Orca , famous from the Steven Spielberg film. Orca fishing boat :Name. Orca painted on stern. Orca nameplate. Jaws starring Roy Scheider a...
OK, almost a year after beginning this project, here are some photos of the finished Eduard´s Mig-21. Apart from the Eduard Brassin for the...
Orca , famous from the Steven Spielberg film. Orca fishing boat :Name. Orca painted on stern. Orca nameplate. Jaws starring Roy Scheider a...
Builder Basics: First, what is a scale model?
A group of my model railroad friends in Ottawa gathered together in the summer of 2007 at my home on a weekly basis to construct an N-scale model railroad within the confines of a coffee table. The coffee table layout would be raffled off at Ottawa's Railfair and all of the proceed would go to CHEO, the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Everyone pitched in and worked extremely hard to pull this project off. The image above shows the finished coffee table layout in N-scale with double mainlines. About a dozen fellows pitched in on the labour and it truly became a project from the heart for each one of the members of the build. Ron Newby was one of the members who donated a series of structures to the cause all in kit form. Yes, we had to build the structures. I chose this one by Bar Mills to put together. It is called Waterfront Willy's. The only thing missing in this photograph are the pilings that will allow the entire structure, wharf and all, to reside above water level. This was my first foray into N-scale modelling. Here I am 'planting' the finished building onto the layout with my good buddy, Chris Lyon, looking on. It was Chris who came up with the idea of having the Friday Night Group lads take on the hospital layout build for that year. Here the model resting with some of the other N-scale structures some of the other lads have created. Stepping back in time, this photo shows the structure as placed on the layout with no lake in evidence as yet...just the bare wood. As seen from a slightly different angle. Still another view before the water is poured. Jim McSherry did a fabulous job on the curved trestle. Here I have the supports below the dock. The area without supports will tuck into the slope on the land. A close-up view at eye level. Same view as above with a blue backdrop. As seen with water in the scene and an addition floating dock added for good measure. Definitely a lovely looking scene with lots of action around the wharf. And fishing going on out on the lake. "Did ya catch anything?" they both ask each other. A helicopter view. Now we see the entire lake that has been poured beautifully by Bill Meek. Jim McSherry scratchbuilt the double trestle to the left. . To see a 26 page summary with many images of the progress of the build visit this thread at the Railroad Line Forum. http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=17503 To see my construction techniques on Waterfront Willy's in N-scale, visit http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=17493 Cheers, Mike Hamer Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
5x10 N scale layout - I typically run four trains, a mix of steam and early diesel locomotives. Limited space meant I built up instead of out
Review of HobbyBoss 1/32 scale Northrop P-61B Black Widow.
One of the easiest and best ways to get started in model railroading is with a 4x8 train layout in HO scale. Get some track planning ideas here.
You'll want to give these tips a try
Build Your Own Spray Booth If you are a hands-on do it yourselfer, or just want a high quality spray booth, creating a spray booth yourself might be the right route for you. All you need are some basic tools, common materials, and at least a few hours.We recently created our own hobby spray booth, it worked out very well for us so we created this article to show you how we did it. Choose the type of wood you prefer, follow the instructions, and start building your spray booth now.
Here's a wide variety of model railroad track plans for beginners.
Dolls House Edwardian Post Box Height = 133mm Top width = 55mm Bottom width = 40mm From Streets Ahead. 1:12th Scale. Collectors' Item. Part of the Hobbies Dolls House and Miniatures Boutique. Detailed scale model for adult collectors, Not suitable for children under 14 years. Images are for illustrative purposes. Characters and accessories pictured may not be included.
Most of my posts on this blog have been about 1/35 armour, but I am also a voracious builder of 1/32 fighter planes from the Second World War. Yet I've hardly spoken about them. Time to fix that. My latest video tutorial shows you how to mask and paint the round red markings (hinomaru) on WW2 Japanese planes. Seriously, once you have painted your own hinomaru, you will never use decals again. It's so easy, and the weathered end result is so, so much better than any decal. Seriously, how good does that look? Faded, weathered. No decal can do that. Don't believe me? Check out the video below to see how easy and effective it is. I've included an Amazon link below so you can purchase the one tool required. It's 5 bucks, and you can use it for Japanese markings, RAF roundels, whatever. Bargain. Cheers, Dave
In The Series Of Model Hobby Kits, We Have Talked A Lot About All The Miniature Kits On A Scale Of 1:24. Now We Are Reviewing 1:12 scale Kits
