So. The Scale Modelers Critique Group‘s Photo Reference Group Build kicks off on March 1, 2016. And as the start date looms, there have been some questions about photo references.
This post is intended to give a bit of guidance…but certainly reach out to Will, Jim or myself if you have questions. (more…)
Tanmodel (read my interview with founder Baris Tansoy) was kind enough to send me a review sample of their new 1/48 RF-84F Thunderflash, and I decided what the hell, let's…
I’m sure that more than a few modelers have a “white whale” of a kit. The one that got away…that went awry…that gnaws at you.
For me, that kit is Academy’s 1/32 F-16D Block 52+ Viper (or, alternatively, the F-16I Sufa…). My first go at this kit – in late 2013 – was cursed from the start. At the time, it felt like everything that could go wrong did go wrong. Beginning with my ill-fated decision to use Eduard photo etch in the cockpit.
These days, we modelers face an embarrassment of riches when it comes to quality metallic finishes. But as good as many of them are, none of them seem up to…
