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Drafting pen

Drafting pen as super glue applicator

I had the hardest time applying super glue until I remembered a tip someone had posted long ago. That person said he …

Street car

This is the old 1/48th scale model that has been sold through several companies, but I think was originally made by Hawk. …

Ball turret Mark I

B-17 ball turret, Mark I

  The good news is that I finished the yoke/flange support for the ball turret. The bad news is that it doesn’t …

Axbridge

Narrowboat model

UPDATE: Here are some additional dimensions, and I’ve increased the gap from the stern to the end of the sidewalls. I should …

1/1000th scale Enterprise refit

Another long-term project has been the 1/1000th scale Polar Lights Enterprise refit model, which has also been gathering dust for years. My …

B-17G Thunderbird

I bought this model several years ago and am finally tackling it, a B-17G that I will build as Thunderbird, a celebrated …

Vulcan warp sled

It’s hard to believe, but I’ve finally finished the Vulcan warp sled and shuttle Surak from Star Trek, The Motion Picture. It’s …

Spock’s Warp Shuttle build

I have a love/hate relationship with Spock’s warp shuttle, only seen on film in the first Star Trek movie. It’s another undeniably …