The second of my Christmas projects is this machine. The mouthful name of this tank basically means that it is small command tank based on the Panzer I chassis. The kit is […]
Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen I – Part 1: Construction
Merkava ARV – Part 1: Construction
Hey, I know, I know, I already have one unfinished Merkava on the bench, but let’s just say that is going to be longer story… To start this one I was actually […]
Cleaning the workbench
It usually happens after a model show that I take a look at my workbench and make space for some new projects. In large part this is because I tend to declare […]
BMP 1: Part 7 – Markings
The story of markings on this model is rather longer one…and informative too, at least for me. At the end I have not been able to do what I originally intended, but […]
M1A1 AIM Abrams – Part 11: Finale
As is the case with many of my other models, Abrams was sitting on my desk for quite a while, so I have finally decided to finish it off for the Ajax […]
BMP 1: Part 6 – Wheels & running gear
While I was planning the markings (more on this later), I have proceeded on weathering lower parts of the vehicle and running gear, so that this could be assembled and the vehicle […]
T-80U: Construction
When the announcement first cam out about Xact scale models releasing T-80U, I took notice, but didn’t find the news particularly …exciting. Then came the review at Perth Military Modeling site and […]
BMP 1: Part 5 – Chipping & more
Having everything prepared I moved to the fun part – chipping. Unlike previous attempts when I was still to some degree struggling with this technique, this time it went flawlessly and I […]
BMP 1: Part 4 – Camouflage
Next step was application of camouflage. There were again two usual questions I had to answer – what colour to be used and how to paint the camouflage. As for the paint, […]
BMP 1: Part 3 – Preshade and base coat
Quick post on the first painting steps. After priming the model using Tamiya’s can primer I have applied first coat of Tamiya Dark Green as a preshade instead of usual black(ish) colour, […]
BMP 1: Part 2 – Planning the painting
When I bought this kit, one thing was clear to me that I am not going to paint this model in Russian Green, that would simply be bit boring. Somehow I immediately […]
BMP 1: Part 1 – Construction
During one of my recent visits to my local hobby shop I have finally got one of their latest Trumpeter kits – BMP 1. Originally I was planning to wait for the […]
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