All the latest stuff I've been getting up to.
Some more progress
A bit more progress on the body: panels, rivets, etc.I am using some green stuff (putty) to fill in some deeper holes.There is some vinyl ...
Dread progress
Here is some progress on the weapons. The multi-barrel auto-cannon needs rework (I don't like the look of the toothpicks, I will roll barrels out ...
Beefed
I've gone and compared my model with photos of the official Dreadnought, and realized that the body was not quite in proportion to what it ...
Scratchbuilt Land Raider, done!
Here's the finished model, paint job is complete.At least, I call it complete. Because otherwise I'd be tempted to go in and redo everything a ...
Paint progress
Slowly getting somewhere on the painting. I want to post this update otherwise it feels like I'm stagnating Some of the fine details (the aquilla/twin-headed ...
Mixed-media Patoroch Dreadnought
Since my Land Raider has a lot of staring-at-the-walls-waiting-for-the-paint-to-dry going on, I decided to start working on another of Eli Patoroch's models: the Dreadnought. This ...
Tracks, guns, trim, etc
I realized that there was some unpainted paper in the recesses around the tracks, so I masked off the tracks and ran the airbrush over ...
Basecoat
I've finalized the planned paint scheme, so now I just have to get down and do it. First step, using my airbrush I preshade with ...
Prime time!
Sprayed everything with gray primer. Have to be patient though, this stuff goes on thick very quickly. I have a couple of spots I've had ...
Wood hardener
I decided to add a decent covering of wood hardener to the model. This stuff applies like thin super glue, and soaks the paper/card, when ...
Final model, almost
Here are some higher res photos of the (almost) final model, before final prep and painting. There are only a couple of things still to ...
Details
Primed & painted the imperial eagle with polyurethane, then applied some thinned silicone. After this I covered it in plain silicon; this will become the ...
Iconography
Working on the iconography (don't know what else to call it!). Got an Imperial Eagle design going, this will go on the front of the ...
Smaller details
Smaller progress lately: added a bunch more rivets, added some more engine detailing, started filling in the minor gaps with some card strips, etc. I'm ...
Rear engine vents
Spent the evening making the large engine vents on the rear of the vehicle.Lots of tedious cutting and gluing, but the end-result looks nice. Still ...