PROJECT UPDATES

CF-18 Hornet
 2012-05-03
Was able to get a lot done in the last while: Painted the top and bottom si...
Speeder Bike
 2012-05-02
Touched up the details on the gauges....
The great German Kit build of 2012.
2012-05-02
Concentrated on the 222 today. After the wash dried I started the proces...
Gato Class Submarine
 2012-04-08
While I work on a few other projects the GATO has been resting in one of my...

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Japanese Suicide flying Bombs
 1/72 Scale Diorama of Hasegawa Ohka-11 Models - Titled ''Any monkey can sink an Aircraft carrier''...
WWIII What If?
 This diorama is a "what if" scenario. Here is the back story: WWIII started when rogue factions of the USSR refused to admit the end of the empire in 1991...
P-47D Thunderbolt (3)
 This is Monogram's old P-47. It has been updated with a photo etched set but it still has raised panel lines and a pretty basic cockpit. That said, I loved...
Klingon D-7 (3)
 This is Polar Lights D-7 Battle Cruiser. I built it strait out of the box with only a modification to the stand. Ive found that with most sci-fi kits the st...
Cyclone VR-52F/T Battler (4)
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RECENT UPDATES

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May 03, 2012

BLOG - Canadian M-113 TUA (2 Comments)

I intend to build this. I have acquired a M-113A2 I need to track down some scale drawings of the turret. Here are some pictures or it. MORE...

Project - CF-18 Hornet - This bird has legs. (2 Comments)

Was able to get a lot done in the last while:
Painted the top and bottom side.
Re-painted the drop tanks.
Built and painted the boarding ladder.
Masked nd painted the canopy.
Started painting the missiles.
Attached the gear.
Painted the wheels.
Painted details in the gear bays. MORE...

May 02, 2012

Project - The great German Kit build of 2012. - A wsh and dry (brushing that is) (3 Comments)

Concentrated on the 222 today.

After the wash dried I started the process of dry brushing. I used a medium grey and am pretty happy how it turned out. Also dry brushed stowage and MG34. MORE...

Project - Speeder Bike - Gauge details (2 Comments) UPDATED

Touched up the details on the gauges. MORE...

May 01, 2012

BLOG - Security Update (2 Comments)

So the other day I get an email out of the blue from someone I don't know. They said that my site was vulnerable to an attack known as SQL injection. He gave me some proof that he was able to extract some data right from my database.

I've revised all of my code now and hopefully I've fixed the vulnerabilities. It was a bit of an eye opener.

Apr 30, 2012

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Apr 28, 2012

Project - The great German Kit build of 2012. - Weathering started (2 Comments)

Gave each vehicle a clear flat coat.

The weathering process was started with a misting of tamiya earth.

Next up is an oil wash. MORE...

Project - Speeder Bike - Stand and clear coat. (2 Comments)

Painted the stand black. It will get a few coats of gloss clear.

The bike and rider each got a coat of clear flat in preparation for the weathering process. MORE...

Apr 27, 2012

Project - CF-18 Hornet - Painting and launch rails. (2 Comments)

A whole bunch of little things were done this time.

Built the boarding lader.
Scratched a LAU-115 launcher for the AIM-7.
Assembled the AIM-7 ans AIM-9
Painted the fuel tankers and pylons.
Painted the underside of the bird.
Masked the canopy. MORE...

Apr 25, 2012

Project - CF-18 Hornet - Gear painting

I painted up the gear, doors and bay. The bays need to be masked of and then I can airbrush the main colors. MORE...

Project - The great German Kit build of 2012. - More touch ups and figure painting.

The crew figures have had basic colors laid in and flesh painted. I'll do a quick shade and nightlight on them once thing dry.

I did some more detail painting on each vehicle. MORE...

BLOG - New photo app for the iPad.

I purchased a new app for the iPad that will allow me to optimize the pictures I take for the website. Also picked up an adapter that will allow me to upload pictures I take with the DSLR right to the iPad.

Project - Speeder Bike - Highlights and details. (1 Comments)

Added a little post shading today and painted up the tarp on the back of the bike. MORE...

Apr 22, 2012

BLOG - Your mission, should you accept it.... (2 Comments)

Well, ok, my mission. Today it is assemble the ikea stornas sideboard. This thing has more parts/steps than a Dragon Premium kit with magic tracks. MORE...

Apr 21, 2012

BLOG - New iPad.

We bought a new van the other day and the dealership was giving away iPads with every purchase. These last three posts where made from it. I've still got to experiment with resizing the pictures so they fit on the site but you should start to see better pictures soon. MORE...

Project - CF-18 Hornet - Ready for painting

I have the body and gear ready for painting. I've stuck the gear doors to tape so I can spray the white insides.

I'll give all the gear bays and gear/doors a couple coast of white then mask them off for the main paint job. MORE...

Project - The great German Kit build of 2012. - Detail painting

Did a bit more detail painting. Still a bit more to go then it's time to clear coat and weather. MORE...

Project - Speeder Bike - Trooper painted (2 Comments)

The base painting on the trooper is done. I'll need to fix up some of the black and possible rebuild the pistol and holster. MORE...

Project - Speeder Bike - Painting

The trooper has been painted now. I'm going to need to give some areas another coat of black. I may need to rework the pistol and holster. As they stand now they are just lumps of plastic.

Project - The great German Kit build of 2012. - Detail painting.

Here are the kits with decals done and some more detail painting done. A little more detail painting needed and then it's clear coat time.

Apr 19, 2012

Project - The great German Kit build of 2012. - Decals Applied

Finished appling decals to the four tanks. Not much else done. More to come as I work through the detail painting. MORE...

Project - Speeder Bike - Looking for Blemishes

Gave the Bike a coat of brown as a base coat.

The rider was shot with a quick coat of white. I then looked for blemishes and boy did I find them. Lots more sanding and buffing ahead on this one. MORE...

Apr 10, 2012

Project - CF-18 Hornet - Cockpit and fusalage build (1 Comments)

The build has gone well so far.

Today I got the cockpit and most of the fusalage completed. I'm holding off on attaching any antena as I usually just break them off.

Everything has gone togeather well except for the areas around the intakes. There going to need some sanding there and then I'll need to rescribe some detail. The rest of the seam will just need a light sanding to blend the MORE...

Apr 08, 2012

BLOG - 1/1 scale flowers (3 Comments) UPDATED

Spent the last few days working on our flower beds. Our builder used some pretty crappy soil for them (mostly sand, won't hold any water) and we had a HOT summer last year. Many of our shrubs/flowers died off.

We took the plunge this year and replaced almost the soil in them. We removed almost a cubic yard of sand/soil. This was replace with a high compost content soil. I also weaved drip MORE...

Project - The great German Kit build of 2012. - Better Pictures (1 Comments)

Found these on the Cannon SLR... forgot I took these. Here are some better pictures of the four vehicles after base coat but before any post shading. MORE...