Tag: Building

Revell 1:48 AH-64 Apache – Paint Scheme: Green W/ Minor Weathering and Damage

This kit was the most irritating model to put together. I had numerous issues with parts being warped, not fitting, or having terrible seams. I have tried my best to fix them, but it does not look great. As a result, this will be a short blog post because almost all of my effort was towards fixing issues with the kit. Step Zero - Taking note of the instructions and the sprue: The the instructions were surprisingly clear on what needed to be done, but the sprues were warped I sprayed the sprues Read more [...]

Monogram 1:72 P-82G Twin Mustang – Paint Scheme: FQ-377 W/ Minor Weathering

This was a fairly easy and fairly quick kit to put together, though it does have a few fit issues. It comes with 2 variants, the P-82F and P-82G. Step Zero - Taking note of the instructions and the sprue: The the instructions were mostly clear on where everything went, but I wish that there were a few images depicting how certain things were supposed to go together , like the fuselage and cockpits. There were 2 different variants to chose from, the P-82F variant with that had a large radar nacelle Read more [...]

Revell 1:48 P-38J – Paint Scheme: Damaged Bare Aluminum

This is actually the first model kit I bought, but I put it off until I had done several models and I had more practice under my belt. This kit, unfortunately, has several issues. Step Zero - Taking note of the instructions and the sprue: The the instructions were very fairly clear and they had 3 different variants to chose from, the Night Fighter, The Fighter Bomber, and the "Standard" P-38 flown by Richard Bong. This is the largest build I have done, but it only has about a half dozen more pieces Read more [...]

Sprukits Master Chief (Level 2) – Battle Worn Weathering

I saw this model kit several months ago and, being a longtime fan of the series, I knew I had to get it. I never got the chance until the holidays came around. I didn't take any photos of the construction since it was all color plastic and didn't involve any painting. If you want a review of the actual construction, here is a good article on it. I'm just going to go in depth about how I did the legs, since that is what I took the most pictures of, but I used all of the same techniques on the other Read more [...]

Dragon 1/72 Churchill Mk. III, Dieppe 1942 – Paint Scheme: Dieppe Muddied

The model kit I actually bought was the "MK. III Fitted for Wading" edition, but I had intended to build the "Dieppe 1942" edition model since they use the same sprues. I managed to find a semi-high quality scan of the "Dieppe" instructions, but the two instructions were almost identical, save an extra step or two. This is my first time putting in decals and my second time weathering, although my first time with the knowledge of proper techniques. Someone I met through Patch Gaming paints miniatures Read more [...]

Revell 1/72 Me 262 A-1a – Paint Scheme: German Desert Spotted

I was a moron and I forgot to take any pictures of my model when building until I had painted the base coat and put on the masking tape; because of this, I will be dedicating this post to how I did the camouflage and what I learned along the way. I am using these pictures as reference for the pattern and I ended up making a combination of the two patterns. I know that the camo pattern is not historically accurate, I just wanted to do something a bit different. For reference, I use a Paasche Model Read more [...]

The X-Carve: 2-ish Months Later

NOTE: This article was meant to go live mid March, but medical issues delayed that until now. It has been 2 months since we built the X-Carve. It has been a very eventful couple of months, We have both done a lot and learned a lot since then. What we learned along the way: It is always best to go stock before adding anything to it, even if what you are doing has tons of evidence behind it. The "30 Minute Stiffening Mod", despite the 75+ posts about it, lead to our rails being improperly Read more [...]

Building the X-Carve: A Journal of Our Experiences

Day 1: 3 1/2 Hours Unpacking - 1/2 Hour: Everything arrived very neatly packed, and basically on time, there was a minor delay on UPS's end, but Paul over at Inventables worked with us to figure it out. Every type of component came in its own bag that was clearly labeled, but, as a side effect, this creates a lot of wasted plastic. I would highly recommend getting the toolkit, mainly because you are guaranteed to have tools that fit and it is a good backup just in case. The X-Carriage - 2 Read more [...]