Fixing Rubber Band Tracks
Of the (many) headaches I've had with AFV Club's Achilles Mk.IIc, one of the most persistent has been the tracks. AFV Club provides a set of soft, flexible "rubber band"…
Of the (many) headaches I've had with AFV Club's Achilles Mk.IIc, one of the most persistent has been the tracks. AFV Club provides a set of soft, flexible "rubber band"…
The biplane adventure continues. In the first build report, I covered my first attempt at reproducing wood grain. This time around, the focus is on the cockpit. Rigging The Pup's…
The P-47 Thunderbolt is my favorite plane from any era, hands down. I can't point to any singular reason why. Rather, it's the sum of the thing. The snarling Pratt…
During World War I, the oneupsmanship in the skies over the trenches was intense. During this nascent period of military aviation - when some of the early war aircraft still…
With World War II aircraft, I feel like I've found a pretty satisfactory build process. Obviously each bird has its own small variations, but for the most part, the process…
I build my models outside, in the garage. First, because of the fumes. Modeling involves some pretty strong chemicals, and I don't want them inside the house, especially with two…
As it says at the bottom of the page, this blog is running on the Wordpress platform. Having used all three of the major blogging platforms (Blogger, Typepad/Moveable Type, and…
UPDATE 2/7/2012: Some new...perhaps not facts...but some new perspectives have come to light regarding this whole affair. Please check out "Of Wingscale, Wing XL, H-K Models and Big-Ass B-25s" for…
I can't believe it's been something like three weeks since I posted the last Achilles build report. Where does the time go? Work on the Achilles did slow down somewhat…
Now that the Mosquito is off the bench, it's time to turn my attention to a project that scares the bejesus out of me: Wingnut Wings' Sopwith Pup. Fun Aside:…