Great video about the World Model Expo
This is a great clip from the Chicago local news about the World Model Expo. Man, I wish I’d gone!!
Hilarious FSM video
Yes, they want you to subscribe. But this is a pretty good way to make one consider it!
Friday Finds: September 16, 2016
It’s been a while, so stand by!
German surrender footage [VIDEO]
I’ve always been fascinated by the “rest of the story”. The battlefield tales are interesting, but learning how local residents survived or rebuilt after the battle is infinitely more interesting. I came across this footage of Germans surrendering at the end of the war. Fascinating look at how things can turn from brutal to something much different.
There’s also a TON of diorama ideas here!
[Watch the video]
UPDATE:
The moment I posted this link, I went back to the video. It had been playing and I noticed that the FAMO mit Flak vehicle was driving along in the video. Hilarious, considering finding pictures of this low production, end of the war vehicle has been incredible hard. And now here’s a color video! Nice!
Amazing model railroad [VIDEO]
If you’re not following Atlas Obscura, you should. It has some amazingly interesting content! This article caught my eye, and the video below is a great watch.
An Up-Close and Personal Look at the World’s Largest Model Railroad
Friday Finds: June 19, 2015
Some of you readers may already have heard, but I’ve quit my job and have grand plans to take the summer off. Hopefully that means you’ll be see a lot more building and blogging on this site. If you like what I post, leave a comment and/or drop me an email and let me know. I’m more inclined to post if I know people are reading!
- Dorothy Mckibbins interview – Manhattan project
- Tutorial on making a (rough) brick wall
- Beautiful diorama… this is the quantity of ruble you should see when a building collapses!
Friday Finds: June 12, 2015
- Incredible train bridge diorama
- Son finds lost D-Day footage in father’s attic
- Good tutorial on using Vallejo’s Still Water product (and a nice idea on building a cool diorama too)
Some non-modeling nerdy fun
Friday Finds: May 29, 2015
Well, I’m a day late this week, but I’m still here!
- 12 foot long aircraft carrier model, complete with motion!
- Every Mad Max car explained (great modeling reference… this might get me into building cars!)
- The Fallen of WWII
- “Above and Beyond” – a great movie about the formation of the Israeli Air Force – includes a lot of really interesting historical footage. I found myself screenshotting on my iPad repeatedly. And of course, great story.
- Great photo gallery of WWII photos