my hobby.........

[beowulf]

im a model maker...........used to do it as a kid, took it up again 10 years ago after a 30+ years lay off

its my way of destressing and relaxing


1/24th scale Toyota Hilux.....only finished this a few weeks ago



1/24 '55 Chevy dragster


1/12 Kawasaki KZ1000 California Highway Patrol


1/35 M60 MBT Isreali Defence Force


1/12 Ducati 900SS


1/35 Whippet Tank from First World War


1/12 Honda CB750F


1/24 Mitsubishi Lancer rally car



Anakins pod racer from SW eps 1.....its about 20 inches long


1/35 Sherman tank


1/24 Toyota Celica rally

 

[South Of Heaven]

Amazing! you must have a steady hand and the patience of a saint. Do you display these? I love the rally cars, is the muddy look something you've added or part of the design? I like it it adds to overall look.

 

[Angel]

Those are really awesome. Thanks for showing your talent to us. Amazing!

 

[Sariki]

That is really cool! You must really have a knack for it! Great stuff man!

 

[beowulf]

I love the rally cars, is the muddy look something you've added or part of the design? I like it it adds to overall look.

the 'mud' is pigments.....basically 'artificial mud'....you can buy it in a bewildering range of colours and can do all sorts of things with it......the rally cars i did with a pigment and water slurry mix......use a stiff brush to flick it on in the direction of travel.....use masking tape on the windshield to get the shape of the wipers

another way of using it is to mix it with pva glue, add fine sand for texture and you get lumpy mud.....did this method on this German WW2 Marder tank destroyer that i finished a few days ago



its a technique i find tricky to get right but practice makes perfect and all that

 

[Tyler]

Those are super cool man! how long does it take to do one of those?

 

[beowulf]

Those are super cool man! how long does it take to do one of those?

all depends on what it is and what effort im putting into it...........that Marder took probably 12 man hours but it was spread over 2 weeks or so

 

[South Of Heaven]

It's very impressive and certainly adds to the realistic look.

 

[Justbec]

Wow those are amazing! You are very talented.. I love the tank