Some images shot on my ancient camera. I’ve been thinking about launching a GoFundMe page to raise money to buy a new camera. I wasn’t kidding about the camera thing. Yaller Dawg decals. WATCH THAT PROP!!! I think this aircraft was probably painted up in “warpaint” as a publicity stunt to show off North American …
Continue reading Another One Bites the Dust
I built this Airfix Spitfire back in the Spring of 2010. It’s due for an upgrade. It’s a conversion to a Spitfire IXe, made from the Airfix kit by clipping the wings and moving the cannon and the associated bulges. A detailed, step-by-step description of the build is here. But there were several things about …
Continue reading Upgrades in Place
Here’s Kidd Hofer’s P-51B built from the old Monogram kit and built “wheels up” and put on a stand–just like in the old days. I finally decided to take some bombs I had in spares box and attach them. The bombs in the kit were 250 lb. bombs and I wanted to show the larger …
Continue reading Salem Representative: P-51B Part 10
Hey kids, how about some MODEL BUILDING! This is a build a did a while back that I partly documented over at the ATF but I’m going to put the information here in a more accessible format. The kit used is the older Me-109E from Hasegawa in 1/72 scale. There is a major problem with this …
Continue reading Mölders’ Me-109E in 1/72 Scale
I have some funny ideas. I decided not to build the really old Revell Hurricane. It was sacrificed on the altar of Research and Development. What corporate America doesn’t do–I do. This left me with an extra propeller. The prop I had installed on the Hurricane looked like hell. So I removed it and replaced …
Continue reading The Theory of “At Handed-ness”
I thought I’d take advantage of the horrible actions of Photobucket to add a “bonus” how-to article to the blog, since the photos needed to do so are now over here– on the blog server. I hope that made sense. Anyway, I don’t have anything else to blog about and I will be gone starting …
Continue reading Building a Fine Molds Bf-109F in 1/72 Scale
“Weathering” can mean a lot of things. Sometimes I do believe that “weathering” reflects the age and the level of hormones within the model builder. The younger and more soaked in testosterone, the more the builder wishes to see blood pouring out of the cockpit and burned bits of the enemy caught in the undercarriage. …
Continue reading Finishing Up: Hurricane Part 14
Finished. At long last. This was the longest project I’ve ever tackled, and it will be a good long time before I take on another one like it. I’m much more interested in aircraft and the history of aviation. Sailing ship models are inherently complex and difficult. Even if you just build the kit out …
Continue reading Revell’s Golden Hind
I have a few jet fighter models. Airfix 1/72 Lightning. Fujimi 1/72 RF-4E. Revell 1/72 F-22 Raptor. Academy 1/72 F-16C.
Continue reading Gallery III
I think I’m reaching the point with this model where I’m losing my ability to make good decisions because I’m facing two classic obstacles that tend to destroy one’s ability to think. One, I’m up against the limit of what I can do, and two, I’ve already made some mistakes that I can’t undo. One …
Continue reading Enough Already! A-20 Part 9