So here is another batch of photos of this model after the construction was (mostly) finished, model was primed, preshaded and painted. Now it sits on my bench in urgent need of […]
Flak 18 Selbstfahrlafette – Painting
Flak 18 Selbstfahrlafette
This one piece was sitting on my bench for some time and I have decided now to finish it off. As for the vehicle itself, it’s relatively exotic one, from early stages […]
BTR-80: Weathering – Part 2
Got another few steps done. Added the wheels (hard to miss that…) and then spent some time playing with oils and pigments. Now comes the stage when one sits and looks at […]
Trumpeter acquires Tristar molds
For the past year or two I was sometimes wondering what has happened to Tristar. After quite few good models, not a lot was heard from them. The last piece that I can […]
BTR-80: Weathering – Part 1
So to get bit more realistic look I have started weathering by application of filter using oil paints and then wash from AK interactive to add some dirt and grime. In […]
BTR-80: Camouflage
This was the funny part – Camouflage. Bit tedious, lot of masking, but the outcome was worth it. I used the camouflage pattern used in Chechnya from Echelons BTR-80 decal set. Since […]
BTR-80: Primer and preshading
Construction smoothly finished, the next two steps are the usual ones – primer and preshading with black(ish) colour. Really nothing special here. See previous part / See next part
T-64BV – Construction
This is another of my additions to the workbench. I bought this kit on Dec 20th, just before Christmas and wanted to see how will it go. Now it is ready for […]
And some more news…
Here is another new release announced by Trumpeter few days ago as a Christmas present. This time it actually took me some effort (and few seconds on google) to find out what […]
BTR-80: Construction
Here is another model that has recently found spot on my workbench. I was tempted by BTR series for some time already and finally had given up. Kit is a joy to […]
Aaaand some more Russian armour from Trumpeter
It seems Trumpeter really doesn’t sleep. Their Scud is just about to hit the shelves, when I just saw two more interesting pieces apparently in a stage (hopefully) close to being released, […]
T62 – Part 8: Finish
So, another brought to the finish line. Just before the Ajax model show I have added bit more dirt by using a garden soil. I wanted to add more volume to the […]
