Welcome to The Scale Model Hanger

Welcome and come on into 'The Scale Model Hanger', the doors are always open. Don't mind all the fuel and oil smells, that's just in your imagination. My older brother introduced me to plastic model building when I was very young, and I've enjoyed it ever since. Over the years I have built everything from plastic models of all scales to radio control models of all types, mostly airplanes, but I do enjoy other subjects from time to time. 

My real enjoyment in modelling is researching the project and then trying and duplicate it as close to the real thing in miniature as possible. To me creating a model that is highly detailed and accurate down to the last detail as the scale of the model will allow, is both challenging and rewarding at the same time. My wife suggested that I should start a blog to keep written and photo logs during my upcoming model builds, and so here we are. I would not consider myself a master craftsman and this blog was not created to be a how to become a "Master Builder". Hope it does give other modelers inspiration and some insight to the kits that I work on.  

My first project being rolled into the hanger is a 1:8th scale World War one Fokker Dr.I fighter plane produced by the Hasegawa model company. At this large scale there should be plenty of room for adding detail that can be easily viewed once complete. Hasegawa's model of the legendary Fokker Dr.I is one of three produced by Hasegawa in the early 80’s I believe. The Fokker Dr.I was rereleased in 2003. These amazing kits were sold as their 'Museum Series'. I have read other build blogs on the web, and apparently the Fokker will need some modifications to make it into a truly Museum worthy model, hope I'm up to the challenge. The first task will be gathering research material and laying out the build process.

Hope you enjoy 'The Scale Model Hanger' and please feel free to leave comments.