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I have been interested in the building aspect of model making. I love building dirty trucks that look used. Show trucks are great to look at but built-to-look used is what does it for me. I've been building trucks since 2011. Before that I've been building modern military vehicles since 2002. Must say that truck building is fun and nicer on the eyes, if you old chaps know what I mean.
IMPS Open 2.0 in Stockholm, Sweden, April 12, 2025. I took 1 Gold for the overload Kenyan Truck, 1 Silver for the Ferguson Farm Tractor, 1 Brons for the 'Band of Gangsters' vignette, and i Brons for the Burnt out MAN truck. I also received [...]
This is the third re-build of this diorama. One would think, I am never satisfied with anything I build. 😉 That maybe true, but to an extend. Something always seems to bother me, and if it continues, then I have to make the change; but [...]
Here is another commission project. I was given these 6 models at an exhibition, in February of this year.. Five farm tractors and one Unimog vehicle, all 1:32 scale die-cast models, that were given to me; as the client puts it; 'Make [...]
Added more figures to the 'A Slum Story' diorama, I was working on before. The guy with the shark around his shoulder is a definite 'humour' catcher. 🙂 along with the guy listening to his radio, and the lonely guy behind the wall, [...]
This is a vignette I re-did from a previous vignette. I changed out the base and removed the previous figures and added these newer in its place. I did this to improve my figure painting. Still not there yet, but getting there.
I have one or two more figures to add, but I am still waiting for them to arrive. I might add a few more details as well, but so far, this is what it looks like. I used several reference photos that this diorama was based off. I tried to [...]
I'm personally liking this so far. Not the absolute best but for my capabilities, with figure painting, I like the results. Just need to clean up a little in some areas but the end results are looking positive. At least in my eyes.
My method of making this bush:
I used Grey Roof Lichen(Latin name: Bryoria capillaris), which I collected from a fallen pine tree in my back yard. There's lots of this stuff. You can also use natural twine rope, which most modellers use. [...]
I upgraded this diorama, that I had made sometime ago. I removed a couple of trees and added extra under growth and static grass, and some bushes, as well as change out some scenery accessories. I also removed the passenger side door to be [...]
A collage of weathering objects done over a few short years. I've obviously done more but these are the ones I picked out with most weathering.
