Now that the first contibutor-funded kit review – of Fly’s 1/32 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc – is done and the build videos are rolling out, it’s time to start looking ahead to the next one. First, some quick housekeeping… What’s the deal with these reviews? Check out the REVIEWS PAGE, MANIFESTO and FAQ is you want…
Review: 1/32 Fly Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc
Not too long ago, I had a thought. And that thought quickly turned into an effort. Contributor-funded, contributor-selected kit reviews. How’s it work? Simple. Contributors donate into the Review Fund and select the kits to be reviewed. Then I review them, with an exhaustive focus on how – and how well – they build. These…
Review Format – How Do You Want It?
Now that the Fly Hurricane has been built and exhaustively documented, it’s time to sort out how exactly to put together the review. What exactly has been gathered? Around 80 photos of the build itself – some phone pics, some (particularly final shots) with the big Nikon. 80 video files totaling close to 11 hours…
A Change to Kit Review Voting
TL;DR Version – Voting will be changing so that a portion of the votes for the winning kit are retired. This preserves ownership, ensures shifting influence in the voting pool, and answers the question of when votes expire (they don’t – but they can be used up) The voting structure for this whole contributor-funded kit…
Haters Gonna Hate
When I started this blog as a side project/sandbox/way to give back nearly six years ago (holy shit does time fly!), I could not have guessed that it would reach the heights it has. What started as a place for me to ramble mostly to myself has grown into a blog that racks up around…
1/32 Fly Hurricane – Thoughts at the Midway Point
At what point does “it’s a limited run kit” stop being an explanation, and become an excuse? As I reach the halfway point of my Fly Hurricane review build, that’s the question that keeps rising to the surface. What do I mean by explanation and excuse? Simple. By their very nature, limited run kits have…
Contributor-Supported Reviews: Round 1 Selection
It’s hard to believe it’s been less than a week since I got this notion in my head about contributor-supported, unflinching kit reviews. While there’s been some measure of expected butthurt, the outpouring of support has been overwhelming, and I’ve truly been flabbergasted by it. So since that time, what’s happened? I’ve rejiggered the REVIEWS…
Bracingly Honest Kit Reviews – A Proposal
Kit reviews are broken. Most of the time, they just scratch the surface. Sprues are pawed through, a few ejector pins are noted, and the kit is pronounced “highly recommended”. Sometimes they go further. Test fits of major airframe components can reveal some insights into how a kit builds. But only some. Details and nuances…
Tamiya’s 1/32 Release Pattern
Tamiya’s next big 1/32 release is a perennially popular topic around the modelling interwebs. I’ve written about it several times, including: Wait, Tamiya’s Doing a 1/32 P-51D Mustang? – 2011 Thoughts on Tamiya’s Upcoming 1/32 F4U Corsair – 2013 Thoughts on Tamiya’s New 1/32 Mosquito FB.VI – 2015 The current round seems to have kicked off…
America. Not that Great (at Modeling).
***NOTE: I’ve seen a few comments around the interwebs accusing me of being a European troll or something. LOL. Talk about a failure of reading comprehension. But, to set the record straight, I’m an American. And I’m a Texan, which makes me, like, a Super American.*** Recently, Jon over at The Combat Workshop tossed up…