Category: Colour Schemes
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One From My Childhood
Few people these days ride Stegosauruses. When I was young I frequently got to slide down the back of the Stegosaurus in Calgary zoo – an area of Western Canada famed for prehistoric wildlife. I never had the nerve to try to climb the Brontosaurus and the Tyrannosaurus Rex was kept behind a fence. However,…
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Good Colour
Good Table It really does make a difference at an exhibition if you set your goods out on a table that attracts the passing eye. Many wonderful modelling efforts could be lost to pblic attention by sitting on a dull surface. Let’s face it – most of our models are destined to be seen from…
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Is There Art In Utility?
If the artist is unconscious of it…yes. I do not know if Mr. Burfitt builds scale models – or model trains – or flying aircraft – or doll houses. Possibly, or maybe not – I never quiz him. What I do is pass along the table in front of his selection of tools and imagine.…
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If I Can See It
You win. If the enemy can see it – you lose. Basic rule of camouflage. And it is also a principle to remember when building a scale model for display – especially for public exhibition. If you want ’em to look, attract their eye. This is a challenge for the modeller who is depicting a…
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Wing Walk
You can identify many aircraft from their side profile or plan view. That is the principle of photo-reconnaissance; look down and count the types. Try it yourself with a Google Earth view of Pima, Akron, or Davis Monthan and see how many you can identify. You can also have fun at the scale model exhibition…
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Soviet Hound – Part One – A Working Dog
The Mil Mi-4a Hound seems to have been a general-purpose worker for the old Soviet Union from 1960 until the late 70’s. It is boxed by Trumpeter in a larger scale but Hobby Boss offer it for 1:72 in a very precise moulding. Four sprue trees, a colour call out sheet for the USSR and…
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Mirage 2000C – Part Three – Retired Delta
Or so it says on the internet. At the same time there are plenty of pictures of this type in the air forces of secondary nations. I’ll bet it turns up in Africa and South America for decades – rocketing and gunning down rebellious tribesmen or junta colonels. I am delighted with the colour scheme…
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Mirage 2000C – Part One – Birthday Present No. 1
First box off the new stash shelf. A wonderful sensation. The box art for the new Italeri 2000C fighter is all about the first Gulf War of 1990-91 – all browns and sand colours. The call-out on the back plus the decal sheet promise Armée de l’Air and UAE Air Force of the period. Possibly,…
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Pilatus PC-21 – Part Five – RAAF Roulette
The Pilatus PC-21 were ready to fly – the next batch of pilot trainees due to make their solos. One of them was the son of my niece. I have a short reel of him flying that first solo taken by a squadron mate. It is detailed enough to make out the number of the…
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Pilatus PC-21 – Part Four – Decal Phobia
Fear of water-slide transfers, if you wish to be pedantic… It strikes us all at one time or another. We see a commemoration scheme on the box lid and are lured into getting a kit with complex curved surfaces. The real-life plane or vehicle is painted by professionals with masks, spray guns, and a lot…
