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Hello iModeler! This is one of three kits I managed to finish last year. I used a CMK resin cockpit and wheel wells, and finished it in generic USSR colors using the kit decals and Akan paints. Not a bad kit for the price but I think I [...]
This is my crack at Italeri's kit #6520 of the Soviet-era Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) BMP-1. The kit lists by Italeri as from 2014 but the mold is ESCI dating back thirty years, but more on that later...
I got this kit at Modellbau [...]
INTRODUCTION
Object 279 Kontin was born out of the Soviet desire for a heavy tank that could indirectly withstand a nuclear blast and fight in a radioactive wasteland as well as cross terrain considered inaccessible for conventional armor [...]
My April no-frills build. This one took more than a month as it turned out to be a putty monster. The wing root areas took several applications of putty and sanding to get them to look good. Fortunately, the wings didn’t have a lot of [...]
Bonjour chers iModelers,
Please find my rendition of the MiG-21F-13 from Trumpeter at 1/48 scale. The F-13 is my favorite version of the MiG-21, very sharp.
Finish metal has been realized with Vallejo Metal Color paints with an undercoat [...]
I am quite often in Kiev for business trips. For once I stayed longer to visit this amazing open-air museum. Here a lot of pics with some details which could delight Soviet airplanes modelers.
If you would need high-resolution pics, just [...]
I am quite often in Kiev for business trips. For once I stayed longer to visit this amazing open-air museum. Here a lot of pics with some details which could delight Soviet airplanes modelers.
If you would need high-resolution pics, just [...]
Here is my current project's process. It is the 2010 kit of Zvezda's La-5. The kit is really high quality with regards to the fit and the detail of the parts. I have had lots of fun detailing the kit so far and I am sure I will have lots [...]
1/72 Fujimi boxing of Italeri kit, Hasegawa decals, finished in Tamiya and MM enamels custom mix with Pledge over decals, started in 2015, finished for the MiG group build, more details and pic's there.