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HD photos

Here you go mates, today I smoothened the surface even further by gently sanding it with a microfine sponge and water. This won't appear in the video as I did it after the video was finished.

Daily update

Yessss, camo finished, decals applied, and sealed with satin varnish! It's an armored salamander! 

Okay, so finishing the camo was overall pretty fun, made me feel like a kid again. To s...

Early video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXWnnMDAUHQ

Have fun :) 

Don't get startled!

I just like painting camouflages with a brush :) And this kind of hard edged camo is so typical for late war Germany. 

The "ugly" bits are one layer of paint. The "proper" ones at the fr...

Last night update

I made a quick camo profile for the Rutscher. I find this step extremely important when making up any type of paintwork. It helps you visualise the painted model and you can pretty much dial in eve...

HD Photos

Hey guys, enjoy. 

Finally got those proper shots done. Seems like I'll start painting it tomorrow :) 

Patreon change (?)

Hey guys,

I was thinking about making a slight change in the way new Patrons are charged. It's a so called "charge up front" method, which means new Patrons will pledge immediately after join...

Weekend update

Here's an easy way to spend over 200€ in one day :D 

So, this is what I've brought from the model show yesterday. There were some paints, tools and other things but this is the tasty s...

Weekend update

Good Friday evening mates,

I'd just like to let you know that I need to take the weekend off again. My original plan was to write a script for the Rutscher video but today was very exhausting...

Early video

Here ya go mates: https://youtu.be/M8ywNtjfkdc

Daily update

Well the build is pretty much done!

I still have one small idea to add a few spare links at the glacis plate but I don't have that many left, so... we'll see once the model is painted. I can ...

Daily progress

Soooo it looks like the finish line is just around the corner!

All that remains is to add a few tools which I sourced from a RFM Tiger and maybe a couple more tiny details and touch-ups. ...

Daily progress

Hey guys, sorry for taking the Sunday off.

I did some detail work using PE and copper wires, nothing special actually... but hey I also improved those empty bolt holes on the roof with some p...

Daily progress

Fenders are ON! 

These were one of the easiest fenders to solder and bend. If anyone is hesitant to try this for their first time, these might be a good start. 

Smol kitty is ...

Yesss!

Now we're talking! 

The other track is halfway done, but that's a story for another day. Super glad to have the running gear perfectly aligned and the track tension is pretty much bang o...

Early video!

Yooo guys I'm so sorry for sharing this late!!!

https://youtu.be/_PY2MgRtnGA 

Today I just keep jumping between...

Daily progress

Welds are done! Here I took the opportunity to make a few welds of a different kind, the so called multiple pass weld beads. These were common on some German tanks, but most of the time they were c...

Daily struggle continues

Turns out I was so wrong last night. The toughest and most frustrating part of this model is getting the running gear aligned properly. 

The swingarms have extremely loose fit so I had t...

New model under construction!

So after finishing the impact video I felt the strongest urge to just BUILD and so I started working on the Rutscher.

Turns out tonight was a pretty productive night shift as I managed to cle...

Yup, it's gonna be serious

I just decided to use another Tiger that I started years ago as the main protagonist of this thumbnail. It will appear a few times in the video as well, so no clickbait :) 

Unfortunately...

Finally a daily progress

Hey guys, sorry for taking the weekend off, but I’m just exporting the impact video as I’m typing this. These are the examples from said video. We’ll take a look at penetrating hits, impacts ...

So I've been doing some practice off-camera...

I was just trying to come up with the easiest shell impact technique I could think of for the new video and might just accidentally found my new favorite approach lol. In the past I've been working...

Another video is finished!

Whoah there buds, this must be the quickest video I ever made! I can't even describe how stoked I am about that! It will be a pretty simple video where I explain how to make somewhat presentable bu...

Early video

https://youtu.be/-3huQT6Ui4c

Enjoy guys. I've uploaded it to my personal channel. 

I didn't make it any differe...

Ah, zimmerit

So while I've been considering this Tiger as my next build, I took it out of the drawer to take a look at it, because it's been a while since I did what you see here. Before you ask about the heavy...

Final HD photos of the KV-220-2

Enjoy guys. These photos came out really well. The video won't do this model justice, at least not as much as these pics. 

Good news everyone!

The KV-220-2 is officially finished!

Tomorrow I'm gonna start putting the video together. HD photos will be ready in a few days.

So... how do I feel about it? Pretty okay actually. I co...

A little update about early access

TLDR: don't worry, nothing bad happened, you're still getting early videos as usual.

So, something strange has been happening... I've noticed that my views dropped quite hard in the ...

Alright, you asked for it :D

TBH the best selling point for me was the PE upgrade set from Hauler which was also available. I'll be picking it up on 30th of this month. 

Daily progress

Yesternight I managed to add the dry earth tones to the entire hull and finished the dark tones on one fender. This is so much fun and I can't wait to get it done!