As I was working on the Abrams, I thought to go out of my comfort zone and try some new things. I got very much inspired by Chris Jerrett and his Merkava that […]
Washes from AK Intractive
TankArt
So finally two days ago I have opened the package with long-awaited Mike Rinaldi’s new book TankArt. Having been teased by number of photos of the book pages over the past weeks and months […]
M1A1 AIM Abrams – Part 9: Wash, decals, chipping
Having applied the AK’s wash thinned as a filter, I decided to use the wash unthinned to see how it is going to look. I was very much surprised and must say that […]
New to my stash…
Last weekend I paid visit to my favourite Hobby stores and brought back, as usual, few goodies. Hobby Boss Merkava ARV This was one of my most expected models to be coming […]
I went digital
As I have already blogged here recently, I am a big fan of modeling magazines. I consider them to be constant source of new modelling ideas and inspirations. Usually I keep few of them […]
M1A1 AIM Abrams – Part 8: Base coat, highlights, filter
So today was the day when I put on the base coat and highlights in one go. Yesterday I was playing with the paints, trying to figure out the most realistic shade […]
M1A1 AIM Abrams – Part 7: Ready for painting
Abrams is ready for some paint… See previous part See next part Back to main log page
M26 Pershing – Part 12: Dark chips
Yesterday I have added dark chips to the Pershing. This was actually preceded by the light overspray of all the decals with heavily thinned Khaki Drab. This step itself contributed a lot to the look of […]
M26 Pershing – Part 11: Decals, washes, highlighting and chipping
Few days ago the decals for the Pershing have arrived and I have spent past 3 evenings playing with them. It was a bit tricky, because the vehicles for which the specific marking options […]
M1A1 AIM Abrams – Part 6: Side skirts
I am always looking to mounting side skirts. Usually it means that the stage of never-ending alternating between the airbrush and X-acto knife is over and what is left to do is the joy of painting […]
M1A1 AIM Abrams – Part 5: Running gear
During the break while I am waiting for the decals for Pershing to arrive I went back to other kits sitting on my shelf to get them bit closer to the finish. […]
News from Nuremberg
As every year at this time, eyes (and ears) of the modellers from around the world are waiting for the news from Nuremberg, place of the annual Toy show, which traditionally is […]
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