I remember when Revell’s A-20 jumped off the shelf at me in (when was it?) 1970 (or thereabouts). Old Revell kits fill me with nostalgia…
My post yesterday about buying paint reminded me that I live in one of the last bastions of the old-fashioned hobby shop. It’s true that…
I decided to bite the bullet and spend some money on paint. So I went down to one of the real, true destination hobby shops…
Some blogs are about plastic model kits, and some blogs are about AVIATION HISTORY and only a few are strange and uncomfortable mixtures of both.…
A few years ago I decided that in order to be a “real modeler” I would need to learn to sand off raised panel lines…
At the risk of causing some confusion, I’ll post a photo I took before The Big Hellcat Disaster of ’17 (TM). It looks like this:…
Well, that Hellcat thing didn’t work out so well. But you won’t see me cryin’. Much. The model is now resting comfortably. No, you can’t…
The problem with doing something worthwhile is that it can go wrong. Today I took up my work like I always do, but the outcome…
Anyone who has followed my antics at The Airfix Tribute Forum can tell you that I go through all the stages of perfectionism when I make…
I know I’m not exactly providing a step-by-step guide here, and I feel bad about that. But we’re a little beyond that now, so let’s…