Last weekend I attended the annual contest and model show put on by the Association de Modeles Reduits de l'Outaouais - otherwise known as AMRO. As far as I can tell, this is a small local club that meets regularly in the home of one of the organizers. AMRO is not affiliated with any formal society like IPMS... Continue Reading →
Finding Inspiration: A Visit to the Canada Aviation & Space Museum
I love pretty much anything aviation related. I love seeing airplanes, reading about them, building models of them and for a short while - actually flying them. And when it comes to seeing actual planes, I really enjoy visiting aviation oriented museums. I have featured several aviation museum visits on Model Airplane Maker: A Visit... Continue Reading →
Tamiya’s 1/48 P-38 Lightning and the Significance of ‘Miss Virginia’
When the announcement of Tamiya's latest 1/48 scale release hit, I could only think of my "wish list" from back in January 2019. There I wished not only for a Tamiya 1/48 Lightning, I also wished that it would be an early variant with "Miss Virginia" markings. Earlier this year I got to see a... Continue Reading →