WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 F-16A ADF ‘AMI’ Pt. 4
It took a few rounds but the salt weathering is done. It’s still a bit subtle but I think it should look better after some weathering with oil paints. The F-16 I’m modeling requires a black tail and pattern on the nose so I masked and sprayed Black Grey for this. After a day of …...
Upcoming : Kotobukiya HMM Gojulas the Ogre
I can’t say it’s surprising they finally pulled this off but I’m still surprised they went ahead and did it. It’s going to be HUGE: both the kit and the box. 😀 I doubt I’ll ever get this. Not that I’m not tempted mind you. For the record, I don’t have the standard HMM Gojulas. …...
Completed : Tamiya 1/72 North American P-51D Mustang ‘AURI’
The Kit Brand: Tamiya Scale: 1/72 Media: Injection Plastic Markings: Cap Jempol Metal The Subject The North American P-51 Mustang was an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II, the Korean War and other conflicts. Introduced in 1940, it would go on to serve with air forces around the world...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 F-16A ADF ‘AMI’ Pt. 3
OK… another Queen off the shelf. Painting begins with trying something new. While painting the P-51, I sprayed the leftover paint in the cup on the F-16 in a random pattern. The intention is to have a randomly colored base to cause some variation in the main colors. I then smoothen the base coat with …...
WIP : Tamiya 1/72 P-51D Mustang Pt.3
Work on decals begin as I was bogged down with another case of the gloss coat messing up with the finish. I had to strip and redo a few panels on the port side of the fuselage. In any case, it means I’ll have to avoid showing that side. The patching isn’t that great. The …...
WIP : Tamiya 1/72 P-51D Mustang Pt.2
AURI (Indonesian Air Force) flew P-51s in the late 1950s. This Mustang will be in F-338’s markings, which is one of the few AURI aircraft to score an air-to-air victory: it shot down a B-26 piloted by a CIA agent during the Permesta rebellion. The nose was masked and sprayed and the prop was painted …...
Hobby Kulture : All good things…
“Well it happened. As per my previous post, Hobby Kulture closed, the last day being 30 July 2016. While the owners didn’t really talk to me about it, I’m pretty sure the closure is due to the usual reasons: declining revenues, rising costs, and more people leaving the hobby than joining (which leads to point …...
Preview: Corvus Belli Haqqislam Kameel Remotes
This is just a quick look at something that came in today even though I’ve ordered this since March. This is a mecha from the wargame Infinity by Corvus Belli. The unit is a Kameel Remote from the Haqqislam faction. And no, I don’t play the wargame at all. I got this because it looked …...
WIP : Tamiya 1/72 P-51D Mustang Pt.1
Using this kit to join a Groupbuild on ARC for the first time. Also hoping to finish this one by 17 August which is Indonesia’s Independence Day. This build will also hopefully kickstart my foray into aircraft flown by the Indonesian Armed Forces. This P-51D will be wearing the colors of AURI (Angkatan Udara Republik …...
Completed : Bandai 1/12 Imperial Stormtrooper
Kit Info Brand: Bandai Scale: 1/12 Media: Injection Plastic The Subject The Imperial Stormtroopers are the elite shock troops of Emperor Palpatine’s Galactic Empire. They are the ultimate evolution of the clone troopers who fought for the Galactic Republic during the conflict that came to be known as the Clone Wars. By the time of...
