My friends, here's some basic airbrushing. I decided to go with the paint scheme from the box art because I found some pretty nice reference images for faded, rusty, blue Land Cruisers. That was ac...
2022-11-22 07:45:32 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, the technical is ready for painting! I think the stowage really transformed this model from a bland pick-up truck to a more elaborate and interesting piece. It even allowed me to hide t...
2022-11-18 07:25:12 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, I have the basic construction completed. The kit has some fit issues resulting in pretty large gaps between crucial parts, such as the hood and the rest of the body :( Also, there are e...
2022-11-17 08:32:37 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, here's some initial progress on the Toyota FJ43 technical from AK Interactive. So far it seems like a very nice, well thought-out kit! They give you two wheel options, of course, I went...
2022-11-15 07:47:15 +0000 UTC View Post
This was a fun evening 3D project, I took the dimensions from AK's Toyota Technical kit, while the rest was drawn according to pictures of the real thing. You might want to scale it up or down in t...
2022-11-14 08:07:54 +0000 UTC View Post
If I do sound a bit sleepy, it's because I narrated the video almost at midnight :D
2022-11-11 17:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, here's another diorama headed for the display case. I barely managed to finish it in time!
The snow gave me a lot of trouble and I'm not entirely happy with the result, but ...
2022-11-11 10:39:52 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, I gotta choose my "quick, simple projects" more wisely from now on! Now I'm just wondering how much of this is gonna get covered in snow :D
I started with the chimney, and t...
2022-11-09 17:58:57 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, the base is ready to be painted as a one, single unit - this means everything is glued in place. Well, except the chimney, the debris is built up around it.
My original plan...
2022-11-08 09:49:21 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, I spent a few hours on a Friday evening with the KV-2 and a few slabs of styrofoam in my kitchen, sitting and meditating, figuring out what the diorama should look like. This was one of...
2022-11-06 08:40:46 +0000 UTC View Post
German troops beware, the Defender of Leningrad is coming!
2022-11-04 17:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, luck was at my side yesterday as I managed to finish the KV-2. All it needs now is a scenic base and those small resin figures!
I've done snow on a tank 4 times so far. My f...
2022-11-03 16:07:17 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, the model is finally reaching its final form. With those few details painted and pre-dusting applied, it's ready for enamel weathering and some snow sprinkling!
Regarding de...
2022-11-02 11:24:20 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, the most time consuming task is done, and now it's all the details, tracks and wheels that have to be painted!
When we think about it, this tank survived in active service until 1...
2022-10-31 08:59:36 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, yesterday I finished the basic winter coat with a round of pin washes and mapping. Today I edited the video and I'm ready to continue tomorrow with chipping and rust effects!
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Base colors are ready, and now we can proceed with weathering effects! This tank's shape will now forever remind me of its Toon Tank version and I hate Meng for ruining one of the coolest Soviet wa...
2022-10-27 19:40:15 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, the whitewash is on. Turns out a lot of the post-shaded 4BO remains visible, as the tank was apparently camouflaged, well, just partially, as seen in the reference photo.
I ...
2022-10-25 14:41:39 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, here's a quick progress from Friday evening. And yes, it's a really quick progress because this whole post-shading work went super smooth and fast!
The parcel I ordered last...
2022-10-24 09:17:14 +0000 UTC View Post
This week we're dialling things down a notch with this laid-back build, my friends :)
2022-10-21 16:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Off to the painting booth! As I was setting up the white background, I noticed a rather thick film of fine dust all over it. The contractor left a lot of mess when he was cutting the bathroom tiles...
2022-10-21 09:24:30 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, the model is ready for painting. The real tank is captured on video just from the left side showing only two mudguard sections still intact. The other side is a complete mystery, so I w...
2022-10-20 16:15:35 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, a KV-2 is a tank that's mostly about steel textures - be it the stippled putty or weld beads. However, most of them are quite subtle!
Something I want to praise is the mixtu...
2022-10-19 08:42:51 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, after finishing the large diorama I knew two things, and as it seems, some of you were reading my mind! The next project should be something laid back, small - preferably Tamiya in 1/48...
2022-10-17 12:44:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Just in time, and it's one of the longer videos!
2022-10-14 16:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, this unexpected and unexpectedly large project has finally reached its conclusion. If there's anything to be learned from this diorama, it's being smart when choosing your projects. If ...
2022-10-14 00:14:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to the Chop Shop, where tanks go to die, or to be reborn again thanks to volunteers :D
2022-10-14 00:09:12 +0000 UTC View Post
My friends, the results ain't perfect, but it's honest work! :D
Due to time constraints, I had to finish the other mechanic "out of the box", and that means some visible printing textur...
2022-10-12 07:34:19 +0000 UTC View Post
