by FourEyedMonster | Aug 1, 2020
Color Modulation is a painting technique that plays with lights and shadows in order to create sharp contrasts and subsequently depth on a scale model kit. In short, it's a technique that enables scale modelers to add life to an otherwise monotone finish, or at the...
by FourEyedMonster | Jul 22, 2020
Amidst a slight lull in the assembly and painting of existing scale model kit or miniature figurine projects, I decided to try my hand at producing and editing a more professional looking hobby-related video. And despite being generally okay with the results of my...
by FourEyedMonster | Jul 15, 2020
In a move based more on flexing my creative license rather than mimicking physical reality, I went ahead to paint a burnt metal look on the Space Battleship Yamato Exhaust Nozzle. This effect is often found on titanium car exhaust mufflers with a burnt tip (see...
by FourEyedMonster | Jul 11, 2020
Undoubtedly, the early steps of the Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (Cosmo Reverse version) project are going to be quite boring to the neutral observer. For that I apologize. While my work-in-progress blogs may hopefully be of help to scale modelers looking to tailor an...
by FourEyedMonster | Jul 3, 2020
After a break of nearly 15 months, the Space Battleship Yamato project is back on the work table. As there will be a few different versions of this iconic space ship entering my project pipeline in the future, it should be noted this particular kit shows the physical...