It’s been a while since my latest post on Voroshilovets build. The main reason is that somehow when I was looking at the model I was not happy with it. I could […]
Voroshilovets Artillery tractor – Part 9: Wash
Type 2 Ka-Mi – Part 9: Oil mapping and streaking
One of the last step I have been adding to the Ka-Mi is oil mapping. I am not sure if this is the correct name for this technique, but I use it when referring to it, […]
Merkava IV – Part 1 : Construction
Having been inspired by the upcoming releases I decided to start working on the Merkava IV from Hobby Boss while finishing the Ka-Mi (I am in the weathering stage which is sometimes […]
What’s coming up…
With the Ka-Mi build coming to its final stages and “as always” facing the never-ending dilemma – “To build a base or not…?” I have started to look at what to do next. […]
Type 2 Ka-Mi – Part 8: Streaking
I was still thinking about how far to go with the weathering of Ka-Mi, when I decided to test AK interactive’s new products. One that I have picked up during my most recent […]
Type 2 Ka-Mi – Part 7: Chipping
I am now in the final phases of this build – weathering. This usually means that things go extremely slowly, mostly because I use oil paints for lot of my weathering techniques […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
