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Measured to Perfection: How Drop‑Counting Transforms Your Thinner‑to‑Paint Mixing Skill Level: For scale modellers who want better and consistent results. Every scale‑modeller knows the frustration of an unpredictable airbrush session: heavy blobs here, wispy overspray there, unpredictable drying times turning a simple basecoat into a headache. What if you could remove the guesswork entirely and … Read more
Mastering Light and Shadow How Fill Boards Elevate Your Scale Model Photography When photographing scale models, achieving realism is about controlling light and shadow. Fill boards—simple reflective surfaces placed opposite your primary light source—can dramatically improve your photos. They soften harsh shadows, highlight intricate details, and reduce distracting contrast, ensuring that the subtle craftsmanship of … Read more
Revell HMCS Snowberry Flower Class Corvette This is the fourteenth part of the Revell HMCS Snowberry Flower Class Corvette 1/144 Scale RVG 05132 I’m very excited about this stage of the build, and in this post, I’m going to be weathering the Snowberry. All of that chipped paint is about to get dirtied up with … Read more
Revell HMCS Snowberry Flower Class Corvette This is the thirteenth part of the Revell HMCS Snowberry Flower Class Corvette 1/144 Scale RVG 05132 I’ve had a bit of an unusual yet fascinating moment this week, which seems to occur with every long project I undertake. And that is when I reach a part in the … Read more
Revell HMCS Snowberry Flower Class Corvette This is the twelfth part of the Revell HMCS Snowberry Flower Class Corvette 1/144 Scale RVG 05132 I stumbled onto this picture early on in the build. It’s Donald Duck holding a depth charge over a German U-boat, and this was painted on both sides of the main gun. … Read more
Revell HMCS Snowberry Flower Class Corvette This is the eleventh part of the Revell HMCS Snowberry Flower Class Corvette 1/144 Scale RVG 05132 Well, it’s officially April, we’re into spring, and soon (hopefully) the weather will warm up, and most of our modeling time will be devoted to the outdoors. Free from the shackles of … Read more
Revell HMCS Snowberry Flower Class Corvette This is the tenth part of the Revell HMCS Snowberry Flower Class Corvette 1/144 Scale RVG 05132 Two years ago I was commissioned to build the Tamiya 1/32 Scale P-51D, and the client wanted this model to be super detailed. I added a lot of details to the engine, … Read more
Revell HMCS Snowberry Flower Class Corvette This is the ninth part of the Revell HMCS Snowberry Flower Class Corvette 1/144 Scale RVG 05132 Well, this has been a tougher week than I was expecting. Most of my time was spent cleaning the railing sections which contained a lot of flash. I was also tossing around … Read more
Revell HMCS Snowberry Flower Class Corvette This is the eighth part of the Revell HMCS Snowberry Flower Class Corvette 1/144 Scale RVG 05132 This week was a bit more stressful than I had expected. To start off I ran out of Tamiya XF-84 Dark Iron, and I noticed that I had used up my bottle … Read more
Hobby Kit Common Scales Before we begin cutting, gluing and painting it is worth pausing to consider the question of what scale to model as many inexperienced modelers assemble and at times will change some of the hobby layers haphazardly. Today, the lack of knowledge (in the hobby) is not a good way to start; … Read more
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