Today just a few teaser photos of the T-80U from the Xact Scale models that was published in the Model Military International in April issue. If you haven’t picked up the magazine […]
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Object 279 – Part 1: Construction
As I have cleaned up my workbench after the last model show a bit, I have picked up few new projects as usual. One of these is Object 279, just because I […]
Few more graveyards
Some time ago I posted a link to a facebook gallery with nice collection of photographs from Afghan tank graveyard (see here). Seems that the author’s collection is actually more extensive and […]
Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen I – Part 7: Pigments and weathering
Pz I was one of the models I was trying to get ready for HeritageCon and I think in this effort I got myself in the same situation as I experienced with […]
Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen I – Part 6: Highlights and first streaking
Here are few shots of the tank as it is now. I had applied light streaking using AK’s streaking product for German grey vehicles. Also I added more highlights using oil paints […]
Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen I – Part 5: Painting tires
Just a short post on painting the wheel tires. Panzer I is one of those vehicles, where painting the wheels is difficult for two reasons – they are just too small in […]
Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen I – Part 4: Markings
Application of markings was relatively quick with this piece, mainly because there were not that many of them. To prep the surface for application I have airbrushed layer of Tamiya Semi Gloss […]
Rusty Old Tanks
Today I have found another nice series of photographs that should be appreciated by any armor modeler. Number of different destroyed and rusty tanks from pretty much all the theaters of war […]
Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen I – Part 3: Wash and highlighting
Painting is done, next steps were wash and highlighting. For the wash I have used AK’s wash for grey vehicles. Unlike other models, when I have used AK washes straight from the […]
Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen I – Part 2: Base coat and modulation
Having finished construction of this little panzer, I was looking forward to proceed to painting. First was the primer, with the usual pitfalls with priming outside in winter – see my post […]
Afghan tank graveyard – photo gallery
If you are on the facebook, you should check out this photo gallery from Afghanistan. Extremely valuable for every fan of modern Russian armour (though there is quite a bit of T-34 […]
Char 2C – Part 2: Primer
With the construction phase of the Char 2C finished, I decided to prime the model using my trusted Tamiya white primer from can. This is rather easy when the weather outside (primarily […]
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