Содержание выпуска: Summer 2019 — Damaged

Probably, the Orks are my favorite subjects to paint in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Even with this dirty and violent look, I decided to add a distinctively humorous point of view, helping me to increase the possibilities when building a diorama. The painting possibilities are also an interesting point as we have to deal with a non-human skin tone. On the other hand, I love to apply weathering techniques, enjoying even more when I have to paint armored suits covered with lots of chipping, rust, and dirt. I searched the Games Workshop catalog looking for a suitable figure in a larger scale that I could convert into an Ork with an armored suit. A good-quality head was the most important part of the project because most of the rest of…

The famous AT-AT or All Terrain Armoured Transport is a vehicle that is at the top of the list of favorites from Star Wars fans around the world. During its first appearance in The Empire Strikes Back in the early 1980s, the AT-AT caught much of the attention due to its massive size, enormous firepower, and armor as well as, of course, just the look of it and the awesome sound effects when it’s walking. Strangely there wasn’t an accurate commercial kit on the market until 2017 when Bandai released its 1/144 scale version. The kit itself is well detailed and you can even recognize some parts the designers used for the original walker using parts from other model kits! The kit can be built without glue, but being a…

Modeler: Zdenek Sebesta Brand: HpH Models Scale: 1/48 Tools: Airbrush, tweezers, hobby knife, masking tape Paint products: Mr. Surfacer primer, acrylics, enamels, lacquers, washes The L-200 was conceived as a modern air taxi and a successor to the older Aero Ae-45. The development of the aircraft began in the Let Kunovice factory in 1955. The successful result from the design office was a five-seat, twin-engine, all-metal, low-wing aircraft. The first flight of the prototype took place April 9, 1957. The flight tests showed that the original Walter Minor 6-III engines lacked power. When the Avia M-337 engine became available in 1959, its installation greatly improved the plane’s performance. The L-200 was produce until 1964, with a total of 367 aircraft being built — including three prototypes and 197 of the…

Modeler: Martin Welberg Brand: Brawa Scale: O Tools: Airbrush, tweezers, hobby knife, Paint products (All AK-Interactive unless otherwise noted): Acrylic primers, paints, and washes, enamel washes, corrosion textures, artist oils, pigments Model railroads have always been a point of interest to me. The only problem is that most models straight out of the box are very toy like in color and appearance. But I like the more realistic feel and therefore these models are a great canvas to try all kinds of techniques used by military modelers.…

The fact that there are no fixed rules or closed patterns, so necessary in any other modeling disciplines, means that a job of this kind becomes a real joy. Nothing prevents you from modifying the vehicle or using a camouflage pattern or paint scheme that caught your attention no matter where it was used or came from. I recommend doing something like this to relax and “de-stress.” Modeler: Rubén González Hernández Brand: Forge World Scale: 28mm Tools: Airbrush, tweezers, hobby knife, toothpicks, blending stump, pencil Paint products (all-AK-Interactive unless otherwise noted): Acrylic paints and primer, enamel washes, mineral (white) spirits, pigments, artist oils…

Modeler: Andrés Montiel Brand: Special Navy Scale: 1/72 Tools: Airbrush, tweezers, hobby knife, masking tape. Paint products (all AK-Interactive unless otherwise noted): Primer, acrylics, enamel washes, chipping fluid, artist oils, aquarellable pencils, pigments Designed in secret during the 1930s to evade naval restrictions placed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I, the Type II U-boats laid the groundwork for the Kriegsmarine’s wartime submarine force. These U-boats were small, cramped inside, carried just a few torpedoes, and didn’t dive as deeply or travel as far as later German subs, so the 50 Type IIs (there were four subvariants — A, B, C, and D) were primarily used to train German naval officers. Barely 134 feet long, the Type IIA was the baby of the family and…

Modeler: Emmanuel Nouaillier Brand: Various Scale: 1/72, 1/35 Tools: Paintbrushes, plastic laminate knife, hobby knife, tweezers, scalpel, metal brush, engraving point Paint products (all AK-Interactive unless otherwise noted): Acrylics, enamel washes, chipping fluids THERE IS A LOT TO SAY ABOUT WOODEN DOORS, (and wood in general) and the multiple methods to mimic the scratchy, worn effect it can display. In this article, I will depict how I have been successfully re-creating that worn-wood look using sheet styrene for many years, a simple exercise to mimic those old ‘n’ nasty garage doors from a bygone era. More precisely, I will work in a small scale to obtain something realistic, showing in conjunction some teasers of other doors in a larger scale in a gallery at the end of the article.…