Got another few steps done. Added the wheels (hard to miss that…) and then spent some time playing with oils and pigments. Now comes the stage when one sits and looks at […]
BTR-80: Weathering – Part 2
BTR-80: Weathering – Part 1
So to get bit more realistic look I have started weathering by application of filter using oil paints and then wash from AK interactive to add some dirt and grime. In […]
BTR-80: Camouflage
This was the funny part – Camouflage. Bit tedious, lot of masking, but the outcome was worth it. I used the camouflage pattern used in Chechnya from Echelons BTR-80 decal set. Since […]
BTR-80: Primer and preshading
Construction smoothly finished, the next two steps are the usual ones – primer and preshading with black(ish) colour. Really nothing special here. See previous part / See next part
T-64BV – Construction
This is another of my additions to the workbench. I bought this kit on Dec 20th, just before Christmas and wanted to see how will it go. Now it is ready for […]
BTR-80: Construction
Here is another model that has recently found spot on my workbench. I was tempted by BTR series for some time already and finally had given up. Kit is a joy to […]
RG-31 – Looks like it’s finished
Hmm, I am looking at this and thinking this might be it. Groundwork – done, vegetation – done, dusting – done, focus point added…unless I spot anything that would need fixing, I […]
Merkava 2D – Part 1: Construction
Here is another project that I started to work on during “technological” breaks in my other project that I am wrapping up (RG-31) or sometimes just to have a change, you know […]
Challenger 1 – Part 1: Construction
As I have finished few models recently, it may seem that I don’t have a lot on my bench currently. This is be far from truth. I have again started working on number […]
T62 – Part 8: Finish
So, another brought to the finish line. Just before the Ajax model show I have added bit more dirt by using a garden soil. I wanted to add more volume to the […]
Marmon Herrington Mk. I
Here is another model that I was working on over the past few months. As it is again done for a magazine, I won’t go into the build details, stay tuned, hopefully it […]
Char 2C – Part 6: Finish
As those of you who have been to Ajax model show have seen, I have finished this piece. Or rather declared it finished, there is always something to add, refine, improve… The […]
