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Hello fellow modelers!
My name is Manuel, I was born in 1968 in Portugal and I work in Information Technologies.
As a model maker, my main focus is 1/72 and 1/48 scale airplanes and 1/35 military vehicles and figures.
I always try to tell a story through my models. A famous pilot's aircraft, something I've seen in a photograph, a book or elsewhere. That's why you'll find a 'real' photo among the others in the post. For this same reason, my models have different levels of weathering, depending on the reality they are representing.
Personally I like (and this hobby is to give us some pleasure) dirty and worn out models, but I also understand that this is not always the reality and therefore these techniques are not always suitable.
In fact, making a model look like 'normal' wear and tear can also be a challenge.
In conclusion, I hope you enjoy my stories and I ask for constructive and sincere criticism.
Thanks,
Manuel
This batch of 5 F1 drivers in 1/18 scale was a comissioned chalenge ๐
Although not particulary F1 fan myself, I must confess that I really enjoyed painting them.
Hope you like too,
And know, without further delays, lets meet:
Juan [...]
When the Portuguese brand 'Paulus Miniatures' invited me last jan2023 to paint their recent released figures of our first King, Dom Afonso Henriques, I went straight for it with a big smile. This one, the third of four, now in 54mm is a [...]
When the Portuguese brand 'Paulus Miniatures' invited me last jan2023 to paint their recent released figures of our first King, Dom Afonso Henriques, I went straight for it with a big smile. This one, the second of four, is a 75mm resin [...]
When the Portuguese brand 'Paulus Miniatures' invited me last jan2023 to paint their recent released figures of our first King, Dom Afonso Henriques, I went straight for it with a big smile. This one, the first of four, is a 75mm resin [...]
The Portuguese brand 'Alvorada Miniatures' released last year a series of (very) nice busts of portuguese characteres.
I painted this one, depicting a 2nd sargent of the 7th IR in France, last november 2022. It's a great figure and it was [...]
This build, from feb 2023, was a commissioned model and a trip down the memory lane for its owner as he flew it in the 1960-70's.
Lots of scratch and homeprinted (and designed) decals.
Working from photos was a challenge, but I liked the [...]
Trying to catch up, this time with some 1:48 pilots painted in oct 2022. This figures went with some commissioned models I built previously.
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Completed in oct 2022, this dio was missing here ๐
Hope you like it
The 5523 (sep 2022 build)
On October 8, 1984, the day of Squadron 304 โ โMagnificosโ (Magnificent), his first Corsair A7-P arrived, in this case the 5523 (registration 153159 in US NAVY). This aircraft would become a symbol of the [...]
Completed in july, 2021, this build was never posted here...
This is the venerable Italeri kit, built almost straight from the box. As usual, I had to make small personalizations ๐ as open windows and other small touch ups.
Although 2 [...]
