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I built plastic models as a kid, quit when 15 and took it up again ca 2002. I build mostly ships in 1:350. I've spent large parts of my life in the Stockholm Archipelago and I used to be a very keen sea kayaker. I like to take part in modelling contests and have also done quite a bit of judging.
I'm very proud and happy to have won the iModeler October award.
Today, the price, Trumpeters Richelieu arrived.
When I've finished her, I'll have a nice little french collection.
It's a typical Trumpeter ship model kit, that is, it's [...]
It was inevitable. After building the Roma, where I scratch built a lot of the details, and the Pola, where I scratch built half the model, scratch building an entire ship model was just the next natural step. Especially since I wanted to [...]
The HMS Zinnia was a Flower Class Corvette. This class of ships was quickly developed in the early months of 1939, when it became clear to the Royal Navy, that a war against the submarines of the German Navy might be imminent.
The [...]
Mosonmagyarovar is a small town, situated in the north western corner of Hungary, close to the borders of Slovakia and Austria. This area was once a part of the Habsburg Empire, which explains why the town also has a German name.
This may [...]
Three years ago, I took part in Go Modelling in Vienna, the annual modeling show and contest of IPMS-Austria.
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What makes this event so special is the location in which it is held; das Heeresgeschichtliche Museum Österreichs, [...]
Two years ago, I took part in the PMC Südpfalz modeling show in Zeiskam in the south western corner of Germany.
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Since the show so well organized and its atmosphere so friendly, it was clearly time to go there again.
It’s not a [...]
I finished fewer models this year than I usually do. My competing hobby, woodworking is the guilty party here.
The build year started with Mirages Flower Class Corvette HMS Zinnia. A really nice kit.
An article in English is coming up in [...]
Hi friends!
I guess some of you know that this build was my "FRYING PAN CHALLENGE".
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Yesterday was spent planting grass on the base plate. As you can see, I made some low valleys and hills in the plate, to give it a bit [...]
Is that correct English by the way? Do you "meet" a challenge?
Anyway, here she is.
Since the last post, I've worked with thin mists of various colors over the paintwork and with artists colored pencils on the decals, to bleach [...]
Playing around with the airbrush over large surfaces is the best part of aircraft modeling in my opinion.
Before I painted the black underside, I laid a foundation of reddish brown.
That was followed by a thin layer of dark grey and then [...]
