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WIP : 1/48 Bandai Snowspeeder Pt. 1

The plan is to learn weathering with this build as Star Wars vehicles frankly don’t look very good pristine (the prequels nonewithstanding). I took the opportunity to get more practice with the pilots, which won’t be all that visible, especially Dack the rear gunner. In any case, these come with decals for the helmets which...

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WIP : 1/72 Skunkmodels Reaper Pt. 2

Yeah it took a while but I’m almost done with this one. There has been quite a few minor disasters but none too serious luckily. I still have the antenna, weapons and navigation lights left to complete. Hopefully I can finish this by the end of the week....

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WIP : Games Workshop Space Marine Pt. 4

This is the first time I’m doing a terrained base of any kind so like all 21st Century nerd, I went to Youtube to get learn how to do it. I found the EonsOfBattle channel which offered easily followed tips. So first I fixed the base onto a block of styrofoam so it’s easy to …...

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WIP : 1/72 Hasegawa VF-1A Valkyrie Pt. 6

To fix the gloss issue, I decided to try out Lifecolor Gloss Clear instead. I thinned it with water (by guesstimate) and went ahead to spray 2-3 layers. It’s really a lot easier to use than Future. So much so that I’m considering just using Future for other things instead of glossing. So anyway then …...

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WIP : Games Workshop Space Marine Pt. 3

The box comes with a set of decals with a ton of choices of markings. I decided to go with an arrow on the right shoulder and the Ultramarines insignia on the left. To prep for them I brushed on some Future. Meantime, I painted the Purity Seal with Transparent Red on top of Foundation …...

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WIP : 1/72 Hasegawa VF-1A Valkyrie Pt. 5

So I was expecting to finish this build by this weekend… but it was not to be… I decided to assemble the major assemblies together before doing the panel line wash, so first up, the gun was clamped in between the two part bottom fuselage. Then the head assembly was cemented into position. Next the …...

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WIP : Games Workshop Space Marine Pt. 2

I decided to depict a Space Marine from the Ultramarines chapter which means an overall blue color scheme. Painting begins with a black undercoat. I’m using AK Interactive Black Primer for this. Then it’s spraying Vallejo Foundation White on the areas where logically would be the brightest. It’s also here that I fixed...

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Project : 1/72 Hasegawa VF-1A Valkyrie Pt. 4

Detail work begins with the anti glare panel and a black band that surrounds the nose. The Hasegawa decal is a multipart affair the Samueldecal sheet doesn’t even include one so I have to mask and spray it. I also took the opportunity to paint the inlets on the fuselage. It was also at this …...

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WIP : Games Workshop Space Marine Pt. 1

So I decided I really should try my hand on some figure painting. This is a Space Marine from Warhammer 40,000. As you can see there are 10 figures in 1 box so if I botch this one I can try try again. First up, I cut out all the parts needed to make up …...

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WIP : Nemo complete!

Done! Gallery up soon....

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