I applied two coats of the 2 to 1 mix of Future and Flat Base. Attaching and painting the canopy was a real pain. I’m…
This model kit was supposed to be an “easy” build after a rather difficult project (the Revell Golden Hind). It’s supposed to be a “shake…
When I decided to build this “simple” Hurricane–part of what I wanted to do was “stippling” to create the illusion of sprayed-on paint. I described…
I put a coat of RAF Dark Earth and Dark Green on Bader’s Hurricane. The colors started out being the bottled versions from Polly Scale.…
The idea here is to fix something that bugs me. I’m not going to correct every error. Just the stuff that I don’t like. For…
Douglas Bader was a good example of what can go wrong when you have a guy in charge who is charismatic and aggressive. Bader wanted…
I say that I’m not a builder but propellers seem to be one area where I put knife to plastic on a regular basis. I…
I already have three Hurricanes in my collection. A Revell Mk. II, an Airfix Mk. I and a Hasegawa “Mk. I.” Having built these plastic…
I’ve decided to go with my version of a Rotol prop. It fits better and looks slightly better (I think). Here’s what Hasegawa thinks makes…
I’ve said that I’m a painter, not a builder, but that is a matter of preference. I can fabricate things when I have to –but…