Now we're seeing the texture from the Vallejo steel pain much … Continue Reading ›› 
The first stage is to do some chipping, and to add some texture with Vallejo natural steel paint. This paint is very thick and I've not had much luck … Continue Reading ›› 
This is another kit I bought a while back and never got around to building. It was my intention to do the green armour similar to how I painted MG Geara Doga but with recent experimentation with oil paint effects, the path I'm taking is going to … Continue Reading ›› 
The red pieces needed to go candy red. First step was to use Tamiya gunmetal as a base coat. This … Continue Reading ›› 
The box is lovely with nice use of gloss varnish on the pictures.
I started with the heads. I used Alclad flat … Continue Reading ›› 
My new innovation in model building is using plastic sushi trays to sort parts. It's working well.
Here are all the black and gunmetal pieces that I've … Continue Reading ›› 
I was unsure about the colour scheme, but I could see that the dark grey was really going to work well once I got these first sections assembled.
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I started with the red pieces, and I used my now classic combination of Createx pearl red with a top coat of Tamiya clear red. I always … Continue Reading ›› 
I'd recently bought some very large sheets of styrene, so I was all set to go. I did a quick mock-up in Sketchup, but rapidly ditched the … Continue Reading ›› 
I wanted to keep the oil "live" as long as possible to allow for adjustments. Once you … Continue Reading ››