Current Projects

USMC LAV-R - Figures
2010-09-02
Wow.... Two posts in one week for the same project!!!! I have painted the face and arms of anothe...
Rebel Snowspeeder - Finishing Touches
2010-08-30
Finished up the Snow Speeder over the past few days. Since the last post I have: - Touched up the...
Basement Project - Finishing Touches
2010-07-28
Been a very, very long time since I did any work. About 4 months ago I put in 2 of 3 window sills....
BSG Viper - Finished
2010-01-25
The Viper is done! I added chipping and soot and fluid stains and a few "close calls". The chipp...
F-86F Saber - Finished - Finished
2010-01-10
I used artists oils for a wash and various stains/streaks. I am overall very happy with this build....

Last 10 Models

T-34 85
A T-34 85 built strait from the box. I don't really like the tracks, they are very stiff and even i...
Ford Pickup Truck
Not much to say here. Build from the box. I am not really a car guy but I do enjoy one now and the...
T-34 Model 1942
This is Tamiya's T-34 Model 1943, the old motorized kit. I built it strait from the box. I experim...
SU-122
This is Tamiya's SU-122. i Built it strait out of the box and painted it in the standard Russian da...
Infantry Tank MkII "Matilda"
Tamiya's old (really old) Matilda. I built this strait from the box and painted it in a desert sche...
M24 Chaffe
Italeri's old M24. Nothing special, just built it strait from the box....
M60A1 (1)
Tamiya's old M60A1. I built this one about 18 years ago. On of my older models. My M3 Stuart is m...
KV-1 (2)
Tamiya's old KV-1. I damaged the fenders and depicted it with a damaged idler and busted track....
Jagdtiger (2)
This is DML's Jagdtiger (mid 90's version). I added the Tamiya engine to it and a minor detailing o...
T-34 Model 1941 in winter whitewash
This is Tamiya's T-34 model 1941. I built it to test applying white wash camo. I first spayed the...

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Oct 25, 2008 17:16 New Purchases
Went up to Cameo today and nabbed a few kits from a recent collection he acquired. I got the Trumpeter KV2 "Big Turret", Hasegawa 1/48 weapon set D and F-18C.
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Oct 22, 2008 19:53 The "STASH"
Anyone who builds models as a "serious" hobby knows what the "STASH" is.

No, it does not mean that all seriuos model builders have a Jack Layton-esc Stash. This stash is the collection of unbuilt kits. When we start in this hobby one usually buys a kit, builds it and then moves on to the next kit. That lasts for a while, and then something happens. We start to notice all the eye catching kits on the hobby store shelf (you can tell my vintage because I refer to hobby store, not online stores web page). And then you start talking to people and you realize that there were all these cool kits that came out before you were involved in the hobby and are hard to find. You start to worry "what if this awsome new DML Panzer IV F-2 goes the way of the classic Monogram B-52 that has not been released in 25 years".

So you buy new kits that come out. When the hobby shop (or Ebay) has an older out of production kit, you snatch it up. Slowly but surely your "STASH" starts to grow. You have 4 or 5 kits waiting on the shelf. The 10, then 20. You start building bigger kits, more detailed kits. You start taking longer to complete each kit. Your "STASH" grows even larger. You start purchasing detail sets "just in case" and figure sets "cause it may be useful one day". Your STASH Grows.

Then one day you have to move, and you go to Budget and purchase 5 large boxes figuring that should hold you hobby "STASH". You get home and start loading up those boxes, counting your "STASH" and you realize a few things.

1) You need more boxes
2) You need a bigger house than the one you just bought
3) Your wife does not need to know any of this.

Nothing to see here folks... move along.... oooh, is that the new Hobby Boss Humber Scout car on the self?.....
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Oct 16, 2008 21:38 Couple site updates
I did a minor update of the site layout. Added a camo background, a random model picture on the right between the Projects and BLOG listing on the home page.

On the Blog Entries page I added thumbnails of pictures attached to the blog as well as a count of the comments.

I also added a new category for my Warhammer models. Lastly added two tags for the Home page to indicate a Model post and a Blog Post.

Enjoy.
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Oct 15, 2008 20:19 Some Model Pictures
These pictures where snapped back in 04 of this Dio when it was on a shelf. They are not lit properly so am just posting them in the blog. I found them along with some of the pictures I posted last night.
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Oct 14, 2008 21:25 Hobby rooms of past
Digging around some old pictures from 2004 I found some shots I took of the hobby room in my old house. It was about twice the size of the one I am building now but was used as both my work room and the place for me to display my models. The new hobby room will just be to build hobby rooms. Anyways, here there are.
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Oct 14, 2008 18:49 Added RSS Feed
If you use a news read that accepts rss then you can click on "GET RSS FEED HERE" on the home page. It contains the text only, you can access any attached photo's by clicking on each item.
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Oct 13, 2008 17:54 Site Update
I have updated the About Rog page and added the Current Projects and Blog Summary panels to all pages.
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Oct 10, 2008 14:56 Added new comment feature
Afternoon

Last night I added a feature so you can comment on a blog entry. At the bottom of the screen is an area for you to enter your name, a subject line and a comment. Hope you enjoy.
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Oct 09, 2008 00:00 First Real BLOG
I'd like to talk about what I built today. I'd like to, but I can't. I can't because I have no hobby room/workbench. I haven't had any for over a year.

See, we bought a new place in Jan of '07. It's in a new development that had yet to be built. We were told the house would be complete in Aug '07. We listed our place and sold fairly quickly. While selling the Estate Agent suggested that I pack up all my models and turn my hobby room at the time into another bedroom as it would show better. I did just that.

Fast forward to today, and after a year of delays we are finally in the house. It's a two store plus basement. The basement is unfinished. I am now in the process of finishing the basement. I have almost finished framing the rooms in. Hopefully the basement will be finished in another 4 or 6 weeks.

All the pictures of models you see here where built over the past 20 odd years. I've got probably a half dozen models left to photograph and one fairly large Dio. I also have three Warhammer 40k armies in various stages of completion that will be posted when I get them unpacked.

I will update here as I finish the basement and complete my hobby room.

Later
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Oct 09, 2008 00:00 Updated BLOG feature
Good day

I have added a new capability to the blog feature. There is now a page to view all blog entries. It can be reached via the "BLOG Entries" on the "Navigation" panel. I also changed the bottom right panel to list recent blog entry subject lines. You can view that blog entry directly from that panel.

The individual blog view panel can display any attached pictures. The BLOG Entries page will only show text and will indicate that there are images available. You can access the individual blog entry viewer from the "BLOG Entries" page by clicking on the subject line.
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Oct 08, 2008 00:00 New Feature
I have added a non-model "Mini Blog" capability. I will post any news/update here. Stay tuned!
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