September, Interrupted
TLDR What’s Going On? Next week, we’re loading the family up and driving out to Savannah to move our oldest into his dorm room for his freshman year of college. Instead of a grueling there-and-back,...
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Shipping – and international shipping in particular – is one of the absolute suckfests of running an e-commerce business. I won’t bore you with the list of grievances, which ranges from minor, daily...
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Pre-Orders Update – June 2026
The T28 absolutely dominated May 2026 in a way I was neither expecting or prepared for. Which is a great problem to have, but it’s also thrown other pre-orders and my more extended roadmap into some...
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T28 Release Madness!
All T28 sets* are now available over in the shop. May 2026 ended up being the month of the T28. Holy crap. I’m still digging my way out of the production hole, but now that everything’s live, here’s a...
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Taming Production Chaos
Production management isn’t one of my strengths. At all. The ADHD tendency to create doom piles, hyperfocus on the wrong thing, or get squirreled by a shiny new order has led to a fair amount of chaos...
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It’s the Little Things
As of this writing, the M24 Chaffee tracks are in a minor state of limbo. They’ve been designed. They’ve been fit-tested to the available Chaffee sprockets. But I’m not ready to call them final until...
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Friction and Variation
I’ll cut to the chase – I need your help. Or at least your opinion. As the Doogs Studios product line grows, presenting it is becoming more of a challenge. Especially products that are all variations...
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Introducing Pre-Orders
New functionality drop – the Doogs Studios shop now features pre-orders. But…why? Pre-orders have a rocky reputation in the modeling space. I mean…years on, AMK’s F-14 debacle is still a running joke....
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Print vs. Digital
TL;DR: Print sales have taken off and eclipsed STLs White backgrounds = prints. Black backgrounds = STLs. The STL product mix is changing and there won’t be 1:1 parity with print releases “Textured”...
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New Release: Jeep Wheel Sets for Meng
New release(s) dropping just in time for Winterblitz and the PPP’s upcoming Meng Jeep group build. What’s released? Four new printed 1/35 Jeep wheel sets and one downloadable STL set for those of you...
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Why is My Order Wrapped in an HEB Bag?
I’m a big fan of recycling cushioning materials where it makes sense. Brown packaging paper? Bubble wrap? Those weird inflated bag things Amazon loves to use? I’m an equal opportunity recycler. If a...
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Upcoming Shows and In-Person Pickup
January is looming, and that means its show season here in central Texas. I’ll be at both Modelfiesta (1/3/2026) and Winterblitz (1/23/2026) this year, and if you’re traveling to either of these...
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‘Dis Array
One of the things I love and hate about Blender is finding some feature somewhere that instantly solves a longstanding issue I’ve been having. Today I want to show y’all the Array Modifier. Making...
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New Releases: Big Stuart / Little Stuart
Six new track sets are now available in the Doogs Studios shop Three 1/35 track sets for MiniArt, Tamiya, AFV Club, and Academy Stuarts and Stuart-derived vehicles Three 1/16 track sets for Classy...
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Far and Away the Least Fussy Sherman Tracks
“I’ve tried many different manufacturers. Doogs’ are far and away the least fussy Sherman tracks I’ve ever assembled. The included jigs and tools really help make the process smooth and easy” – Rob...
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Making Connections
TLDR The way Doogs Studios Sherman tracks go together is changing Printed track sets will ship exclusively with a new, full-width track pin approach. Press-fit connectors will continue to be available...
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P-47s Had Too Many Tread Patterns!
Now that the 1/48 P-47N wheels are done, I’m starting to move onto other P-47 wheels. And hoo boy. I knew going in that there’d be more tread patterns. Thanks to modeling and buying aftermarket...
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Fix That Shit
Recently, a fellow modeler was building up my 1/35 T54E1 tracks and sending me some thoughts on the set and the assembly process as he was going. I love feedback like this. What works, what works...
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New Release: 1/48 P-47N Thunderbolt Wheels (for MiniArt)
I’ve got a lot of plans for a lot of things, but when MiniArt announced they were releasing a new-tool 1/48 P-47N Thunderbolt, these wheels found themselves shoved to the front of the roadmap! In...
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New Release: 1/32 Mk. 13 Aerial Torpedoes
A project that started out of spite over a year ago has finally reached its conclusion. The 1/32 Mark 13 Aerial Torpedo is now available in four delicious flavors: DS32004 – Mk. 13 (Early) – The...
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