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Airfix WW2 US Paratroopers Work In Progress

by 2Paint on February 13, 2012

I thought I’d share some work in progress photos of the next project. I’m working on another vintage set from Airfix 01751. These US Paratroopers will be placed on a French farm. I made some farm buildings out of foam and cardboard. As you can see they are not painted yet. I still have to [...]

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The US 28th Infantry Division During WW2(with Video)

by 2Paint on February 4, 2012

The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. -George S. Patton. The US 28th infantry division is the oldest US army division established since 1879. During WW2, the 28th landed in Normandy on 22 July 1944 to help liberate Europe from the Nazis. [...]

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Taking A Closer Look At Samurai Infantry From Zvezda (1/72 Scale)

January 24, 2012

Japan went through a feudal period between 1185 to 1868. During this period, powerful regional families (daimyō) and warlords (shōgun), ruled Japan. This set by Zvezda attempts to cover the Sengoku period or Warring States period between 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. We have become accustomed to Zvezda’s top notch quality [...]

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The Vikings Have Landed!(With Video)

January 18, 2012

Viking was the most common term used to describe Norsemen in the early medieval era. The Vikings were people originating from Scandinavia and were masters in shipbuilding. Vikings were well known for raiding and plundering monasteries in the coastal regions of Great Britain and Ireland. These sea pirates struck fear in the hearts of the [...]

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The Easy Way To Paint WW2 US Infantry- By Shading!

January 9, 2012

Firstly, this article goes out to Chase who just came back into painting miniatures. After communicating via email with him, it reminded me of my own difficulties of being a beginner when I restarted this hobby more than six years ago. A lot of things was not on my side – the painting skill, the [...]

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1/72 Scale Vikings Work In Progress

December 26, 2011

Here’s some work in progress pictures of my Zvezda Vikings. In this miniature project, I have decided to base each miniature figure on individual square bases since Vikings fought more as individual warriors than in an organized formation. A little extra work but I believe it would shine through when all is said and done. [...]

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Scratch Built Miniature Trees

December 18, 2011

What a worthwhile project! I have completed making some miniature trees based on the bige61 channel tutorials on YouTube. I experimented with 3 types of trees as you can see in the photos above and below. I used fine copper wires taken from an old electrical appliance to make twisted wire trees. See my previous [...]

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Making Miniature Trees for Dioramas

December 12, 2011

If you are interested to make your miniature trees for your dioramas, you should watch the videos at thebige61 channel on Youtube. Evert, the owner of the channel guides you step by step on how to make miniature trees for his model railroad. I found his tutorials very helpful especially for making miniature terrain in [...]

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Taking A Closer Look At Vikings in 1/72 Scale

December 5, 2011

Vanhammer, one of our dear friends from the Youtube Modelling community was wondering whether I had any Vikings or Celts miniatures coming up. From his suggestion, I decided that this week we shall take a closer look at the Zvezda Vikings set. This is another excellently manufactured box set that come with 41 plastic figures. [...]

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Our Arrows Will Blot Out The Sun!

November 28, 2011

During an incident before the Battle of Thermopylae, the Spartan Dienekes was told that the Persian archers were so many that their arrows will blot out the sun. He replied, “So much better, we will fight in the shade”. Enthusiasts and historians had much debated whether such an event was even possible. One thing we [...]

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