Listeners know that I received a pre-production sample of Arma Hobby’s newest kit from Wojciech Bulhak at US Nationals, the Curtiss Hawk 81-A2 in 1/72 scale. This is a review build, so I’m following the kit instructions. I’ve built the Hawk 81-A2 from Academy and Airfix and of course I’ll compare this build to those…
This has been a quick and easy build. I had to wait for some paint to mix the correct greens, now that it’s arrived painting can continue. I’m still touching up little details. The deck and island are not cemented yet. They will be last as I bring all the painted assemblies together. FYI, one…
Once the cockpit was finished and inside the fuselage the remaining construction went quite quickly. The most difficult part was temporarily gluing the canopies in place just to ensure they fit. While down in Florida I decided to check a local Hobby Lobby and was able to find the correct underside “duck egg blue” color…
My better half decided she wanted to participate in a horse show that frankly was more clinic than a show. 10 days of riding culminating in 3 “rounds” where she actually showed. Cool enough but what does that have to do with modeling? Our dog is old, too old for a kennel. That means I…