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…
A “natural metal finish” on a plastic model doesn’t work without the “panel shading.” This means that different panels reflect light differently, because the different…
Several methods are going to be described here, and in doing so I’ll introduce several concepts that may be new to you. I’d like to…
Here’s the video I made yesterday about brushing Vallejo Metal Color. This blog entry was originally about a brief video I did on using Vallejo…
I made a video today of me brushing Vallejo Metal Color onto the P-47. Unfortunately, the thing is taking forever to upload to Youtube, so…
The world of plastic model kits is strangely isolated. I don’t know if this has anything to do with the fact that many plastic model…