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Scratch building roof tiles for 1/24 Provence diorama
As I couldn’t find any material or item I would simply cut into small replicas of roof tiles, I had to think about how to made it. If any of my scratch…
Reproducing „Gatsby like“ door upholstery
Imagine guys from BMW Classic when discovered Elvis’ BMW 507. They had to be really shocked when they spotted striking „Gatsby like“ door and seat upholstery. When I saw it for the first…
Give your engine cover some motion – 1/35 Dodge WC52
If there isn’t any moving part, I do consider scale model a bit boring. That is why I always try to find one real detail on each model. Detail that can…
Building tubes & pipes on Praga V3S 1/35
I was obsessed with details when I was building this VS3. I knew that plenty of detailing won’t be visible anyway, but you know… I know it is there. (Or the opposite…
Building muddy junkyard terrain 1/35
This is how I did it: 0. Before I started I was thinking a lot about the final result I want to achieve. I wanted to create a bit of…
Building German street lamp 1/24
Another of my little projects I enjoyed so much for my VW Beetle snow plow diorama. 1. I googled as many street lamps as possible. Looking for right inspiration takes some…
Building parking lot with melting snow 1/24
Each of us modellers we do have our bucket list: Things, we need to accomplish before we… have children. Melting snow was really high on my list. Honestly, it took me some…
Building open-box bed for Praga V3S 1/35
My most complex scratch building process up to date. It took me few months to get it done. A lot measuring, counting, re-counting and testing. I experimented a lot with different materials…
Re-building BMW 507 interior 1/24
I have never ever had better reference than this BMW 507. BMW Group Classic put a lot of energy into this project and documented precisely all the process from finding Elvis’ car up…
Building old cobblestone road, Provence, 1/24
I never made cobblestone road before and I have to tell you, I enjoyed the process a lot. This is how it followed step by step: 1. I started with air-hardening pasta…