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Gratitude
There seems to be an awful lot of negativity swirling around the modeling community at the moment. And I certainly bear at least some of the responsibility. Kitty Hawk, it seems, has become a...
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No New 1/32 Tamiya Kit for Shizouka?
It’s no secret that I love to analyze Tamiya’s releases and release patterns and speculate what they may mean for the future. I’ve done it HERE, HERE, HERE, and most recently HERE. There’s a lot to...
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Tamiya’s New 1/32 F4U-1D Corsair – Quick Thoughts
UPDATE: Additional photos, some formatting fixes, one or two additional thoughts Tamiya’s next 1/32 kit has broken cover, and I believe Marcus Nicholls deserves credit for sharing the first photos of...
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1/72 Bandai A-Wing – The “Jakku Bandit”
If it seems like I’ve been somewhat quiet of late, well, I have been. In part thanks to a combination of work, travel, work travel, and being glued to the twists and turns in the Trump-Russia scandal....
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6 reasons 1/16 scale is just the worst
For years, I’ve lamented that we’re pretty much stuck with 1/35 scale when it comes to armor. No, not because of cross-display issues with 1/32 or anything like that. Rather, because 1/35 is kinda...
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WIP – 1/48 Academy F-4C Phantom II, Pt 1
It’s weird how ideas can snowball. That’s exactly what happened when Jimmy D proposed an informal F-4 buddy build over in SMCG. What started as “huh” quickly gathered steam, and suddenly the start...
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The Academy Curse
There are plenty of modelers out there who will start a project and, no matter how shitty or dispiriting it proves to be, will see it through to the bitter end. I have a healthy respect for those who...
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Does It Fit – 1/32 MiG-23 Edition
Last night, I was scouring the interwebs investigating my aftermarket options for a potential project, and I kept coming up against the same basic image, repeated over and over again, probably...
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Does It Fit – 1/32 Academy F-16 Edition
Resin aftermarket often seems to exist in some weird fog, where you can’t find good, high-res photos or instructions online, much less actual thoughts from people who’ve used them. Even harder is...
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It’s My Model
Earlier today, a modeler posted a video to a Facebook group. A video of most of his completed builds making a trip into the trash can. He’s moving, see, and wants a fresh start with the new house. If...
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Tamiya’s New 1/48 Bf 109G-6 – Quick Thoughts
Every time a Shizouka Hobby Show or All-Japan Model & Hobby Show roll around, the modeling community gets all pins and needles in anticipation of the latest Tamiya release. There are other...
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X-Winging It
Saturday, October 7, 2017. My big 1/32 Trumpeter MiG-23 had been plodding along, and was nearly at the painting stage. But I decided to take a week off for a little sidecar project – a 1/144 Bandai...
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Photography: Focal Length
When we’re shooting photos of our models, there are a lot of factors to consider. Lighting. Proper white balance. Aperture. But there’s one factor that is often overlooked, and that can play a...
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Photography: Study in Light
Why is it important to learn how to use your camera’s manual controls to shoot photos of your models? Because when it comes to model photography, digital cameras are dumb as shit. Your Dumbass Camera...
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The MiG-23 Landing Gear Pickle
Last week, I finally got to the point of installing the gear struts on my 1/32 Trumpeter MiG-23MLA (the kit is technically the MLD, but being built as a Bulgarian MLA). And…fuck. The thing looks like...
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Let’s Talk About The Last Jedi
I know, I know. This is a modeling blog. But for this one post, it’s not going to be. Because I have to talk about Star Wars: The Last Jedi. And I have to talk about it in more depth than a Facebook...
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Priorities and Shit
The last year at the bench has been a real struggle for me. And if I’m being honest, it was a continuing, and worsening, of trends that have been creeping up on me for a while. But they really landed...
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All About that Base
Bases have never really been my thing. In part, I think, because the focus of my modeling has typically leaned more toward aircraft, where bases are mostly an afterthought. I’ve only ever put one...
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Su-35 Battle Royale, Part 1: Antebellum
It’s been a little over a year since my last build review – of Kitty Hawk’s maddening Su-17 Fitter. Why haven’t I returned to the well sooner? A few reasons. One. These reviews take a lot of time and...
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A Reply, Because LSP Threads Keep Disappearing
Over the past few days, someone over on LSP has been making ad hominem attacks on me. Nothing new there. You create anything on the internet and you’re going to attract detractors, especially if they...
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