Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
Well the New Year is off to a great start... I just finished up the first model for this Year. Granted, most of the work was done last year, so it only needed some little things completed to make it whole. One down and three more [...]
Pictures of a Westland Wessex helicopter at Bournemouth Air Museum in the U.K
Here is my 1/32 Hasegawa Bf-109G-6 with the markings of Black 10 of IV./JG54, Dorpat, Soviet Union (Estonia), early 1944.
Cockpit modified with MDC cockpit set as usual.
Other modifications are:
-Masterdetails horizontal [...]
This video is a step by step guide to one of the most basic approaches to fabrication.
In this video I answer some questions and discuss the various types of rotary hand tools that I have found to be most useful in the hobby of scale model construction. I take a look at the Foredom and Dremel as well as several types of [...]
This video demonstrates two ultra thin saw blades that are extremely useful for building scale models. The hand saw is available from USM and the circular saw blade is from Phingst.
I occasionally modify kits for the fun of it. Here's an example. Wheels are up, Buffalo and Wildcat style. I'm beginning to put together an IModeler Group that I hope will steer AeroKnow Museum friends in the direction of iModeler [...]
I present a number of my favorite masking tapes and masking paper that I use for scale modeling. Tapes from 3M, Tamiya, and FBS are highlighted.
This video covers the features, makes, and models of small sanding machines that are suitable for creating scale models. Discussion involves various belt sanders, disc sanders. and drum sanders.
Well, here is part 3 of the build, things are moving quite swiftly and needless to say I am having some serious fun. Apart from my husband duties, like going to the beach and chatting with the Wife, I have managed to do some building as [...]
