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Jason McEntire Builds an Award-Winning Milenium Falcon
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Continue reading →: Jason McEntire Builds an Award-Winning Milenium FalconThis is Bandai’s 1/350 scale Millennium Falcon. I love these kinds of small kits. After construction and nub cleanup, I primed it with black Stynylrez primer through my airbrush. Then, I airbrushed several coats of a light grey. The grey is still darker than the actual Falcon models, so I’ll…
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CAMS Gets Expert Tips on Photographing Models
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Continue reading →: CAMS Gets Expert Tips on Photographing ModelsPhotographing models is all about lighting and perspective, Kevin Epling, a long-time scale model and toy photographer and videographer at Michigan State University, told CAMS at its September meeting. Epling (smallscalepics.smugmug.com and https://www.youtube.com/@1964K/featured) brought several of his sets and camera setups to show how differences in both placement and color…
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HJ Shows Us to Create Polished Metal with Primer and Paper
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Continue reading →: HJ Shows Us to Create Polished Metal with Primer and PaperA brilliant metal finish can be completed with black primer, your preferred metal color and a sheet of printer paper, our member Hyeon-Jung “HJ” Yun showed us in a recent demonstration. H.J. explained how he achieved a mirror finish: On the feature image for this post, I applied a black…
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British want supplies in, Axis wants supplies through Malta
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Continue reading →: British want supplies in, Axis wants supplies through MaltaBoth the British and the Axis Powers saw the strategic value of Malta to the war effort in 1941 and 1942, so while the Axis used its aircraft to try to take the island as part of its supply lines to Africa, the British were working to hold and supply…
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Fishstick is working on a custom big rig
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Continue reading →: Fishstick is working on a custom big rigOn the bench at the “Glue Bomb Express”, hosted by The Fishstick (Chris Long), is the Revell Peterbilt 359 Conventional tractor. This is a fairly easy kit to build as a box stock. However, that’s not going to happen to this one. Fishstick is adding 3D printed rear fenders, fuel…
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Dick Davenport Named IPMS/USA Member of the Year
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Continue reading →: Dick Davenport Named IPMS/USA Member of the YearCAMS President Dick Davenport was named Member of the Year for 2023 at the IPMS/USA National Convention in Madison, Wisconsin, this month. CAMS members had nominated Dick for his work to start and build the club, which has grown exponentially in a few short years. Dick has also encouraged members…
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Continue reading →: Dick’s Malta collection includes aircraft from some key battles over the islandI have a broad collection of aircraft from the Siege of Malta, including several that represent some of the heaviest fighting in the engagement. “On June 11, 1940, the day after Italy declared war on Britain and France, the Regia Aeronautica (Italian Royal Air Force) commenced operations against Malta. Shortly…
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Dick Highlights Aircraft Involved in Malta Naval Battles
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Continue reading →: Dick Highlights Aircraft Involved in Malta Naval BattlesOnce Britain decided it was a good idea to keep Malta in the fight, they needed to supply the islands with literally everything they needed to survive – food, fuel, medicine, arms, ammunition, and men. This meant massive convoys from Gibraltar or Egypt and some of the greatest, but little…
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H.J. Wins Best USAF/ANG at SEMMEX 2024
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Continue reading →: H.J. Wins Best USAF/ANG at SEMMEX 2024CAMS members brought home a lot of awards Saturday from SEMMEX 2024 hosted by IPMS Warren, but Hyeon-jung “H.J.” Yun capped the awards with the Best USAF/ANG Subject for his aircraft displays. H.J. said he was shocked by the award (and his wife told him he was inappropriately dressed to…
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Dick Davenport Dives into Siege of Malta Display
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Continue reading →: Dick Davenport Dives into Siege of Malta DisplaySeveral years ago my wife and I had the privilege of spending a week in the island nation of Malta. Located half way between the Strait of Gibraltar and the Levant, half way between Italy and North Africa, Malta has played a critical role in every empire since the Phoenicians.…
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