scale modelling
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Digging up an old 1/32 Hasegawa P-51D build Fresh from an excursion to the kitchen in search of that last (and probably stale) HobNob saw me passing the telly and being distracted by a documentary about ‘Friday Night Lights’ – perhaps better known as an NBC Netflix drama series, the factual documentary was about a Read more
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Optimising the workbench as an ad-hoc photo studio for smartphone images The following post is an expanded view on the use of a smart phone for scale model photography, and is based on a chapter from the forthcoming title: The Scale Modelling Photography Manual. The inside scoop In part 1 we investigated the hows and Read more
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PART 1. A two-part journey through the basics of smartphone photography Long read 20 mins The following post is an expanded view on the use of a smart phone for scale model photography, and is based on an excerpt from the forthcoming title: The Scale Modelling Photography Manual. Achtung Spitfeur! So, you make models, you Read more
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A Coastal Command Beaufighter – 1/48th Tamiya Beaufighter Fresh from an excursion to the laundry to gently tap the water cylinder in the vain hope that some physical abuse may elicit hot water for a shower, I happened to look out across the harbour and caught sight of what looked for all the world like Read more
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Long read 30 min This is a ‘fundamentals’ post which are selected excerpts from the forthcoming The Scale Modelling Photography Manual. We live in a digital world. All digital cameras, and the display screen you are reading this on are all about the magic of pixels. Forget DNA, these little squares of electro-optical colour are Read more
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following post is an edited excerpt from the forthcoming title: The Scale Modelling Photography Manual. Before we begin to think about the practical techniques which help us take better images of our models, we need to absorb some key theories and grasp the basics of the science behind what we are doing. Mythbusting 101: Awesome Read more
Scale in Focus 