Next step in my standard painting process is preshading. I use dark color for this, as in this case mix of Tamiya Flat Black and Flat Brown in the ratio of 3:1. […]
JSU-122S – Part 6: Preshading
Stug III G
Another addition to the gallery of my models. This is Stug III G early version from Dragon. Again, I have built the model already some time ago. The kit was mostly built […]
Video tutorials on the web
One of the most useful ways of how to learn new techniques and see other modellers at work these days are video tutorials. There is already quite a few of DVDs out […]
Living history
Some week ago I joined a bunch of friends from the Perth regiment – reenacting unit representing one of the many Canadian regiments that fought in WWII, and took part in my […]
JSU-122S – Part 5: Primer
I always considered priming the model a bit of a milestone. Building phase is mostly finished and I can move on the real fun – painting, weathering,… The same goes for the […]
JSU vs. Ferdinand
Over the past few days, JSU was mostly sitting on my desk and for most of the time I had feeling this must have been heck of a vehicle, rather outsized compared to the […]
JSU-152 – Part 4: Construction (cont’d)
JSU Reborn On Saturday I paid visit to Dave’s Hornet Hobbies as he was celebrating 10 years of the store by having a BBQ for his clients. Offering some great deals on […]
JSU-152 – Part 3: Construction (cont’d)
I have made some small progress on the JSU. Construction phase is almost finished, I have been adding all the small details over the past days. I am still waiting for the […]
The tale of two Merkavas – survey results
It’s been almost 2 months since I published a quick survey to find out which Merkava IIID kit is going to be more popular – Meng or Hobby Boss. As of today, 28 […]
Meng Merkava IIID is here
This week I have paid visit to my favourite local hobby store – Hornet Hobbies and finally brought home Meng’s new kit. Being in the process of building Merkava IV by Hobby […]
I’m back
Yesterday I have returned from a week camping trip and since I had no internet access for the past few days (and enjoyed it) I was eager to find out what’s new […]
Merkava IV – Part 3: Construction (cont’d)
When starting this kit I have planned to stick to what is in the box as it seemed there should be enough to build a nice kit with it. Now, as is […]
