Monthly Archives: May 2016

Review: 1/32 Fly Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc

Hurricane

Not too long ago, I had a thought. And that thought quickly turned into an effort.

Contributor-funded, contributor-selected kit reviews.

How’s it work? Simple. Contributors donate into the Review Fund and select the kits to be reviewed. Then I review them, with an exhaustive focus on how – and how well – they build.

These are full, naked builds. No aftermarket. No filler. No paint. Nothing for the plastic to hide behind.

Want to know more? Check out the Reviews page, FAQ and Manifesto!

The first kit selected? Fly’s 1/32 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc.

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Haters Gonna Hate

When I started this blog as a side project/sandbox/way to give back nearly six years ago (holy shit does time fly!), I could not have guessed that it would reach the heights it has. What started as a place for me to ramble mostly to myself has grown into a blog that racks up around 55,000 views a month. My Facebook page crossed the 11,000 follower mark a few weeks back.

It’s been awesome and unexpected and highly educational and, for the most part, extremely rewarding. It’s fun to help people get a handle on a technique, or walk them through the trials and tribulations of a build, or get them to shake up their own thinking a bit.

But when you happen to have a relatively large presence, and the temerity to have opinions about things, you inevitably attract haters. It just goes with the territory. I’ve seen it happen with modelers far more prominent and prolific than I. I’ve seen it happen with the Scale Modelers Critique Group that I help admin. It just…is. (more…)

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