by FourEyedMonster | Aug 26, 2018
There's something about a freshly primed scale model kit or resin figurine that's so appealing to me. This is perhaps best understood using the analogy of a blank canvas/paper awaiting its first colors. Most figure and scale modellers are essentially artists at heart...
by FourEyedMonster | Aug 19, 2018
Investing in a mid-range airbrush is turning out to be the best decision I've made in this hobby so far. It has allowed me to achieve ultra smooth skin tone transitions quicker and better than I ever could with regular hand brushed strokes. And because it's only my...
by FourEyedMonster | Aug 14, 2018
Assembly of the Meng Model 1/35 scale German Heavy Tank Sd.Kfz.182 King Tiger (Henschel Turret) kit is complete. It took a while but the King Tiger is now ready for its coat of primer. In this final stage, the only things left to be assembled were the main turret...
by FourEyedMonster | Aug 10, 2018
Finally the last hurdle to regular airbrushing sessions with miniature figurines has been overcome. Needing more control in how paint was being dispensed from an airbrush, I now have it with the Mr Hobby Procon Boy FWA Platinum 0.2 Double Action airbrush by GSI Creos....
by FourEyedMonster | Aug 7, 2018
Assembly of the MENG King Tiger is very close to completion now. In this latest series of steps, I managed to finish assembling the hull and partially complete the turret. That leaves just the main gun barrel, a few more turret parts and the figures to work on before...