginkakuji Temple (Silver Pavilion Temple)

Fujimi1/150 Ginkakuji Temple (Silver Pavilion Temple)

Ginkaku-ji, officially named Jishō-ji, is a Zen temple in the Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the constructions that represents the Higashiyama Culture of the Muromachi period. 

Fujimi 1/250 Zuiganji

Fujimi 1/150 Horyuji Temple Kondo

Fujimi1/150 Ginkakuji Temple (Silver Pavilion Temple)

 Seiryuzan Zuigan-ji is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple in located in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Belonging to the Myōshin-ji-branch of Rinzai Zen, it was founded in 828 during the Heian period by Jikaku Daishi. 

Fujimi 1/150 Horyuji Temple Kondo

Fujimi 1/150 Horyuji Temple Kondo

Fujimi 1/150 Horyuji Temple Kondo

 A kondō is the centerpiece of an ancient Buddhist temple's garan in Japan. The origin of the name is uncertain, but it may derive from the perceived preciousness of its content, or from the fact that the interior was lined with gold. This is the name used by the oldest temples in the country.

Fujimi 1/100 Temple Ta-hoh-toh

Fujimi 1/150 Horyuji Temple Kondo

Fujimi 1/150 Horyuji Temple Kondo

 Ishiyama-dera Ta-hoh-toh is a pagoda located in the city of Otsu, Shiga Prefecture on the island of Honshu in central Japan. The building is an important element of the temple complex called Ishiyama-dera, which was erected around 750 AD and, according to the legend, it was erected on the initiative of a Buddhist monk named Ryoben. 

Fujimi 1/150 Senso-ji - 5 Storey Pagoda

Fujimi 1/150 Senso-ji - 5 Storey Pagoda

Fujimi 1/150 Senso-ji - 5 Storey Pagoda

 Senso-ji (actually: Kinryu-zan Senso-ji) is a Japanese Buddhist temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on the island of Honshu. The construction of this facility was completed around 630 AD, which makes Senso-ji the oldest temple in the capital of the Land of the Rising Sun! 

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European and US Road and Track Cars

Abarth 595

"Days of Thunder" Chevrolet Nastruck

"Days of Thunder" Chevrolet Nastruck

Fujimi 1/24 Abarth 595 painted in Tamiya Gun Metal. Built with additional seat belts and the brakes modified to photoetch parts

"Days of Thunder" Chevrolet Nastruck

"Days of Thunder" Chevrolet Nastruck

"Days of Thunder" Chevrolet Nastruck

Chevrolet 1/24 NasTruck. Built using aftermarket decals fo r the Cole Tickle "Mello Yellow" car from Days of Thunder

BMW M3 DTM 2013 - Wittmann

"Days of Thunder" Chevrolet Nastruck

BMW M3 DTM 2013 - Wittmann

Revell BMW M3 DTM. Racing43 Race and Carbon decal sets and built using the Hobby Design Wheel and Brake conversion and Photoetch Set

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1/24 Rally Cars

Citroen C4 WRC

Heller 1/24 Citroen C4 WRC. All kits have been modified using Studio 27 Photoetch, Renaissance resin parts and also decals from  Studio27 & Renaissance. The cars have been weathered using Tamiya and Ammo Mig Products.


Rally France - 2010 - Sebastian Loeb

Rally Belgium - 2014 - Petter Solberg

Rally Japan - 2010 - Petter Solberg

Ford Escort Cosworth - Carlos Sainz, Rally Argentina 1996

Tamiya 1/24 Ford Escort Cosworth. Modified suspension for Gravel Set Up and decals are from Racing43. The car has been weathered using Tamiya and Ammo Mig products

Peugeot 207 S2000

Belkits 1/24 Peugeot 207 S2000 - Both kits are build from the box with only the addition of the Studio27 Photoetch set, fabric belts and some wiring for Headphones etc. 


Cars represented are;

#6 - Kris Meeke - Rally Ypres 2009

#2 - Petter Solberg - Rally Monte Carlo 2011

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Japanese Castles

Odawara Castle

Kumomoto Castle

Kumomoto Castle

Doyusha 1/350 model of Odawara Castle. Painted in Acrylics and washed with Ammo MIg products. The grass and shrubs are from Woodland Scenics and the trees are eBay. The fences ae made from Aber photoetch Ship Railings. Set in a Wilko frame.

Kumomoto Castle

Kumomoto Castle

Kumomoto Castle

Fujimi 1/700 model of Kumomoto Castle. Modified to fit a standard 6x4 size frame and surrounded with foliage from Woodland Scenics. The castle is painted in Acrylic paints.

Matsu Castle

Kumomoto Castle

Matsu Castle

Doyusha 1/500 model of Matsue Castle. Modified to fit a standard 6x4 size frame and surrounded with foliage from Woodland Scenics. The castle is painted in Acrylic paints.

Gifu Castle

Hiroshima Castle

Matsu Castle

Doyusha 1/350 model of Gifu Castle. Modified to fit a standard 10x8 size frame and surrounded with foliage from Woodland Scenics. The trees are sourced from Ebay and the castle is painted in Acrylic paints.

Hiroshima Castle

Hiroshima Castle

Hiroshima Castle

Doyusha 1/350 model of Hiroshima Castle. Modified to fit a standard 10x8 size frame and surrounded with trees and shrubs sourced from Ebay. The water is made using Deluxe Materials Solid Water and Making Waves products and the castle is painted in Acrylic paints. The boats are from the Tamiya Japanese Boat Set

Osaka Castle

Hiroshima Castle

Hiroshima Castle

Doyusha 1/350 model of Osaka Castle. Modified to fit a standard 10x8 size frame and surrounded with foliage sourced from Ebay. The castle is painted in Acrylic paints and enamel paints and weathered using Ammo Mig products.

Osaka Castle

Tsurugajo Castle

Tsurugajo Castle

Fujimi 1/700 model of Osaka Castle. Modified to fit a standard 6x4 size frame and the water is made using Vallejo Pacific Blue Water Texture. The 1/700 Asian fishing boat is Resin and Photoetch and from Rainbow Hobbies. The castle is painted in Acrylic paints and enamel paints and weathered using Ammo Mig products.

Tsurugajo Castle

Tsurugajo Castle

Tsurugajo Castle

Doyusha 1/460 model of Tsurugajo Castle. Modified to fit a standard 6x4 size frame and surrounded with foliage from Woodland Scenics. The castle is painted in Acrylic paints and Enamel washes

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Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) Road Cars

Nissan Elgrand VIP

Nissan GT-R R35 "Ings"

Nissan GT-R R35 "Ings"

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Nissan GT-R R35 "Ings"

Nissan GT-R R35 "Ings"

Nissan GT-R R35 "Ings"

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Datsun 720 Surf Truck

Nissan GT-R R35 "Ings"

Nissan Silvia S15 "Rasty"

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Nissan Silvia S15 "Rasty"

Nissan Skyline R34 "V-spec"

Nissan Silvia S15 "Rasty"

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Nissan Syline R34 "Ings"

Nissan Skyline R34 "V-spec"

Nissan Skyline R34 "V-spec"

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Nissan Skyline R34 "V-spec"

Nissan Skyline R34 "V-spec"

Nissan Skyline R34 "V-spec"

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Nissan Silvia S15 "Top Secret"

Nissan Silvia S15 "Top Secret"

Nissan Silvia S15 "Top Secret"

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Nissan Cube "Nismo"

Nissan Silvia S15 "Top Secret"

Nissan Silvia S15 "Top Secret"

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Datsun R432 "Kamikaze"

Nissan Silvia S15 "Top Secret"

Datsun R432 "Kamikaze"

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1/24 Scale Japanese Road Cars (JDM)

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