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Mido
- Sep 3
- 4 min
How to Paint Model Tank Wheels
I dread painting tank wheels. But these tips and tricks will keep your build rolling along!
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Mido
- Aug 20
- 2 min
Detailing 1/700 Helicopters
Even a ship's aviation detachment should get the proper detailing and weathering. Here's how I do it on the small scale!
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Mido
- Jul 2
- 7 min
A Pegasus-class Hydrofoil
A Pegasus-class boat is small. And at 1/700 they are even smaller. How much modeling can there possibly be?
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Mido
- Jun 8
- 7 min
Going to Fleet Week NYC 2022
After three years, Fleet Week was back in NYC! It was time for this scale modeler to take tons of reference photos. But where to start?
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Mido
- May 23
- 6 min
Tamiya's Sd.Kfz. 250/9 Redux
Refurbishment projects are an excellent way to test new ideas. In this post, I place Tamiya's 1/35 scale Sd.Kfz. 250/9 under the brush.
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Mido
- Apr 26
- 4 min
Painting a German Panzer Crewman
Painting figures is tough! This panzer crewman was coming along great...until it wasn't.
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Mido
- Mar 19
- 3 min
How to Oil Dot Filter
Weathering is a process, with a set of tools, that are designed to bring out the most in a subject. Let's talk oil dot filters!
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Mido
- Dec 25, 2021
- 5 min
2021: Year in Review
Year-end. The time for reflection. It's been a busy year for me on the workbench with 8 completed builds!
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Mido
- Dec 7, 2021
- 8 min
Tamiya's 1/48 A6M2 Zero
The Zero is an icon of the Imperial Japanese Navy and World War II. Here is my build of Tamiya's 1/48 Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero.
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Mido
- Nov 20, 2021
- 5 min
Aotake and Ambiguity
Curious about aotake and A6M2 Zeros? Want to recreate it in scale model form? I'll show you three ways with Tamiya Acrylics!
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Mido
- Nov 8, 2021
- 4 min
How to Paint Radial Engines: Legacy Kits
In this post, I show you how to get the most out of legacy aircraft kit engines using easy techniques and a bit of patience.
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Mido
- Oct 11, 2021
- 10 min
A Revell P-47 "Razorback" Thunderbolt Story
This Thunderbolt story begins several years ago in Arkansas. That's right, Razorback country.
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Mido
- Aug 21, 2021
- 2 min
How to Paint Aircraft Canopies
The clear parts that form an aircraft's canopy are only a small portion of a finished build, but painting them correctly is critical!
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Mido
- Jul 31, 2021
- 8 min
JGSDF Type 90 Tank w/ Mine Roller
Tanks are a common subject for modelers. Uncommon are tanks with a mine roller attached!
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Mido
- Jun 19, 2021
- 3 min
How to Pin Wash Models
If you have wondered how every rivet on a tank or panel line on a plane has depth, chances are a pin wash has been applied.
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Mido
- Apr 12, 2021
- 6 min
Kettenkraftrad Redux
Time to brush up on my brush painting skills with this twenty-year-old Tamiya Kettenkraftrad!
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Mido
- Mar 23, 2021
- 9 min
Panzer II Ausf. A/B/C (Sd.Kfz. 121)
Many years ago I built Tamiya's 1971 tooling of the Panzer II and now I have my hands on their 2008 new(ish)-tooling kit.
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Mido
- Mar 2, 2021
- 4 min
The Panzers!
Panzers, and particularly the Tiger, have always been the most popular subject within the armor genre.
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