I was still coming to terms with the dreadful news from Ukraine this morning, when the doorbell rang. With almost grotesque timing, Royal Mail delivered a package from Dora Wings – posted while there was still hope of peace. I don’t think the arrival of a sample has ever been such a poignant and bittersweet […]

This could be fun! I’m always a sucker for a ‘109, but I missed the 1:48 Dora Wings kit of the early variants when it was released and it’s no longer in their catalogue. A visit to https://www.scalemodelshop.co.uk  this evening showed they still have it in stock, so I snapped one up! It’ll probably be

I joined Eric Haugen on Patreon today. I love Eric’s approach to teaching, so I hope my contribution will help him continue to create some of the most useful online content I’ve found. I was inspired by a comment by Mick on That Pedal Show about needing to make the time to play his beautiful

Any experienced modeller will know the situation – you come across a subject that you never even knew existed, and suddenly you want (or rather, “need”) to buy a new kit! In this case the “itch that needs scratching” was started by Iliad Design very kindly sending me a sample of their new decals for

Hi again As promised, a few pics of things getting underway on the Emil. The only minor moulding problems I’ve found are shallow sink marks on the wings at the tips and over the undercarriage attachments. I’ve filled them with “superfiller” (CA + talc) and sanded it smooth. The surface just needs polishing. The fuselage

OK – I fibbed! The first project for 2022 isn’t going to be the Trener – it’ll be Eduard’s 1:48 Bf 109E-4. Whereas Mal Mayfield always says you can’t have too many Spitfires, for me the ‘109 is always something of a modelling “comfort zone”. So, in need of inspiration to get the New Year

Perhaps as a result of the recent nonsense on Aeroscale, modelling’s tasting a little bit sour just now and (as usual) I fall back to my second passion – music. Normally, that would automatically mean the guitar, but I’m making a real effort to get my efforts on electric bass a bit more presentable. I’ve

I always find masses to learn from Eric Haugen’s YouTube videos, and today’s was a classic example.  Targeted on playing to fit in and around other member of a band, Eric explains things perfectly in a way that’s relevant to situations we’ve either been in, or will encounter. And the principles in this video transfer seamlessly

First new project of 2022. I’m busy getting my review of Eduard’s new 1:48 Z-226 ready for Aeroscale and it’s just screaming “Build me!”. It could hardly be more different that the type of aircraft kit I usually tackle, so that probably makes it ideal for Noisy Models – which is all about ditching old

I’m very impressed with the little @orangeamplifiers Micro Dark! It’s a really useful addition to my “tone arsenal”. Much to my surprise (and contrary to some of the YouTube videos I’ve watched) the sound via the headphones output into my DAW is definitely usable – especially with single-coil pickups. Ironically, though, for actually listening direct