Stretching sprue is not difficult
Heck even I can do it! This morning, with a handy lighter and the box itself as a ‘placemat’, I sat at my dining table and gave it a go before throwing away the leftover sprues of my VF-1A build. I started to get the hang of it after a few tries. The key is …...
Stencils: yes or no?
So I’ve started on the decals for my Crusader and as is typical of a modern aircraft kit it comes with many stencils. And since it’s 1/72 scale many of the stencils are really tiny. This got me thinking about whether modelers actually put on every stencil available. So I googled around and saw a …...
/facepalm
There must be a way to test whether the noseweight is enough before you get too far into the build is there? Unless I figure out a way to salvage this, it will probably be stripped of most usable parts and the rest thrown away....
Remembering : Robotech
In the early 1980s, my older brother who was studying in the US would record me video cassettes worth of cartoons. If I remembered correctly there were 21 cassettes at 8 hours each. Yup. That made for a lot of 30 minute cartoons. Among them was a little gem called Robotech. Robotech is an 85-episode …...
Remembering: Choudenshi Bioman
Choudenshi Bioman (Super Electronic Bioman) was one of the first Super Sentai series that I remember. When I was a kid, I’d buy the monthly Televi-kun, a magazine about children’s Japanese TV programs. Even though it was in Japanese, I’d obsess over the pictures. During that time, Choudensi Bioman was the featured...
