Scale Model Soup

Our hobby should bring us joy, but at the moment this Arii 1/72 Ki-46 Dinah is not. I wrote about the model a couple of weeks ago, asking my...

Some of you will laugh at me, but I have to fess up. A few days ago I was filling a nasty seam on this Arii 1/72 Ki-46 Dinah and found mysel...

 It’s 10pm. You’re tired. Too tired to work on a model. You’re bored with the internet. But you want to feed your interest in the hobby, so ...

One of the most common subjects of discussion and frustration in Facebook groups — after D-Day stripes — is airbrushing. Newcomers want to ...

 I can’t imagine what it must be like coming to the hobby today. Even if your interests are restricted to just aircraft, armor, ships, cars,...

There’s something about the size of a man’s stash, right? We like to talk about our model collections, whether they’re enormous or modest. I...

The 24-hour group build on Facebook is over, and I’m sorry to report that I didn’t finish my Monogram 1/72 A-1E Skyraider.Time got away from...

I recently shared a Facebook post from a group of modelers who organize an annual 24-hour model build, this year planned for the weekend of ...

A few years ago I gave you some creative ideas for bases  and mentioned The Container Store as a potential source of items you can re-purpos...

It’s been three years since I shared the things I’m thankful for, so I thought it time to reflect again on all the good things I enjoy in ou...

The Olympics are well behind us now, and after watching a number of the events over those two weeks I’ve been reflecting on what the experie...

I usually have two models on my workbench at any given time, one is in the construction phase and the other is in the painting and weatherin...

There's been some buzz on Hyperscale and ARC recently about the sites' search features. Apparently they're not working as advert...

My recent article about the use of aftermarket really struck a nerve among a large number of you. Based on the comments I received here on t...

Editor's Note: After you read this article, be sure to read my follow-up, Reconsidering cheating . Having grown up in the South one of...

There’s no shortage of aftermarket decals these days with dozens of companies producing decals in every scale and for nearly every subject. ...

One of my favorite web sites for modern military aviation has long been Fencecheck. It was a hangout for aviation photographers — amateur an...

My decals silvered. What do I do? How do I repair a cracked canopy? The wings on my aircraft are misaligned. How do I fix them? I often ...

Paul Cotcher of Red Star Scale Models is back for another contribution to our Other Voices series. Paul has long had a strong interest in S...