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Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIX – Part Three – A Spiffing Spitty
There really should not be any basic problem with an Airfix kit – even the historic ones with their rivets and misshapen crew members are moulded to eventually yield a representation of whatever is on the front of the box. If you are diligent you can end up with just this. It may have some…
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Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIX – Part Two – ” Well! Excuse Me! “
Oops! Sorry, madam. I have intruded upon you while you are in a state of composition. One might take pictures of a lady in a state of undress, but one should never do so when she only has half her make-up on. I seem to have caught the new PRU spitfire with putty in her…
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Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIX – Part One – So Why This One?
For that matter, why any of them? What’s the factor that impels us to choose one particular plastic model over all the others there in the hobby shop – impels us strongly enough to get us to spend money buying it, and time researching and building it? I think it can be many things: a.…
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Well, I’m Alright…But What About You?
And the topic with which I treat today is the business of after – not before or during. Specifically, what are you going to do with the models that you build? I’m okay. I spent up on Billy bookcases from IKEA when they were cheap and I wasn’t and have enough space for my 1:18th…
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Chance Vought Corsair – Part Three – We Have Liftoff
I am pleased to report that I have gotten my mojo back. The Hobby Boss F4U-1 is complete and on the tarmac at Wet Dog Regional beside her sister craft – The F4U-1 pre-built model from the same maker. Think I have done as decent a job as the makers themselves, and have certainly restored…
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Chance Vought Corsair – Part Two – New Model Just Release!
You buy now. We ruv you rong time. Someone told me I was getting cynical in my old age. I have my high school yearbook and the entry with my photo says I have an ironic wit. I am not an old cynic – I was a smart arse in 1966. All this because I…
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Chance Vought Corsair – Part One – Familiar Territory
As you’ll have seen from my earlier postings, this kit build is a confidence-building exercise occasioned by a recent failure. It is the second Corsair to get on the deck but this time it will fly. The Hobby Boss presentation is familiar – a clear plastic tray that corrals all the sprues and parts. I…
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The Speed Build – Good Or Bad?
As a kid I was always trying for more models to build. But as a kid I was money-limited – so what I could afford had to fill in the long dry stretches between Christmas, birthday, or other gift-giving occasions. If a relative tuned nasty and presented me with socks…or a card with their best…
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Can It Be Done Better? Watch…
I have written in another post about Occam’s Airbrush but it was not until I treated myself to the live tutorial series that Phil Flory has produced on basic airbrushing that I realised how many devious pathways of error I have actually trod. And this is just a year or so after getting the sprayer……
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Junkers 52 – Part Six – A Lekker Job, Eh?
Well, the final rush to finish the SAAF Junkers 52 went as expected. The only hindrances were integral to the design of the plane. a. The corrugated nature of the external cladding meant that a flat paint would never have accepted decals without showing silvering or separation. Each roundel or fin flash position, therefore, needed…
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