How To: Weathering with pastel chalk.
Typically I weather my models using artist pastel chalk. With the chalk you can vary the depth of your weathering. For jet exhaust I used black, brown, light gray, and a touch of blue. Using multiple colors gives a nice blended look. The [...]
Revell 1/32 Junkers Stuka B-2
Hi everyone!
Here's my Revell 1/32 Junkers Stuka B-2, built about 12 years ago.
The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka (from Sturzkampfflugzeug, "dive bomber") was a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft. Designed by Hermann [...]
Rigging Biplanes- Looking for help.
I would like some opinions from people about how to best rig biplanes. I have read a few articles I found online. If you have any experience on which technique you like best, which article you found most helpful, or just how you do it, I [...]
Trumpeter 1/48 SM 79 II
What I will say about this kit, finished just a couple of weeks ago after being buried in the stash for a decade. It went together cleanly, was interesting to paint and looks pretty much like an SM 79 should. The interior is sparse, so I [...]
HASEGAWA A4M SKYHAWK 1/48
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HASEGAWA A4M SKYHAWK 1/48
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Tamiya 1/35 JGSDF Type 16 Tank Destroyer
Lockdown build number 2 (well number 1 is continuing the build of the Tamiya 1/35 Matilda) is this modern JGSDF Type 16 (my first modern armour). Being build out of the box with a what-if camouflage scheme - home made digital scheme to be [...]
Airfix 1:72 Commonwealth CA-13 Boomerang (Series 1)
This was a quick build that I wanted to use to fill the time while waiting for some masks and paint for a Japanese plane I wanted to build for Works in Progress. Of course, I always seem to pick things that have some challenges. This is [...]
Heller Boeing PanAm B707-321
This is the big Heller Boeing B707-321, in 1/72nd scale, done with 26 decals. The kit comes with Air France livery decals, but the 26 Pan Am decals were available, so I used them. The kit itself is so-so, and is made from some very weird [...]
