Those who have been checking in with me over the past year have known about my need for a better place to build. I'll be the first to admit - I tend to drone on about a problem long before I fix it. But I will eventually fix it. Model Studio 2.0 was the classic... Continue Reading →
George Lewington over at Miniracing.com asked if he could post a 'How-To' article on the Model Airplane Maker website. Knowing how most of you dabble into other hobbies and areas of model building, I thought it would be an interesting read. I wasn't wrong. On a personal level, I was certainly caught in the allure... Continue Reading →
Another interesting Aviation story by Andrew King, always with links to my hometown. To think there could still be parts of a P-38 Lightning scattered about McGregor lake. Just as interesting is the 'career path' of these Warbirds - from delivery to the USAF, to surplus-ed Air Racers and finally to Air Survey work.
In my "Are we Builders or Finishers" article I discussed a lot of things about model kits of today vs. those of the past. For the most part, today's kits are well engineered and will provide for a trouble free build with little to correct. We can gleefully put these kits together quickly and end... Continue Reading →
It's January! So it is that time of year again in this platinum era of scale models: Wish time! I'd like to think all the manufacturers subscribe to my blog, wait longingly for this annual top 5 list and duly note my wishes because I have been fairly reasonable with my asks. It's not like... Continue Reading →
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