We always look forward to attending the NSW Scale Model Show that is put together by our friends from the Illawarra Plastic Modellers Association (IPMA). It's a laid back show that is always great to attend, and this year we headed up again to attend as both traders and entrants into the competition that was held over the weekend of May 23rd and 24th, 2026.  Leaving early on the Friday morning, I had a good run up the Hume Highway to Wollongong. I stopped at my usual spots for a break including the submarine at Holbrook, before getting into Wollongong...

The Centurion Battle Tank was a British Tank that was introduced in 1945, around the time of the end of WWII. It was deployed in many post-WWII theatres of war such as the Korean War, and was also deployed in Vietnam where it was operated by the Royal Australian Armoured Corp. Vespid Models is a model kit manufacturer that specialises in 72nd scale armoured vehicles and when they released a RAAC Centurion in their range, it garnered a large wave of excitement from modellers here in Australia. BUILD This kit from Vespid Models literally fell together. All the pieces are...

Whenever I mix up a fresh batch of one of our Colour Shifts for a production run, I am always mesmerised by the colours that appear in the pigment and how they move and change.

I was mixing up some Colour Shift Extreme Abyss the other day, and it got me thinking – I know how these work, but does everyone else understand what is happening when they look at their models painted in them? Let’s take a closer look at how these amazing pigments work and breakdown of how they trick your eyes!

ScaleACT, the yearly model show held in Canberra every November by the ACT Scale Model Society (ACTSMS), was on again over the weekend of the 8th and 9th of November 2025 and once again, we hit the road and headed up to our Nation’s capital. Jumping in the Ute early on the Friday morning (and by early, I mean 4:30am!), I headed up to Canberra. First stop on the road was Glenrowan to top up the fuel, then second stop was at Holbrook to stretch the legs at the submarine. There was one more stop at Gundagai to top the...

On October 10th, we hit the road again this time headed over once again for the 2025 South Australian Scale Model Expo in Adelaide.  Friday kicked off early. I first had to head into the factory at around 4:30am to pack some outstanding orders that needed to be shipped that day before finally hitting the road at 5:30am. The drive over was great, not much happened apart from a few rain showers just before I hit the SA border. The scenery was beautiful to see as well, with the spring crops at their best in the paddocks as I drove...

At the recent Diecast Model Expo, our friends from Oz Wheels released a Limited Edition 1/64 VK Commodore diecast car with a unique multi-coloured anodised finish. The car looks beautiful in it's finish, with deep vibrant candy coloured effects that have been created at the factory using a special anodising method to colour the metal itself. When speaking with Jesse from Oz Wheels, we put out a challenge to myself to see if it would be possible to recreate the finish with SMS Paints - a challenge that I took up to once again prove the power of SMS Paints to...