Next up is the application of oil paint to bring the model to life and give it a worn grimy appearance. For this I used oils from Mip Productions awesome 502 Abteilung line. The colors can be seen in the image below. Basically you take some odorless turpenoid on a brush and thin a little [...]

Since the last update I’ve added more paint details and a few filters to the Y-Wing. First-off I hand-painted more “white” chips onto the green and blue areas. I focused these around the edges of panels to better define them. I sponged on some liquid mask around the engine domes and lightly sprayed some light [...]

The saga of producing the KV-X2 is about to come to an end. I have a pretty good relationship with the guys at Mig Productions being a frequent poster and recently the redesigner/technical admin on their forums. After my initial attempt with a poor caster failed, they suggested I give them a try. In fact, [...]

Kids are precious in their own sinister death-dealing way. Especially when it comes to pets and the smaller the better. Normally I don’t watch the kids like a hawk when they’re playing with the cats. Of the 3 cats, the two that are brave enough to go near them also know when to run… usually.
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As you can see I’ve updated and converted the entire website over to WordPress. This will make the site function and behave the way I’ve always wanted it to with integrated searching, categories based on tagged criteria, easy updating, and more! Thanks to ‘tags’ my completed model, gallery, and in-progress posts (if any) for that [...]