JSU saga continues. Over the past days I have added chipping using my usual method of localized drybrushing of mix of Black and Burnt umber from the Winsor & Newton line. I […]

After I have applied decals two days ago, I added few steps to the model: 1. Gloss coat over the decals – this is to protect the decal from the subsequent painting […]

When I was looking at the JSU after a week’s break, I felt that the base colour is little too cool (too much of blue in the green shade). Intent on making […]

Now starts the real fun… Yesterday and today I have applied 3 coats of highlights. As a base I have used the base coat colour, but lightened it as follows: Highlight: XF-13 (J.A. Green): […]

Writing this blog has quite a few advantages. One of them is that while before, when I have built a model, after few weeks I might have had no clue how did I paint this or […]

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. […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

Summer is here and as every year it means there is less time for modelling. In spite of all the work that is suddenly to be done around the house I am trying […]

I am not going to dispute the fact that number of in-progress models sitting on my shelves is not small, but I simply could not resist. Last week I was chatting with […]