Tuesday, 24 January 2023
Wednesday, 11 January 2023
Monday, 9 January 2023
USMC BAR Gunner - Battle of the Chosin Reservoir, 1950
A Happy New Year to all. This is a WIP of a special commission job of a 1/16 scale sculpt by John Rosengrant for a collector depicting a US Marine at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War. From what I currently know this is not a commercial kit but a limited run of copies for a closed group of aficionados.
Saturday, 31 December 2022
Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 191, Ostfront 1944
Looks like I managed to keep on track to hammer this figure out before the end of 2022.
Friday, 30 December 2022
Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 191, Ostfront 1944
I am working on a classic Tamiya figure, sculpted by Yoshitaka Hirano, which is part of the Strumtiger kit. I have had a fondness for this figure since I saw Stefan Muller-Herdmertens' rendition of it in Tony Greenland's book Panzer Modelling Masterclass in the early 1990s. To enhance the figure, I swapped the head with another from Tamiya's Wehrmacht tank crew set (35354) and used a hand from Royal Model to hold the mallet. Additionally, I sharpened the lapels and left hand with a scalpel and added the insignias after the tunic was painted. I am hopeful that I can complete this project by the end of 2022 or make it the first figure of 2023.
Cheers,
Calvin
Monday, 26 December 2022
A Round Up of 2022
This is a round up of almost all the projects I managed to complete throughout this year. As you can see, I have been a rather industrious. The reason being that I have completely overhauled my painting and modelling technique to work faster and more efficiently. I would also like to thank long time partners (Alpine Miniatures and Young Miniatures) and new collaborators(Royal Model, HD Model) for allowing me to paint their box illustrations. Last but not least, I would also like to extend my appreciation to AK Interactive for their generous support in this journey. Here's looking forward to another good year ahead for 2023.