iModeler Armor

All about AFV and related military model making.

Last Call…….The Panther is Finished!

Well the Pub has to close sooner or later! Here is my Cat warts and all. I started with a base I had decoupaged a map and some period photos, a simple word generated name plate, then added some cement patch painted an appropriate [...]

Tiger 1 Mid Production

After doing the Hanomag 251 in Panzer Gray, it was time to do some Armor in the tritone camouflage. This is my Tamiya Tiger Mid Production Tank 131 of SPZABT 101 in Summer Normandy France 1944. I used Model Master Enamel Paint, and [...]

Zvezda 1/72 ИСУ-152

Hello everyone! Represent the latest model of the stars, it's self-propelled artillery systems ISU-152. Going to click, as promised in the instructions))). The model is good, highly recommend.

Almost there!

Last installment before I finish her up. The tracks are fitted, tools spare tracks and some toning down of the cammo, and of course the beer of the day!

Tamiya 1/35 Russian T-62A Tank

The T-62 made its official appearance in the victory parade in 1965. It was introduced as a replacement for the successful T54/55 designs, and is similar in external shape and mechanisms. It is different by the use of a 115mm smooth bore [...]

Alchemy, the dark arts and the Hairy Eyeball.......

This installment involves some dark strong ales, some AK interactive metal burnishing fluid and a BIG mess 🙂 I used the AK interactive fluid diluted as per a recipe I found on youtube. Had I to do it over I would not dilute it. [...]

Late DB Panther color primer

Though you guys might like to see the pics I am working from for the painting of my DB Panther. Now I am unsure of the copyrights, but needless to say they are widely available on the net and are placed here for discussion only. There [...]

A couple I forgot from last year.

I was going through 'My Stuff' and realised I hadn't shared any photo's of some 'targets' I built last year, from the top.. Dragon 1/35 Pz.Kpfw>IV Ausf.D mit 7.5cm Kw.K.40 L/43 built with Fruilmodel tracks. Dragon 1/35 Sd.Kfz.171 [...]

Weather you like it or not….yer number is up!

Ok another bad pun! So a short update on the Panther project, tonight I start the weathering process. I use a mix of Pactra acrylic black, denatured alcohol and future (ok whatever the current name is) for the broad wash and pin wash. [...]

Review: AFV 1/35th Matador review