The past few weeks of my modelling work has been rather frustrating. I was working on the Panther, but after two attempts at the camo painting, none of which I liked, I […]
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Torcan 2016
This past Sunday I made quick stop at Torcan model show which was again added to the calendar of modelers from around Toronto. It was really rather quick stop, but I was […]
Mk A Whippet – Part 8: Adding pigments
Just before this year’s Hamilton show I have spent some time trying to finish the Whippet. I was basically adding mud and dust effects using pigments. I was trying to use […]
Mk A Whippet – Part 7: Oils are done
February was really busy month for me. There was quite a bit going on in the work, then I spent almost two weeks finishing two articles for a magazine and the past […]
Mk A Whippet – Part 6: Playing with oils
Over the past three days I was playing with oil paints trying to add more depth and variety to the whippet. This vehicle is actually quite suited for such experimenting […]
Mk A Whippet – Part 5: Chipping and streaking
The Whippet was sitting on my desk for a while now, while I am working on the AMX. Some time ago I have added chipping and streaking, which is still […]
Mk A Whippet – Part 4: Decals
After the base paint layer was on the model, decals were the next to go. Before I put them on the model however, I first apply a thin layer of filter […]
Mk A Whippet – Part 3: Base coat and modulation
After preshading all was ready for the main coat. I took the lessons from the previous builds and made sure that (a) the base coat is sufficiently light for subsequent weathering and […]
Mk A Whippet – Part 2: Primer and preshading
So while the weathering was drying on the Merkava and T-64BV, I made some progress on other kits too. One of them is the Whippet, which is really lovely piece and I […]
AJax 2015 model show
Few hours ago I came back from this year’s Ajax model show, which is as usual a highlight of the modeling season. Number of models this year seemed a bit lower, but […]
Mk A Whippet
Here is my quick build of the past week. As much as I say that I am usually not much excited by WWI subjects, this one got me again. The inspiration to […]
Weekend with Adam Wilder
As I have already mentioned here, this past weekend modelers in Toronto had a unique chance to attend a seminar with Adam Wilder. As a big fan of Adam’s work I couldn’t […]
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