It is spring 2020 and it will certainly be a period of time that will live long within each of us. It is my sincere hope this thing turns a corner soon and we can get back with our regular lives. One of the many realities during this time is the cancellation or postponement of […]
Read More A Look Back at the 2012 Montreal Model MeetI’ve had these Tamiya Wildcat kits on the shelf for a long time. It seemed that every time I considered building one, something else bumped it down the pile. However, I read that Eduard was planning to release a series a new mold Wildcats in 48th scale sometime in near future. If the Eduard Wildcat […]
Read More 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 WildcatCold weather is a great excuse to take the little one to the air museum. No matter how many times I go there, I always find something interesting and last time was no different. I found this gem on the bookshelf in the kiddie drawing & reading room: “Model Planes For Beginners” was first printed […]
Read More Model Kits that broke the Internets!Originally posted on OTTAWA REWIND:
Once Upon A Time in Ottawood, our skies above the capital were abuzz with the sound of Rolls Royce Merlin engines, purring from the fuselages of the graceful and iconic WW2 fighter, the P-51 Mustang. After the war, Canada purchased a total of 150 Mustang P-51Ds from the United States…
Hardly the new kid on the block anymore, Zoukei-Mura (makers of the Super Wing Series) brought us the Ki-45 Nick in early 2019. This beauty follows on from their line of gorgeous 32nd scale WW2 kits. This one is the first conventional twin (the German ‘Anteater’ is technically a twin as well, but…you know what […]
Read More 1/32 Zoukei-Mura Ki-45 Nick Build ReviewHappy 2020 to you all! I am currently completing a big kit that I hope to write about before the end of the month. But before I get to that finish line, the first week of January is as good a time as any to break out another “Top 5” wish list. Last year’s Top […]
Read More The 2020 Dream Kit ListThere was a post at the end of 2018 but back then Model Airplane Maker was only a few months old at the time. So I am not sure it counted. This time, the site has more than a year under its belt and there is a lot more to say. Speaking of which, I […]
Read More My first real year-end postI have previously published a quick and dirty guide to modeling the many US variants of the Corsair in 1/48 scale. In that last guide I detailed the differences between the variants as they were developed. Instead of repeating that information, this guide will have a bit more information about the story behind the use […]
Read More The Quick and Dirty Guide to Modelling the F4U Corsair in “Foreign” ServiceA Sleeper Build? Ever pick up a model kit on a whim? It was not on your radar and you may not have known about it. Perhaps you saw it cheap at a show, got it from a buddy or it was on heavy discount at the hobby shop or online. Not expecting much from […]
Read More Tamiya’s 1/48 J1N1 Gekko – A sleeper buildThe only time I visited the The National Air Force Museum of Canada was when I did a weekend wine tour in Prince Edward County with my wife some years ago. Admittedly, that holiday was “pre-kid” and the wine was good so I don’t recall most of the details. However, Prince Edward County is beautiful […]
Read More A Visit to the National Air Force Museum of Canada in Trenton Ontario
