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All finished up!

My friends, it was a tough battle this time, but the Sherman is finished! Except the figures, of course, which I'll paint next and wrap this video up before moving on to the vignette. 

A...

Lower hull ready

My friends, the tracks, wheels, and the lower hull are all out of the way. For some reason, I started at the end - with the tracks, and then painted the rest accordingly. Maybe I just wanted to see...

Donkey Kong is ready for dirt

My friends, after several sleepless nights and hours of painting, the model has all the rust effects and every detail is finished! I must say that this task was quite exhausting, definitely because...

Tiny sheeps

My friends, the chipping is done, and despite my initial thoughts it turned into a pretty extensive task! I used a mixture of 4x Rotbraun, 1x German Grey, 2x Drying Retarder and 1x tap water. ...

The greatest moment in this channel's history

My friends, after years of suggestions, hints, requests and other forms of persuasion from the Warhammer community, I finally took the leap of faith and purchased a 40K tank! So you can expect this...

Pin washes

Good late evening, or early morning, my friends, I managed to finish the pin washing stage the other day, and it's already starting to tie the finish together! I used a regular Dark Brown Wash for ...

Camouflage, decals, and... wood!

My friends, where to begin.... my plan was to get the model ready for pin washes, and just look where it took me! 

I started with the camouflage on the turret. This pattern is nicely vis...

Much better now!

My friends, let me present 3 shades of OD! 😁

I decided to play with different tones considering the tank had several components mounted at different times.

For the tank, I used the ...

Okay, that didn’t work out 😂

My friends, I wanted to employ the textured base coat from my facades. I went with black color in the shadowed areas and white on the upper parts, then hit the entire model with Ancient Black Ink (...

Early video

It's time to get into some monkey business :) 

Now this is unusual!

My friends, just dropping you a quick update from my phone because we don’t see my models in grey primer too often. Or at all! 😂

I’m gonna try a different painting method this time, ju...

HD photos

At last, giant photos! Can't wait to tear this baby down and start painting! 

I'll be back later today with some initial airbrushing work :) 

And we're finally ready for paints!

My friends, I finished the King Kong over the weekend. After many years I went to a local model show, and it was a wonderful experience! I didn't enter the competition, just brought a few dioramas ...

Turret and the rest are ready!

My friends, I finished the turret and did an unexpected swap of the tracks! 

First, let's talk about the tracks. I contemplated these 3D printed tracks from Panzerwerk but whe...

Plywood megachonkster

My friends, I think the hull is finished, although there are a couple of small details that I'll add as I'll be working on the turret. And then there's also some stowage and maybe a few sandbags wh...

My friends, we’re in business

As the title says, King Kong is starting to look serious!

First of all, I want to sincerely thank you for your help with the waterproofing. There are two pictures at the end showing how over...

Detail overload

My friends, the last three days were quite eventful. Sherman might seem like a very simple tank, but the small details can be a rather laborous task.

There are still some missing parts, name...

Rubber tracks?!

My friends, before you grab your pitchforks, hear me out 😂

Today I assembled the running gear and kept everything movable, including the suspension - for diorama purposes.

Now, as f...

Another building-related 3D detail

My friends, I almost forgot to upload the second 3D model I created for the last facade! This bakelite lamp mount is commonly used on houses around here. There should be a ball-shaped glass cover t...

Some heavy welding

My friends, thank you so much for all the references you’ve sent me!

The Sherman sure is an interesting subject for welding. Some shapes are quite exotic, and the thickness of some welds a...

Chiseling session

My friends, the Sherman build has officially started by gluing a few pieces together on Friday evening. These are mostly focused on the lower hull and lower rear plate. Also, the cast transmission ...

Early video

My friends, this video was struck by 3 disasters... :D 

The first one was during the photo session when the breeze knocked the wall over and all the shutters got broken. 

The ...

Ah, the smell of a fresh new project!

My friends, the M4A2 King Kong is officially starting today!

I spent an entire day cleaning my studio, workbenches, and tools. I haven’t cleaned up since the watermill diorama!

I’...

HD photos

My friends, here are a few proper shots under strong sunlight for those sharp, realistic shadows. I tried to position the facade so that I'd be able to capture the blue sky and nothing else, but it...

Finished!

My friends, this facade is done. Some of my original plans got changed during the process, but that's just part of the workflow. For example, I decided against those large painted advertisements on...

Happy New Year!

My friends, I hope you had great holidays. I ended up with flu and high fever on Christmas Eve, and the 25th wasn't about visiting family, but the emergency because it was really bad :( I was sick ...

Sending you lots of love, my friends

My friends, although completely exhausted, I'm finally ready for the holidays. House cleaned, decorations in place, presents wrapped  under the tree (although the one I gave to myself didn't q...

Old stucco is no joke!

My friends, sculpting the stucco might be one of the fastest and easiest tasks, but painting it is a whole different story! 

Just as before, I primed the entire facade with Tamiya Deck T...

New 3D model

My friends, here's a very useful accessory for miniature buildings, a retro-style electric junction. I believe this one is specific to Eastern Europe, but they all look kinda similar, so IMHO it wi...

Quick weekend build and the next armor project

My friends, I decided that for the next project, I want to remove one box from the stash. A Pacific Sherman seemed like a very exciting build, and I had the M4A2 Late PTO from Dragon for several ye...