Yearly Archives: 2011

How Would You Improve Doogs’ Models?

This month, Doogs’ Models marks its first anniversary. Kind of amazing to think it’s been around a whole year already!

In that time, traffic has grown from pretty much zero to up to around 8,500 visits per month.

But in that time, what I write about hasn’t really changed. Nor has how I write about it.

Moving into year two, I’m considering shaking things up a bit. Before I do, though, I figured I’d ask you what you’d like to see more of? Less of?

Here are a few things I’ve been pondering… (more…)

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Four Down

Finished up main construction on Dragon's T-34/85 tonight: That makes tank number four of my tank binge. Number three - the Cyber-Hobby M4A4: Number two - Trumpeter's KV-2: And number…

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Announcing the 1st Annual Doogs’ Models Fall Giveaway!

I’m thrilled to announce that, kicking off November 1st, I’ll be hosting this blog’s first ever giveaway! And believe me, it’ll be worth stopping by. I’m not going to be giving away a decal set or some warmed-over repop of a kit whose molds are 40 years old. No, I’ll be giving away one truly droolworthy kit to one lucky winner. And…you will have a hand in determining just what that kit will be!

Details follow down-post, but first I hope you’ll humor a rambling explanation of why I’m hosting this giveaway. (more…)

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Cyber-Hobby M4A4 75mm Build Report 1: Construction

After tackling Tasca’s masterful M4A3(76)W, I’ve been eager to take on a Dragon Sherman, just for the sake of comparison. I have four in my stash – Dragon’s Firefly Mk.Ic Hybrid and M4 Composite Hull and the Cyber-Hobby Orange Box editions of the Firefly Vc and M4A4 75mm.

I’ve been planning a more fanciful build with the M4A4 – a bare metal finish, of all things – so I figured what the hey, bring it out first.

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On the Bench: Dragon T-34/85 Mod. 1944

The armor binge continues!

I’d originally planned to follow the KV-2 and Cyber-Hobby M4A4 buildups with Dragon’s excellent Tiger I Late Production…but got a short way in before realizing that it called for painting some internal elements within the construction process. With the bench packed up, that’s a no-go, so back in the box for the Tiger.

Instead, I’m cracking into another Dragon kit, this one acquired at the recent ASMS show – the Soviet T-34/85 Mod. 1944.

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