Mikromir 1/350 USS Parche SSN-683 (late)
A fun little build of an interesting late Cold War US spy submarine.
Trumpeter 1/350 Liberty Ship Build Review
Lovely kit of an interesting, historically significant, and under-represented subject. I enjoyed this very much, though realistic ship weathering remains elusive.
Tamiya 1/350 HMS Prince of Wales
For a kit that dates from the 1980s, Tamiya’s HMS Prince of Wales is surprisingly nice. I backdated it to the ship’s May 1941 configuration at the Denmark Strait.
Aoshima 1/350 Kongo: A lesson in hubris
Sometimes, you know a kit will be so much work that you just can’t summon the motivation to get started unless something gives you a prod. In my case, that kit was Aoshima’s 1/350 Kongo, and the prod a pair of group builds: the “whole year build” at Rivet Counters, and the “1944” build at Warts and All. These overlapped nicely: one encouraging modellers to get really stuck in and pull out all the stops, and the other being the year the kit relates to.
Type 23 Frigate HMS Kent Build Review (Trumpeter 1/350)
It’s time to rethink my opinion of Trumpeter. This little frigate is a really nice build.