Tabla de contenidos para Winter 2018 en Damaged

From the cold waters of Canadian lakes, I present this floatplane, a subject that often lurks on the must-build-someday list of aircraft modelers. Building the model was a simple and enjoyable experience. The interior features were pretty basic, so improvements were in order. They included custom-built details, such as anchors, cushions, and harnesses in the seats, and a few photo-etched parts and surplus resin pieces from other models. Modeler: Daniel Zamarbide Suárez Brand: Modelcraft UC-64 Norseman Scale: 1/48 Tools: Airbrush, tweezers, cutter, masking tape Paint products: Acrylics and enamels Pigments Watercolor pencils…

CONCEPT The Imperial Express is one of my latest sci-fi dioramas. It was built for the World Model Expo in Stresa, Italy, in 2014. I wanted to make a train — not an ordinary train, but a steampunk vehicle you could believe had once existed. For this reason, I preferred to build a classic locomotive and add a futuristic steampunk design. All the parts of the train are based on real-life steam locomotives; I changed elements of the design and numbers of things. For instance, I preferred five boilers to the typical single boiler and a cab placed high up similar to a plane’s cockpit. The Express is completely scratchbuilt: All the items you see were made with styrene, glue, and, in some cases, brass. I formed some of the…

Over the last couple of years, I’ve become more and more interested in kitbashing projects. I like that I can do anything I want without any historical or technical restrictions. Possibly the best term for the way I approach my projects is “imaginative modeling” — It gives the modeler the freedom to build and make whatever they want to be there. You are in control of your own designs, colors, and setting. I’m very inspired by concept artists like Simon Stålenhag, Ashley Wood, and Ian McQue. When it comes to fantasy or sci-fi, I’m also inspired by movies like Oblivion, District 9, and the Star Wars series, as well as the Half-Life 2 video game. It Came from Outer Space was a project I’ve had in mind for years but…

Modeler: Juan Manuel Villegas Brand: Bandai Scale: 1/48 Tools: Airbrush, tweezers, cutter, drills, masking tape Paint products: Acr ylics Lacquers Enamels Pigments Graphite Bandai’s Snowspeeder is one in the magnificent kits from its extensive series dedicated to the Star Wars saga. Like all other kits in the series, it is designed to be assembled without glue. It includes a set of waterslide decals as well as a second set of self-adhesive markings for inexperienced builders. Being a model “for all audiences” is not at odds with the level of detail, which is very good. The kit does not include landing gear, so the model must be represented in flight. For this, the kit supplies a base and posable support. As for painting, I wanted my Snowspeeder to represent one that…

Modeler: Tomek Rojek Brand: Trumpeter, Reedoak Scale: 1:35 Tools: Airbrush, tweezers, cutter, masking tape, copper, Evergreen and Plastruct materials Paint products: Acrylics Enamel effects Pigments 26 APRIL 1986. AS THE RESULT OF A FAILED EXPERIMENT, THE CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR POWER PLANT EXPERIENCED THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE NUCLEAR ACCIDENT IN HISTORY About 350,000 people were displaced from the area near the power plant. The single largest population, as many as 50,000 people, were residents of the city of Pripyat, Ukraine, located in the immediate vicinity of the plant. Thirty years have passed since the accident. Pripyat, abandoned by humans and gradually being repossessed by nature, has become a destination for thrill-seekers. I, too, have succumbed to the power of this modern ghost town, although I did not dare to visit. Instead I made…

Modeler: Aaron Skinner Brand: Moebius Scale: 1/25 Tools: Airbrush, masking tape, Silly Putty, tweezers, knife Paint products: Acrylics INTRODUCTION Instrumental in the Caped Crusader’s crime-fighting, the Batmobile has been around almost as long as the character and been seen in every iteration of the stories including TV and films. Those on-screen appearances range from Chuck Barris’ hot-rod inspired design for the 1966 TV series through the sleek, finned machines of Tim Burton’s movies to the military vehicle that is the Tumbler seen in the Dark Knight trilogy. They culminated in the sleek yet muscular vehicle seen briefly in 2016’s Batman v Superman — Dawn of Justice. To me the design looks like the unnatural offspring of a union between the 1989 Batmobile and the Tumbler. Or if Formula 1 decided the…