Saturday, September 21, 2024

"Which Plastic Kit is That?" -- (Gotcha! It's Paper!)

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In mid-July, I went to Madison, WI for the IPMS 2024 National Meet. In a display-only room, we had six tables of paper models, and a lot of ...
Monday, September 9, 2024

Clever Models Steel Utility Shed kit - 1:87 scale

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Clever Models '  kit calls for assembling the cardstock walls with corner tabs and cardstock formers. I laminated the 65# cardstock wall...
Saturday, August 31, 2024

Atlas Crossing Tower kit -- 1:87 scale

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The Ripon Model Railroad Club is set in modern times -- no need for crossing towers. But I had this old Atlas kit in my stash. So I decided ...
Thursday, August 29, 2024

Campbell Scale Models' Through Truss Bridge -- Wood Kit - 1:87 scale

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I built this for a branch line at the model railroad club. It is pine(?) and basswood stained with Hunterline 's Dark Brown weathering s...
Saturday, August 17, 2024

Scratch-Building Dexter's Dead End in Paper & Card -- part 3

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  At this point, I've gone "off the route." The third building in FSM's Dexter's Dead End is a small garage. I decided...
Friday, August 16, 2024

Scratchbuilding Dexter's Dead End in Paper -- Part Two

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The second building in the FSM Dexter's Dead End kit is the painter's supply company, with a newsstand in the lean-to on the side. I...
Monday, August 5, 2024

Scratchbuilding "Dexter's Dead End in Paper in 1:87 scale --- Part One

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  On ebay, I bought the instructions and templates for Fine Scale Miniatures' "Dexter's Dead End" (FSM Jewel Series #8), a...