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and the finished model...

Here's a pic of the arms in progress. I used a similar improvised ball and socket joint for the shoulder. After a lot of fretting over a color scheme, I just went with a simple grey green with some yellow markings. The green is a mix of hellblau and hellgrün acrylics from Mission Model Paint...

I formed the roll cage from some ⌀1.5mm acrylic rod. It bent reasonably easily with some gentle help from a heat gun. I bent the rod around a form cut from some thin MDF with the profile of the cage. The cross pieces were cut to length and the cage was gently squeezed by hand while the cement...

Here's a model that I finished a couple of months ago, a 1:35 scale piloted Mech/Powersuit with the driver in an open roll cage. I built it around a Polish tank crew figure. I didn't really have a clear design in mind, other than I'd like to have exaggerated, cartoon proportions, with large...

Its a bit stalled. I added some more vegetation, but I never really found figures that I was happy with. I got some HO scale backpackers, but they look sort of cartoon-ish (and they were not cheap). So as usual, I put it aside and have since been building other models. (I'll have to make a...

Thanks. For this I tried using the salt masking technique. I mixed up a light, medium, and dark green using Mission Model Acrylics. I base coated with the medium, and when that had dried a bit I misted it with water then sprinkled on kosher salt. Then sprayed the lighter green. Let the paint...

Thanks guys, I really appreciate it. I have added some fine dirt. This was just dirt from a pile at a job site near where I work. I grabbed a couple yogurt cups full and then later sifted it through a wire screen to get rid of rocks and plant debris. I applied some glue with a brush (Mod Podge...

Here’s some shots of the assembled model. There are a few small details to be added (grab bars, etc). I might add a simple base. Thanks for looking.

Thanks! I managed to get everything base coated and chipped. The chips are out of scale in some cases, but overall I’m pleased. I had a really hard time getting the orange laid down with any opacity. I had this problem before with another brands of orange and I’m starting to think orange...

The German Tamiya site seems to have data sheets available for everything: https://www.tamiya.de/en/home/ There is a downloads tab for each product. You'll find the info there. For some reason the Tamiya US site is not required to provide this info. :confused:

I used google, if I recall. I was also able to find the sheet for X-20A thinner: http://www.wittmax.com/catalog/sikkerhedsblade/543534.pdf I have not had any luck finding it for the Basic Putty

Tamiya extra thin MSDS: http://www.wittmax.com/catalog/sikkerhedsblade/543459.pdf

Waiting for the plaster to fully dry, then weathering and vegetation.

I thought the ship hull looked a bit stark, so I decided to have a go making some panels. In order to get them to conform to the compound curves of the hull, I vacuum formed them. I printed three instances of this portion of the ship. I arranged them with a triangular plywood spacer, so the...

The inspiration for this vignette came from this sketch by concept artist, Guy Warley. I originally planned to have the figures to be backpackers or maybe having a picnic, unaware they were sitting upon the site of an ancient extraterrestrial ruin. I also thought it would be funny to have...

This is a project I’ve been quietly working on (and off) in the background during the past year It’s a sort of chance meeting on an operating table between a sewing machine and an umbrella, or in this case, between a 1:35 scale Hitachi Zaxis excavator and a couple of Gundam kits. It’s based on...

Finally got this painted up and weathered. Thanks to everyone who followed along and offered encouragement. I really appreciate it.