Representing reality in miniature.
I was working on this 1/48 dio in tandem with my Getting Some R & R dio. The basis is the June 1944 Red Army crossing of the Dnieper River as part of Operation Bagration, which destroyed Germany's Army Group Center and brought the [...]
Hi All,
A vignette depicting a US M20 out on patrol in Germany towards the end of the war.
1/48 Tamiya U.S. M20 Armored Utility Car
Model Accessories M20 Interior Photo Etch set
Black Dog Snow-chained Wheel set
Decals are from the [...]
This project has been "in-work" for quite some time. I picked up Monroe Purdu's New Paint kit at a historical miniature show back in the late 1990s even though I didn't have a specific dio concept in mind. I was heavily into [...]
This is a 3d printed Smaug, the dragon from the series “the Hobbit”. I painted this with airbrush. An excellent exercise that allows you to acquire new skills.
My search for photogenic backgrounds for photographing aircraft models led me to the cardboard models of the Polish manufacturer GPM. As a newcomer in the field of cardboard model building, I was surprised at how complex and at the same [...]
This started out with a built 1/32 Spitfire I purchased on eBay for an unheard of $4.99. The original builder had simply assembled it and put the kit decals on, with no paint or other work done.
For years, since I was a young child, I [...]
The Chaos Knights Army set was purchased a while back by a friend who wanted a diorama built for his display case. As the box sat on my shelf waiting... there were multiple concepts. I've built knights before, the box art didn't really [...]
Dear friend, something different. A 75mm resin figure of Little John positioned in a humid forest, with mushrooms, butterflies and birds. I also share some photos of the “making of”. Is a new passion being born? I don't know. [...]
I've always wanted to do a diorama of 2 tanks that have rammed each other and then got stuck.
I'm quite happy with how this has come out. There is quite a lot going on here, but I think it captures the frenzied panic of everyone trying to [...]
Ciao, hear the diorama ready for my friend Nicola. The situation is at the crossroad in Libya.
Nicola was very happy for the results and….me too.
Ciao Paolo
