1 german halftrack

In Progress

by José Teixidó - October 1, 2013April 18, 20161

One of my hobby friends came with the idea of doing a GB to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Kursk. Needless to say I was keen on starting it, and I even got a new T-34/76 for the build. However, after a short run through my stash, I found this kit that…

WIP: ESCI 1/72 Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer diorama

In Progress

by José Teixidó - April 16, 2013April 18, 20162

Some work done to improve ESCI’s old Hetzer. Part 2 will include the painting process!

WIP: A tell of two 1/72 Heller Mirages – Argentinean Air Force

In Progress

by José Teixidó - November 27, 2012April 18, 20163

Some more work done on the old (should I say ancient) Heller Mirage IIIE kit plus an invited to the Delta party, another Heller kit that is going to get converted into an Argentine Mirage VPA “Mara”

WIP: Revell 1/72 Panther Ausf. G – Hull improvements

In Progress

by José Teixidó - July 16, 2012April 18, 20161

Revell 1/72 Panther tank hull improvements

Time is at a premium at home since my wife is 6 months pregnant (a boy! at last!) and there are a lot of chores to help her with around the house, however I managed to get some more work done on the Revell 1/72 Panther Ausf. G, specially on the hull part. Check the part…

WIP: Revell 1/72 Panther Ausf. G

by José Teixidó - July 10, 2012July 16, 20126

Improving and slightly correcting Revell’s rendition of a late Panther Ausf. G tank. The Revell kit is readily available, comes with a lot of extra parts (chin and chinless mantlet, two types of exhausts, extended deck crew heater, etc) and is not expensive. However the kit has a few issues, some more complicated than others….

WIP: 1/72 Heller Mirage IIIE – Argentinean Air Force

by José Teixidó - May 5, 2012May 23, 20125

Heller Mirage IIIE 1/72 Argentina Air Force

Ever wanted to have a model for which the readily available kits in the market where old and crude, and by the time you invested a lot of time trying to bring the kit to current standards somebody else came and released a new mold of it?. Yeah… this is a lot like that.

WIP: 1/72 Airfix/Heller WW2 Jeep Willys – Part 4

by José Teixidó - November 15, 2011January 13, 20120

Work in progress on the Airfix’s 1/72 Jeep gets some more PE details and a scratch-built wire-cutter. Also the windshield gets a small correction in shape. We are slowly getting there!!!

WIP: 1/72 Airfix/Heller WW2 Jeep Willys – Part 3

by José Teixidó - November 8, 2011November 15, 20111

In this part I’ll improve the back seats, add a few more details from scratch and start using Orange 3D’s awesome photo-etch set to dress up Airfix little Jeep. I also created a video tutorial as I received a few questions on how the front seats were built. Hope you enjoy, if you have any questions…

WIP: 1/72 Airfix/Heller WW2 Jeep Willys – Part 2

by José Teixidó - October 28, 2011November 8, 20112

Upgrade the Airfix/Heller 1/72 WW2 Jeep Willys kit to a proper rendition of this famous ¼ ton truck with some help of Orange 3d upgrade set and some scratch-building.

WIP: 1/72 Airfix/Heller WW2 Jeep Willys

by José Teixidó - October 25, 2011November 8, 20114

Originally I was planning on saving this kit to compare it with Dragon’s rendition of the same… and more specifically the armoured version 1+1 set. However not long ago I got a hold of Orange 3D’s marvelous Photo-Etch Upgrade Set and couldn’t help myself.

WIP: 1/72 Heller/Modelex Bf 109 G

In Progress

by Braille Sergeant - October 17, 2011October 17, 20111

This is my Work In Progress on a Heller bf 109 rebox by an Argentinean plastic toy company called Modelex. They are known in Argentina for offering old Heller kits like their 1/72 Spitfire, Zero, Draken, an assortment of Migs and my favorite, the TF-104s. Usually available dirt cheap at the big super market chains,…

Wip: Trumpeter 1/72 JGSDF Type 90 Main Battle Tank

by José Teixidó - September 19, 2011October 3, 20111

Taming Trumpeter’s rendition of this often overlooked yet extremely capable Japanese Main Battle Tank.

Painting Italeri’s Sd.Kfz. 186 Jagdtiger “331”

by Braille Sergeant - August 17, 2011October 17, 20112

In the previous steps of this series we improved Italeri’s Jagdtiger kit by modifying the basic kits parts and the addition of plastic sheet and mesh, then we went even further forward adding some aluminium sheet and cooper wire scratchbuilt details to our Jagdtiger scale model. This only means we are ready to start shooting…

Detailing Italeri’s Sd.Kfz. 186 Jagdtiger “331” – Part 2

by Braille Sergeant - August 17, 2011October 17, 20117

In this second installment we’ll continue detailing Italeri’s #7030 Jagdtiger model kit with aluminum sheet scratchbuilt details and a little help from the spares drawer.

Detailing Italeri’s Sd.Kfz. 186 Jagdtiger “331”

by Braille Sergeant - August 16, 2011October 17, 20115

Simple fixes and scratch-built additions that will enhance this rather old Jagdtiger kit and turn it in a proper scale model of the heaviest and probably most sinister AFV of WW2