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The Essential Tools Required Plastic kit building is a hobby that can provide substantial enjoyment with minimal investment in materials and supplies. Let’s begin by discussing the essential tools required. While there are additional specialized tools that can enhance specific tasks, we will address later. The Hobby Knife The fundamental tool for building plastic kits … Read more
MPC A New Hope Hans Solo Edition This is the eighth part of the MPC Star Wars A New Hope Hans Solo Millenium Falcon 1/72 Scale MPC953 build and review. I’ve been trying to think of a time when I used this much hobby masking tape on a single project. I know that I used … Read more
MPC A New Hope Hans Solo Edition This is the fourth part of the MPC Star Wars A New Hope Hans Solo Millenium Falcon 1/72 Scale MPC953 build and review. Work progressed slower this past week as I had run into a few issues that needed to be taken care of. I noticed and as … Read more
MPC A New Hope Hans Solo Edition This is the second part of the MPC Star Wars A New Hope Hans Solo Millenium Falcon 1/72 Scale MPC953 build and review. Kind of hard to believe but this kit is 45 years old, and with the exclusion of the new parts, this kit shows its age. … Read more
Transferring Paint from the Can to the Bottle How to take the paint out of spray cans for use with a brush or airbrushing. Spray paint is a great and easy way to paint a model. But there are those times when you want to paint lightly or on really small parts, times when you … Read more
Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1D Corsair with Moto-Tug This is the seventh part of the Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1D Corsair with Moto-Tug 61085 build and review. Now I’m at one of my favorite stages in the modeling build, applying the decals. I’ve loved this stage ever since I was a kid as it feels as though this is … Read more
Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1D Corsair with Moto-Tug This is the next part of the Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1D Corsair with Moto-Tug 61085 build and review. I was still having fun adding extra details to this project. Keep in mind I’ve added these modifications solely for my own satisfaction. I decided that I’d like to add some extra … Read more
Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1D Corsair with Moto-Tug This is the the second part of the Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1D Corsair with Moto-Tug 61085 build and review. I was very fortunate while doing some research on this subject, to find an actual picture of 69 taking off of the USS Franklin. This picture is invaluable at the moment … Read more
Painting with Spray Cans – Part 2 by Thomas Ricci Hello, and welcome to Part 2 of “How to paint with spray cans”. Lets get some items out of the way before we really start spraying, after all asking for forgiveness here doesn’t apply to oneself. Beware of: Dust: it’s you are the enemy. Inspect … Read more
Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1D Corsair with Moto-Tug This is the start and review of the Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1D Corsair with Moto-Tug 61085. I’ve recently finished my longest project, lasting over 5 months. I’ve got to admit the project while fun and rewarding was also exhausting, and so I was looking for something fairly easy to build. … Read more