All in the Details...

I have been progressing on the M41 the last few days. Both with CAD and with physical modeling techniques.

One of the latest details I found lacking was the M41 drive idler. The kit part has two problems; 1) its the wrong shape 2) it does not have the holes carved out of it for weight reduction. There was no way to modify the kit part, and the shape would not be easy to replicate correctly by hand. This is were I turned to CAD once again. Using the kit part for size reference as well as correct connection points to the kit I was able to rebuild it with the help of several reference images.

As you can see, the cad software was able to easily recreate the proper shape of the drive idler. Much better!

Merry Christmas!

I just wanted to wish our readers a very wonderful and blessed Christmas full of family, friends, and many model kits!

Lets Welcome the Newest Team Member!

I am proud to announce that our team is growing once again! Lets give a warm welcome to the newest author of this blog, Bernard Bassous. He is a very talented diorama builder and I am sure you will all enjoy his article and techniques That he will be able to share with us all.

Welcome aboard Bernard!

Here is a peek at some of his works:

My New Hobby Studio

I have been in the process of moving to a new studio over the last several weeks; most of the stuff is now moved in but the unpacking continues. Will start posting more once I get things settled into my new space!