Tag: Hamilton

  • Moosearoo Cup 2025 Win!

    Moosearoo Cup 2025 Win!

    24 March update — It’s a win for the Model Geeks Podcast! This year’s Moosearoo Cup was the ICM 1/72 Kriegsmarine K-Verbände Midget subs. One or both subs could be made. An added challenge was placing the sub in a vignette or diorama. It had to tell a story. I’ve never tried making a diorama…

  • What a Winter

    What a Winter

    What did my winter do to my build pacing? Well, three major snow storms, two of which had 11 inches of snow. We usually get one moderate storm (3-6 inches), but not 3 and rarely 11 inches. The good news: we have a snow blower that easily handles this amount of snow so long as…

  • A Spitfire from Down Under

    Spitfire Mk Vc Trop, BS219/ZP-X, 457 Squadron, RAAF, 1943, F/O Frank “Bush” Hamilton, Camden NSW Until the Sword Vc arrived the only real option was to use the Airfix kit. Since the Revell Vb wing is poor on a good day, I decided to graft a spare Vc wing from an Airfix kit (using the…