While going through the day’s news online I have watched this interesting BBC report from the tank graveyard in Afghanistan. There are some great shots and closeups of rusting Russian tanks and APCs laying […]
Tank Graveyard
Kinetic RG-31
I am not sure why but I was looking forward to the release of this kit perhaps more than the others in the current flurry of new models and this was in spite of […]
Voroshilovets Artillery tractor – Part 10: Cargo cover
Having been working on the tarps for the Abrams, I used the occasion to make some progress on the Voroshilovets. Against my original intentions I decided to used the tarp for the […]
M1A1 AIM Abrams – Part 10: Streaking & grime; stowage
Few more weathering steps on the Abrams. I have added streaks on the side skirts using AK’s product – first dark one (I think DAK one) and then using the dust. Dark […]
Heavy Metal
Being in the process of building and painting the M1A1 I wanted to find out more about the conflict in which this tank played a prominent role – the second Iraqi war […]
HeritageCon 2013
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum near Hamilton was the go-to place for local modellers again on last Sunday. HeritageCon is one of the regular events for all the fans of modelling and this […]
Washes from AK Intractive
As I was working on the Abrams, I thought to go out of my comfort zone and try some new things. I got very much inspired by Chris Jerrett and his Merkava that […]
TankArt
So finally two days ago I have opened the package with long-awaited Mike Rinaldi’s new book TankArt. Having been teased by number of photos of the book pages over the past weeks and months […]
M1A1 AIM Abrams – Part 9: Wash, decals, chipping
Having applied the AK’s wash thinned as a filter, I decided to use the wash unthinned to see how it is going to look. I was very much surprised and must say that […]
New to my stash…
Last weekend I paid visit to my favourite Hobby stores and brought back, as usual, few goodies. Hobby Boss Merkava ARV This was one of my most expected models to be coming […]
I went digital
As I have already blogged here recently, I am a big fan of modeling magazines. I consider them to be constant source of new modelling ideas and inspirations. Usually I keep few of them […]
M1A1 AIM Abrams – Part 8: Base coat, highlights, filter
So today was the day when I put on the base coat and highlights in one go. Yesterday I was playing with the paints, trying to figure out the most realistic shade […]
MiniArmour 