Using Real Dirt for Mud and Groundwork

This article will explain some techniques I found and figured out on my own for using real dirt for the creation of mud and groundwork on display bases. Nothing looks more like real dirt than… well, real dirt. We can process this dirt and the result is a cheap and…

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Completed » Boba Fett’s Slave 1

I am selling this finished Fine Molds Slave 1 – Boba Fett’s Customized Version. Sold! Handcrafted by Michael Fichtenmayer, this beautiful Fine Molds kit has been masterfully painted and modified with light up thrusters and cockpit. Paint colors and placement were based off of those used on the original Studio…

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Completed » JGSDF Type 74 Main Battle Tank

About The Kit » Another armor model from me instead of mecha and Gundam. This is the old Tamiya JGSDF Type 74 model kit. Accompanying it is figures from the Tamiya JGSDF Iraq Humanitarian Assistance Team and one head from a Trumpeter model kit of the Type 87. I’d go…

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Completed » JGSDF Light Armored Vehicle

About The Kit » A change from my usual Gundam model kits… I bought this Tamiya 1/35 Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) a while back with plans of using it in a diorama with some Gasaraki Tactical Armor Raidens. That diorama plan is still in…

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Completed » M151A Mutt

About The Kit » Another change from my usual Gundam kits… The M151A Mutt was a model kit I won in a raffle at a Model Show a few years ago. It’s not a great kit IMO and suffers from loads of flash, poor parts fit, and other annoyances. After…

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Completed » SAFS Mk.III Raptor

About the Build » It’s been a while since I’ve done a MaK piece so I decided to work on my Raptor while waiting on decals for another kit. The Raptor was a fairly easy build and is a nice looking machine when completed. I replaced the original joints with…

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