Stealth Mode
Earlier today, I received the following comment in my Dewoitine D.520 build thread over on the Scale Plastic & Rail Forums: Wow! I've learned more about shading and weathering, reading this,…
Painting: The Three-Layer Blend
Which presentation does everyone prefer?
War Eagles Air Museum – A Treasure in BFE
Over the last week, the Doogs family has been on the road, making the drive from Austin to Colorado Springs for a big family gathering to mark my dad's 70th…
A Soviet Trend?
It was the Soviet Union that broke the back of Nazi Germany. Sure, the Allied campaigns in North Africa and Western Europe doubtless sped the fall, but by the time…
On the Bench: 1/48 Tamiya Dewoitine D.520
The Dewoitine D.520 In the late 1930s, the major European powers all undertook the development of a new generation of fighter aircraft. In Germany, this development resulted in the Messerschmitt…
On the Bench: 1/48 Tamiya P-51B Mustang
The North American P-51B Mustang The North American P-51 Mustang is one of the great success stories of World War II, not only for its stellar combat record, but for…
HK Models B-25J Mitchell Build Log, Pt. 1 – Internals
Now that I’ve started work on this monster of a B-25, I’ve come to realize there are basically two ways to approach the build.
The first is to plan, plan, plan. There are so many subassemblies that need attention, and that all have to come together in a magic leap from one step to the next. For example, closing up the fuselage requires finishing out not only the cockpit, but the column for the turret gun, the bomb bay, the waist guns and ammo belts, and the rear gunner’s position. And the nose strut, which as to be installed to the underside of the cockpit floor before the halves are joined.
The second route is to proceed haphazardly, and find yourself doing multiple things twice or three times, or four. Like spraying interior green, or weathering, or what-have-you.
Despite my best intentions to pull off the former, I find myself wallowing in the latter more and more. (more…)
New Job and a Celebratory Kit
My posting frequency has dropped off in recent weeks. I want to take a moment to explain why. First, work itself has been crazy, taking on new projects and seeing…
Bombers of a Modest Size
I've only recently broken into HK Models' massive 1/32 B-25J Mitchell, but I've already come to a realization. It's friggin' HUGE. You're probably thinking, "thanks, Detective N.S. Sherlock", but bear…
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