Friday Finds: June 5, 2015
Here you go! At the aircraft boneyard (video) Good article on the history of Revell, and plastic modeling Souvenir Hunters British Pathe video collection
Friday Finds: May 29, 2015
Well, I'm a day late this week, but I'm still here! 12 foot long aircraft carrier model, complete with motion! Every Mad Max car explained (great modeling reference... this might get me into building cars!) The Fallen of WWII "Above and Beyond" - a great movie about the formation of the Israeli Air Force - includes a lot of really interesting historical footage. I found myself screenshotting on my iPad repeatedly. And of course, great story. Great photo gallery of WWII photos
Friday Finds: May 22, 2015
Some cool stuff this week! Archive video of a King Tiger at the test grounds Computational hydrographic printing - very cool video LEGO Adventure in the City - different kind of modeling, but super cool Mask canopies using a smart phone How-to photoetch tutorial Oil and grease painting tips Fantastic diorama: "Shadowbox"
One Day Model Build with Adam Savage
This is a fun watch! Mythbuster's Adam Savage and Battlestar Galactica's Aaron Douglas build models and paint figures. Nerd Awesome. And speaking of Nerd Awesome... be sure to check out the rest of Adam's blog for some really great stuff.
Moson Model Show – one helluva collection
The last few years, I've been blown away by the amazing images of stunning creations that come out of the Moson Model Show in Hungary. One of these days, I'm going to plan a trip to this show... although I'm not sure if I'd feel encouraged or sadden by the talent on display! Check out their Facebook page, and be sure to look at some of the amazing photos people have posted: Official event photo page (with other years) Large Armorama.com gallery AFV Modeller Georg Schachinger
Friday Finds: May 8, 2015
This week's fun finds: Amazingly cool diorama. No spoilers, just click through. A cool web site outlining the Warsaw uprising: http://www.warsawrising.eu Amazing collection of great dioramas via a forum post WWII Battlefield tour chronicle Mini-Art building & painting tutorial (check out links in sidebar)
Amazing post-war Germany video
Wow. This is an amazing video of footage from around Berlin right after the end of WWII. Well worth a watch.. and the convertible bus?? I want to start that project!
Friday Finds: April 17, 2015
A bit late, but I'm here! WWII Aircraft Carrier Mapped With 3-D Sonar Austin Scale Modeler's Society - April newsletter Want to see inside a U-boat?? WWII Sherman Tank Graveyard 70 Meters Deep
How To: AFV Metal Tracks
Metal tracks are all the rage when building AFVs, so I knew on my latest build (Trumpter Sd. Kfz 7/2, kit # 01527), I knew I had to try them. I bought a pair of the Friulmodel tracks and dove in. I totally ruined a set when I burnished them to turn them black(ish). Well, not ruined as much as made really great burned out/rusted out tracks. Some day, I'll put them to work on that particular project. So... I started over, and learned along the way. Here's some of those learnings, in no particular order, and with what personally works well for me. Your mileage may vary. Construction After doing cleanup one at a time on the first set, I started a production line for the second step. Clean up any burrs or other imperfections. In the Sd. Kfz. 7 set, the imperfections were all basically in the same spot [...]
Friday Finds: April 3, 2015
Friday's fun time! Star Wars diorama build Great vignette build: Anti-Tank Dodge