Dayton Ohio: Birthplace of aviation; home of the USAF museum and on the weekend of April 5-6 2019, the location of WrightCon, an IPMS Region IV show. Yes, Dayton is a bit of a hike for me, but given the fact that the USAF Museum is was on my bucket list, I had some annual... Continue Reading →
Tough question. If there is a trend in the hobby related to finishing models, I'd say we are definitely in the weathering era. We are way past basic drybrushing, oil pin washes and pastel powders on our models. There has never been a time when so many purpose designed weathering products have been available. Moreover and... Continue Reading →
Ever take over a model and rescue it? I bought this one started from a friend who lost track of how he acquired it. My guess is that it was part of a collection of models he picked up as an IPMS club president. I generally shy away from these projects because there is usually... Continue Reading →
Should I begin by saying the most awesome airplane that ever was is the Corsair? Sure there are those who would quickly disagree with me and cite all sorts of hard data and common knowledge - but those people are wrong. This is a very quick and dirty guide to modeling one or more of... Continue Reading →
An Apache?!? This one has been a long time coming because I have always been inspired to build an Apache. The inspiration came from my days of "flying" it in Gunship - a Microprose Flight Simulator. This was my first taste of a flight sim and I played the hell out of it. No, it was... Continue Reading →
Do we finally have a Corsair -4 worth building? In the wonderful world of 1/48 models, when it comes to Corsairs there are two alternatives: Tamiya and Hasegawa. These two companies seem to have split the variants simply: Tamiya has all the early war Corsairs while Hasegawa has the late war and post war variants.... Continue Reading →
What a great trip we took back in October of 2012. My favourite baseball team was in the playoffs and I found myself in paradise. And on this particular day, for someone interested in all things Pacific War, it really was a paradise within paradise! My wife and I did the standard Pearl Harbor day... Continue Reading →
No - it's nothing serious and probably not all that harmful. Kit hoarding you think? No - its not cool model kits, interesting and colorful decals or aftermarket. Besides, seeing some of the stashes I have seen, my pile of kits is barely at Level 1. As well, I have been to many a show and hobbyshop and walked... Continue Reading →
Happy 2019 everyone!! I hope you made it out of the silly season in one piece and that you are ready to tackle 2019. Ahh the "Top-5" wish list; Its been done before but hey, it has not yet been done here. And though I have a plenty of kits to build there is always... Continue Reading →
I think most modelers are also movie buffs. That is certainly the case with the builders I know. And, with us modelers, our level of movie fandom is typically beyond "casual interest" and probably somewhere at the "Film School Drop Out" level. I love movies and I love modeling subjects relating to the Pacific War. ... Continue Reading →
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