Knowledge

If you’ve seen me mention Oil Paint Rendering or OPR and thought “oil paint what now?”, this explainer is for you.

It has a shaky reputation and attracts debate; its purpose is often misunderstood. Let me explain modulation.

If you need a satin finish from matte paint, why overcoat with a varnish if you don't need to?

An argument for why the unloved airbrush preset screw may actually be a really useful feature.

A quick and chemical-free way to prepare photo-etch metal parts.

If, like me, you have a hard time making invisible joins with plastic cement, try this method.

I was asked how I get the entire model in focus in my gallery photos — focus stacks. If you’d like to more about it, this guide is for you.

Despite never using 3D CAD, I was determined to design a bespoke holder for my Iwata Eclipse. This is how it turned out.

A step-by-step guide to fixing the length of Eduard’s MERs. This could get slightly convoluted but here goes…

Eduard’s 1/48th MERs and Mk.20s have a little sizing issue. In ignorance, I ended up owning a set, but I have a plan for them…

If you are just starting to see the uses for oil paint in scale modelling, let me explain why you should invest in higher quality art-grade oils.