Little unnoticed went today announcement from Dragon, that they will be bringing us IDF version of M48 – Magach 2, which is great new for IDF fans like me. The announcement somehow […]
Dragon IDF Magach 2
Too many patriots?
Somewhat surprisingly Dragon has today announced release of their next kit – MIM-104B Patriot Surface-To-Air Missile (SAM) System (PAC-1) w/M983 HEMTT, which is apparently to be released very soon. Frankly, I’m not that […]
Black Box Conqueror Mark 2
On Friday I made a quick trip to Hornet Hobbies, as I learned that my friend Dave was already stocking a kit I was waiting for – Conqueror from Black Box. Somehow […]
Saladin
During my most recent visit at Hornet Hobbies store on Friday I have of course picked up some new models. This time one of them was Dragon’s Saladin, which has finally appeared […]
Conqueror incoming
Great Christmas present from Dragon just announced today – British Heavy Tank Conqueror. Estimated arrival December 2014? Maybe I should call my hobby shop… More info on the Dragon USA site here.
Blast from the past – JagdTiger
Now, this is a real piece of my modelling history. This is perhaps my first real model (there were few attempts before, but I wouldn’t count them) and first diorama that I […]
Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen I – Part 7: Pigments and weathering
Pz I was one of the models I was trying to get ready for HeritageCon and I think in this effort I got myself in the same situation as I experienced with […]
Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen I – Part 6: Highlights and first streaking
Here are few shots of the tank as it is now. I had applied light streaking using AK’s streaking product for German grey vehicles. Also I added more highlights using oil paints […]
Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen I – Part 5: Painting tires
Just a short post on painting the wheel tires. Panzer I is one of those vehicles, where painting the wheels is difficult for two reasons – they are just too small in […]
Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen I – Part 4: Markings
Application of markings was relatively quick with this piece, mainly because there were not that many of them. To prep the surface for application I have airbrushed layer of Tamiya Semi Gloss […]
Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen I – Part 3: Wash and highlighting
Painting is done, next steps were wash and highlighting. For the wash I have used AK’s wash for grey vehicles. Unlike other models, when I have used AK washes straight from the […]
Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen I – Part 2: Base coat and modulation
Having finished construction of this little panzer, I was looking forward to proceed to painting. First was the primer, with the usual pitfalls with priming outside in winter – see my post […]
