<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest entries from blurmodeler.blog-city.com</title><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/</link><description></description><copyright>Copyright 2009 blurmodeler.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:22:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Latest entries from blurmodeler.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>F2H-4 Banshee: Final</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/f2h4_banshee_final.htm</guid><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/f2h4_banshee_final.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:56:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=f2h4%5Fbanshee%5Ffinal</comments><dc:creator>American Pundit</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Well, I finally finished the Banshee... Well, I&#39;m calling it finished, anyhow. I didn&#39;t do any weathering or accenting the panel lines or anything like that. I finally got the decals on and just called it done. It&#39;s definitely a six-foote]]></description></item><item><title>Level 2</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/level_2.htm</guid><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/level_2.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 06:58:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=level%5F2</comments><dc:creator>American Pundit</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Aircraft models drive me nuts. With a tank, I build it then paint it. With a plane, I build the cockpit then paint the cockpit. I build the engine (I&#39;m working on an F3F-1) then I paint the engine. And then, since I&#39;m working on a bi-plane, I]]></description></item><item><title>RSAF F-16C, Final</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/rsaf_f16c_final.htm</guid><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/rsaf_f16c_final.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:36:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=rsaf%5Ff16c%5Ffinal</comments><dc:creator>American Pundit</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><category>singapore</category><category>hasegawa</category><category>f16</category><category>falcon</category><category>rsaf</category></item><item><title>Australian And British Tank Crews, Part I</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/australian_and_british_tank_crews_part_i.htm</guid><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/australian_and_british_tank_crews_part_i.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 04:54:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=australian%5Fand%5Fbritish%5Ftank%5Fcrews%5Fpart%5Fi</comments><dc:creator>American Pundit</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I started painting some crew for my British Firefly and the Australian M113 &quot;Fitter&quot; using the technique that Sifu showed me. I gave them all a coat of Tamiya Flat Black and then dry brushed them with Tamiya White. This is a simple way to g]]></description></item><item><title>Tamiya Sherman Firefly, Part II</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/tamiya_sherman_firefly_part_ii.htm</guid><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/tamiya_sherman_firefly_part_ii.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:24:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=tamiya%5Fsherman%5Ffirefly%5Fpart%5Fii</comments><dc:creator>American Pundit</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I smoothed out the gritty paint job using some polishing paper -- 1,300 grit, I believe -- and gave the Firefly a coat of Future in preparation for the decals.The decals were thick. Even after an application of Mr. Mark Softer they stood out from the]]></description></item><item><title>Tamiya Sherman Firefly, Part I</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/tamiya_sherman_firefly.htm</guid><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/tamiya_sherman_firefly.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2007 04:39:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=tamiya%5Fsherman%5Ffirefly</comments><dc:creator>American Pundit</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After reading a bunch of really good reviews of Tamiya's 1/48 armor kits, I decided I had to try one. I'm not much of a WWII modeler -- I prefer modern or between-the-wars subjects -- and building Nazi tanks kinda turns my stomach, so I didn't have m]]></description><category>tamiya</category><category>sherman</category><category>firefly</category><category>quarter scale</category></item><item><title>RSAF F-16C, Part II</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/rsaf_f16c_part_ii.htm</guid><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/rsaf_f16c_part_ii.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:37:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=rsaf%5Ff16c%5Fpart%5Fii</comments><dc:creator>American Pundit</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I put this project on hold while I finished up the Helldiver and started on the Sherman Firefly, but now I&#39;m back into it. I got stuck on pre-shading -- I didn&#39;t think my airbrush skills were up to it, but I didn&#39;t want to do just a plain]]></description><category>singapore</category><category>hasegawa</category><category>f16</category><category>falcon</category><category>rsaf</category></item><item><title>Matchbox SBC4 Helldiver, Part III</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/matchbox_sbc4_helldiver_part_iii.htm</guid><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/matchbox_sbc4_helldiver_part_iii.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:16:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=matchbox%5Fsbc4%5Fhelldiver%5Fpart%5Fiii</comments><dc:creator>American Pundit</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Today was a good modeling day. I got the Helldiver fully assembled and painted without any major screw-ups. Among the many lessons learned, I need to be much more careful masking. I had to do a lot of touch up and the looks suffer for it. Probab]]></description><category>aircraft</category><category>matchbox</category><category>sbc4</category><category>helldiver</category></item><item><title>RSAF F-16C, Part I</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/rsaf_f16c.htm</guid><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/rsaf_f16c.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2007 03:12:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=rsaf%5Ff16c</comments><dc:creator>BlurModeler</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When I was in Singapore I grabbed a set of Siam Scale's 1/72 RSAF Falcon decals (this is the same set, but in 1/48). So, having the markings, I needed a suitable model on which to apply them. The first F-16 model I saw on the shelf was the H]]></description><category>singapore</category><category>f16</category><category>falcon</category><category>hasegawa</category></item><item><title>Matchbox SBC4 Helldiver, Part II</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/matchbox_sbc4_helldiver_part_ii.htm</guid><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/matchbox_sbc4_helldiver_part_ii.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:36:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=matchbox%5Fsbc4%5Fhelldiver%5Fpart%5Fii</comments><dc:creator>BlurModeler</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Well, I think I really overreached on this one. Sure, I knew a Matchbox kit would be a lot of work, but it also needs more skill than I have at present. I'm still slogging away at it, but it's not going to turn out as well as I had hoped. Sti]]></description><category>aircraft</category><category>matchbox</category><category>sbc4</category><category>helldiver</category></item><item><title>Academy M113 &quot;Fitter&quot; Part III</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/academy_m113_fitter_part_iii.htm</guid><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/academy_m113_fitter_part_iii.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2006 05:17:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=academy%5Fm113%5Ffitter%5Fpart%5Fiii</comments><dc:creator>BlurModeler</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wow. This thing turned out better than I thought it would. I went a little overboard weathering he lower hull and wheels, but it's probably the most subtle job I've done so far. And the rubber tracks are just horrible -- I'd definitely inv]]></description><category>armor</category><category>academy</category><category>m113</category><category>fitter</category></item><item><title>Academy M113 &quot;Fitter&quot; Part II</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/academy_m113_fitter_part_ii.htm</guid><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/academy_m113_fitter_part_ii.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2006 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=academy%5Fm113%5Ffitter%5Fpart%5Fii</comments><dc:creator>BlurModeler</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Well, I've started and finished four models and got halfway through another since I got the Fitter last January. It's about time to get this thing done. After moving back to the US, I finished assembling everything. I closed all but]]></description><category>armor</category><category>academy</category><category>m113</category><category>fitter</category></item><item><title>Saratoga CV-3</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/saratoga_cv3.htm</guid><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/saratoga_cv3.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:15:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=saratoga%5Fcv3</comments><dc:creator>BlurModeler</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My wife got me Trumpeter&#39;s Saratoga CV-3 for Christmas. It just arrived. Somehow, she also knew to order the detail sets for both the ship AND the air wing from Tom&#39;s Modelworks... Ok, I ordered it all with her credit card, but she still rock]]></description><category>trumpeter</category><category>saratoga</category></item><item><title>OIF Civil Affairs</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/oif_civil_affairs.htm</guid><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/oif_civil_affairs.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 04:54:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=oif%5Fcivil%5Faffairs</comments><dc:creator>BlurModeler</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After reading Rob Schulthies&#39; book, &quot;Waging Peace&quot;, I&#39;ve been wanting to do an OIF Civil Affairs Hummer. I picked up Tamiya&#39;s 1/35 M1046 Humvee kit because it looked close to the vehicles pictured in the book and an Eduard etche]]></description><category>tamiya</category><category>oif</category><category>humvee</category></item><item><title>Leopard 2A6 (1/72), Part II</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/leopard_2a6_172_part_ii.htm</guid><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/leopard_2a6_172_part_ii.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Nov 2006 03:54:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=leopard%5F2a6%5F172%5Fpart%5Fii</comments><dc:creator>BlurModeler</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I touched up the front of the turret as I said I would. Luckily, I hate cleaning out bottles and I still had some of my NATO Black mix. Then I found some Future floor polish at the local Wal-Mart (if I could get it anywhere else, I would -- I'm a big]]></description></item><item><title>Leopard 2A6 (1/72), Part I</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/leopard_2a6_172_part_i.htm</guid><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/leopard_2a6_172_part_i.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=leopard%5F2a6%5F172%5Fpart%5Fi</comments><dc:creator>BlurModeler</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I will never build a 1/72 scale AFV again. I know I said that last time, but this time I really mean it. The parts are just too small.]]></description><category>dragon</category><category>leopard</category></item><item><title>My Paint Booth</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/my_paint_booth.htm</guid><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/my_paint_booth.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2006 06:41:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=my%5Fpaint%5Fbooth</comments><dc:creator>BlurModeler</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I haven't built anything with my father since... well, I can't remember ever building anything with him ever. But, boy was I glad he was around when I built my paint booth.
Back in July, I picked up an Iwata HP-CS airbrush and a Smart Jet compressor]]></description><category>airbrush</category></item><item><title>My House Is Too Small</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/my_house_is_too_small.htm</guid><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/my_house_is_too_small.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2006 00:49:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=my%5Fhouse%5Fis%5Ftoo%5Fsmall</comments><dc:creator>BlurModeler</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I thought I was too busy moving in&nbsp;to blog... then the container&nbsp;showed up. I'm only on right now because my house is too small; I have to clean the desktop and get these magazines organized.The models made it here&nbsp;in a few more pieces]]></description></item><item><title>Intermediate Modeling, Graduation</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/intermediate_modeling_graduation.htm</guid><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/intermediate_modeling_graduation.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 May 2006 15:31:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=intermediate%5Fmodeling%5Fgraduation</comments><dc:creator>BlurModeler</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I gave the lower hull another wash and another couple coats of pigment (slightly darker than the mud splotches), and it looks better -- but not great. Then I made a wash with dirt-colored pigment and mineral spirits and applied it to the tr]]></description><category>king tiger</category><category>armor</category><category>lessons</category><category>dragon</category></item><item><title>Intermediate Modeling: Disaster!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/intermediate_modeling_disaster.htm</guid><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/intermediate_modeling_disaster.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2006 13:36:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=intermediate%5Fmodeling%5Fdisaster</comments><dc:creator>BlurModeler</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[...But I think I can fix it.Pigments by themselves just made the King Tiger look dusty, but I wanted it to look like dirt had crusted onto the running gear and lower hull, so I figured I'd make a paste using khaki acrylic paint and a bunch of artists]]></description><category>king tiger</category><category>armor</category><category>lessons</category><category>dragon</category></item><item><title>Small Scale Tips &amp; Tricks</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/small_scale_tips__tricks.htm</guid><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/small_scale_tips__tricks.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2006 15:22:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=small%5Fscale%5Ftips%5F%5Ftricks</comments><dc:creator>BlurModeler</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I was googling around and came across this site all about 1/72, 1/76, and 1/87 scale modeling. The Intermediate Modeler's Syndrome article is pretty good and&nbsp;the techniques are valid for 1/35 scale as well.I also found a couple sites (1, 2)&nbsp]]></description></item><item><title>Intermediate Modeling, Last Lesson</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/intermediate_modeling_last_lesson.htm</guid><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/intermediate_modeling_last_lesson.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2006 09:17:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=intermediate%5Fmodeling%5Flast%5Flesson</comments><dc:creator>BlurModeler</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This was my last lesson. That really snuck up on me! The first thing Sifu Bernard had me do to the King Tiger was rust the tail pipes. This was strange, but cool: I used a mix of khaki acrylic paint with a little black artist's pastel and -]]></description><category>king tiger</category><category>armor</category><category>general modeling</category><category>lessons</category><category>dragon</category></item><item><title>Intermediate Modeling, Week 3 Homework</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/intermediate_modeling_week_3_homework.htm</guid><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/intermediate_modeling_week_3_homework.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2006 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=intermediate%5Fmodeling%5Fweek%5F3%5Fhomework</comments><dc:creator>BlurModeler</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I got the chipping (it ended up being very subtle), general wash and pin wash finished. I also painted the periscope blocks black, and I found and attached the handle for the rear turret hatch. I would've liked to dry brush t]]></description><category>king tiger</category><category>armor</category><category>general modeling</category><category>lessons</category><category>dragon</category></item><item><title>Beijing</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/beijing.htm</guid><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/beijing.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2006 09:41:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=beijing</comments><dc:creator>BlurModeler</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We visited Beijing last month. What a great trip! It's one of the few places I've been in Asia where I wasn't counting the days until we got back to Singapore. I swear, Singaporeans don't realize how lucky they are. Anyhow, I could have stayed a few]]></description><category>beijing</category><category>personal</category><category>travel</category><category>china</category></item><item><title>Intermediate Modeling, Week 3</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/intermediate_modeling_week_3.htm</guid><link>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/intermediate_modeling_week_3.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 May 2006 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://blurmodeler.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=intermediate%5Fmodeling%5Fweek%5F3</comments><dc:creator>BlurModeler</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I got the decals on the King Tiger with no problem and I painted the wood and the metal bits. The last time I did wood (on the Marder 1A2) it looked like crap. I'm pretty sure it's because the paint job was so gritty that the dry brush]]></description><category>king tiger</category><category>armor</category><category>lessons</category><category>dragon</category></item></channel></rss>