A Steampunk kinda WW1 tank? Have I lost my mind? My review of the Vargas Scale Models 1/72 Christie Tank M1921 has been posted over at Model Paint Solutions.
Monday, December 20, 2021
Saturday, November 27, 2021
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Sunday, October 10, 2021
Sunday, September 12, 2021
Saturday, August 28, 2021
EP38 of AScaleCanadianTV
AScaleCanadian Joint. The one in which I forget to wear the shit. IPMS Nationals and the Crowes. #modeltalk
Sunday, August 15, 2021
Saturday, August 7, 2021
Friday, July 23, 2021
Friday, July 16, 2021
Hobby Craft/Academy Sabre
And when I say, Academy/Hobbycraft it really was a combo. The HC kit was later slightly updated by Academy and I used the Academy fuselage and HC wings. The finish was Tamiya LP-11...awesome stuff...and the dayglo was a cheat with decals.
Thursday, July 15, 2021
EP34 of AScaleCanadianTV
Friday, July 2, 2021
EP33 of AScaleCanadianTV
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Sword 1/72 TBF-1 Avenger “Over Midway and Guadalcanal”
The Avenger? No, no, not the comic book, the Turkey. My review of the new Sword 1/72 TBF-1 has been posted over at Model Paint Solutions.
Monday, June 14, 2021
Canadian Tempest Restoration
Sunday, June 13, 2021
EP32 of AScaleCanadianTV
Thursday, May 27, 2021
EP31 of AScaleCanadianTV
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Special Hobby 1/72 Harvard Mk. IIB
Sunday, May 16, 2021
EP30 of AScaleCanadianTV
AScaleCanadian Joint. The Mountain is out...and the new Special Hobby Harvard kit. #modellerbroadcastingnetwork #getbroadcasting #modeltalk #aviationisolation
Friday, May 7, 2021
Monday, May 3, 2021
Tim Nelson's tanks
An inspirational article from Tim Nelson on Model Paint Solutions about his 1/72ish World War One tanks. #Dioramasalwaysbetterwithaskeleton
P.S.: Inspirational, as in, his build inspired me to buy the Airfix Vintage Classics reissue of the WW1 Male Tank!
Friday, April 30, 2021
HB Bearcat progress
That escalated quickly! It's a simple kit and the fit is pretty good, but it brings up the question, how does one make a blue blob interesting?
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Hobby Boss 1/72 Bearcat inbox
A few weeks ago the new Hobbycraft 1/72 F8F-1 Bearcat arrived in the mail. It is one of their Easy Assembly kits and pretty simple. The cockpit is modeled as part of the fuselage and the engine is integral with the cowl. (These are impressive moldings...I just wish the engine and cowl were separate pieces.) Gear and wheels are also one part, but there is decent detail in the wheel wells. It looks simple to assemble, is well molded, and a test fit shows good fit. Dr. Strangebrush from Model Paint Solutions pointed out something is quite right with the shape around the tail fillet...Hobby Boss didn't get the transition between the fillet and the rear fuselage quite right. In my opinion, it isn't a dealbreaker, but John did notice it right away. Decals are provided for the Beatle Bomb and a VF-3 Bearcat. I'll let the pictures do most of the talking and report back when it is finished.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
EP29 of AScaleCanadianTV
AScaleCanadian Joint. Hey, hey, it has been awhile. A bench update. #modellerbroadcastingnetwork #getbroadcasting #modeltalk #aviationisolation
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Plastic Posse Podcast v. Plastic Model Mojo
Friday, April 23, 2021
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Saturday, April 10, 2021
Friday, April 9, 2021
Have I ruined it?
Mah friends...much like the Bay of Pigs op itself, things are starting to go off the rails. Testors Acryl British Interior Grey-Green hand-brushed for highlights. I have trouble staying in the lines.
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Bay of Pigs T-34-85 progress
Monday, April 5, 2021
The RCAF's First Helo
Friday, March 26, 2021
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Zen and the Art of Model Making
Well worth a watch. I'm not sure I have found Zen in modeling...yet...
That being said, I was taken aback by his quote "Staying in one place in your head is a restriction on life" kinda blew me away. I need to ponder that further.
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
EP28 of AScaleCanadianTV
AScaleCanadian Joint. A finished Spitfire, and another on the bench... #modellerbroadcastingnetwork #getbroadcasting #modeltalk #aviationisolation
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Airfix Spitfire XIX
Saturday, March 13, 2021
Special Hobby Kittyhawk I
After my appearance on Plastic Model Mojo, I could feel the shame of model-land directed my way due to my lack of focus. So, I decided to focus on two (...ahem...three..) projects at a time. The Spitfire XIX will be finished soon, but to give myself something else to assemble I pulled out a part started Special Hobby Kittyhawk. This kit was release a year or so ago and is quite nice. I'm not sure why I put it back in the box last time, but progress has been swift. Most of the cockpit work was done, so I focused on a few small details. Just to be silly, the control column was painted in RAF Interior Grey Green after seeing some photos of a RNZAF Kittyhawk survivor with some DuPont Cockpit Light Green 71-036 parts.
The only real issue I've had with the kit, and one I've not seen commented on previously, is that the intake splitter does not extend all the way to the oil coolers. (As illustrated below by ex-RCAF Kittyhawk AK933/RCAF 1057.) I understand there is a resin replacement part by Rescue Models, but I can't find any vendor for that product.
This will be finished as a Kittyhawk that strafed an axis submarine off the coast of North America. Now where have I heard that story before...
Friday, March 12, 2021
Plastic Model Mojo # 33
Friday, March 5, 2021
EP27 of AScaleCanadianTV
Friday, February 26, 2021
Plastic Model Mojo # 32
Thursday, February 25, 2021
EP26 of AScaleCanadianTV
Saturday, February 13, 2021
Plastic Model Mojo #31 - Red Thread
Thursday, February 4, 2021
EP25 (1/2) of AScaleCanadianTV
AScaleCanadian Joint. The oops I forgot stuff addendum. #modellerbroadcastingnetwork #getbroadcasting #modeltalk #aviationisolation