Doogs

I’m Having…Fun?

Post author:Doogs
Post published:January 22, 2020
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Modeling is a hobby. And for me, it's primarily a form of decompression. Years ago, I came across the idea of "western meditation". Whereas eastern meditation is all about clearing…

Musings on Quarter Scale

Post author:Doogs
Post published:January 3, 2020
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It's 2020, and this year I'm doing something a bit different. After years focused on 1/32 scale, I'm kicking the year off with a pair of 1/48 WWII subjects. If…

A Decade of Doogs Models

Post author:Doogs
Post published:December 26, 2019
Post category:Builds
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In mid-2010, nearly a decade, two kids, two dogs, and six jobs ago, I was restless. With our daughter's birth weeks away, I was casting about for something I could…

Fetishizing the Enemy – 4 Years On…

Post author:Doogs
Post published:August 9, 2019
Post category:Commentary
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Four years ago, I wrote about this hobby's fascination (to put it mildly) with German WWII subjects. And it elicited a lot of discussion (again, to put it mildly). And…

Too Damn Hot

Post author:Doogs
Post published:August 7, 2019
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When you live in central Texas, the heat is part of the bargain. Yes, we get breakfast tacos and more queso than you can shake a tortilla chip at. Amazing…

Modeling Rabbit Holes

Post author:Doogs
Post published:February 22, 2019
Post category:Commentary
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Around the modeling interwebs, it seems like everyone is suddenly kung-fu fighting about “basic modeling skills” and, honestly, I have no desire to join in. It’s all stupid for a few reasons.

There is no agreed-upon threshold for “basic”, so it’s all subjective.
People who throw the term around non-ironically are usually humorless pedantic assholes, so whether or not it actually is condescending it comes across as such.
And it’s just so…damn…tiresome.

Instead, I wanted to take a moment to explore some of the absurd rabbit holes that we can find ourselves running down as modelers. In the past 24 hours, I’ve encountered three. And as I was thinking on the drive to work this morning, the level of fucks given about such insignificant things is probably baffling to anybody on the outside.

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2018 – A Year in Review

Post author:Doogs
Post published:December 27, 2018
Post category:Builds
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2018 is just about over, and I don't see anything coming off the bench in the next few days, so it's time for the obligatory end-of-year post. What a Year…

1/32 F-104G Part 2 – Painting a Distressed Finish

Post author:Doogs
Post published:November 30, 2018
Post category:Builds
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The worst part about working on a 1/32 scale F-104 is contending with its shape. The combination of a long, cylindrical body and short, stubby little wings makes maneuvering the…

How to Focus Stack Your Images

Post author:Doogs
Post published:October 18, 2018
Post category:Gear Techniques
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If you've ever taken a photo of a model, you've almost certainly experienced it. A depth of field too shallow to show your entire build in sharp focus. While it's…

Welcome to the Stressed Skin Era

Post author:Doogs
Post published:October 4, 2018
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Over this past weekend, news broke wide open that Wingnut Wings, prolific maker of excellent World War I kits that aren’t Nieuports or SPADs, is developing a 1/32 Avro Lancaster.

Somewhere across the Pacific, the HK Models Team is currently banging their foreheads into their keyboards repeatedly. After all, they were supposed to release their own Lancaster years ago, but went back to revise it and, among other things, it was said they were going to incorporate a stressed skin effect into the surface detail. Then, when it broke cover…no stressed skin.

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