Having everything prepared I moved to the fun part – chipping. Unlike previous attempts when I was still to some degree struggling with this technique, this time it went flawlessly and I […]
BMP 1: Part 5 – Chipping & more
BMP 1: Part 4 – Camouflage
Next step was application of camouflage. There were again two usual questions I had to answer – what colour to be used and how to paint the camouflage. As for the paint, […]
BMP 1: Part 3 – Preshade and base coat
Quick post on the first painting steps. After priming the model using Tamiya’s can primer I have applied first coat of Tamiya Dark Green as a preshade instead of usual black(ish) colour, […]
BMP 1: Part 2 – Planning the painting
When I bought this kit, one thing was clear to me that I am not going to paint this model in Russian Green, that would simply be bit boring. Somehow I immediately […]
BMP 1: Part 1 – Construction
During one of my recent visits to my local hobby shop I have finally got one of their latest Trumpeter kits – BMP 1. Originally I was planning to wait for the […]
Voroshilovets Artillery tractor – Part 13: Touch ups
So the last step in this build was to add bit more mud to the running gear and wheels. Previously I have used only small number of pigments, I have added more […]
FT-17 is coming!
The waiting is over… Meng broke the news today that they will be bringing FT-17 to market. The news could not be better. I was waiting for a decent kit of this […]
Miniart Tram
Very interesting announcement came yesterday from Miniart – it will bring us: Tram. Given its huge diorama potential, it is more than surprising that it took so long for a model company […]
KV-2
This KV-2 is one of my really old pieces. Build years ago, this is of course the Trumpeter kit. The kit is quite nice one, though compared to the other models of […]
Ford G917T – Part 9: Pigments
It’s been few days from my latest post on the Ford build and most of the time I have been playing with the pigments, adding mud and dust. Before I have actually […]
Ford G917T – Part 8: Streaking
After painting the scratches and chips, the next step to add was streaking. For this I became a fan of AK’s product – streaking grime for grey vehicles (AK 069) was the one […]
Ford G917T – Part 7: Dark chipping
So, having survived yesterday my first Krav Maga training after 6 months break, here comes another post… After the light chips are done comes the second part of chipping – dark ones, imitating […]
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