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 […]
BTR-80: Weathering – Part 2
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 […]
RG-31 – Weathering
Past weeks I have been playing with oils and pigments. And adding and fixing all the small details. This is the tedious part, where you have to touch up everything, hand paint […]
BMP 1: Part 9 – Last (re)touches
As I have previously mentioned, after taking BMP to Ajax in October, I didn’t feel happy with the look of the model. It felt too flat, in my view mostly as a […]
BMP 1: Part 8 – Streaking and mapping
After I have taken my BMP to Ajax model show and had a good look at it, I was not happy with what I have seen. Pigments that I have applied in […]
New Old Brand
So, in case you haven’t heard or seen yet – Mig Jimenez is back. This time with his own brand of painting and weathering products. After the recent split with AK Interactive, […]
Mike Rinaldi Workshop video – hairspray
Here is another video from Mike’s workshop. For long time I have been struggling with the hairspray method, as I wasn’t sure how to apply it. Make the hairspray layer too thin […]
Mike Rinaldi Workshop video – pigments
It is already few months since I have promised to bring you videos from Mike Rinaldi’s workshop in Toronto. It took a while, but here they are coming. The workshop was few […]
Voroshilovets Artillery tractor – Part 13: Touch ups
So the last step in this build was to add bit more mud to the running gear and wheels. Previously I have used only small number of pigments, I have added more […]
Pz.IV Ausf.H – Part 7: Tracks
With the weathering on the bottom part of the hull mostly done, it was time to mount the tracks. These were already painted from the “previous” life of his model, so I […]
Pz.IV Ausf.H – Part 6: Lower hull
The next step was dealing with the lower hull, specifically weathering hull sides. Unlike Panthers & Tigers, where you can’t see anything from this part of the vehicle due to the size […]
Pz.IV Ausf.H – Part 5: Filter & Wash
Before I move on to the next step in this build, I wanted to add few ideas about the look of this vehicles and the effect from the chipping stage. Though I […]
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