Some time ago I have started playing with the weathering on the Chieftain Mk 5 kit I have built. I have spent some time with the hairspray chipping technique and […]
Takom Chieftain Mk.5 – Playing with the rust wash
Takom Chieftain Mk.5 – Base coat and chipping
So, after long time I got to play with the hairspray again. Preshading layers were covered with two layers of hairspray straight from the can and then the model was painted […]
T62 – Part 5: Weathering
Few days of playing with washes, filters and chipping and now it starts to look the way it should… See previous part See next part
T62 – Part 4: Camo
I have played with the T-62s camo over the past days, the model of course looks ridiculous now, in need of some serious weathering. Plus I just found out that Friul tracks […]
T62 – Part 3: Painting
Here we are – primed, undercoated, hairsprayed, basecoated, chipped. Next stop – camouflage. See previous part See next part
Mike Rinaldi Workshop video – hairspray
Here is another video from Mike’s workshop. For long time I have been struggling with the hairspray method, as I wasn’t sure how to apply it. Make the hairspray layer too thin […]
BMP 1: Part 5 – Chipping & more
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 […]
Pz.IV Ausf.H – Part 6: Lower hull
The next step was dealing with the lower hull, specifically weathering hull sides. Unlike Panthers & Tigers, where you can’t see anything from this part of the vehicle due to the size […]
Pz.IV Ausf.H – Part 5: Filter & Wash
Before I move on to the next step in this build, I wanted to add few ideas about the look of this vehicles and the effect from the chipping stage. Though I […]
Pz.IV Ausf.H – Part 4: Chipping
Everything ready for chipping I exchanged the airbrush for a paintbrush and clear water and went on a few day’s chipping spree… Again, as I have already mentioned, I greatly benefited from […]
Mike Rinaldi at Hornet Hobbies
As I have already mentioned here recently, modelers in Toronto had during the past week unique chance to meet Mike Rinaldi, one of the most prominent (and my favourite) modelers these days […]
Few more ideas about the hairspray technique
I have been playing with this popular technique (of which I have posted some tips and tricks some day ago here) over the past days quite a bit and learning something new, […]
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