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A hearty congrats to Rodney Anderton and Reamon Keener, winners of the Tamiya and Monogram Razorbacks respectively! I'm building both right now, and can say without hesitation that they're both…

From the moment I cracked the box on Pacific Coast's Fiat G.55, I've known exactly which livery I've wanted to do - an experimental sand/red-brown/green splinter pattern dating from 1944.…

There seem to be certain aspects of modeling where perfection remains ever-elusive. The perfect paint. The perfect putty. The perfect method for masking canopies. And...specific to aircraft...the perfect seatbelts. There's…

After the smashing success of November's giveaway, I just can't wait another 11 months to host a second. So here we go! Now...this giveaway will be smaller and less epic…

Hey everyone. Wanted to take a break from usually scheduled programming to address three things. First - the single-post Build Logs are going away. I'm sorry guys. I really am.…

Came across this amazing decal sheet from Karaya while browsing eBay for another project. And I just had to have it. For the blue A-5 if nothing else. Man, Karaya…

If I had to sum up 2011 in a single word, I'd probably go with "grinding". This has been a year. Two job switches. A layoff and a month and…

With the Tamiya Fw 190A-3 well into the painting stages, I’ve already started casting furtive glances at the stash and planning my builds for the next several months.

These are obviously subject to change at the slightest provocation or whim, but right now, here’s where I’m at: (more…)

If you look through my stash, it's fairly obvious that most of my modeling interests are focused on World War II. Sure, there's a biplane or two in there, and…