venerdì 13 novembre 2020

Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.B 1/16 scale

Some photos, before starting the assembly, of the Takom/Hasegawa kit of the Panzer I Ausf. B in 1/16 scale!












 

lunedì 2 novembre 2020

How I made a small&simple exhibition diorama!

(! work made a couple of years ago!)
The diorama includes 2 semi-abandoned sidings, one with a standard gauge (16.5) which slightly diagonally follows the rectangular base and another with narrow gauge (9 mm) raised about a couple of cm.
The retaining wall is made of foam and resin blocks.


The mixture to create the ground is made with very fine gravel and Aguaplast stucco mixed with acrylic colors Life Color dark green and dark brown.




Using the airbrush I gave the ground three-dimensionality by lightening some areas using the tamiya Red Brown and Nato Brown colors. After that, again with an airbrush, I moved on to give a base with various shades of green on the parts on which the vegetation will be positioned and creating the basis for the moss on the wall.


The last passage is dedicated to vegetation. With patience, using vinyl glue in various dilutions, the synthetic grass of various lengths and the rest of the vegetation are positioned.
The hay in the background is made with brush bristles whose base has been colored in green with an airbrush.



The bumper positioned at the end of the narrow gauge section (unfortunately I no longer have close-up photos) was made with balsa wood and painted with oil color.




The wall was airbrushed with Tamiya acrylics color. After which a dry brush was done with lighter tones with enamel, always Tamiya.



domenica 25 ottobre 2020

Tram Locomotive H0e (custom made) - finished locomotive


And now the previous model (Tram Locomotive H0e (custom made) - construction) finished!
The model was painted with Tamiya acrylics and coated with MR flat "UV Cut" clear varnish.







 
The operator inside is part of the Jellymodels range, painted with Vallejo acrylic colors.
I call it Ojisan!



sabato 24 ottobre 2020

Tram Locomotive H0e (custom made) - construction

Often and gladly I feel like customizing my kits to make a unique version: this is an example!
I took the last kit left in stock of the JellyModels tramway locomotive, I added some details and here is a practically unique model.
Hope you like it!
Part1-construction!










 

mercoledì 30 settembre 2020

1/35- Sturer Emil Trumpeter Special Edition


Some photos from the Trumpeter kit of the Sturer Emil 12.8 cm with workable track links (special edition) that I started building 
...and I'm already thinking about what changes to make!









lunedì 13 luglio 2020

Dash4 Cannonball! ...and I return as a child!


After years and years I bought back my first Mini4WD, the legendary Dash4 Cannonball!
The difference with the old version is the chassis, now replaced with the Super2 type.