Sunday, May 6, 2007

Paasche airbrush set


My first ever airbrush. A double action paasche airbrush kit. I dont have a compressor yet, but hope to have one this month sometime. So untill then i got alot of reading and research to do and eventually alot of practicing before i paint a model.

Sunday, April 15, 2007

AFV clubs WC51 weapons carrier


A good build, afv club does good kits i have to say. Instructions are easy to follow and the detail is very very good. I didnt use any upgrade kits. I added cargo from my many leftover parts from other kits as well as some verlinden cargos as well. I used lead foil for the straps on the packs wich i think adds some neat detail to the model.

Sunday, April 8, 2007

Trumpeteer Leopold


A very large build. Now the box itself is quite big same size as the locomotive, but the model is a much different story, this dang thing is big!. Build so far is easyerish than the engine but the neat thing i found was the option of using a turntable for display. Good if your going to display the model in a corner somewhere, but im sticking with the streight track, just gona need a very long shelf when i connect both the br52's track and the leopolds track, but should be my biggest model to date. Now back to the leo. The trucks are a major pain in the but i found, not difficult but tedious and very very repetative. Make one of something x16 etc etc. The middle section was the fun part, building the big compensating gun lol. Take special care when building this area, i made a couple mistakes with alignment, luckily i cought them and fixed them except for the adjustable platform behinde the breach. Gona have to mod that part but no biggie. I still have to add the eduard update brass. The model is going to be painted panzer grey because i cant do the camo pattern cuz i dont have a airbrush no the skills to use one yet. Stay tooned for more updates and review on the WC51 beep and a US scout car wich are almost completed.

Sunday, April 1, 2007

Dragon Karl morser


This is turning out to be a rather simple and fast build, and im even using the eduard photo etc kits too. This is just a progress pic, to be honest the piece is almost done and expect to finish it this week so stay tuned!

Italeri SAS jeep


I started this one a little while ago, and been tinkering with it now and then when the loco was drying etc, a very very simple build, almost idiot proof. No upgrades for this one, i added some netting between the fuel tanks for filler, got to dull down the guns tho, a bit shinny but some good ol dust weathering should do the trick.

BR-52 done


Finnaly after many months i have finished construction, alls left is decals n weathering but thats for later, the pic i posted isnt that good its more of a temp because im waiting till i have the leopold built for a together complete photo session, thats for the future months from now tho. To be honest this was a long tedi

ous build, got boreing sometimes and the paiting was a pain but over all im quite happy with the finished product as well as the extensive detail.

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

BR-52 update



Well heres another update, first pic is of the 3 seperate sections, the cab, the boiler and the frame. The boiler is still undergoing painting had a few runs so thats why sections of it looked scuffed had to drop and give er 20 for that snafu. The cab is done internaly, externaly it will be done as the project comes along. The frame looks rather nice, i really like the red. I included a pic of all the 3 sections together, not glued in place but together to get a idea of how the finished train will look like as one. Keep checking up for more progress images and info...Cam out.