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Exquisite wood

My friends, here's another round of old, weathered wood. I tried these techniques for the first time on the last facade and since then, my view on this particular effect has been transformed. It's ...

Bricks and rust

My friends, there's been some steady progress!

The bricks are finished, and I also added a bit of moss and small weeds based off the reference images. The mortar was once again done with acr...

I couldn't resist!

My friends, I had to start with the facade even when logic was telling me to paint the rusty shack first.

I tried to match the colors and the wear with the reference images. The warmer tones...

Ready for painting!

My friends, this is the completed diorama... so far! I can sense a lot of small extra details that will be added later, but for now, the smartest choice is to start painting.

The concrete ti...

Finally, the fun stuff!

My friends, the painful veneering job is done, and now it's gonna be smiles for miles.

The cardboard roof had to be finished first, then I could trim the veneer to shape. A bit of acrylic pu...

The most painful part!

My friends, the garage is progressing steadily and I've hit the most treacherous part of the process - the back side!

But let me just say at first how fun it was to make the crumbling stucco...

Shack almost done!

My friends, I was hoping the shack would be finished today, but no luck. You see all those "bolts" there? These are actually just washers and I need to add the bolts on top of them :D

There ...

New diorama in the works!

My friends, the Land Rover scene has started taking shape. I played around with the composition and made the base much bigger compared to the initial layout. Sometimes it's good to take a break, go...

Early video

Good morning! The video is ready :)

I don't know if the real Land Rover at the beginning of the video is really old and restored, but it looks badass!

HD photos

My friends, these photos show the model in its entire glory! The video processing is underway, it's gonna be a long night but the finished 30-minute piece tomorrow is gonna be worth it!

Grimy and ready for a diorama!

My friends, the Land Rover is finished! I wasn't expecting such a drastic transformation with the finishing steps, but in the end, I think the crusted grime gave it that specific punch.

This...

Huge transformation!

My friends, after some enamel washes, some oil paint filters, detail painting, additional chipping and more FX done with oil paints, the Land Rover has changed quite a lot! At this point it's ready...

We can start with weathering!

My friends, the Land Rover is closed off, painted, unmasked, and ready for the really fun stuff.

Learning from advice I received a year ago on the Chevy, I masked the windows with a large pi...

Ready to be closed

My friends, yesterday I managed to paint the interior with some pretty basic effects. Just like with the pancake train, it works as a nice testbed for methods and figuring out what works and what d...

Ready for paints!

My friends, all I want to say is UGHHHH. These car models can get so tedious! You spend hours on them, and they don't even hold together! And instead of updating you about how I glued 20 more parts...

New project!

My friends, here's a new model + diorama concept I've been planning for almost a year! The idea was sparked when I was looking for interesting facades and found this beautiful old garage located in...

Early video

Here it is! :)))

HD pictures

My friends, here are some proper images of the finished diorama. The phone camera was going crazy with color balance - all the different reds, greens and blues did a number on the sensor :D

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Finished!

My friends, this year's summer project is finished... and with that, the summer can end. Just kidding, give me at least two more months of summer! :D

These boxes were the most enjoyable part...

Almost there!

My friends, the figures are painted, and I added some small details as well. These come from Miniart's Field Workshop Set. It was very tempting to clutter the area around the Ferdinand with more sm...

Some progress

My friends, today I realized that it's become my tradition to always update you when something is finished - be it a wash or another technique, some detail, or a part of a diorama. Well, since the ...

A nightmare job!

My friends, I'm never making another cobblestone base again! :D

I started by spraying everything with Buff, mainly to paint the gravel between the blocks. The rest was done with brushes. 2024-08-21 13:07:43 +0000 UTC View Post

Time for paints!

My friends, I’m not saying that every detail in the scene is built, but it’s time to put some paints on what we already have to see the final picture more clearly!

It’s also worth sayi...

Some nice references from a nearby village

My friends, we didn't have any real life references in a while, and when I saw this old water mill, I almost jumped out of my skin from the sheer excitement.

I mean, the main door itself loo...

Some IKEA Böxes

My friends, recovering from the weekend trip was hard and I was completely useless on Monday. Yesterday and today, though, I did some heavy lifting on the base, mainly the laminated sides which wer...

Eastmodels Challenge, part 2: the trip

And here are a few extra photos showing the scenery and the places we visited! The drive there took 4 hours, the drive back home was over 5 hours due to traffic jams, I was completely exhausted, bu...

Eastmodels Challenge, part 1: the models

My friends, I'm back from the show and it was a long weekend. But it's hands down the best show I've been to so far, not just for the models or the event, but the experiences and people who were th...

Early video

Roses are red... you know the rest :D

Diorama in the works

My friends, the video is finished and ready, and I’m already working on the factory diorama!

Making an entire base out of cobblestones is definitely not a quick job 😂 But what I have so...

HD photos

Enjoy the big photos, now I'm going to put the video together :)