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Friday Finds: June 19, 2015

Some of you readers may already have heard, but I've quit my job and have grand plans to take the summer off. Hopefully that means you'll be see a lot more building and blogging on this site. If you like what I post, leave a comment and/or drop me an email and let me know. I'm more inclined to post if I know people are reading! Dorothy Mckibbins interview - Manhattan project Tutorial on making a (rough) brick wall Beautiful diorama... this is the quantity of ruble you should see when a building collapses!

By Jake|2016-10-29T19:09:31-05:00June 19th, 2015|Fun Finds|0 Comments

Friday Finds: June 12, 2015

Incredible train bridge diorama Son finds lost D-Day footage in father's attic Good tutorial on using Vallejo's Still Water product (and a nice idea on building a cool diorama too) Some non-modeling nerdy fun Green leader - cool Star Wars comic

By Jake|2015-06-10T17:10:16-05:00June 12th, 2015|Fun Finds|0 Comments

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

By Jake|2016-10-29T19:09:31-05:00June 5th, 2015|Fun Finds|0 Comments

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

By Jake|2016-10-29T19:09:31-05:00May 30th, 2015|Fun Finds|0 Comments

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"

By Jake|2016-10-29T19:09:31-05:00May 22nd, 2015|Fun Finds|0 Comments

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.

By Jake|2016-10-29T19:09:31-05:00May 11th, 2015|Fun Finds|0 Comments

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

By Jake|2016-10-29T19:09:31-05:00May 10th, 2015|Random thoughts|0 Comments

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)

By Jake|2015-05-07T21:47:45-05:00May 8th, 2015|Fun Finds|0 Comments

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!

By Jake|2016-10-29T19:09:31-05:00May 7th, 2015|Fun Finds|0 Comments

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

By Jake|2016-10-29T19:09:31-05:00April 18th, 2015|Fun Finds|0 Comments