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Early video
This video turned out longer than I expected, but that's not a bad thing, right?As I'm making this post, the video quality is still processing and it takes longer than usual. But I'm gonna post it here because I'm off to bed, and it might take a bit longer until it's ready in 4K ...
HD photos
My friends, the early video is ready and uploading. It'll take a few hours until it's ready and processed in a watchable resolution, and I'll drop it here for you ASAP! :)
Field applied camouflage
(Patreon was broken and wouldn't upload pictures, but seems to be working now)My friends, here's my attempt at the hastily applied DAK Yellow Brown. The historical photo shows how roughly it was painted, and it wasn't easy to figure out the best approach. After multiple tests, I decided ...
Basic colors done!
My friends, may I present to you: not Panzer Grey, not Panzer Denim Blue, but Panzer... Dust? 🤔This is the result of many hours of spraying because the model is too large... when I compared it with the Panzer 2 I did a while ago, spraying that little tank took one evening. Interestingly, it's...
Nothing beats the smell of Mr. Leveling Thinner!
My friends, here's some slow progress. Slow because everything takes way too long on such a large and complex model... except priming! You see, I decided to live dangerously again and used black Mr. Surfacer in a rattle can. Well, two of them! The model consumed one entire can and then some more...
Early video
Whoah, I didn't narrate in a while... 3 or 4 weeks! Anyway, let the basic modelling skills begin!
HD photos
Alright, proper photos and everything, but please note that the table where I take those has a slightly "curvy" surface... and the Karl Mortar is so long that it sort of levitates on that table :)
Finally ready for painting!
My friends, after much gluing, sanding, and scraping off those ever-present seam lines, the Morser Karl is ready for the fun stuff!I kept the hand rails until the very end, and they were surprisingly easy to clean up and assemble. I just had to add small bolts punched from tin foil.The extra interio...
Let's talk about some important changes :)
Happy new year everyone! Please watch or at least listen to the first few minutes of this video to know what's up and how we'll proceed from this point onward... or watch/listen to the entire thing to know the reasons behind all of it.Either way, I'm excited for the future! :)
Early video
Q&A - 40 minutes of New Year's cheer!
Almost there!
My friends, here's some progress from yesterday. Holidays went pretty smoothly so I had more energy than usual for modelling - also, I missed the workbench! :)Again, just like any other part of this kit that's not the main hull, it seems like a quick job - snap the parts out, do some sanding...
Q&A
My friends, the last video of this year will be about anything you'd like to know, so post your questions here!
This was the worst part (so far, lol)
My friends! Oh, how naive I was to think that I'll assemble the mortar on Tuesday, the cradle on Wednesday, the loading tray on Thursday, and finish the walkways today!The cradle is as large as a regular 1/35 tank and it has LOTS of tiny and fragile parts. And it seems that Trumpeter decided to ...
Heavy mortar goes pew pew
My friends, the main character of this anime is ready to blow! Holding the individual components, such as the mortar, or the cradle underneath, in your hand lets you really appreciate the term "super heavy mortar". Especially when we consider how a 1/35 scale Toyota Land Cruiser would pretty...
Gluing tons of parts together
My friends, I apologize for the delayed update, but I've been busy getting ready for the holidays, and most of the workload on the Karl was gluing details to the hull.Interestingly, pretty much everything in the kit looks in scale, so it would become a very accurate model even if you'd build...
Now it looks like a ship!
My friends, the hull is slowly growing. It comes along pretty quickly when you're just snapping parts out of the sprue and gluing them together! However, when it comes to filling, sanding, texturing, and welding, things slow down significantly.The most crucial part was gluing the hull together a...
It's huge!
My friends, I started the build by getting the boring parts out of the way ASAP :)There's a lot of wheels to clean and assemble. Because of this, I employed an AC drill for the first time. You lock the wheel into the drill's jaw, put a sanding sponge or a hobby knife below it, add RPM and yo...
Early video
Country roadsTake me homeAnyway, this is the last video of this year, although you'll get the early release of the next video right before New Year's :)
So what's next?
Boom, it's a long boi!I bought Masterclub metal tracks for it as well as some rudimentary PE from Eduard - that's all I could find in the aftermarket department!This is a model I always wanted to build as a kid. I almost made that dream come true when I built a painted the Dragon kit but nev...
Finish line!
My friends, painting the figures took longer than I expected. My plan was to paint them in one day but I was finishing them until yesterday afternoon, but the important thing is - the diorama is now complete and I'm pretty happy with the outcome!I even changed the composition a little, something...
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Lads decided to take the scenic route!
Ground painted
My friends, today was a productive day and the terrain is now ready!Most of the heavy lifting was done with acrylics. A base coat of Flat Earth followed by a mid-tone of Buff, and finally some highlights with Deck tan, all Tamiya paints applied with an airbrush. This gave the ground a very nice, dry...
A scenic route
My friends, here's a simple base for the technical truck. A mountain road somewhere in Afghanistan.Although I wanted to put the car in a more suitable setting somewhere in Africa, it was the lack of suitable figures that made me look for something else. These Afghan rebels are pretty well done f...
Early video
Vroom, vrooom
Dust made from oils!
My friends, here's the finished technical, and it was plagued by some, ahem, technical difficulties along the way 😂I haven't tried oils for dust effects before, but I've seen some awesome results by other modelers, so I wanted to try them out. Enamels are ready to use, but here you ha...
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Light the fuses, my friends!
This took forever!
My friends, painting all the details and stowage took longer than painting the entire car, including the chipping and rust tones 🥲 😅I started by highlighting the surface details on the pickup itself - hinges, locks, knobs and buttons on the dashboard, seats, ammo belt on the machine gun, etc.T...
Early video
Friday blues!
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Before it all gets beaten up and dirty!
Mint condition!
My friends, here's the technical with pin washes, chipping, and rust effects. Just like with the VW Beetle, the weathering goes by pretty swiftly. One reason is definitely the small size of the model, the other might be its shape... those smooth surfaces and not so many intricate surface details...
