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Remco’s journey into miniature painting began through his son, who painted historical miniatures of tin, particularly Napoleonic soldiers. After attending events together, Remco gradually became involved in the hobby as well. Rather than painting battle scenes, however, he preferred something less violent.
In accordance with the Modellers Without Borders (MWB) Library Project Charter, the following is an overview for the initial design and flow diagram for the curation of content into the forth coming MWB Library. Note that this process design and flow chart is subject to change as portions are better refined by the Library Project…
[Text from webarticle]Backdating the LAJ layout to the early 1960s has entailed educating myself as to the types of rolling stock that were on the rails during that era. It’s been a slow but fun process. First up was the need for an era-suitable reefer for Federal Cold Storage. I chose Rapido’s Santa Fe RR-56…
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Aviation Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, has quietly added a remarkable piece of aviation and modeling history to its collection: the legendary B-17G Flying Fortress diorama created by the late Sheperd Paine. Long regarded as one of the most influential scale modeling works of the 20th century, the diorama is now on public…
When I started building the Hipper German battleship, I didn’t know I was moving into a beautiful and rewarding modeling experience. I just started building it because the box art was very appealing. But oh boy! I couldn’t stop building it… even when I had a heart attack in the middle of the process!I then…