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I'm rediscovering the magic of model making, something that has not been a part of my life for nearly three decades!
I can remember the unbridled joy it used to give me as a young lad when, with pocket money in hand, I'd soon find myself of a Saturday morning eagerly scanning the rows and rows of boxes in my local model shop trying to decide which kit to take home with me for that week's enjoyment. Now I want to recapture that excitement and the pride of a kit well made.
Took delivery of this little beauty a few days ago. I was eager to see just what improvements Airfix had made over their dreadful original after my experience with it earlier this year and I have to say the improvements are many. Other [...]
So what started out as a fun build challenge in a tent one night in the summer, ended up being a full-on test of my ability and patience!
It's not perfect by a huuuuge country mile, but it was a great learning experience! It was the first [...]
Quite a simple kit. I polished the surface with a 12000-grade cloth to give a natural sheen as opposed to a 'sprayed on' one. The decals were a bit thick, but succumbed eventually.
When we got home from that camping trip, the little Zero sat on my bench, just staring at me, longingly, hopefully, expectantly. If it had eyes, they would have been the puppy dog variety.
So, I took it upon myself to give this amalgam of [...]
Tune in next time when I'll build a 1/32 B-17 BEFORE we get to the checkouts at Tesco!*
No models were harmed in the making of this video. Only my enthusiasm. (temporarily, of course)
*;)
Probably one of my quickest builds in that I didn't start on something else during the build or spend any time away from it for whatever reason - a first for me!
The canopy didn't 'nest' like it should, so I had to omit the gunner's [...]
Another one of those "Oh that'll do!" kits that turn out to be anything but! I still need to locate a small, round decal for the P-51's emblem and something to approximate the 'Margaret IV' which will probably come from some [...]
