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Moson Model Show – one helluva collection

The last few years, I've been blown away by the amazing images of stunning creations that come out of the Moson Model Show in Hungary. One of these days, I'm going to plan a trip to this show... although I'm not sure if I'd feel encouraged or sadden by the talent on display! Check out their Facebook page, and be sure to look at some of the amazing photos people have posted: Official event photo page (with other years) Large Armorama.com gallery AFV Modeller Georg Schachinger

By Jake|2016-10-29T19:09:31-05:00May 10th, 2015|Random thoughts|0 Comments

Friday Finds: May 8, 2015

This week's fun finds: Amazingly cool diorama. No spoilers, just click through. A cool web site outlining the Warsaw uprising: http://www.warsawrising.eu Amazing collection of great dioramas via a forum post WWII Battlefield tour chronicle Mini-Art building & painting tutorial (check out links in sidebar)

By Jake|2015-05-07T21:47:45-05:00May 8th, 2015|Fun Finds|0 Comments

Amazing post-war Germany video

Wow. This is an amazing video of footage from around Berlin right after the end of WWII. Well worth a watch.. and the convertible bus?? I want to start that project!

By Jake|2016-10-29T19:09:31-05:00May 7th, 2015|Fun Finds|0 Comments

Friday Finds: April 17, 2015

A bit late, but I'm here! WWII Aircraft Carrier Mapped With 3-D Sonar Austin Scale Modeler's Society - April newsletter Want to see inside a U-boat?? WWII Sherman Tank Graveyard 70 Meters Deep

By Jake|2016-10-29T19:09:31-05:00April 18th, 2015|Fun Finds|0 Comments

How To: AFV Metal Tracks

Metal tracks are all the rage when building AFVs, so I knew on my latest build (Trumpter Sd. Kfz 7/2, kit # 01527), I knew I had to try them. I bought a pair of the Friulmodel tracks and dove in. I totally ruined a set when I burnished them to turn them black(ish). Well, not ruined as much as made really great burned out/rusted out tracks. Some day, I'll put them to work on that particular project. So... I started over, and learned along the way. Here's some of those learnings, in no particular order, and with what personally works well for me. Your mileage may vary. Construction After doing cleanup one at a time on the first set, I started a production line for the second step. Clean up any burrs or other imperfections. In the Sd. Kfz. 7 set, the imperfections were all basically in the same spot [...]

By Jake|2016-10-29T19:09:31-05:00April 9th, 2015|How to|0 Comments

Friday Finds: April 3, 2015

Friday's fun time! Star Wars diorama build Great vignette build: Anti-Tank Dodge

By Jake|2015-04-06T14:37:59-05:00April 3rd, 2015|Fun Finds|0 Comments

Friday Finds: Back in the saddle

Oh boy, life's been crazy and this blog hasn't gotten the attention it needs! But I'm back, baby. Hopefully! "The Hard Way" - Fantastic beach landing diorama Cool photos of the final atomic bomb assembly Repurposed Steyr Kommandeurwagen More photos from the Moson Model Show 2014 Really interesting read with a veteran German tanker 27 Extremely Rare And Stunning Color Photos From World War II Amazing build: Flak Truck Mercedes L4500A 3.7cm Armoured Cab Satoshi Araki's Work... it's really quite impressive Seriously impressive Sd. Kfz. 250/7 interior build Texas history image portal - some good WWII stuff! Rick Lawler's fantastic Komatsu G-40. Rusty goodness! "Am I late for the tram?" diorama

By Jake|2016-10-29T19:09:31-05:00March 27th, 2015|Fun Finds|0 Comments

Friday Finds: September 19, 2014

I've been super busy with life and work, so I'm finally getting back into the swing. Painting wooden boxes Figure painting step by step Very cool product I've just recently used to clean a gunked up brush. This brush cleaner is worth picking up. Transfer image onto wood with inkjet printer Very cool diorama: "How the gods kill" ScratchMod.com - if you haven't seen this site, spend some time digging through the rusted model awesome! Hilarious use of a ceiling fan Not "modeling" content, per se, but very cool video of the creation of a model moped out of a bolt

By Jake|2016-10-29T19:09:31-05:00September 19th, 2014|Fun Finds|0 Comments

Review: Reality in Scale German 88 Ammo boxes

Armorama has posted another one of my reviews, this time around on Reality in Scale's German 88mm ammo boxes. Here's the headline: amazing product. Check out the full review for the rest of the info! --- Update: Check out this review of the 75mm version of this product.

By Jake|2023-09-14T17:02:47-05:00September 12th, 2014|Reviews|1 Comment

Friday Finds: August 22, 2014

And for some Friday Find coolness: Take some time and browse the Kubelmodel's Facebook page. Some really incredible work! Painting a Wall in 1/35 scale. Step by Step Very cool model, but stunningly awesome base design! WWII Myths – T-34 Best Tank Of The War Amazing rusted omnibus hulk How to article for Vallejo Liquid metallic paints (and dig around this site... lots of great content!) Quick, but handy figure painting tutorial (click the "next" button to go through the steps) Beautiful Opel Omnibus model Creating realistic wood grain (I've been trying this method and it works!) Painting figures video (This is a basic view of the process, but a good reminder when we need to dust off our brains between figure projects) Very cool book I just ordered: WWII Diorama Art And just because, here's some additional non-modeling links to keep you people happy: Life Magazine's collection of vintage cocktails "Birdman" trailer [...]

By Jake|2016-10-29T19:09:31-05:00August 22nd, 2014|Fun Finds|0 Comments