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Nearing Completion Nearing completion. I made major progress by rebuilding the casement so that the seams are more accurate. On the bow, I scratchbuilt the anchor and capstan, the former from brass rod and paper, the latter using a lollipop stick turned on a Dremel tool. I had some scale...

Thanks to Oliver Bizer for his work in recreating a facet of the hobby that has gone moribund over the years: vignettes. These were very popular among figure painters being a 2D representation of historical scenes, figures and the like. When I saw his post, I emailed and asked if he could...

You're gonna hate me; I blackened it with a permanent marker. In the process of handling it, some of the permanent ink wore away to reveal aluminum highlights underneath. This technique comes from the School of Dumb Luck of which I am president!

Wow! That is fantastic. Where in Poland is this tank?

I am building the 1/250 CSS Fredricksburg available online from a cardmodel design source. It's a very simple waterline model that builds into a honey of a vessel. I am working towards building a diorama depicting the vessel under replenishment. I have already spent more on accessories than...

Even though I am not a Zelda fan, that would be cool to have in my classroom! I think I will build one of the versions. Thanks for the link!

Thanks for the heads up! I have some of those models, but someone at Epson has been busy. BTW, if you are interested in carousels, the Canon site has one that is fully articulated.

Nah; I designed it in AutoCad first to eliminate any mistakes.

Klingon Battle Cruiser Veering off topic, I built Ron Caudillo's TOS NCC-1701 and am wondering if there is a TOS Klingon Battle Cruiser out there in roughly the same scale. Of course, it would be nice if it was of the same quality as Ron's, but beggars cannot be choosers. TIA

Perhaps you have seen the Discovery Channel series where they build full size replicas of D's designs. Here's one my son and I did for his class from scratch using some basic layout and drafting techniques. I scaled it approximately 1/35. The thing I think kept some of D's designs from...

Beautiful. Is this a scratchbuild? Where did you get the patterns from?

What is its intended purpose? Or, did you just do it for the sheer fun of doing it?

Silveroxide, I know how to do the barrel in paper and still get the contours. Turn a master and make a mold. Then, pour the mold with paper mache. No joke, it works. The most work you have to do is to sand a couple of seams. You can even precolor the papermache with powdered carbon. If...

Thank you for the photos! Don't design the model if you have no interest. I don't blame you. I stopped doing things that did not interest me many years ago. But, the photos are great! I may give a go at it myself. Regards,

You'll have to ask the British to do that; they're the ones who invented it. IPMS/USA is merely the US Branch, originally chartered by our cousins across the pond. During my tenure on the IPMS/USA EBoard, I was able to see the actual charter. I am sure it still exists in the files in the...

This is not a mean request. Since you live in Hanoi, is the infamous Hanoi Hilton still standing? This is the prison where American prisoners were kept during the war. I would like to build a model of the place to show my students some aspect of the war. In America, our war on your...

Well, doggone! I wasn't thinking railroad; I was fixed on machining, modeling, layout and the like. Railroading is a different beast altogether! My father-in-law has an extensive layout which conforms to the concepts you have highlighted.

Is this a model that will be for sale? I just love detailed models! You work with paper like others work in metal. Beautiful!

It depends on whether you are sitting or standing and how tall you are. For the sitting position, seat yourself and measure the distance from the floor to about 3 inches above your lap. That will give you the distance to the BOTTOM of the table. Standing, measure the distance to the bottom...

Does it have a detailed cockpit and engine?