Category: Painting
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A Short Aside…
$ 5.00. Pink and purple. Her Madge on one side and Parliament House on the other. A bird and some wattles. Simple thought, isn’t it. I’ve no ideas what $ 5.00 Australian would buy in Great Britain or North America. It would probably buy nothing at all in Europe or the Arabian sinkholes…but here in…
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Consolidated Catalina – Part Five – 3402 At Last
I finally figured out what I liked about the Israeli 3401 Catalina that is displayed at Hatzerim – they have painted it a shade of blue that has always called to me. My first car, the late lamented Renault 10, was painted this blue-grey and it has set a lead that I’ve followed for many…
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Consolidated Catalina – Part Three – A Gem In Full Sight
In full sight, but strangely hidden. The detail that has emerged with the undercoating of the Catalina is astounding. I normally do not effuse about rivet details or sunken and raised panel lines. I am a modeller of the Olde Schoole and as catholic as anyone of hebraic faith might be as far as admitting…
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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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The New Airbrush
I am delighted to be able to report on the new toy from Japan – a Mr. Hobby Procon Boy SQ single-action airbrush. It has a 0.4 nozzle and a 10ml colour cup. I was intrigued by the concept after watching YouTube videos of people testing out similar devices from Iwata. Then a Ukrainian chap…
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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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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…
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Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk. V – Part One – The Bargain Kit
Well, you have to have a win sooner or later, don’t you? I had been eyeing the Airfix model of the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V for nearly a year as it progressed through the shelves of my local shop. It was on the ” to buy ” list but not near the top. Apparently…
The Little World 