Representing reality in miniature.
I have an original, 1944 first edition copy of “Up Front” by Bill Mauldin. I got it from my mother (yes, my mother) who brought it back from the ETO at the end of the Second World War. She had been a “donut dolly,” driving an [...]
This is the old Emhar 1/35 scale kit of the Mk. A "Whippet", which I added to a base that included the excellent WWI British soldiers by Master Box. I wanted to create a bombed-out, desolate, depressing landscape that illustrated [...]
And here is my figure build for today's up-load. This is the Pegasus vinyl Vermithrax Perjorative dragon from the 1982 movie, 'Dargonslayer'. The kit included the little Galen Brad-Warden figure with his lance and dragon scale shield, as [...]
Another one from 2014, one of adM's range of resin kit building that I put together and painted for a future diorama, done at a time when my model making 'mojo' had taking a vacation so did this to kick start my brain.
Painted an weather [...]
I present the work of my friend. It's a great person modeler Sergey Barmin.
This is his new work titled 1/43: "Where's the driver?!"
Enjoy and smile! 🙂
Sincerely, Vlad.
Haven't posted in a while since I had a run in with a none to friendly circular saw.
Here's my Smolensk dio from Mirage hobbies up to date. Didn't think much of the t26 kit as I had to take a saw to it straight out of the box which I was [...]
This is the first aircraft modelI have made. it is totally out of my comfort zone.
the diorama depicts Marine pilots getting ready for a sortie. off an Aircraft Carrier
Tom
I got a commission from a military magazine to build a diorama with three different Aerosans.
The deadline was short, I started the build last Tuesday and finished it yesterday with one day to spare... Phew!
The kits are from Trumpeter, [...]
The 1st Marines had taken on one of the roughest assignments ever given to a Marine regiment, conducting one of the most fiercely aggressive fights ever waged against an equally determined and savage adversary. They had destroyed over 145 [...]
I just wanted to share this diorama with everyone. It is set "somewhere" in France in 1944. A local cafe was komandeerd as a field HQ. Running out of army rations Private Hans kidnapped Porky to add to the potato and bread menu. [...]
