I have been asked to post more videos from Mike Rinaldi’s workshop, so here is another one, this time showing chipping process. You can see the previous two videos I have already […]
Mike Rinaldi Workshop video – chipping
Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen I – Part 4: Markings
Application of markings was relatively quick with this piece, mainly because there were not that many of them. To prep the surface for application I have airbrushed layer of Tamiya Semi Gloss […]
Rusty Old Tanks
Today I have found another nice series of photographs that should be appreciated by any armor modeler. Number of different destroyed and rusty tanks from pretty much all the theaters of war […]
Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen I – Part 3: Wash and highlighting
Painting is done, next steps were wash and highlighting. For the wash I have used AK’s wash for grey vehicles. Unlike other models, when I have used AK washes straight from the […]
Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen I – Part 2: Base coat and modulation
Having finished construction of this little panzer, I was looking forward to proceed to painting. First was the primer, with the usual pitfalls with priming outside in winter – see my post […]
BMP 1: Part 8 – Streaking and mapping
After I have taken my BMP to Ajax model show and had a good look at it, I was not happy with what I have seen. Pigments that I have applied in […]
Afghan tank graveyard – photo gallery
If you are on the facebook, you should check out this photo gallery from Afghanistan. Extremely valuable for every fan of modern Russian armour (though there is quite a bit of T-34 […]
Char 2C – Part 2: Primer
With the construction phase of the Char 2C finished, I decided to prime the model using my trusted Tamiya white primer from can. This is rather easy when the weather outside (primarily […]
MiniArmour is on the Facebook
After more than 2 years of running this blog, I have decided to add a facebook “face” to my blog. As for many other hobbies, facebook has already become place where modelers […]
Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen I – Part 1: Construction
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 […]
Quick Look: Marmon Herrington Mk I
I have seen the new Marmon Herrington armored cars from IBG on the shelf of the local store few weeks ago, but was somewhat reluctant to buy it, primarily because of the […]
Quick look: Char 2C
One of the kits that has found a place in my Christmas stash was Meng’s brand new Char 2C. Meng has conveniently released the kit just in time for Christmas and I […]