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Honouring Canadian Soldiers CFB Wainwright-Alberta
In Honour of Those Lost at CFB Wainwright, Alberta Kawartha Scale Modellers joins Canadians in mourning the soldiers who lost their lives, remembering their service, and extending our…
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Mercedes CLK-GTR Master Build
KSM News Oct 2026 FineScale Modeler Magazine At this year’s HeritageCon, there were many amazing models, like this Mercedes CLK-GTR from Dalt Nyberg. See this and a sampling…
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When Synthetic Fiction Becomes Historical Fact
GERMAN ARMOUR · YUGOSLAVIA · APRIL 1941 German Armour, 1941 — The Difference Between Archival Reconstruction and Inventing History There is a growing problem in military-history and scale-modelling…
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Colourizing J18: British Service Brown and Khaki at Amiens, 1918
Using an original British Army paint formula and surviving uniform evidence to rebuild the colours of Mark V tank №.9435 Colourizing an archival photograph should not be an…
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Mythbusting German AFV “Unreliability”
Reassessing Post-War Evidence vs. Popularized Internet Myths Forget the YouTube clichés—this deep-dive draws on original war diaries, technical trials, and firsthand accounts too. “Falsehood flies, and the Truth…
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KSM Boot Sale Cancelled for July 25 Due to Current Labour Dispute
NOTICE KSM Boot Sale Cancelled Popular Scale Modellers’ Mini Vendor Venue The KSM Boot Sale scheduled for July 25 has been cancelled. The popular and highly anticipated KSM…
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Lacquer vs Aqueous Paint: Which Protects Fine Kit Texture Best?
KSM Bench Standard Lacquer vs Aqueous Solutions Protecting fine moulded-in kit texture is not a matter of paint fashion. It is a matter of film build. Rivets, weld…
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Mastering Precision: How Drop-Counting Thinner-to-Paint Ratios Elevate Scale Modelling to Professional Levels
Kawartha Scale Modellers | ModelWorX Bench Standard Precision in Practice: Why Drop-Counting Changes Everything Professional results do not come from luck, vibes, or eyeballing the cup. They come…
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VetBuild ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION, COLONEL FRED TILSTON, VC Legion BRANCH №.385
VetBuild Donald’s Centurion Tank proudly poses on the flyer header. His enthusiasm for the hobby is a great asset for the Vet Program. Operation VetBuild is a peer…
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Keep It Smooth: Why Lubricating Your Airbrush Matters
Using IWATA Lube or BADGER REGDAB “Needle Juice” Airbrushes are precision instruments. Every part — the needle, trigger, valve system, and internal seals — relies on smooth, friction-free…
