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I've all but given up on Facebook and Instagram, I won't rant on about those here, but I am happy this place is still around :) . Anyways, because I'm not using FB and IG I'm finding that I'm not holding my phone so much, which is good. I'm also reading a lot more, which is really good, and I'm...

Greetings ... a few years ago I saw a video where the guy was using Elmer's Washable School glue for a chipping medium, he also used enamel paints for the top coat. I finally got around to trying it this weekend and I really like the results. I used it on some scratch made1:35 corrugated metal...

What’s everyone reading these days? I just finished The Rising Tide, great novel on WW2 focusing on the conflicts and battles in Africa. And I’m now half way thru the Drifter comic series. It’s a 4 volume set, fantastic artwork in this one.

This is a little 1:87 doughnut shop I built not too long ago. The doughnut was from a Walthers doughnut shop kit, also 1:87 scale, the doors and window are Tichy Train, the electric and gas meter are 3D printed from Shapeways, and the structure was scratch built. I wanted the building to be...

This is my latest build, the Tamiya M4 Sherman. I started this one a few years ago, before I realized the value of painting road wheels ON the sprue, I used Vallejo paint with AK thinner and the paint never really cured. The good thing about Vallejo paint is that you can strip it with...

This is a little 1:87 scale shelter I made from random scraps, I didn't have a real plan other than it had to fit in a peanut butter lid. I put this together last year some time, thinking it's time to cobble another little shack together from scraps. Thanks ... Erik

This is the Tamiya Panzer II, I went with the Africa theme for this one. I'm real happy with how this simple little kit came out.

I figured I’d say hello from the past. I’ve been here for years, but haven’t posted in years. Life kinda got in the way of many things. Then I got lazy and just dinked around on Facebook, that was a mistake. That said, it’s time to start enjoying this community out here! Now I just have to...

Hi folks … I’m working on a US tank that saw service in Africa, but I’m having trouble finding the right color mix to represent the faded and weathered paint you’d get from the desert. I’d like to get the faded color prior to weathering. I’m using Vallejo Model Air colors for this one. Any...

Howdy folks...this is my current build. It is the ICM 1/35 Ford V3000S. It is a German WWII truck, but I'm turning it into a used and worn out farm truck. She's wearing her base coat of PollyScale Dark Green, and the bed is Vallejo German Red Primer. This was the starting point for all the...

Alright guys...not sure if I should thank everybody or curse you all! Between the SMA magazine and all the great building going on here, I have more ideas and inspiration than I have time, space, or finances for! I have a hard enough time finishing anything, now it's even tougher! I'm trying...

This YouTube video is a behind the scenes look at the HBO Intro from the 80s. The amount of work that went into this is truly mind blowing! I can't even imagine any studio doing this today! HBO Intro - Behind the Scenes Enjoy - Erik

Quick heads up bargain shoppers, HobbyLink Japan has some super Black Friday deals right now! http://www.hlj.com/ I spent a good chunk of NEXT years model budget as I ate my Cheerios! Hahahaaaaa! My last order took about 3 weeks, but arrived in great condition. Don't dilly-dally though, as I...

Greetings...here is an oldie but goodie! This is a build I did a few years ago. It is by far my most favorite build. There is a lot of sentimental attachment to this model as well. I started this as a birthday present for my father in-law. Shortly after his birthday we learned he had a brain...

Greetings all....I'm finally getting around to loading some of my older pics on Photobucket. This is a 1/87 dio I worked on last year. Here is the link to the PB album - http://tinyurl.com/ajhdfob - there are lots of progress pics and more finished pics there too. I didn't want to go nuts...

I have what may be a dumb question...but I'm moving images around my new Photobucket site and now one of my images has been removed. I DO realize that is because I DID move it, but I can't find an option to edit an existing post? I have more photos I want to move, but I really don't want to...

OK folks...here is my latest project. This is starting out as the MiniArt Norman Street, but it will be known as Grey Street. I'm building this as stand alone dio and a photo background. I'm not really building this a particular era or location. It definitely has a European feel to it, but the...

OK - time for a quick vent....I bought a MiniArt kit, Norman Street, knowing it would be a challenge, but this is nuts! I spent hours sanding off all the dumb plastic zits, many turning into holes, only to find I can't get anything to hold or line-up. I liked the kit because I really wanted a...

OK folks.....not sure if this where this belongs...if it needs to move please tell me! This is my current project, 1/32 Arii 1975 Daihatsu Midget. I'm building it as a weathered daily driver for a local farmer. This is my first project working in this scale, and I'm really digging it! I used...

I just recently started building in 1/35 and 1/32 and I was wondering what everybody/anybody uses to clean plastic AFTER all the sanding and mold lines have been removed. I like to remove the majority of the parts from the spur so I can sand and remove lines, but these little pieces are a pain...