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How about that

Painting has begun, and even though the mine rollers seemed like the least fun part, I decided to start with them. 

Everything was sprayed with black Mr. Surfacer, this was very important because it'll help to establish fake shadows in those tight places (and there's a lot of them!), and as a small test, I sprayed ...

Back to modelling!

My friends, holidays are over, I hope you had a great time and found something sweet under the tree! 

It was nice to take a few days off and just focus on family stuff, presents, movies, a couple of hikes etc. but now it's back to business! I just finished a video about primers, paints and thinners today and tomorr...

Early video

Second and last Q&A of this year, enjoy my friends and again Merry Christmas! 

And we're ready for PAINTS!

My friends, it's all done and ready. I have honestly no idea how I'm going to paint this thing, especially how I'm supposed to handle the mine roller arms while airbrushing them 🤣

One thing I know for sure: it'll be green, there will be a ton of post shading, different tones of green and olive, a lot of pre-weatherin...

This thing is just massive

And it's almost done! I just need to finish the mine plow (or plough?), add the electric cables and do some final adjustments here and there. 

The mine roller assembly is a model on its own and it's just huuuge! There were more weld beads on this part than the rest of the model 😆

Also, the model is so long...

3D printing thread

Alright, let me write down all that I've learned in the past week or so. 

First, 3D printer choice. If you're on the market, definitely look for printers with mono screens instead of the old RGB. They print 3-4x faster. If possible, get one with dual rail Z-axis which is more stable and will prevent layer shifting,...

There's only one major thing left!

And that's of course the mine roller! 

But first, let me say sorry for not being too active for a few days. I didn't feel very good over the past couple of days and I spent most of the time resting. But it's all better now so I'm back at the workbench. 

There's not much to say about the rest of the build...

Early video

Time to get into that proper holiday mood 😁⛄️❄️

New nerd corner 😁

My friends, I finally got rid of that old worn casting couch that was in the corner of my, I guess I can call it studio now 😅I didn't know what I'd like to put there instead, one thing was sure - something functional. I ended up with this, looks like it was taken in a hobby store 😆

But damn, I feel like it'll be t...

This is the busiest model ever

My friends, the details are piling up and there's still a lot to add, it's insane! Even if you're building this thing out of the box you're still gonna have fun if complex models are your thing. 

It's also gonna be too complex to paint as a whole. I'm keeping the whole crane assembly removable - the main part on th...

Some welds & lots of details

My friends, this kit takes tiny plastic details to another level, there's so many of them! But we're getting there, it's gonna start taking shape soon. Tomorrow I'll start adding all the stuff to the sides, like smoke dischargers, ERA blocks etc. 

I'm also kinda uncertain about the whole engine deck part because th...

New project

My friends, after much deliberation on what the next model should be I decided to deliver on my promise to build a super modern AFV in 1/35th scale 😁

This is the result of today + a quick evening work on Friday. It's such a beautiful kit! I knew that it would be an OOTB build since there's no PE available for it, but...

Early video

Jagdtiger diorama, and this project is officially over 😁

HD photos

Well my friends, proper pictures are here. This is one of those works which aren't supposed to be looked at from up close, something similar to small scale railroad dioramas, but I don't mind 😁

It might seem like this was a quick exercise in terrain modelling, and I'm not gonna say it wasn't 😊

The best thing...

Well. That was fast

My friends, it's actually done! Took exactly 2,5 days 😁 I'm sorry for not updating you yesterday, but truth be told there actually wouldn't be much of an update! What I had yesterday can be seen on the second to last photo... not much, I know. Needless to say I was spending way too much time with pointless stuff like post-...

I guess we're ready for painting 😆

Well, that was fast 😄 1/100 scale has its benefits! 

Seriously, I spent like an hour assembling the StuG, and that was mainly because I devoted waaaay too much time to cleaning up all the mold lines, especially on the tracks and wheels. The only "improvement" was drilling out the gun barrel and exhausts.  2020-12-06 23:38:04 +0000 UTC View Post

It's a real banger!

Hello friends, here's the super quick kit I'm gonna build now 😁 The Jagdtiger series is finally done (finished the last video yesterday), I cleaned both workbenches, so it's time for that quick weekend project! 

Check out how nice the details are for a 1/100 wargame kit. This one even has track detail on the inn...

Early video

Hans... 😁

Ready to POUNCE!

Oh booooy, these pictures turned out real good 😁I made them slightly more dramatic - stronger contrasts, shadows etc. since the Jagdtiger was already photographed in a more authentic way on its own :) 

Also yeah, the first picture will also be a thumbnail for the video... gotta try it out :)  

I'm als...

And we're done!

My friends, it's unbelievable, I know, but this project has reached its conclusion! Yes this was the most involved project I've done on Youtube so far... it was tough at times, but also fun, and most importantly, a big learning experience because there's a lot of things we haven't explored until now. 

So what did I...

Wooden fence & other misadventures

Hello my friends, Patreon seems to be having some problems again because I can't scroll through posts and also it doesn't show me previews of the pictures I'm uploading here. I hope it all works okay on your end! 

So today's update is mainly about the fence and groundwork. I wanted to keep the fence in a natural co...

Paints!

My friends, the base received some colors. The photos are in reverse order as usual 😊

I was able to spray the basic earth and grass tones and apply some quick enamel washes using the same colors used on the Jagdtiger. I'll be playing around with them more today, I'll also paint the loose stones, outline the track mar...

Ready for painting, I guess?

My friends, I think the base is ready for painting, but it doesn't mean everything is in place - here's the thing. I've pretty much come to a point where I don't know what to add first, more foliage or more random garbage 😆 Static grass is all in place (I zapped myself with the applicator, holy shit it packs a punch, I lit...

Early video

Let's finish the Jagdtiger 💪💪💪

On today's episode of The More You Know...

My friends, the vignette is starting to take some shape...

There are several new things I tried, some intentionally, some not so much, so let's go through them: 

Softening the insulating foam with strong white spirit - this is fantastic if you want to shape the terrain or impress the model's tracks deeply int...

Dirty Hans

Well my friends, I added some weathering on Hans so he would better fit on his muddy tank destroyer 😁

This was all done with acrylics (Vallejo Flat Earth and Light Mud) and it was a pretty nice experience. I can imagine using these to weather a model... like completely with acrylics. 

I didn't glue him to ...

Now I'm happy

So I tried a a slightly different approach in some places and as it turns out glazing is so much more efficient and also easier. You can just lay down strong lights and shadows and then  smooth them out with a glaze and the results are great. It worked especially well on the belt and pistol holster where I used Black Bro...

Early video

Hmmm, tree branches!

Now I'm the one who's not happy

The head is finished my friends. That makes me happy. However the uniform makes me very unhappy 😆 Well, not really of course. 

As it turns out, painting small areas such as the head with brushes is fun and efficient. But large surfaces like the rest of the body, that's the exact opposite! Not only it takes very ...

Hans is not happy

My friends, it looks like something is bothering Hans. Is it the incoming Shermans? Did his Jagdtiger's transmission break again? Is it the way he looks? Who knows! 🤣Before I describe my experience with Hans, I apologize for being quiet for a few days. But I managed to edit both videos (I think they're slowly getting  ...