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Posted onMarch 24, 2022March 24, 2022Demo Builds

Charles W. Morgan

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Another old Revell kit from the Golden Age of Plastic Ships and Iron Men has crawled up on the workbench. Revell’s Charles W. Morgan from…

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Posted onNovember 15, 2017Demo Builds

Happy! Happy! Joy! Joy!

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As I’ve said before (somewhere) building models isn’t something I do for fun. I do it because I have to. It’s like a monkey on…

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Posted onOctober 20, 2017October 20, 2017Demo Builds

Starting Out: B-24 Part 1

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This Minicraft (Academy) B-24 has the nose molded separately in order to allow the same basic fuselage parts to be used in a variety of…

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Posted onOctober 15, 2017March 10, 2019Demo Builds

Cocky Bobby: Minicraft’s B-24

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I’m starting to get excited. I found the lost and derelict decals from an old Revell kit in 1/72 of the B-24D. There, in yellowed…

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Posted onSeptember 3, 2017Demo Builds

Salem Representative: P-51B Part 10

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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…

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Posted onSeptember 1, 2017September 1, 2017Demo Builds

Pencil Panel Lines: P-51B Part 9

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I don’t know exactly what’s wrong with the state of “internet” model building, but it has something to do with panel lines. I draw them…

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Posted onAugust 31, 2017September 1, 2017Demo Builds

Just Kidding: P-51B Part 8

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Getting very close to the finish line now. Glare in the photo above makes it look like the pilot is wearing a “bone dome.” Funny.…

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Posted onAugust 30, 2017August 30, 2017Demo Builds

Tamiya Representative: P-51B Part 7

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No, it’s not a Tamiya kit. But I used a lot of Tamiya paint on it. The basic technique here is to paint the model…

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Posted onAugust 29, 2017March 7, 2019Demo Builds

Big Chicken: P-51B Part 6

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I’m not brush painting the invasion stripes. In fact, I’m omitting them entirely. Some might call this “chickening out” but I prefer to call it…

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Posted onAugust 28, 2017August 30, 2017Demo Builds

Planning Stage: P-51B Part 5

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I’ve given the model two coats of Vellejo Metal Color (Aluminum). I’m still learning to apply this material with a brush, and because I’m basically…

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