A visit to Warhammer – Tottenham Court Road
So I visited the UK earlier in June and I made sure to visit a Games Workshop store. Lucky for me there was one near the hotel I was staying at. Even better was the opening hours: they are open till 10pm every Monday-Saturday. The store wasn’t big. But it was packed with people, products …...
Holiday over. Back on the saddle!
I’ve been away from the workbench due to a short holiday to the United Kingdom. Not much on the hobby front there but I did pop by a Warhammer shop. More soon after I write up a small article on it. I’ll get back to finishing my Gustav as soon as I finish unpacking and …...
The need for speed!
Yep! I feel it! Although it’s too bad the Super Hornet is just not as sexy as the Tomcat. View this post on Instagram #Day1 A post shared by Tom Cruise (@tomcruise) on May 30, 2018 at 10:40pm PDT...
WIP : Nitto 1/20 PKA Gustav Pt. 1 – Construction
Time to thin my SF3D/Ma.K stash! This is a PKA Gustav from Nitto when Maschinen Krieger was still known as SF3D. It has since been superseded by a snapfit release from Wave. While this is definitely showing its age with its 1980s engineering and fit, it’s a multimedia kit: it includes brass rods, wires, springs …...
Completed : Fine Molds 1/72 Koensayr BTL-A4 Y-wing Starfighter
Kit Info Brand and Kit Number: Fine Molds Media: Injection Plastic Markings: Custom The Subject The BTL-A4 Y-Wing Starfighter is a single-seat assault fighter-bomber. Heavily armed with laser cannons, ion cannons, proton torpedos and proton bombs, it was deployed by the Republic Navy during the Clone Wars and the Rebel Alliance during...
WIP : Fine Molds 1/72 Y-Wing Fighter Pt.2 – Painting & Finishing
Painting begins with my usual black base using Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black. I’m trying a different marble coat this time with patches of various colors. I wanted to see these would have effect on the main colors. The primary color for the Y-wing is thinned Game Color Dead White. The nice thing about priming in …...
WIP : Fine Molds 1/72 Y-Wing Fighter Pt.1 – Construction
Time for a more stress-free build in the shape of this Star Wars kit from the folks at Fine Molds. As usual with anything that looks like an aircraft, the cockpit is built first. It’s on the simple side but once the pilot is in place, most the things here can’t be seen. With some …...
Completed : Kinetic 1/48 Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet A ‘Top Aces’
Kit Info Brand and Kit Number: Kinetic K48043 Media: Injection Plastic and Photoetch Markings: Kit The Subject The Alpha Jet is a light attack jet and advanced jet trainer jointly manufactured by France’s Dassault Aviation and Germany’s Dornier Flugzeugwerke from a collaboration initiated in 1967. Under the terms of this agreement,...
Upcoming : Super Minipla Beast King Go-Lion
Official pictures of this upcoming toy/kit are now online. Each lion will be packaged in its own box with weapons and a stick of chewing gum. They can then be combined into this 18cm tall Super Robot. The proportions of the individual lions look off to me but Go-Lion itself looks brilliant. And it seems …...
WIP : Kinetic 1/48 Alpha Jet Pt. 7 – Finishing
On to the finishing stage! First up are the decals after a gloss coat. The decals are designed by Canuck Models and printed by Cartograph. While generally printed nicely, the red bands that go around the bottom fuselage were slightly out of register. Pity. These went on beautifully and are really easy to use although …...
