by FourEyedMonster | Jun 5, 2018
With only one finished AFV model kit under my belt namely the Tamiya T-55A, it's perhaps a bit foolhardy of me to attempt a MENG kit that's meant for more experienced modellers. Then again perhaps not because the 1/35 scale German Heavy Tank Sd.Kfz.182 King Tiger with...
by FourEyedMonster | May 31, 2018
Phase Four of the AT-ST weathering process is straightforward as it only involves applying 'soot' on the weapons and metallic paint on the mid-section's flexible steel pipes. Then it was a case of putting it all together and touching up the paint and weathering, where...
by FourEyedMonster | May 28, 2018
Using an airbrush to paint skin tones admittedly, for the moment at least, imbues me with a feeling of being in a rudderless journey. Specifically I'm facing a lack of nuanced control in how paint reaches the miniature figurine. Previously, the use of a hand brush...
by FourEyedMonster | May 22, 2018
Painting micro paint chips has been one of the biggest tests of patience I've ever encountered in this hobby. While it's not as difficult as painting eyes on a miniature figurine, the task of micro paint chipping is extremely laborious in its own right due to the...
by FourEyedMonster | May 16, 2018
HQ12-02 Race Queen aka the 1/12 scale resin figurine from atelier iT will have the dubious honor of being my first miniature figurine project to involve considerable use of an airbrush. As is always the case, before the Race Queen receives any paint she first has to...