We have a new topic on Theme Pics - "Now on my Workbench". Show us whatever you are working on at the moment, whether it is finished or now. We'll look forward to seeing your latest projects here soon!
I have just had confirmation that our newest book, "How to Build Tamiya's 1:32 scale P-51D Mustang", will be available around 15 October. The book includes full builds from Mark Glidden and myself, plus a guide to super detailing the cockpit and undercarriage bays by Roy Sutherland. The modeller is guided step-by-step through the whole building process via detailed text and more than 400 photos. The book is available to pre-order right now for just £11.95 plus shipping by following the link to ADH Publishing's website.
Also, for anyone in the Los Angeles area, I will be making an appearance at a Meet and Greet function at Brookhurst Hobbies, 12188 Brookhurst Street, Garden Grove, CA from 3:00 pm on 15 October. We are planning to have copies of the new Mustang book at this function too. I will look forward to seeing HyperScale's Los Angeles visitors there!
Eduard has a new domain name - http://www.eduard.com/ - and a brand new website. New content continues to be added, but the online store is fully operational right now. Check it out!
Jim Kiker presents a big new Construction Feature on his 1/48 scale Tamiya Spitfire PR.I conversion. Two reference photos plus plenty of helpful construction images accompany Jim's detailed text.
Rodger Kelly reviews BarracudaCals' new 1/32 scale Mustang Cockpit Stencils and Placards for Tamiya's P-51D kit. The review includes seven photos of Roy Sutherland's beautiful Tamiya Mustang cockpit finished with these decals, in addition to images of the decal sheet, instructions and cover.
On Missing-Lynx,
Cookie Sewell reviews a number of new releases:
For Australian modellers, the Sydney Scale Model Show will be held at the Hornsby War Memorial Hall, High Street Hornsby on Saturday 29 October from 09:30 to 17:00. There will be an open competition with a wide variety of categories, plus displays and traders. More information may be found by following this link.
Today I review Wingnut Wings' 1/32 scale Pfalz D.XII. 32 images of the kit parts, decals, schemes and box top are included. This model will be available online from Wingnut Wings' website by early October.
Our 89th Testor's ScaleWorkshopvideo is a tour of the 2011 Scale Models Expo and IPMS New Zealand Nationals. Simply click the "play" button on the screen below to view the 5 minute 12 second YouTube video.
Also from the show, Wingnut Wings' surprise release was a 1/32 scale Pfalz D.XII, which may be built as the early or late version. More photos and images are included in the show report, and a full review will be posted in the coming days. The kit will be available on Wingnut Wings' website by early October..
Dave Johnson presents three images of Tamiya's 1/32 scale Spitfire Mk.XVIe, which appears in a big article in Issue 5 of Military Illustrated Modeller. magazine
The 1/72 scale Group Build is going strong, and you still have plenty of time to participate even if you have not started your project yet. Check out some of the progress and completed models so far.
Tonight I review Eduard's brand-new 1/72 scale Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat, including 32 images of all the kit's plastic and photo-etched parts, decals and box top, plus a reference photo of the elusive Hellcat "grin".
Wingnut Wings has announced that they will will be attending the Scale Models Expo/IPMS(NZ) Nationals in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand on 20-21 August 2011. As well as displaying examples of many of their upcoming models they will have exclusive pre-release sales of a brand new model which is having its world premiere at this most prestigious New Zealand model show. The subject of the new model will be kept under wraps until the doors open at 10am on Saturday morning. Limit 1 per customer. Only while stocks last. Actual release and and website sales will be in late September-early October 2011. For more information check out http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/news
I will be crossing the ditch to attend the IPMS(NZ) Nationals next weekend too, so I will have photos, videos and news from New Zealand as well.
Paul Fisher has sent images and information on the next releases from Fisher Model and Pattern which include a reissue and revision of the big 1/32 scale Sea Fury (now with open cowl and bock tread tyres), Zuni rockets, F-105 wheels in 1/32 scale and more. Check the Preview page for more details.
Pat Johnston joins Lu Rodriguez as a new Moderator of the Missing-Lynx 1/48 scale Forum. I am sure that Pat's magnificent work in this scale will be known to most of you, and it is a pleasure to welcome him to this new role.
I finished my Tamiya 1/32 scale P-51D Mustang this week, so the Gallery has been updated with two new images (one as the title image, another at the bottom of the page) and commentary. Decals are a new release by Xtradecal, by the way. This model, along with others by Roy Sutherland and Mark Glidden, will be described in detail in the forthcoming ADH Publishing book, "How to Build Tamiya's 1/32 scale P-51D Mustang". This will be available for pre-order very soon. Stay tuned!
In Adelaide, South Australia, the 10th Annual Aviation Scale Model Display & Competition will be held on 27 - 28 August, 2011. For more information, please visit their website by following this link.
3 August, 2011
Ted Taylor has wasted no time building the new Airfix 1/72 scale Vickers Valiant BK.MK.1 in a new article on his "Ted's Modelworks" HobbyVista site. 15 images of the model, under construction and complete, are included.
Because flood waters continue to disrupt traffic on Interstate 29 near Omaha, the 2011 IPMS Nationals website has suggestions for those who planning to use I-29 to drive to Omaha from the north and south. Traffic from the east and west on I-80 is not affected and all roads are open between Omaha's airport, Eppley Airfield, and the rest of the city. See http://www.ipmsusa2011.org/index.cfm?mode=news for the specific information.
25 July, 2011
Mike Rinaldi presents a detailed and lavishly illustrated tutorial entitled "Oil Paint Rendering - an Introduction". 31 captioned step-by-step images accompany Mike's text. Although this article is posted on Missing-Lynx, it has plenty of relevance to aircraft modellers too.
I have made more progress on Tamiya's 1/32 scale P-51D Mustang this week, so the Gallery has been updated with four new images (one as the title image, with the three other new images at the bottom of the page) and commentary. This model, along with others by Roy Sutherland and Mark Glidden, will be described in detail in the forthcoming ADH Publishing book, "How to Build Tamiya's 1/32 scale P-51D Mustang". More details will be posted closer to publication.
Mike Williams presents a short Feature on his brand new 1/48 scale Airfix Seafire F.XVII. 14 images of the model under construction and complete are included.
Chris Wauchop brought his breathtaking 1/32 scale Zoukei-mura Focke-Wulf Ta 152 H-1 around yesterday. We have three photos of the model in the Gallery today. A big article on this model will feature in the fifth issue of the newest magazine from ADH Publishing, "Military Illustrated Modeller".
I received a unexpectedly large number of responses to my reviewer request last week. I have now decided on a short list of new reviewers, based on their area of specialisation amongst other things. I did not get a chance to respond personally to all the emails, but thanks to everyone who indicated their interest.
8 July, 2011
I have been neglecting my HyperScale updating duties over the last few days because I have been distracted by Tamiya's 1/32 scale P-51D Mustang. What a breathtaking kit! I should have the fuselage sealed up tomorrow, but in the meantime I have posted a Gallery of six photos of some of the work so far.
The Doctor is in! Frank Mitchell is back, this time with his 1/32 scale X-S Models Pond Racer. Seven images of the model, both complete and under construction, are included in this new short Feature.
The 2011 IPMS National Convention announces that a group of re-enactors will visit the convention on Saturday, August 6, dressed in mostly in German and American WWII uniforms but also going as far back as those worn in the American Civil War. The re-enactors plan to bring an Sd.Kfz 251 half-track, some Sd.Kfz 222 scout cars, Jeeps, an M20 half-track, an M3 White half-track and a 45mm Russian anti-tank gun.
We have exciting news for modern aficiandos too. Kinetic Model Kits has just announced a forthcoming 1/48 scale C-2A Greyhound, due for release in September. The kit is available for pre-order now from Lucky Model.
I will be away from my desk for most of the rest of this week (not building the Mustang unfortunately), so updates will be sporadic.
24 June, 2011
I have just been advised that the server hosting company will be doing some maintenance tomorrow, and the servers may be off the air for up to two hours on Saturday from 1:00 AM – 3:00 AM US CDT. I apologise for any inconvenience.
It appears that a few bugs crept into the What's New page HTML over the last few days, mainly I think due to its size. I have now archived the entries from October 2010 to the end of May 2011, and fixed the other coding problems so the page should load properly. The archived content may still be accessed at the bottom of the page. The links for yesterday's reviews were playing up too, but they are both working fine now:
Mick Evans reviews Valom's 1/48 scale Antonov An-2 Colt. Four of the boxings are discussed in this review, which includes mages of the box art(s), plastic and multimedia parts.
Hannants has sent Preview images and information on their soon-to-be-released 1/32 scale Xtradecal sheet for six Mustang IVs, just in time for the new Tamiya kit. The same subjects will also be available in 1/48 and 1/72 scales.
Michael Scott has transcribed his interview with Roy Sutherland, the creator of Cooper Details and Barracuda Studios, and and posted it to his website. You can read the interview by following this link.
For our UK visitors, Margate’s Big Event featuring the Airfix Air Show takes place on this weekend, Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 June. The Avro Vulcan bomber and the Red Arrows display team will be the main stars of the Airfix Air Show. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will be returning to the area again, while the Tigers parachute team will be jumping into the sea off Margate Main Sands. There is plenty of family fun on the ground too, with bands, food, a fairground and much more. Additional information is available on the Airfix webiste.
"Bondo" Phil Brandt presents a new article on building Anigrand's big 1/144 scale Lun Erkanoplan. 32 images of the model, both completed and under construction, are included.
We have a slightly belated new topic on Theme Pics - "INVASION STRIPES". Show us your Allied aircraft in any scale wearing black and white invasion stripes for D-Day and beyond. We'll look forward to seeing your stripy models!
EagleQuest 2011 is almost upon us again. EagleQuest XX will run from June 23 to June 25, with special guests including noted researcher and prolific author David Doyle, Marcus Nicholls from Tamiya Model Magazine International and Ken Schofeldt of Badger Airbrush fame. You can also meet Matthew Wells, Mike Kirchoff, Mike Mummey, Jef Verswyvel and more. I was lucky enough to attend this show last year, and I had a great time - highly recommended! For more information and to register, just follow this link.
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