Sorry for the lack of in-progress photos on this build. I got had a lot of starts and stops and forgot to take more. Anyway, the weathering is done. I used some gray panel line enhancer on the wings and some areas on the main fuselage. Then I used some black wash to dirty things up a bit. Once … Continue reading BanDai 1/72 B-Wing Update 2 (Final)
BanDai 1/72 B-Wing Update 1
Progress continued on the B-Wing. Some of the main parts needed to have some areas painted with the Light Blue. The wing tips had decals, but two things kept me from using them. First, I had painted the blue gray areas with Light Blue so they would not match. Second, there were a couple of significant raised details that … Continue reading BanDai 1/72 B-Wing Update 1
BanDai 1/72 B-Wing Build
My next project is the BanDai 1/72 B-Wing Starfighter. I didn't bother photographing the box. I bought the ComiCon Limited Edition and it comes in a black box with no box art. Just plain white lettering naming the kit. So this time my introductory image will be the instruction booklets. The Limited Edition is just a four panel booklet … Continue reading BanDai 1/72 B-Wing Build
NASA 1960’s Manned Spacecraft Group
I finally got around to finishing the the mount for the Apollo 10 spacecraft. I combined them with my Horizon Models 1/72 Mercury (Freedom 7 and Faith 7) spacecraft and the Dragon 1/72 Gemini (Gemini 6) spacecraft. I created some custom decals for each spacecraft and mounted them together on a wooden base that I painted flat … Continue reading NASA 1960’s Manned Spacecraft Group
S-132 Kit for the IMSAI 8080 Clone
Here is the S-132 kit from The High Nibble. It adds many features that were provided on the real IMSAI 8080 by add-in S-100 cards. It provides output to a VGA monitor and supports either a PS/2 or USB-HID keyboard for input. You have to choose one or the other the board does not support both. I ordered … Continue reading S-132 Kit for the IMSAI 8080 Clone