Showing posts with label finishing techniques. Show all posts
Showing posts with label finishing techniques. Show all posts
Saturday, July 6, 2019

It Worked!

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Sometimes the manufacturers really do know what they’re talking about… I’ve been working on Tamiya’s 1:12 th scale Suzuki Katana off an...
Thursday, July 4, 2019

Kit Review: MPC/Round 2 Space: 1999 MK. IX Hawk

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I can’t remember the last science fiction model kit I completed. I have a few in my stash but I actively can’t remember completing one ...
Friday, April 5, 2019

Recently Completed: Fujimi 1:72 F-86F (Kit No. F-18)

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I’ve only done two Sabres previously – the Airfix F-86D when I was a kid, and the Matchbox F-86A at a teenager. The Sabre is a very ele...
Wednesday, December 27, 2017

A Lifetime Since My Last Skyhawk

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The Airfix 1:72 A-4B Skywawk (A03029) is the first Skyhawk I’ve done since I was a kid – and that one, some 44 years ago, was also an Ai...
Sunday, April 8, 2012

Detailing Wire

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Using wire for detailing has a long pedigree, whether for cockpit connections, hydraulic lines on landing gear, or any application that call...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Kit Review: Tamiya 1:48 Gloster Meteor F.3 (Kit #61083)

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The Gloster Meteor was Britain’s first service jet fighter and the Mk. 3, evolving beyond initial teething troubles, was deployed forward to...
Monday, March 12, 2012

Kit Review: Academy (Tamiya) StuG IV, #1332

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It was about a year ago that I was posting on building this kit and being stunned to find that Academy had thieved most of their early range...
Saturday, February 25, 2012

Kit Review: Academy’s M51 Isherman (#1373)

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When Academy learned their craft and got over the period when they pirated Tamiya’s range to flesh out their own (no, I will never forget or...