One of the kits that have been on my to-build list for a while (which most likely means I might get to build it in the next 10 years) is Bronco’s 10.5cm […]
Geschutzwagen 39H(F) – Blast Models Detail set
Type 2 Ka-Mi – Part 6: Barrels, exhausts & decals
I have added few touches to KaMi some day before my last week’s trip, mostly dealing l with the details. First I painted the barrels of the two machine guns. For this […]
Blog updates
It has been few days since my last update, which is mostly because I spent the whole last week on a business trip to Versailles (doesn’ sound that bad, eh. Unfortunately it doesn’t […]
I joined the dark side!
Yes, it’s true, I decided to switch side and build: an airplane. And the reason is very simple – to learn something new. After years building tanks and armored vehicles I realized […]
Voroshilovets Artillery tractor – Part 8: Mud
Voroshilovets has become bit of a guinea pig right now as I was testing some techniques of creating muddy look using a technique I have recently discovered. As can be seen from […]
WellCoME 2012
Modellers from the GTA area as well as from far away (read Ottawa for example) had another field day today. This time the venue was Guelph and the occasion was Wellington County […]
Type 2 Ka-Mi – Part 5: Dry-brushing, filters, washes & tracks
I have spent last few evenings adding few touches to the Ka-Mi. To tone down the contrast created by preshading and highlighting I applied oil filter. I used my trusty Winsor & Newton […]
Type 2 Ka-Mi – Part 4: Second highlights
The last paint layer that I plan to apply is the second highlight, to increase the contrast and give the model little bit more “depth”. For this layer I needed another shade […]
Type 2 Ka-Mi – Part 3: First highlights
Tamiya offers quite a wide range of grey colour paints in their acrylics range, so I had to choose which one to choose for the following painting steps. I decided to use IJN Grey XF-75 […]
Type 2 Ka-Mi – Part 2: Base Coat & Preshading
So, having added last few pieces to the vehicle I decided to give it some paint today (or rather yesterday as it is past midnight already). To save time I decided to skip […]
Type 2 Ka-Mi – Part 1: Construction
(UPDATED on April 3, 2012 – added some more corrections) Here comes another recent inspiration of mine. Having seen this model built by two of my friends (and both very nice models) […]
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