This long ago promised kit finally seems to be around the corner and what’s not to like. It looks it is going to be even better than their BMP-1, which was really […]
BMP-2 from Trumpeter
Iraqi BMP-1 Walkaround
For all enthusiasts of Russian Middle East armour – here is a walkaround of the vehicle that was on display at the recent AMPS Show in Oshawa. Very nicely preserved vehicle, I […]
SS-23 Spider from Hobby Boss
I must have truly missed this one before, so it was quite a nice surprise to learn today that Hobby Boss will shortly bring us another coll modern russian vehicle – SS-23 […]
2S3 Akatsiya
And to tease you even more, here is another one: 2S3 Akatsiya based on the Trumpeter kit. Also finished just recently to make it to the Hamilton show, it should be 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 […]
Leopard C2 Mexas from Takom
This got to be the news of the week, if not the of the month. I noticed this posted on facebook as I was traveling home today and first I wasn’t sure […]
Type 2 Ka-Mi – Part 10: Weathering and pigments
Over the past days I was also working on the Ka-Mi in parallel with the JSU, mostly adding weathering and balancing the contrast. First I have airbrushed a very thin Flat Earth […]
Type 2 Ka-Mi – Part 9: Oil mapping and streaking
One of the last step I have been adding to the Ka-Mi is oil mapping. I am not sure if this is the correct name for this technique, but I use it when referring to it, […]
Type 2 Ka-Mi – Part 8: Streaking
I was still thinking about how far to go with the weathering of Ka-Mi, when I decided to test AK interactive’s new products. One that I have picked up during my most recent […]
Type 2 Ka-Mi – Part 7: Chipping
I am now in the final phases of this build – weathering. This usually means that things go extremely slowly, mostly because I use oil paints for lot of my weathering techniques […]
Type 2 Ka-Mi – Part 6: Barrels, exhausts & decals
I have added few touches to KaMi some day before my last week’s trip, mostly dealing l with the details. First I painted the barrels of the two machine guns. For this […]
Type 2 Ka-Mi – Part 5: Dry-brushing, filters, washes & tracks
I have spent last few evenings adding few touches to the Ka-Mi. To tone down the contrast created by preshading and highlighting I applied oil filter. I used my trusty Winsor & Newton […]
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