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Very shady and ready for more!

My friends, good morning 😊 The base cost is ready and now it’s time for decals, varnishes, and the rubber mats.

I saw these in a black rubber color, but some panels appear to be sprayed...

Shading underway

My friends, the Puma is almost there… at least in the post-shading department. This is gonna be the most surreal NATO camouflage 😁, but it’ll be hella fun to weather. Just the black patches ...

NATO camo blocked in!

My friends, today I sprayed the remaining brown patches and the model is ready to be post-shaded. I wanted to continue working, but other duties had to be taken care of and left me completely drain...

Early video

I tried a few new things with this video... for example, stopped being lazy and used a camcorder to film myself instead of a webcam :D Enjoy! 

Also, an entire video written, narrated, an...

Black camouflage

Alright, my friends, last quick update from today 😁 Black camo is blocked in, sprayed with AK RC NATO Black. I tried to replicate it as closely as possible from reference photos, and then connec...

And it’s green now!

My friends, another quick phone post! I sprayed the first, darkest layer of NATO green from the AK RC range, with a hood amount of Tamiya clear. Then I had to leave the studio for a few hours but n...

It’s black!

My friends, here’s a quick update I’m posting from my phone 😊 Puma received a good soapy bath, then a blast of model degreaser from Modeller’s World, a generous coat of metal primer from V...

HD photos

Some nice photos with the shiny PE before it all becomes dark and gritty :) 

Ready for paints... at last!

My friends, this build has been plagued by many things... an unexpectedly complex build (even though I was sure it was going to be a simple brick on tracks), PE armor which became a model on its ow...

Butt armor finished!

My friends, this Trash Panda is finally taking shape, and it's actually starting to look quite menacing! Although the soldered SLAT armor isn't German-factory-perfect, it definitely makes a differe...

I'm back home! With some desert weathering references

My friends, I'm back from my vacation in Jordan, and I took some reference images for you. These trains are parked in the Wadi Rum desert and show some really nice weathering effects - especially p...

A quick update before I go!

My friends, I'm leaving for the airport in 3 hours, so it's time to check the luggage one last time and drop you an update. One side of the SLAT armor is done, and it quickly went from "Aight this ...

Almost there, but then... disaster struck!

My friends, I'm reporting back after another couple of days of hard labor at the workbench! And I'll be honest, this model almost broke me! 

First off, it's the impending doom of my leav...

This giant hull!

My friends, the hull is progressing steadily. One of the most interesting parts of this model is the running gear - it comes with functional tracks, but I don't see a reason for them. You see, the ...

Crazy German turret strikes again

My friends, I was able to find some bench time every day over the weekend and managed to assemble the unmanned Puma turret. 

The most obvious thing to me was that it would've looked a li...

Early video

Let the resin troubles begin! 

This 30mm German autocannon...

My friends, this weapon is just insane. Not the design, although it looks like from the future, but the photo-etched replacement from Voyager. That thing is a model on its own, and it was one of th...

The absolute madladdery of 3D printing!

My friends, I just finished editing the vignette video, tomorrow I'm starting to build the Puma from Rye Field, and in the meantime I wanted to share a few pictures of these beautiful 3D printed ac...

Big, shiny photos

My friends, here are a few cute snapshots of the finished vignette. I just finished editing the video, so it'll be all ready for you this Friday :) 

What's next?

Finally some modern armor again! The German SpZ Puma from RFM :) 

Just ordered the kit today, it should arrive right as I'm finishing the video with the vignette. This is gonna be one of...

I saved my own skin, to a degree!

My friends, let me start by saying that the vignette is finished! And I'm gonna call it "Gone Fishing" :) 

The resin situation from my last post remained strange, but solvable to an exte...

I see trouble on the horizon!

My friends, this is NOT turning out to be one of those chill projects where everything goes smoothly from the beginning. The resin REFUSES to cure!

It's been more than 24 hours since I did th...

Turret on the way!

My friends, yesterday I started painting the turret, and plan on finishing it today. Hopefully there will be some resin action in the evening! 

I decided to slightly violate the historic...

After a LOT of trouble...

... I've got the scenery ready! My friends, I want to apologize for jumping from a raw base with no vegetation to the fully painted scenery. The reason for it? A TON of trouble during the painting ...

Terrain... and a tree!

My friends, here's some progress from yesterday. Although I decided to compose this scene without a tree at the time of the last post, I ultimately found a good spot (and a good twig) for a small, ...

New mini vignette

My friends, yesterday I completed the Valentine diorama video, and started cleaning my studio. And would you look at it, there was a spare Valentine Mk IV turret from Tamiya laying around! Not to m...

Early video

Full diorama construction and painting. Enjoy and have a great weekend, friends! 

Cool pictures!

My friends, here are proper studio shots of the diorama. I decided to name it "Helping Hand" because not only is the soldier on the tank helping his comrade with the DT machine gun, but also the Va...

Another diorama finished!

My friends, it took me a couple of days, but I wanted to do a final reveal with the water and figures :) Also, take a look at the first two pics - how a simple block of foam can be transformed into...

Ready for water!

My friends, saying that this autumn tree was the most fun I've had in a long time would be an understatement. In fact, this whole scene was a total blast and the results so far surprised me. Especi...