Category: Decals
-
Focke Wulf 190A – Part Two – Happy Hasegawa
I do not get a chance to build many Hasegawa aircraft – the kits are not as common on the shelves as they might have been in the 1980’s and 1990’s. I suspect his is a financial matter – they can be 25% pricier than other mainstream brands. I am not fussed – the examples…
-
Mitsubishi Peggy – Part Eight – To Gloss Or Not To Gloss
That is the question. Do I risk putting decals on a paint surface or do I run over it entirely with Mr. Color 47 and wait until I have a clear gloss cover? I think I have made enough alternate decisions and mistakes with this matter to be able to dictate what to do –…
-
Messerschmitt Me 109E – Part One – The Internet Delivers Again
If you have nothing to do for the next few hours, start Googling. Tear yourself away from the porn, conspiracy theories, and on-line shopping and research something arcane. I just did and now I can have a week of fun with it. I don’t build aircraft with certain markings – which is somewhat of a…
-
De Havilland Heron Mk II – Part Five – Whew
Well, the colour coats are done – the trim stripe is done – the decals are on. The various pieces are being cemented and snapped in. The air crash did not destroy the bird. Every speculative colour scheme that you think up – every set of decals you print yourself – every artistic decision you…
-
Hawker Tempest V – Part Three – The Buster Built
Five cold and wet days in Perth saw the roses in the front garden blown down, the cat reduced to tears, and the Hawker Tempest V completed. It started out as a vehicle for experiment and in the end has proven its worth. The thing is garish, and deliberately so. After WW2 the Tempest was…
-
Beechcraft Model 18 – Part Three – A Pleasant Surprise
Remember I was worried about the plastic surface of the PM Models Beechcraft Model 18…worried that it was too rough to take a good coat of paint? Well, my worries were laid to rest over the last two days. GSI Creos to the rescue yet again. I employ their paints and finishes whenever I can…
-
Heinkel HE 111 – Part One – Welcome To The Rafwaffe
Yes, you read that right. Rafwaffe. Specifically 1426 Flight RAF. The unit that took captured and abandoned German equipment and tested it for the RAF. At Duxford and RAF Collyweston. They got one of the Heinkel 111’a that had been downed to a soft landing early in the war over the UK and repaired and…
-
A Modest Proposal
Kit makers are always trying for another use of a previous model. The tricks of new decal sheet and box art plus a hike in price mean that even if you have not invested any money in a new cash cow, you can milk the old one again. The problem is there are only so…
-
Fokker F-27 Friendship – Part One – The Shelf Sitter
This Italeri Fokker F-27 Friendship kit sat on the Hobbytech 1:72 shelf for the better part of a year, along with a number of other modern jet models. The fact of the long wait for a buyer might argue that the kit is bad or the price is too high – yet neither of these…
-
Boeing KB-29A – Part Eight – Corporate Image
When someone says ” uniform corporate image ” to you in an effort to make you paint the delivery van beige or paste the logo on the toilet rolls, look them steadily in the eye and then punch it. They are full of shit and you need not do what they say. The United States…
The Little World 