Category: Soviet aircraft

• Glorious $ 5 Plan

  

  Wood Morning Comrades. Is tell you of Glorious new triumph of Party. Is begin $ 5 Plan as ordered by Glorious Leader. Is find ICM scale model of Polikarpov I-15 aircraft at IMPEX show in bargain basement 50% off no-one-want-me bin. Is pay price of $ 5.00 to capitalist salesman. Is rescue unopened new kit…

  Dick Stein

  June 6, 2018

  1:72 scale, Decals, Model Airplane, Painting, Scale Models, Soviet aircraft, Uncategorized

  bargain model, ICM model, Soviet model

• Where Was That Blasted XF-68?

  

  Yes, I paint model kits. Yes, I have more than one bottle of paint. Yes, I lose the occasional one down the back of the sofa… Now that I am building more model aircraft kits from different air forces I am getting more paints. Some are direct shades and some are mixtures. I have transcribed…

  Dick Stein

  May 17, 2018

  Acrylic, American aircraft, Australian aircraft, Canadian aircraft, Colour Schemes, Enamel, Japanese aircraft, Model Airplane, Modelling materials, Soviet aircraft, Uncategorized, Workshop

  labeling, Organisation, paint

• The Stash – Part Two – When The Time Comes…

  

  Ah, but when does the time come? Answer me that… If we admit first off that we have a stash of unbuilt models we can proceed. The model stash may be actual kits, homebuilt kits, scratchbuild ideas, or piles of raw materials. It may contain dead models from long ago ready for revision or cheap junk…

  Dick Stein

  May 4, 2018

  1:72 scale, Hobby Shops, Military models, Model Airplane, Modelling exhibitions, Scale Models, Soviet aircraft, Uncategorized

  determination, nostalgia, plastic kit, timing