On the Bench: 1/48 Tamiya P-51B Mustang
The North American P-51B Mustang The North American P-51 Mustang is one of the great success stories of World War II, not only for its stellar combat record, but for…
On the Bench: 1/48 Revell/Monogram B-25J Mitchell
What the Hell's Going On Here? Yesterday, I put the massive HK Models B-25 back into its box, for a myriad of reasons. The summer heat, the lack of certain…
Too Much
I put the HK B-25 back in its box tonight. The Hasegawa P-40, too. I know, I know. What the hell? The P-40 is pretty straightforward. I started it up…
On the Bench: 1/32 Hasegawa P-40F Warhawk
The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk The Curtiss P-40 is one of the few aircraft that is simultaneously vaunted and shafted by history. On the one hand, it was the fighter immortalized…
Review: 1/48 Eduard Fw 190A-7 ProfiPACK
My latest review is up on Scale Plastic & Rail. This time, it's Eduard's new Fw 190A-7 ProfiPACK. Check it out and let me know what you think!
HK Models B-25J Mitchell Build Log, Pt. 1 – Internals
Now that I’ve started work on this monster of a B-25, I’ve come to realize there are basically two ways to approach the build.
The first is to plan, plan, plan. There are so many subassemblies that need attention, and that all have to come together in a magic leap from one step to the next. For example, closing up the fuselage requires finishing out not only the cockpit, but the column for the turret gun, the bomb bay, the waist guns and ammo belts, and the rear gunner’s position. And the nose strut, which as to be installed to the underside of the cockpit floor before the halves are joined.
The second route is to proceed haphazardly, and find yourself doing multiple things twice or three times, or four. Like spraying interior green, or weathering, or what-have-you.
Despite my best intentions to pull off the former, I find myself wallowing in the latter more and more. (more…)
New Job and a Celebratory Kit
My posting frequency has dropped off in recent weeks. I want to take a moment to explain why. First, work itself has been crazy, taking on new projects and seeing…