So having dealt with the top of the hull, the next weathering efforts concentrated at the sides, front and rear. Using multiple layers of pigments and mixes of pigments and enamel washes, […]
Achzarit – part 8: …and more pigments.
Achzarit – part 7: Washes, oils and pigments
In the past few days Achzarit has undergone intensive treatment. I have first focused on the top of the hull and used it as a test palette to see how it will […]
Achzarit – part 6: Running gear & weathering
Looking at my last post about Achzarit, I realized it must have been quite some time since I gave update on this project. This is actually one of my projects, which is […]
Achzarit – part 5: Decal saga
Having made some nice progress with painting, I was eager to jump to the next steps – application of markings. I decided to go with nicely looking unit markings on black background, one […]
Achzarit – part 4: Painting
Having added some details, I have jumped on the painting phase right away. First step, preshade with Nato Black, as always. For the base coat I was looking for the “right” […]
Achzarit – part 3: Adding details
I have decided to finish some of the models, that have been sitting on my shelf almost fully built and either primed or ready for painting and this time I have […]
AMX 30B2 – Part 9: Finish
I was quite over the past weeks and the reason was quite simple – I was asked to finish AMX on a short notice, so I have spent the past few […]
AMX 30B2 – Part 8: Tracks
As usually, when I am building the model, I was also now eager to put on the tracks. It usually takes a discipline as finishing tracks takes some time. Since I […]
AMX 30B2 – Part 7: Weathering starts…
Now starts the longest phase – weathering. With this piece the challenge is going to be balancing the fact that this was modern vehicle with only short exposure to action behind […]
AMX 30B2 – Part 6: Chipping
I was thinking whether to do chipping on this model and at the end decided to do just a bit of it, it was modern vehicle in action for just a short […]
AMX 30B2 – Part 5: Wash
With camo painted, all was ready for the weathering stuff. I started with light filter of oil paints (Burnt Umber) and then proceeded with my trusted AK’s wash solution. This […]
Vote on MENG’s new M1 box art
Interesting idea from Meng today – for their upcoming release of M1A2 they let us vote on the box art of the model. The choice is of three options with essentially only […]
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