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Cyber-Hobby Panzer III Ausf.L Build Report 1: Main Assembly

Post author:Doogs
Post published:August 24, 2011
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The Vorpanzer has spent most of July and August being ignored, especially with the big Tamiya Spit taking up most of my bench time. It hasn't been totally, shoved-in-a-corner ignored.…

Tamiya Spitfire Mk.VIII Build Report 4: Decals and Details

Post author:Doogs
Post published:August 21, 2011
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With the Spitfire painted, things have been coming together rather quickly. There are a ton of small parts to contend with in this kit, but by this point in the…

Tamiya Spitfire Mk.VIII Build Report 3: Paint

Post author:Doogs
Post published:August 13, 2011
Post category:Builds Painting and Airbrushing
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It feels like it's been a long time coming, but the big Spitfire Mk.VIII is finally going under the airbrush. Stupid Hot Building kits in the garage, in Texas, during…

Tamiya Spitfire Mk.VIII Build Report 2: Merlin Build-Up

Post author:Doogs
Post published:August 3, 2011
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One thing most nations discovered during the course of World War II was that engines mattered. A lot. In fighter aircraft especially, the choice of engine could decide whether a…

Tamiya P-51D Mustang Build Report 2: Natural Metal Finish

Post author:Doogs
Post published:July 26, 2011
Post category:Builds Techniques
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I got an alert this morning that my big 1/32 P-51 is currently en route to Mesquite, TX, and should be reaching Austin and my doorstep sometime tomorrow! As excited…

Tamiya Spitfire Mk.VIII Build Report 1: Cockpit and Main Airframe Assembly

Post author:Doogs
Post published:July 13, 2011
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Is it possible to be a modeling adrenaline junkie? It seems that, after coming back to the hobby last year, I've been hurling myself at challenge after challenge, barreling right…

Tamiya P-51D Mustang Build Report 1: Cockpit and Main Assembly

Post author:Doogs
Post published:July 13, 2011
Post category:Builds Techniques
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My original intention - to use Tamiya's 1/48 P-51D as something of a decompression build between the Sopwith Pup and Spitfire Mk.VIII - has foundered somewhat on the twin rocks…

On the Bench: 1/35 Cyber-Hobby Panzer III Ausf.L “Vorpanzer”

Post author:Doogs
Post published:June 30, 2011
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The Panzer III was a mainstay of the German army, and a principal actor in the blitzkrieg campaigns against Poland, France, and the Soviet Union, as well as a major…

Build Update – Tamiya P-51D Mustang

Post author:Doogs
Post published:June 28, 2011
Post category:Builds Mishaps
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Have you ever had a build just start off on the wrong foot and kind of start dragging downhill? I feel like that's what's been happening with my P-51 build.…

On the Bench: 1/32 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.VIII

Post author:Doogs
Post published:June 24, 2011
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The Spitfire Mk.VIII was a victim of timing. In September 1941, the Luftwaffe's new fighter, the Fw 190, made its operational debut, and quickly outclassed the RAF's Spitfire Mk.V. That…