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Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Counter Notes Zenithal Highlighting: The Cheapest Way to Add Depth Before You Add Colour Weekly column · Lessons from the paint counter at WWH · August 2026 Zenithal highlighting is one of the easiest, cheapest steps up you can take toward better-looking figures, and it is one we point people to constantly at the counter. The name sounds technical, but the idea is plain: you apply your highlight from directly above the model, the way the sun fa …

Wheels and Wings Hobbies - Scale Model Build Feature Kyle Builds the Hasegawa 1/32 Kawasaki Ki-61 Tony Hasegawa 1/32 - Aircraft - Full Build Feature ✈ 1/32 Aircraft Hey Tony. Hasegawa's 1/32 Kawasaki Ki-61 finished in the markings of the 56th Sentai based near Osaka, mid-1945. Kyle considers this his best model. The engineering reminded him of a 1/48 Tamiya kit - enjoyable to build without the high parts count that usually comes with bigger scales. Built in one month. Ready for paint in abou …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Scale Model Build Feature Kyle Builds the 1/48 Airfix Seafire F.XVII Airfix A06102A · 1/48 Aircraft · Full Build Feature ✈ 1/48 Aircraft The Seafire F.XVII in the Temperate Sea Scheme - the classic Fleet Air Arm and RAF camouflage for aircraft operating over water. Dark Slate Grey, Extra Dark Sea Grey, and Sky. Kyle's opinion: the Seafires are the nicest looking Spitfires, and he will die on that hill. The Mark XVII didn't enter service until …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Scale Model Build Feature Kyle Builds the 1/48 Hasegawa F-16 Hasegawa 1/48 F-16 · Aircraft · Full Build Feature ✈ 1/48 Aircraft Inspiration source: Kyle saw a photo on Instagram and thought "oh that looks cool." The result is this beautifully finished 1/48 Hasegawa F-16 in Pakistan Air Force markings - a two-tone USAF grey scheme built from reference photos, with scratch-built IFF antennas, Kaleido metallic engines, hand-cut masking for the w …