Category: 1:72 scale
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Consolidated Catalina – Part Two – Stand Down Canso
The Academy model of the Catalina PBY-5A proved to be a delightful thing in the box. But the thinking that wanted to convert it to a Catalina I in RCAF markings was as flawed as hell. The kit is moulded in black plastic – and any attempt to throw it over to RCAF Coastal Command…
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Consolidated Catalina – Part One – Was That A Cat I Saw?
Yes, it was. But it was marked as a Consolidated PBY-5A on the Academy kit and Boeing is claiming credit for it. The plastic is black and the decal sheets refer to the US Navy and the RAAF but the Village Idiot is going to go against all advice and paint it white with RCAF…
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The Little People
No, not leprechauns. Or dwarves or midgets or any other arbitrary divisions of the human race. I mean model figures that accompany our scale models. The denizens of the Little World. By rights they should be the ones we make the dioramas for, instead of with. They are the rightful owners of the scale. The casual…
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Republic Thunderjet – Part Three – Polish-ed Silver
They said it couldn’t be done. They said it shouldn’t be done. But I did it. Now tell me why I did it…because I am not that convinced that it was a good idea. I have completed as much work as I intend to do on the Mister Craft Republic F-84G Thunderjet. It is stand-off…
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Republic Thunderjet – Part Two – ” Warsaw, We Have A Problem…”
When I introduced this Mister Craft model last post you may have gotten the impression that I was making fun of it. Nothing of the sort. I am coming to the conclusion that there is no fun to be made with any part of it. The good news is the wing top and bottom halves…
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Republic Thunderjet – Part One – Polish Thunder…
Grom, Grom, Grom… I set out this morning to find a Hobby Boss kit of the F-84 Thunderjet to build as a companion to the Boeing KB-29B tanker that is taking shape. Inspired, as usual, by a Squadron profile book that showed just this combination linked together in flight. I’d researched the HB kit and…
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The Point Of Conception
There has been a great deal of debate on the subject of when life actually starts – medical, legal, and religious authorities have all weighed in with their opinions and formulated laws based upon findings and calculations.There’s been a good deal of doctrine and dogma involved as well – if you think about it, any…
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Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V – Part Six – Wet Dog Whitley
As a departure from my normal reveal photos, I have delved into the archives of RCAF WET DOG and found three pictures – taken on period Kodachrome A film by an Air Force publicity photographer – documenting a visit of the Whitley to the Alberta prairies. I think there must have been an official delegation…
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Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V – Part Five – Decision Time
The decision must be taken – and in this case the materials available for the job have decided me. The AW will be all-black. Before it will be so, It will be all grey, of course. In this case the undercoat is Mr. Surfacer 1000. This, or the Mr. Surfacer 1200, is my preferred undercoat…
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Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V – Part Four – We Have An Airplane
That magic stage of a build when the sprue trees have blossomed and fruited, and we have a recognisable airplane on the bench. It is one of the most heartening experiences in a modeller’s day. Of course some people spend literally weeks detailing subassemblies and parts for the eventual assembly, but I like to get…
The Little World 