MidoApr 264 minPainting a German Panzer CrewmanPainting figures is tough! This panzer crewman was coming along great...until it wasn't.
MidoMar 511 minTiger 131The Tiger. A subject that any armor modeler worth their weight in glue will have proudly displayed on their shelf.
MidoDec 7, 20218 minTamiya's 1/48 A6M2 ZeroThe 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.
MidoOct 12, 202110 minA Revell P-47 "Razorback" Thunderbolt StoryThis Thunderbolt story begins several years ago in Arkansas. That's right, Razorback country.
MidoJul 31, 20218 minJGSDF Type 90 Tank w/ Mine RollerTanks are a common subject for modelers. Uncommon are tanks with a mine roller attached!
MidoApr 13, 20216 minKettenkraftrad ReduxTime to brush up on my brush painting skills with this twenty-year-old Tamiya Kettenkraftrad!
MidoMar 23, 20219 minPanzer 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.
MidoMar 2, 20214 minThe Panzers!Panzers, and particularly the Tiger, have always been the most popular subject within the armor genre.
MidoFeb 21, 202114 minUSS Zumwalt (DDG-1000)In this second installment of my project to build the modern US Navy fleet, I take on the Dragon's USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) in 1/700.
MidoJan 19, 20217 minUSS Fort Worth (LCS-3)I knew that a 1/700 scale ship was going to require some degree of tedious work, but this kit included the smallest pieces I have ever seen!
MidoJan 12, 20216 minBuilding the Modern FleetJoin me as I embark on building a fleet of 1/700 scale ships of the U.S. Navy!
MidoOct 18, 20203 minScattered! An American Airborne DioramaLate in the night on June 5th, 1944 the engines of the Douglas C-47 Skytrains came to life. Overlord had begun.
MidoAug 28, 20203 minBack on the Sprue: An O-2 Skymaster Story (Part 3)The conclusion to my first build in over ten years. I hope you enjoy the end result as much as I do!
MidoAug 25, 20206 minBack on the Sprue: An O-2 Skymaster Story (Part 2)Cloudy decals, aggressive paint thinner, and how I learned to stop worrying and love the mistakes!
MidoAug 10, 20206 minBack on the Sprue: An O-2 Skymaster Story (Part 1)The idea to start a blog is not something that I had in mind when I began work on my first model in over a decade: a Testors 1/48 scale...