More Models! : D

Thank goodness for holidays for allowing me to see massive out of town hobby stores! As you may know from around this time last year, holidays = models! So now lets give it up for the new models!

Airfix: Bren Gun Carrier and 6 PDR AT gun (For a diorama) - 1/76 scale

Airfix: Afrika Korps (For the same diorama) - 1/76 scale

Academy: Nieuport 17 - 1/32 scale

Dragon: 88mm Flak 36 - 1/35 scale

Dragon: Firefly Vc - 1/35 scale

Tamiya: SdKfz 222 - 1/35 scale

As you can see, you'll be able to read about my modelling mishaps and magnificent results ( insert suppressed laugh!) for a long time.

Canada's Hornet: Pt. 4

In this section, I will again stress the importance of keeping filler with you at all times. I attached the turbines at the bottom of the plane, but when I dry fitted them I noticed massive gaps. I searched for a spot that could be a problem, but there wasn't one. I ended up using ridiculous amounts of filler to remove these, and it took a long time before I was happy with it. Inside the vents, there were turbines, which I painted silver. I then drybrushed a mix of white and silver onto the raised surfaces on the turbine.

Canada's Hornet Pt.3

...Or "Canada's Hornet Pt. 3: How I Learned That This Will Be A Freaking Huge Model":P.

In this step, I really realized that this model would be ginormous! In step two of the instructions, the model barely fit into the container that I use for storage. In this step, I assembled the first part of the fuelslage, and was impressed with the details. There were even little parts for the grills in the vents! From this point on, I was quite pleased.

And I figured that, since I'm not going to do a frequent tip for a long time, I'll give you this tip for these economic times. Buy cheaper models if the big ones put you into debt, and if you can't afford them, stop building models. Remember, food is more important than that new Dragon, or Tamiya kit.