RIETH CREATIONS

The diorama was built for an online website iModeler at the Movies Group Build. It is 1/48 scale. Everything is scratch built except for the Hasegawa P-40E a...

I took many screen grabs of scenes from a DVD of the movie 1941. I used known measurements like a door height to make calculations to scale and create CAD fi...

Continuing on to the finish. Here is the link to the scratch built pick up truck bed- https://www.riethcreations.com/post/2019/04/26/148th-scale-1939-ford-pi...

I am creating a diorama of Steven Spielberg’s movie 1941. I will be doing blog posts of the different components that went into making this diorama scene. Th...

This diorama is my tribute to the brave men that fought the Battle of Midway June 4-7, 1942. The battle became a pivotal turning point of World War II. I bas...

This photo was the inspiration for creating the diorama using the 1/48th scale Kitty Hawk F2H-2/2P Banshee with my Rieth Creations Resin Correction Set. I fo...

To make this block for a block and tackle, I used Evergreen .25" (6.3mm) Square Tube, 1/8" (3.2mm) Diameter Tube, 1/16" (1.5875mm) Dia. rod, .020" sheet styr...

When I was working on the 1/96th scale Liberty Ship Model for the National World War II Museum Merchant Marine Exhibit, I needed to make a lot of pulleys in ...

I was looking for a “pick me up” and coincidentally I needed a 1/48th scale pick-up truck bed for this model project I’m working on. Scratch building is rela...

The XF4U-3B resin set is designed to be used with the 1/48th scale Tamiya F4U-1/2, -1A, -1D. Cut the bottom wing where indicated and remove catapult hooks. C...

The exhaust cone and rear of the jet engine should have the same diameter. If gluing the flaps in the lowered position, you can see the step. Note: No need t...

I am making some modifications as I test build another Banshee to improve the fit of the resin to KH parts. I decided to do something about the outer wing to...

The nose gear fork, B78, needs to be shortened. The square bottom of strut, B57, should be at the front curve of the fork. Parts C56 and C53 also need to be ...

If displaying the Banshee with the gun bay doors open and nose cone off, the nose gun bay needs to be modified to use the resin parts. After cutting slots in...

REMINDER: Did you glue the KH cockpit, nose gear well, part C62 and on earlier resin rear fuselage, part C55 (Arresting gear well) already? Glue styrene str...

I've revised where to cut the fuselage after feedback and I have made the rear fuselage a one piece hollow cast part. Gently scribe along panel line, then cu...

The upper and lower wings were cut from the casting sprue and some resin runner material was left to protect the edges and corners from breakage when shippin...

For easier fitting and gluing of the resin intakes to resin wing, it is advised that the jet engines be cut apart. Paint engine interior silver before gluing...

While doing additional research for the Resin Correction Set for the Banshee I’m making and waiting for some urethane molds to cure, I was looking at the win...

First, is a project in collaboration with Entrescan, of a 3D printed life-size bust of Professor Longhair. Entrescan took a 3D scanned image of the bust and ...