Weathering a plastic model is more art than science. That’s my story anyway, and I’m sticking to it! I explained in my last post the…
Panel lines have become a “controversial” topic on plastic kit forums, and you won’t be surprised to learn that I have a story to tell…
Perfectionism is a disease, not a cure. The A-20 model is coming along just fine, despite my best effort to foul it up. But first,…
Adding the “spots” to this particular color scheme is a real problem for the model builder–even if you use an airbrush, it’s a problem. You…
I don’t know how to talk about this project without talking about art. I know this makes some guys uncomfortable. I don’t know how to…
This old Revell kit has beautiful fit but it’s covered with rivets the size of bowling balls. The Sonic Scrubber worked it’s magic on the…
Actually gluing the parts together doesn’t get much respect on most “serious” plastic kit blogs. The gluing and stuff is just a given–it’s the shading…
It looks like somebody, at some time, pointed a can of Pactra’s Panzer Yellow and gave this kit a sort-of half-hearted spray. Not really enough…
Before I can begin building a model I have to have a good idea of how to solve the worst of the problems. I’m not…