This weekend kicked off model show season of 2012, which as usually started with the HeritageCon in the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. In spite of a snow storm which raged in Hamilton today when […]
HeritageCon 2012
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Voroshilovets Artillery tractor – Part 5
I managed to play a bit with the Voroshilovets over the last days. I added small markings on the side cargo bed walls – small red triangle on each side. Kit provides […]
ACV Dorchester
I have started to build the Dorchester from SKP, here are few photos after spending few hours with the kit. It’s by far not finished, basically I have put together the main […]
Dorchester has arrived
Today I have picked up the package from SKP (it took only a week to have it shipped from Czech republic to Canada) and was eager to see how the content will […]
9th Company
On a topic related to my yesterday’s post (actually now it is already the day before yesterday’s post as it is past midnight when I am finishing this one) about the new BTR-60 […]
Here comes: the Sexton
Now ladies and gentlemen, this is a big one! On the Nuremberg toy show, Dragon has announced another kit and Canadian armor fans can rejoice, because what should be coming has never […]
Trumpeter BTR-60PB – first impressions
Trumpeter has recently released another of their modern Russian armor kits – BTR-60PB. I was quite pleased when it was first announced and grabbed one when it has finally appeared on the […]
Panzer IV Afrika Korps
This is one of my really early models. I can’t even remember exactly when I have built it, but it must be at least 5 years. Given my level of experience at that time, the result […]
J’s Work Silicone Molds
On the last day of the previous year I took the advantage of the holiday discount at luckymodel and ordered five silicone molds from J’s work. Haven’t really read about the company that much […]
Voroshilovets Artillery tractor – Part 4
Highlights After applying the base coat I needed to the lighten the overall color of the tractor and also wanted to created some vertical gradation of the green shades on the vehicle. To achieve […]
Voroshilovets Artillery tractor – Part 3
Base Coat While I was looking for the right shade of Russian green for the base coat I put my hands on the latest Model Military Magazine, which features build article by Mike Rinaldi […]
Hairspray technique – Tips & Tricks
I guess there isn’t an armor modeller at this time, who has not heard about the hairspray technique of weathering models. This technique was pioneered by Phil Stutcinskas and gained fame after […]
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