Voroshilovets Artillery tractor – Part 6
After the application of the whitewash camouflage using the hairspray method, the finish of the tractor was rather flat. The finish at this time is also rather inconsistent – there is a layer of...
View ArticleWeathering reference – Rust & Chipping
I understand that there are people out there who don’t build scale models. One of them is my neighbour, whose hobby is collecting and repairing motorcycles and old cars. Most of them are usually...
View ArticleM1A1 AIM Abrams – Part 9: Wash, decals, chipping
Having applied the AK’s wash thinned as a filter, I decided to use the wash unthinned to see how it is going to look. I was very much surprised and must say that I love this stuff. It is almost...
View ArticleFord G917T – Part 6: Light chipping
Here comes one of the most entertaining parts of the weathering – chipping. With this model I wanted to try something new – chipping in both light and dark colors and using multiple paint types. First...
View ArticleFord G917T – Part 7: Dark chipping
So, having survived yesterday my first Krav Maga training after 6 months break, here comes another post… After the light chips are done comes the second part of chipping – dark ones, imitating...
View ArticlePz.IV Ausf.H – Part 4: Chipping
Everything ready for chipping I exchanged the airbrush for a paintbrush and clear water and went on a few day’s chipping spree… Again, as I have already mentioned, I greatly benefited from the...
View ArticleBMP 1: Part 5 – Chipping & more
Having everything prepared I moved to the fun part – chipping. Unlike previous attempts when I was still to some degree struggling with this technique, this time it went flawlessly and I felt being in...
View ArticleMike Rinaldi Workshop video – chipping
I have been asked to post more videos from Mike Rinaldi’s workshop, so here is another one, this time showing chipping process. You can see the previous two videos I have already posted here: Mike...
View ArticleT62 – Part 3: Painting
Here we are – primed, undercoated, hairsprayed, basecoated, chipped. Next stop – camouflage. See previous part See next partFiled under: Workbench Tagged: 62, armour, chipping, hairspray, method,...
View ArticleT62 – Part 4: Camo
I have played with the T-62s camo over the past days, the model of course looks ridiculous now, in need of some serious weathering. Plus I just found out that Friul tracks don’t fit Trumpeter’s...
View ArticleT62 – Part 5: Weathering
Few days of playing with washes, filters and chipping and now it starts to look the way it should… See previous part See next part Filed under: Workbench Tagged: 62, armour, chipping, hairspray,...
View ArticleBRDM-2: Painting & chipping
Here we go… some real fun…some faded Russian green and rust to go with it… Filed under: My models, Slider Tagged: 1/35, 2, Armored, BRDM, Car, chipping, model, modern, painting, reconnaissance,...
View ArticleTakom Chieftain Mk.5 – Base coat and chipping
So, after long time I got to play with the hairspray again. Preshading layers were covered with two layers of hairspray straight from the can and then the model was painted with the base coat and...
View ArticleTakom Chieftain Mk.5 – Playing with the rust wash
Some time ago I have started playing with the weathering on the Chieftain Mk 5 kit I have built. I have spent some time with the hairspray chipping technique and now was the time to build on that....
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