Tuesday, February 19, 2008

F-6A Snoopers 1/48

Here are some photos from the model I just finished.

Link to portfolio

Friday, February 8, 2008

latest news

This week I received decals from Stefan Ericsson for the S.M. 79. I have to say an extra thank you since he sent them all the way from Sweden to help me with my next build.

Just got the most recent Air Modeller. This is one of the best if not the best modeling magazine out there.
The article on the Fw-190 was one of the best I have seen on washes and filtering techniques.
http://www.airmodeller.com/current/ to view the excerpts.

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Busy weekend

I have been busy this week, but finally got to be able to work on some modeling this weekend.

This is the soon to be British F-6A. I have been working on finishing the American one as well as a P-40. My goal is to have it finished by the 19th of February.



This is photos of preshading on the P-40. I used RML 66 to achieve this look.

This is another photo with the canopy painted the interior color first. Theen I will go over it with olive drab.

This is what it looks like with the olive drab and a coat of future. I just finished decaling the main markings. I plan on applying the remaining decals tomorrow hopefully. I am aiming to have this finished by the end of the month.


He is another close up of the F-6 I have finished the propeller and the installation of the canopy in an open position. This build so far as been a first for me in many ways. I have removed the flaps and scratched built them in a downward position. I have repositioned the ICM pilot into a new position to depict a conversation with someone on the ground.

Monday, January 14, 2008

P-40 Cockpit

Tonight I tackled the cockpit for the P-40.



I also ran into a problem when I spilled over the Thin Viscosity Super Glue. It ran like water onto my drop cloth on the carpet which is made from plastic luckily and I almost adhesive my hand together catching the bottle. Note to self, keep bottle further from self. Over all, all is good. The clean up did not take long, but I did get to use my new file to help remove the glue.

Till next time.

Baby Bricker's Room






Been busy painting and decorating the kid's room. Only 2 more months.







Sunday, January 13, 2008

From the Workbench


This weekend was busy, so I only got an hour or two in. This is some shots of the photo etch interior to the P-40N cockpit.

I was also able to get some airbrushing in of the O-2 Interior and F-6A propellers. I redid the panel line weathering to a darker gray using the same brand as mentioned in the last post. I think this works better and now all I have to do is work on the under carriage, finish up the canopy and use the weathering and chipping techniques I have been reading about in Applied Modeling Aircraft. Hope you enjoy the photos.

Friday, January 11, 2008

My Workshop / Man Room

Here are some photos of my studio. This is where I get to escape when I get a chance.



I found this display case online from a salon. It works great since my studio is in a loft. This helps keep the open air feeling to the room.

This is part of my library.


This is my spray booth and work area. It is kind of messy right now. I try to clean it all up before each project.