Model Kits

It's good to know that model kits are somewhat timeless given their continued popularity in younger and older generations.

Sorry for no updates on the Spitfire visually but it crashed and was nearly written off completely. I was trying to add some weathering powders because modelling for me is supposed to be a learning experience plus it adds a little something extra to finished models seeing them with paint chips, exhaust soot, mud etc. Anyway, when I was putting the powders on, to avoid touching the fuselage or anything else where disturbed (fingerprints) powders would be visible, I was holding the plane by a small piece of plastic that aligns the prop to the rest of the plane. Given it's only 1/72 scale and weighs almost nothing, I had been using this for painting the plane up to this point as well with no issue so thought it would be fine. No. It snapped off in my fingertips and the plane dropped to the hard kitchen floor belly-down because of course it couldn't land upside down or on its side leaning against something. Belly-down, all wheels broke off. It took 11 or so years for my original one to lose all its landing gear and 1.1 seconds for the new one to do the same. I've tried gluing the parts back on but given how many layers of paint I had up to this point, they got in the way of the glue and ruined the paint finish while also ruining any chance of reattaching with any strength. Adding to this, when trying to reattach the landing gear, the right wing separated from its lower half.

I'm livid at the moment, not least because after adding the decals I considered calling it finished but convinced myself to go the extra effort to see how well it comes out. Guess I'll just add that to the list of thousands of moments of regret I wish I could redo.

EDIT: changed my mind, here are pics.











This was after trying to glue everything back together. I know the weathering looks a bit far fetched in the pic but under normal lighting conditions it's just enough to be visible.

- Tree