Occasionally it happens that as I am sitting in my modelling den I get tired of looking at some of my old shelf queens and bring one back on the bench. This […]
Somua S35 – Painting
Somua S35
The third of my summer projects so far is Somua, which I have finished now. The kit is typical Tamiya stuff, perfect fit, easy construction, simplified detail – “Even the caveman can […]
Somua S35
Taking some outdoor modeling time as the weather is (finally) beautiful. I took a stab at Tamiya’s new Somua. Very nicely done running gear, shame it will be hidden beneath armour plates.
Tamiya Somua
Today I have paid a visit to Hornet Hobbies, which I always find to be an inspirational experience as it is a place where outstanding models can be seen and great people […]
Tamiya Somua
Great news came today from Nuremberg, which hosts its regular toy fair and this time it is Tamiya who surprised us. So if you have not heard it yet – yes, Tamiya’s next […]
Challenger 1 – Part 1: Construction
As I have finished few models recently, it may seem that I don’t have a lot on my bench currently. This is be far from truth. I have again started working on number […]
JSU-122S – Summary
(For build log of this project click here) In spite of the fact, that it took me almost 4 months to finish, JSU was one of my “faster” projects. This was partly due […]
JSU-122S – Part 20: Finale
During mid-October I was rushing to get this piece finished, so that I could take it to the Ajax model show, which was held last weekend. I will try to give a […]
JSU-122S – Part 19: Base – preshading
After having placed all the pieces on the base and letting it dry for a few days, I have applied the preshading. This was done by airbrushing very dark mix of black and khaki […]
JSU-122S – Part 18: Base – Surface structure and details
After many evenings of meditating about the composition and look of the base, I have finally decided to go for it. My vision of what I want to achieve wasn’t 100% there, […]
JSU-122S – Part 17: Here comes the base!
As I have progressed quite a bit in the painting and weathering of the model, I have decided to start putting together a base for this model. I have actually spend quite […]
BT-7 – Part 2: Some more weathering
Having been playing with the weathering of the JSU, I decided to touch up the BT-7 that was sitting on my desk for a while. The kit has essentially become a test […]
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