Recently, some well meaning commenters have intimated that I am some kind of aspiring modeling dictator, telling everyone else what and how to model. While nothing could be further from the truth (I will tell you what and how I think you should model), it got me thinking. If I was some kind of scale…
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Decals Matter, Yo
For October’s Sprue Cutters Union, The Combat Workshop asks: Whether it’s a part of the assembly process, a finishing technique, or a particular tool, what do you think are the essential aspects you cannot afford to cut corners on during a build? Holy shit! I could go on and on about various imperatives and areas…
1/48 Trumpeter MiG-21F-13, Part IV
Part I | Part II| Part III | Part IV Welcome to Part IV of the MiG-21F-13 build. At the end of Part III, the Fishbed was painted, chipped, and had just had the markings masked and sprayed. Now, it’s time to continue the journey with some weathering. Wash & Strut Handling the MiG-21…
1/48 Trumpeter MiG-21F-13, Part III
Part I | Part II| Part III At last! Welcome to this build’s big moment of truth. Making this: Look something like this: Or…similar. While I was tempted to go for 100% fidelity…the “AMS” side of the Force…I have found that stressing so much about complete accuracy doesn’t really do anything except suck the fun…
1/48 Trumpeter MiG-21F-13, Part II
Part I | Part II| Part III With the cockpit sorted, it’s time to move on to the build portion of the build. Overall, Trumpeter’s kit is straight-forward and hiccup-free. Still, there are a few areas to watch out for, and it’s probably a good idea to have a sanding stick or five on hand….
1/48 Trumpeter MiG-21F-13, Part I
Part I | Part II| PART III It’s amazing how our tastes and interests change over time, isn’t it? When I was a kid, the vast majority of the models I built were jets. Mostly 1/72 scale. It was only relatively late in the game – into junior high and high school, that I really…
1/32 Trumpeter Me 262A-2a, Part IV
Part I | Part II| Part III | PART IV It’s time to wrap this puppy up! The 262 has been a long time building, and finally, in Part IV, it all comes to completion. Strap in – here we go! Picking Up In Part III, I walked through my technique for masking and painting…
1/32 Trumpeter Me 262A-2a, Part III
Part I | Part II| PART III At last, we come to the reason I cracked this kit open in the first place. When I first stumbled upon Me 262A-2a Wk.Nr. 111712, I was intrigued by the unfinished appearance of bare metal covered in a latticework of putty. I’d seen this on other late-war Luftwaffe…
1/32 Trumpeter Me 262A-2a, Part II
Part I | Part II| Part III It’s been some time since this blog has visited the long in-progress Messerschmitt Me 262A-2a. In Part I, I walked through some early test-fitting and the build-up of the cockpit. Part II is usually all about the construction, but honestly, the 262 built rather fast and uneventfully. So…
1/32 Trumpeter Me 262A-2a, Part I
Part I | Part II| Part III When the Academy F-16 build began running into roadblock after roadblock, I started searching about for something else to share the bench. And damn did I ever vacillate. Until I somehow stumbled upon this profile of a Messerschmitt Me 262A-2a: It seems this particular specimen was left abandoned…
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