Part I | Part II| Part III I haven’t built a modern jet since I was a kid. Well, not counting the mini-MiGs, which I don’t. What happens in 1/144, stays in 1/144. Since coming back to modeling, I’ve been largely focused on World War II, with some deviations into the Great War. I haven’t…
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1/32 Ki-84 Hayate, Part III – Weathering
Part I | Part II| Part III In Part I, the Frank got built up. In Part II, it got painted. Now, it’s time to move into weathering and wrap-up. Salt Weathering I knew way back when I cracked the box that I wanted to subject this build to salt weathering. This is a process…
1/32 Ki-84 Hayate, Part II – Paint
Part I | Part II| Part III | Part IV In Part I, the Frank got built up. Now, it’s time for paint. Brain Teaser From a process perspective, the Ki-84’s scheme is a rather complex one. You have the yellow leading and trailing edges on the wings. The fat red hinomarus surrounded by the…
1/32 Ki-84 Hayate, Part I
Part I | Part II| Part III | Part IV I’d originally planned to follow up my Bf 109G-4/R6 and Bf 109G-6 double-build with Tamiya’s new Corsair, but by the time I was in a place to consider making a move, approximately 7,490 F4U-1 builds were underway over at Large Scale Planes. Can’t speak for…
1/32 Bf 109G-4/R6 “Regia Aeronautica” Part II – Painting
Part I | Part II| Part III | Part IV With my messed up, false-start-happy modelling year, it feels like it’s been months since I’ve thrown real paint at anything. And it kind of has – the last subject to run full-bore through the paint shop was my Pz.38(t) back in early June. So it’s…
1/32 Bf 109G-4/R6 “Regia Aeronautica” Part I – Cockpit + Construction
Part I | Part II| Part III | Part IV Over at Large Scale Modeller, several of us on the staff are planning to tackle Revell’s new 1/32 Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 as part of a kind of “group build review”. It’s going to be awesome…multiple builders, multiple styles, multiple schemes, varying amounts of aftermarket and…
On the Bench: Dragon 1/35 Pz.Kpfw.VI Tiger I Ausf.E
Once upon a time, I built armor on a regular basis, often side-by-side with an aircraft build as a way of switching things up. In the nine months or so this went on, I managed to knock out a Tamiya M4 Sherman, AFV Club Achilles IIc, Dragon Panzer IV Ausf.G and a Cyber-Hobby Panzer III…
1/16 Panda Pz.Kpfw 38(t) Pt. 4: Weathering & Finish Out
Part I: The Build-Up | Part II: Paint + Markings | Part III: Whitewash | PART IV: Weathering Last time around, the big Pz.38(t) got its whitewash. In Part IV of the build log, it’s all about the weathering and the final stages of bringing the build together. The Tracks After being pulled away from…
1/16 Panda Pz.Kpfw 38(t) Pt. 3: Whitewash
Part I: The Build-Up | Part II: Paint + Markings | PART III: Whitewash I decided pretty early on in this build that I wanted to go after the last marking option Panda provides: Why? Well, mainly because I’ve always found straight-up Panzer Gray somewhat boring (and difficult to weather without it looking stupid). Part…
1/16 Panda Pz.Kpfw 38(t) Pt. 2: Paint + Markings
In Part I, I took the Pz.38(t) through its relatively straightforward buildup. Now, it’s time to paint the bloody thing! RAL 7021 The Pz.38, like all things German armor in 1941, was finished in a gray so dark it was nearly black – often referred to as Panzer Gray or Panzer schwarzgrau. Whatever. RAL 7021…