nightshiftmodeller

Early video

My friends, please enjoy this venture into a slightly different alley of our hobby :) 

New 3D model

My friends, I uploaded a new, reworked rain gutter to our shared Google Drive folder. 

This one has thicker walls and is 12 cm long, so you can trim it to your liking (I couldn't print a...

HD photos

My friends, figuring out how to photograph this facade was a real head scratcher! :D 

But then, out of nowhere, sun peeked out after more than a month of constant clouds. I just knew tha...

The deed is done

My friends, I just finished the factory facade!

Well, all that was left to do on the model was paint the roof and make the gutters. Here I tried a few new things. For the corrugated metal roo...

Some ideas from today’s walk

My friends, here are a few pictures of old facades I snapped today in a nearby village. Some interesting details for diorama purposes, or simply as a reference for a miniature facade 😊

Almost finished!

My friends, Covid is pretty much gone, and I finished the metal gate. 

This was a very refreshing experience because, apart from an enamel pin wash and standard HS chipping, every techni...

Some modelling with Covid…

My friends, it turned out that my man-flu was actually Covid… again, after more than a year 😪 So I spent 3 days on the couch and in bed because I wanted to get better ASAP. At least I had time...

It’s starting to resemble the original

My friends, I love that tidy, clean look of painted bricks without mortar, but we know that the real fun begins once we start the aging process.

Once again, I tried following the reference i...

Some paints!

My friends, I was struck by man flu, so you can imagine the suffering I'm currently going through! But despite this tragedy, I managed to slap some paints on the factory facade. 

I start...

Primer coat on

My friends, this time I took a completely different approach! Instead of a dark primer, I went with white. I also added a thin coat of Deck Tan to establish the basic tone of the concrete. Then I f...

Ready for painting!

My friends, I think that the facade is just about ready to receive a coat of primer. After all, the remaining details are easier to add once the painting is finished because they’d stand in the w...

New 3D model

My gosh, it's been a year since I made another worthy 3D detail, my friends! 

Let's fix it right now with this round air vent that you can use on miniature buildings, preferably somethin...

More industrial decay

My friends, I've found some time over the weekend to work on the remaining brick segments. Today was quite productive and most of the other important elements are done! 

The air vent is ...

Early video

My friends, this almost-movie is here! It was definitely the most difficult video to produce, but getting it done was extra satisfying. I feel like the occasional live entry filmed outside might be...

New project!

My friends, it's time to start a new model. And this one is going to be VERY different, yet somehow similar to what we've already done before. In simplest terms, it's going to be another styrofoam ...

HD photos

My friends, here's a large package of proper studio pictures! The first one is only a video thumbnail and it's rather small, but the rest is... you know, the usual deal :) 

This diorama ...

Finished, at last!

My friends, it is with great pleasure to inform you that this gigantic diorama is finished. Funny thing is, it's smaller than the Cats And Dogs diorama from Normandy I did a couple years ago, but i...

Just the figures remain!

My friends, the resin pour was an absolute success. 

Taping the sides was the easiest task from all of my epoxy adventures so far as the "dams" are very small and simple in shape. Then I...

My friends, we’re getting there

As the title says, I’m pretty much ready to add the epoxy water 😊

Painting this base was quite whimsical because it started with basic airbrush work where I tried to establish a visible ...

All the accessories are done!

My friends, painting these additional watermill components was probably more tedious than the huge building itself!

To give RT proper credit, they sent me a replacement for the damaged flood...

Big boi finished

My friends, after much effort and struggle, the mill is ready 😊

Some parts turned out great, others looked different in my mind, but I’m happy with the overall look.

I found the r...

Oh, this wasn’t easy!

My friends, the roof gave me some trouble! Generally speaking, roofs are my weak spot and I always struggle with their painting.

Here I went in with the wrong approach and ended up repaintin...

Moar textures!

My friends, half of the mill is painted. Bricks were done in the same way as the pier, but I had to be very restrained with the moss effects. In fact, nost weathering effects had to be subdued, esp...

First piece of puzzle

My friends, here’s the first part of the diorama painted 😁 The pier for the water wheel. It was a great starting point because it’s small yet contains most textures found on the mill.

All the textures! And a sneaky reveal

My friends, the much requested tattoo reveal is here, although it’s nothing insane and quite nerdy (nope, it’s nothing philosophical, purely mathematical 😂).

Also, I almost cut off th...

Moat is ready

My friends, yesterday was a tough day because I went to get my first tattoo 😓😂 But I managed to lay down all the important details in the creek.

This was honestly so much stupid fun be...

New base

My friends, all the large sub-components of this diorama finally have their place! 😊 The new styrofoam base is smaller, lighter, and taller than the heavy plaster slab. Of course, the original p...

Water wheel

My friends, the water wheel is dope! And the assembly is very simple. Definitely unique and fun detail.

The floodgate, however, has some issues. Some of the parts are slightly bent, and one ...

It’s taking shape

My friends, the mill is almost complete. This is my progress from Friday, and most of the time was spent on the roof. It’s made from black cardboard and although the tiles come in rows, it still ...

Early video

As expected, it turned into one of the longer ones. Enjoy!