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Does this sound familiar? You get a model tank home and put it together. You then place it on a shelf for display. Then it sits and sits. It just gathers dust until you finally decide to push it into a box instead of giving it the care it deserves. With just a little bit […]

Assembling model tanks can be great fun and informative as well. The only problem that you may run into is that the stock color that they come in may not necessarily appeal to your tastes. If you would like to do away with the basic decals and add a custom paint job then detailing sounds […]

Doll collecting is a hobby that is widely misunderstood by many people. One may assume that doll collectors are just old ladies with nothing else better to do. They picture bizarre looking dolls with plastic bodies, and old crocheted hand made clothing smelling of moth balls, that are tucked neatly away into old stale closets. […]

One of the greatest benefits of building model tanks is the ability to add as much detail to them as you would like. From adding custom paint schemes to changing out parts, you can do as much detailing as you could possibly wish. One of the best ways to detail a model tank is to […]

When you choose building model tanks as a hobby you are helping to keep the memory of important pieces of history alive. Militaria collectors highly prize high quality replicas of historical significance. You can turn this into a way of both making collectors happy and possibly making the cost of the model back as well. […]

For those who are considering investing in collecting die cast military vehicles then model tanks may be just what they are looking for. Die cast model tanks can look great no matter how you choose to display them and represent a large portion of the history of military vehicles. In the United States for example […]

Sometimes getting the animal collector a gift isn’t that easy. A gift card to Build-A-Bear workshop is a must have for the ultimate animal collector. Making your own bear may come with a price tag, but it’s worth every cent because when a collector makes their own animal for their own collection. It adds some […]

The ability to create a model tank that looks so much like the original that placed in the right setting they would be indistinguishable is the dream of every model builder. There are many different tools that are made to achieve that end result. One such tool is the decals that come with the models […]

People have been enjoying the hobby of building model tanks for many years now. Model building is a way to show people how much attention to detail and what sort of artistic flair you might have. Model tanks could easily be relegated to spending their days gathering dust on some bookcase shelf somewhere but why […]

A ladder rack with a large number of clamps is a good choice when many different items are to be carried. For the uninitiated, a capo is a device that clamps around your guitar neck to “change” the position of the nut. Then clean the battery terminals and the inside of the cable clamps with […]