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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 onSeptember 12, 2017October 23, 2017Ship Models

The Origin of Revell’s “Golden Hind”

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I think I may have discovered the origin of Revell’s Golden Hind kit. It was a British TV series from about three years before the…

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Posted onMay 2, 2017March 7, 2019Finished Models

Revell’s Golden Hind

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Finished. At long last. This was the longest project I’ve ever tackled, and it will be a good long time before I take on another…

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Posted onMay 1, 2017May 1, 2017Ship Models

Very Close to the Finish

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A few years ago, I found this oddball sheet of rub-on letters in Ye Olde English style at an antique store. I’ve used it to finish…

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Posted onApril 30, 2017Ship Models

Scenic Wonderland and Paint and Paint

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I put some Tombo Multi on the bottoms of the feet of the figures and stuck them down here and there to see how they…

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Posted onApril 29, 2017April 29, 2017How To Paint

Painting Miniature Figures for Fun and Profit

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A rogue’s gallery. Grippy McGroiney. Known for his powerful grip and hideous facial scars, he once gripped himself into such a fury that he had…

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Posted onApril 28, 2017Ship Models

Walking the Plank

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Quite a lot to report today. First, an announcement. The rigging is complete! I’d say it was worth it. Now I’m planning on finishing a…

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Posted onApril 27, 2017April 27, 2017Ship Models

Going for Broke

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I’m happy about the way things are going. It’s been a long slog (considering that construction of this model started two and a half years…

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Posted onApril 26, 2017April 26, 2017Ship Models

Rigging Plastic Ships

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The rigging of plastic ship kits differs from that of wooden kits. On a wooden kit, you normally set up all the rigging on the…

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Posted onApril 25, 2017March 10, 2019Ship Models

Eighty Twenty

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I’m sure you’ve heard of the Pareto Principle–that eighty percent of your work is associated with twenty percent of your job (that’s one way of…

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