model paint – Modeling and Storytelling

Breather

If it got much colder, she was going to need to get serious about starting a fire. The problem was that fire meant smoke. Smoke meant attention and attention meant gunfire. Gunfire meant noise. Noise meant more attention, and so it went. As it was, she’d keep as warm as she could without it. TheContinue reading “Breather”

Completed – Heavy Freight

The mud sucked at the wagon’s wheels, persistently clawing at its contents. Argument could be made that the mud had greatest right to the cart’s contents, having until recently laid claim to the bounty it now held. As dogged, though, was the coach’s driver. He of the lead and the lash. He coaxed the pairContinue reading “Completed – Heavy Freight”

The M113 Part 3

I’m waiting on the Ukrainian postal service to send me the figures that will complete this project. As a result, this will be the last post for awhile concerning the M113. I’ll rustle something else up to keep me busy until then. I’d just gotten the chipping done last you saw the vehicle. At thisContinue reading “The M113 Part 3”

The M113 Part 2

When we last left, our hot dog-fingered protagonist was trying to super glue tiny metal shavings onto a hunk of plastic. Did he succeed? What is he doing now? What’s the next step? Stay tuned to find out! Most of the photo etch in place, I gave everything a coat of primer through the airbrush. Continue reading “The M113 Part 2”

Wood Grain Techniques

Scaled wood grain is a solid way to impart realism into a model or diorama. You can create convincing wood using a few different materials; not the least of which is real wood. For this demonstration, I used XPS foam, styrene sheeting, balsa wood, and a molded styrene piece from a kit. The subject andContinue reading “Wood Grain Techniques”

Interview With a Prop Master

I was browsing Reddit, waiting for glue or paint to dry, and stumbled across this amazing diorama. If the internet is good for anything, it’s for showing you people that have the same hobbies as you… doing them better! Another thing it’s good for is bothering strangers! With that in mind I sent Nick aContinue reading “Interview With a Prop Master”

Designing and Printing the Fantastic Robo-Jarv Part 4

How does this sound? Robotic Jump Assisted Recon Variant, or Robo JARV for short. I’m going with that for now. If you missed the first post, TinkerCad assigned the randomly generated save name of Fantastic Robo-Jarv to my file. I’ve got the JARV and base put together and primed. The figure is built but stillContinue reading “Designing and Printing the Fantastic Robo-Jarv Part 4”