Monday we had a look at some gorgeous decal sets from Starfighter Decals. Today, we’ll continue with our review of Starfighter Decals products, looking at some resin upgrade sets. (And don’t miss out on part III, with photoetch and more decals.) Though Mark Tutton produces many different decal, resin, and photoetch products, what Starfighter Decals is best known for are
Read moreSeveral years ago, Mark Buchler of Modelnerd’s Modelshack fame had released a resin cowl update set for the Monogram P-61. With the renewed interest in the P-61 thanks to Great Wall Hobby’s Black Widow kit, it was time for an update to that set. Mark’s new update will do double duty, working on both the Monogram and Great Wall kits.
Read moreMany folks may know Mark Büchler as “Modelnerd” on various model related forums. A few may remember the super-impressive scratch built cockpit and other additions he did a few years ago for Lindberg’s Goshawk kit that was posted on Fine Scale’s forum. He did an awesome job on that, and decided to make resin copies. He sold a few of those,
Read moreNOTE: Mark has issued an updated set to replace this P-61 set. You can see a review of the updated version here. Mark Buchler is on his way to be the King of Resin. I’m just proud to say “Ah, I knew him back in the day…” 🙂 You may recall when mark set about updating his Lindberg F11C-2 Goshawk
Read moreMark Buchler, the “nerd” behind Modelnerd’s Modelshack, will shortly be releasing his second resin set, this one for the 1/48 Academy/Hobbycraft Polikarpov I-16. He sent me some information sharing the photos with me, and describing the new “discovery” he’s made to assist him in parts design and fabricating: CAD. The I-16 kit is almost ready, and I’m real excited about
Read moreYou may recall a short while back I highlighted Mark Buchler’s resin update set for Lindberg’s F11C-2 Goshawk. The set corrected several kit parts, and added several more detail parts. Well, Mark has been quite a busy guy. He not only scratch-built those parts, and then cast resin copies, he also decided to write a book about it! If you’ve
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