Mottling. Silly word. Entirely too tinny. But every plastic kit builder has encountered the mystery of how those mysterious Nazi airplanes are supposed to be…
This is my “stippling” brush. It was made from a Humbrol brush that cost me a few dollars and turned out to be one of…
I thought it might be time for a little tour of the work room. I’m not particularly tidy and don’t care if other people know…
One of the things on my “to do” list for this blog is posting scans of old, old articles from my collection of old, oldĀ magazines.…
When I say “basic” I mean basic. These are the tools that are like my eyes and hands. I don’t build anything without them. Reverse…
And so the “impossible thing” appears. I’ve been adding rockets and drop tanks to show this aircraft as it was, flying out of Iwo Jima…
This model, derived from three different kits and having a natural metal finish, would be considered difficult to build and impossible to paint with a…
The vacuum formed canopy is a great invention. I find these things to be very useful, and replace the kit canopy with a vacuum formed…
The mixture of Tamiya Flat Base and Future was brushed onto the painted areas (only). I’m not going to put a clear finish on the…