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Hello, I am 59 years old, I am the chief surgeon of a hospital in northern Italy. I love animals and I have a pug, a great dane, two maine coon and a ragdoll. As a kid I started to get excited about modeling, but since the university I have not been able to find the time for my hobby. From a a couple of years, during a period of illness, I started again, with considerable enthusiasm to devote myself to modeling. You can see my works also on Instagram at #surgeonmodeler
Dear friends, this weekend there was the Novegro model contest, an annual event for model makers in northern Italy. I share with you some photos of the contest models and also those of the two 1/72 scale dioramas with which I won two gold [...]
Dear friends, after a long time I built a new diorama. This is a M1 A2 Abrams placed in a middle east context. The kit is by Flyhawk in 1/72 scale. Part of the diorama is by Black Dog and the figures are 3D printed. This weekend I will [...]
This is the Flyhawk King Tiger in 1/72 scale, nice kit with fine detail, passing trough a little village in normandy in late summer of 1944
I'm trying to improve my skills in 3D printing and miniature painting. What do you think?
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.
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. [...]
this is a castle printed with a 3d printer, I thought I'd put it in a mountain setting, surrounded by the waters of a lake. The rocks are cast in woodland scenic moulds. The trees are molded from epoxy putty. Painted with brush and [...]
Dear friends, I present this small diorama in 1/700 scale. It is a U.S. Navy shipyard. The vessels are a Liberty ship from Trumpeter and a Gaering Class Destroyer (Takom) and the Drydock is by Takom. The camouflage was copied from the [...]
Hello guys this is a new 1/700 diorama. This is the IJN submarine I-16 restocking his Kaiten supplied by Hayase The I-16 comes from Pitroad with Tom’s modelworks photoetch, the Hayase and the Kaiten are by Five Star. Also the asian [...]
Hello guys this is another 1/700 diorama. This is a IJN destroyer restocking his torpedoes in a Philippine bay. The ship comes from Pitroad and is the “de luxe“ version with photoetch, metal barrel. The torpedoes carrier, come from [...]
