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…
Category: Resin
On the Bench: Dragon 1/35 Pz.Kpfw.VI Tiger I Ausf.E
Once upon a time, I built armor on a regular basis, often side-by-side with an aircraft build as a way of switching things up. In the nine months or so this went on, I managed to knock out a Tamiya M4 Sherman, AFV Club Achilles IIc, Dragon Panzer IV Ausf.G and a Cyber-Hobby Panzer III…
On the Bench: Eduard 1/48 MiG-21MF Dual Build
When I ordered Eduard’s MiG-21MF “Bunny Fighter” last fall, I remember wondering (and probably snarking about it somewhere) who in their right mind would build the garish “Bunny Fighter” scheme. As it turns out…me. My Bunny Fighter happened to arrive as I was outside with the kids, and when my son saw the box art,…
On the Bench: 1/48 Hobby Boss Messerschmitt Me 262A-1a/U4
For the new year, the Scale Plastic & Rail forums are hosting a Messerschmitt group build that’s been gaining some crazy interest. My first thought, as I started pondering which Bf 109 I was going to build, was “there goes my resolution” – as for 2013 I’m planning to step back from World War II…
On the Bench: 1/32 Hasegawa P-47D-27 in French Service
On October 1, Scale Plastic & Rail kicked off its second group build, “In Foreign Colours”. I’m still in the home stretch on my stealth build, but I’m already casting my glance toward what’s next. I’d first aimed for Trumpeter’s 1/48 MiG-15bis, until I found it wasn’t going to be anything like a walk in…
Review: 1/48 Eduard Brassin Il-2 Wheels (for Tamiya)
It wasn’t very long ago that Eduard, best known for their excellent (and prolific) selection of photo etch and masking sets, expanded into resin accessories with their “Brassin” line. Though they have only been at it less than two years, Eduard has, in this author’s opinion, become one of the premiere players in the resin…
Tamiya P-51B – “The Hun Hunter ~ Texas” , Pt. 4 – Decals and Weathering
Intro | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | PART 4
Tamiya P-51B – “The Hun Hunter ~ Texas” , Pt. 3 – Painting
Intro | Part 1 | Part 2 | PART 3
Tamiya P-51B – “The Hun Hunter ~ Texas” , Pt. 2 – Construction
Intro | Part 1 | PART 2
Tamiya P-51B – “The Hun Hunter ~ Texas” , Pt. 1 – Cockpit
Intro | PART 1 | Part 2
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