Month: September 2014

  • On the Bench – June 2014

    Just a quick summary of what’s going on right now… First off, Eduard’s lovely F6F-5 Hellcat. The ProfiPack comes with all the goodies – pre-colored photo etch, resin wheels, loads of marking options. What I found a bit odd, however, was that Eduard did not include resin replacements for the gun barrels. The kit’s plastic…

  • Done (-ish): Hobby Boss 1/48 F/A-18C Hornet

    That one fought me all the way. Fitting the Aires cockpit was quite a struggle, as it’s designed for the Hasegawa kit. The windscreen wouldn’t fit, as it is too wide for the fuselage. In the end I managed to break it in half. Getting replacement parts from HB is all but impossible (if you…

  • Done: Hobby Boss 1/48 F-84F Thunderstreak

    You might remember my rant about how a certain F/A-18C build started to drain the fun out of my modelling? To fill up the fun reservoir again I decided to build that one straight out of the box. That, in fact, I did so well that I didn’t even bother to put some weight in…

  • Done: Italeri 1/48 Spitfire Mk.Vc

    Recently I read somewhere that every blog should have at least one of those “there I was” stories. Well, ok. There I was, in one of the few model shops that remain in Vienna. It’s quite a small shop, but it’s absolutely packed with stuff that can make you drool – if you are into…

  • Random Ramblings About Myself

    The other day I was reminded of something that should be painted on the walls of every modeller’s work area – or at least on mine. So here’s the story. Two months ago I had started work on Hobby Boss’ 1/48th F/A-18C Hornet. Before I bought the kit (a year ago, stash reduction is a…