I was quite over the past weeks and the reason was quite simple – I was asked to finish AMX on a short notice, so I have spent the past few […]
AMX 30B2 – Part 9: Finish
Mk A Whippet – Part 6: Playing with oils
Over the past three days I was playing with oil paints trying to add more depth and variety to the whippet. This vehicle is actually quite suited for such experimenting […]
AMX 30B2 – Part 8: Tracks
As usually, when I am building the model, I was also now eager to put on the tracks. It usually takes a discipline as finishing tracks takes some time. Since I […]
Mk A Whippet – Part 5: Chipping and streaking
The Whippet was sitting on my desk for a while now, while I am working on the AMX. Some time ago I have added chipping and streaking, which is still […]
AMX 30B2 – Part 7: Weathering starts…
Now starts the longest phase – weathering. With this piece the challenge is going to be balancing the fact that this was modern vehicle with only short exposure to action behind […]
Panzer IV Ausf C
One of the models I have built in the course of this year is this Panzer IV. The kit is an older one from Tristar, which is getting re-released soon under Hobby […]
Merkava 2D – Part 8: Final shots
Here are the final shots of the Merkava 2D that I have declared finished some weeks ago. I did few retouches and fixed a piece of side skirt that must have broken […]
AMX 30B2 – Part 6: Chipping
I was thinking whether to do chipping on this model and at the end decided to do just a bit of it, it was modern vehicle in action for just a short […]
AMX 30B2 – Part 5: Wash
With camo painted, all was ready for the weathering stuff. I started with light filter of oil paints (Burnt Umber) and then proceeded with my trusted AK’s wash solution. This […]
Takom Chieftain Mk.5
I really seem to have weakness for the Takom kits. Last time I bought their kit, the Whippet, I brought it home, built it (all in few days) and is now undergoing […]
AMX 30B2 – Part 4: Camo
Now comes the fun part. It has been some time I have painted modern vehicle in camo, so I quite enjoyed this part. It is perhaps one of the riskier stages […]
AMX 30B2 – Part 3: Base coat
Next step in painting was of course base coat. I decided to go with Buff colour as it seemed good representation of the desert sand. Added also highlights by adding white […]
MiniArmour 