I think there must be some kind of modeling corollary to Murphy’s Law that says “over the course of a build, something will go wrong”. Looking back, I feel like there’s been something with every kit I’ve built. Sometimes it’s been butterfingers – the time I spilled CA on the AccuMini Dauntless or sloshed neat…
Category: Mishaps
Decals are Magic!
I’ve been in a decal state of mind lately. In part because I’m neck deep in the decal stage on my F-104, and in part because of some, let’s say heated discussion about the quality or lack thereof of certain decals. Perhaps more than any other aspect of modeling, decals seem prone to disclaimers of…
Stalling Out
The Combat Workshop asks an interesting question for the first Sprue Cutters’ Union of 2016: At what point of the build do you tend to stall? Well, shit. That’s not really an easy question for me to answer, since it tends to bounce around depending on what I’m building. So…I can potentially stall out at…
Fight the Future
Yesterday, I was doing a bit of bench cleanup… And came across my big, unwieldy bottle of Future. What to do about it? Well… When I posted this over on the Facebook page, it elicited some cheers, some laughs, some “but…why?!?” comments. As well as questions over what I use instead. And that little blog…
Okay, “NOT” on the Bench…
The past week or so have brought some unexpected changes to the bench lineup. First, the Airfix Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3. Back in the stash. I can’t explain why, but my interest in building a 1/48 109 just completely dried up right before I was about to break into the kit. Better to set it aside…
Of Wingscale, Wing XL, H-K Models and Big-Ass B-25s
Last year at this time, one of the hottest stories in the modeling world was Wingscale and the imminent release of their massive 1/32 B-25J Mitchell (and announcement of a ridiculous 1/32 B-17 Flying Fortress). It seemed too good to be true, and then in March of last year, all of the sudden is was….
Cyber-Hobby Panzer III Ausf.L Build Report 3: Markings, Weathering, and Suck-It
I mentally divide armor builds into three phases. Phase 1: Construction Phase 2: Painting Phase 3: The Fun Stuff Now that the Panzer III has been through paint, it’s time for the fun stuff! Markings I chose very early on to do the eye-catching Panzer Gray and whitewash camoflage of Panzer Abteilung 502 (Pz.Abt.502) operating…
Build Update – Tamiya P-51D Mustang
Have you ever had a build just start off on the wrong foot and kind of start dragging downhill? I feel like that’s what’s been happening with my P-51 build. Things actually started off great. After trimming, cleaning and priming the various cockpit bits, I decided to give Lifecolor another try. Back when I was…
Dragon Panzer IV Ausf.G Build Report 4: Woodland Scenics Snow Sucks Very Hard Indeed
I’m quickly learning that it’s really hard to reproduce realistic environmental effects in scale. Case in point – adding snow to the Panzer IV. Adding snow makes sense. This particular Panzer was engaged on the Eastern Front in the spring of 1943 – and Russian spring is basically “OMG winter!” to the rest of the…
The LaGG Lags…
Work on the LaGG-3 is being suspended indefinitely. I managed to slice my thumb with a knife while doing dishes over the weekend, and it’s made me a bit clumsy at the bench. While test-fitting one of the cockpit side windows, I slipped and dropped it. Of course, since I had just cleaned the garage…
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