Man. Somehow, it’s already late August. 2015 is just about two-thirds of the way done. And what do I have to show for it so far?
Two completed builds. Just two. And one of them was mostly done in 2014…
Granted. I’m rather happy with both..but still…two stinkin’ completions is pretty weak.
So. What’s happened to this year? (more…)
The Combat Workshop asks an interesting question this month: do you bother with details that won't necessarily be seen on the finished model? The short answer? No. The longer answer?…
Well, it’s official…ish. Recently, Brett Green spilled the beans all over the interwebs. Tamiya’s next 1/32 kit will be the De Havilland Mosquito FB.VI.
Speculation regarding Tamiya’s next subject has been raging since the Corsair was announced two years ago. I heard it on “good authority” and “on the DL” from those with “an inside line” that the next kit would definitely be a Bf 109. Or a Hawker Hurricane. Or a P-40B Tomahawk. All of them, as it turned out, were wrong.
And so was I, with my fervent hope prediction of a 1/32 P-47 Thunderbolt.
Last time around, the months leading up to the announcement saw speculation solidify into rumors of a Corsair. This time around, the cat was let out of the bag much earlier when pictures of Tamiya’s engineers going over a Mossie were posted to Facebook. Even so, the confirmation still came as a mild surprise – probably given the impending release of HK’s Mosquito B.IV.
So…the Mosquito FB.VI.
We’re still a few weeks away from seeing the kit in all its glory at Shizuoka Hobby Show, but a few CAD illustrations have found their way online already. Between those and some educated guesses, I figured I’d put together a few thoughts on the Mossie and, yes, start the speculation of the next big Tamiya release!
With the 1/48 Sukhoi Su-9 Fishpot, Trumpeter adds to the growing list of new-tool Soviet aircraft that have been ignored for too long. The Su-9 was a heavy, all-weather interceptor…
Recently, I committed the apparently way over-the-line act of teasing someone who really, really cared quite a bit about the accuracy of a certain upcoming kit. By posting this... Well,…
Modeling is supposed to be a hobby, right? A way to have some fun and relax. But let's face it, there's a whole spectrum of fun and relaxing. At one…
This month's Sprue Cutters' Union question pokes the perennial hornets' nest: "Is scale modeling a dying hobby?" Groan. It's one of the most common - and most tiresome - rants…
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