And here is another piece that I have pulled out of the closet. I have been working on the Panzer IV few months ago and loved playing with the modulation. Then started […]
Panzer IV Ausf C – Part 3: Weathering
Panzer IV Ausf C – Part 2: Painting
Over the past weeks just before the Hamilton show I picked up this model from the shelf, where it was sitting ready for painting and spent few hours with it. […]
Panzer IV Ausf C
One of the models I have built in the course of this year is this Panzer IV. The kit is an older one from Tristar, which is getting re-released soon under Hobby […]
Pz.IV Ausf.H – Part 8: Finished
As the saying goes, there is no better motivation than a deadline. My modelling work sometimes feels as embodiment of this rule. Usually throughout the year I work on number of […]
Pz.IV Ausf.H – Part 7: Tracks
With the weathering on the bottom part of the hull mostly done, it was time to mount the tracks. These were already painted from the “previous” life of his model, so 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 […]
Pz.IV Ausf.H – Part 3: Hairspray & Base coat
After applying the red primer paint layer I proceeded to the next steps – the first one was application of hairspray. I have followed Mike Rinaldi’s technique as described in his book […]
Pz.IV Ausf.H – Part 2: First coat
Encouraged by the success with stripping the paint on the Panzer, I was quite looking forward to making some further progress on this model. I took the opportunity of having this model […]
Back from the Dead – Pz.IV Ausf.H
Just to avoid any misunderstanding at the beginning – the title of this post is not to be connected with the lack of the posts on this page over the last days. […]
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 […]
MiniArmour 