Having added mud and dust to the lower hull I was looking forward to move on to the tracks and adding the side skirts. I was still not decided what tracks to […]
M26 Pershing – Part 4: Track trouble
M26 Pershing – Part 3: Weathering lower hull
After having painted the lower hull I continued with weathering or mudding, to be more specific. For this I have used pigments applied using following process: First I use large brush to […]
M26 Pershing – Part 2: Construction cont’d & painting
I have been making slow progress on the Pershing, mostly adding details. I have spent quite some time on the engine only to decide that the level of details is simply not good […]
M26 Pershing – Part 1: Construction
Having declared the JSU finished, I was looking at what to do next. I would of course like to finish some of the kits I already have on the workbench, but at […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Merkava IV – Part 2: Construction (still)
Just a few in-progress pictures from the Merkava IV build. Construction is going bit slow as I am still finishing weathering on other kits and there is a lot of cleaning to […]
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, […]
Merkava IV – Part 1 : Construction
Having been inspired by the upcoming releases I decided to start working on the Merkava IV from Hobby Boss while finishing the Ka-Mi (I am in the weathering stage which is sometimes […]
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 […]
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