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Accessories

Vallejo Scenics resin metal cases and plastic drums review

Vallejo Scenics Resin Accessories

AFVs

Canadian Autocar MG Carrier

Canadian Autocar MG Carrier

Bronco 1/35th KV-122 Soviet Heavy Tank

KV-122: Soviet Heavy Tank

Meng Magach Gal Batash, 1/35th scale model

An IDF M60 in a Merkava Outfit

Churchill AVRE, 1st Assault Brigade at Vaucelles, France, Aug 1944

Chalked-up Churchill AVRE Mk.IV

Books

Vallejo IDF Colors book cover

Vallejo IDF Colors Book

Construction

VMS Hull Tex Anti-Slip Texture Set

VMS Hull Tex Anti-Slip Texture

Quick tips #001

Quick Tip 1: Use Rubber CA for Invisible Joins

Quick tips 2

Quick Tip 2: Sand Photo-Etch Frets

Detailing

Product packaging for SBS British Fire Extinguishers

SBS Model British WWII Fire Extinguishers

Tankraft 3D Printed Tracks PT007KV1SU 650mm Narrow Split Link for KV Series

Tankraft 650mm Split Link for KVs

Ordnance technician loading an Intruder

Eduard's MERs: 1. Sizing up the Problem

Ordnance technician loading an A-6 Intruder

Eduard's MERs: 2. Fixing the Problem

QuickTracks T-35048 for Soviet light tanks, T-30 to early T-60

QuickTracks for Soviet Light Tanks

T-Rex Studio TR35112

T-Rex Studio British AFV Fire Extinguishers

Figures

Box art for Evolution Miniatures Soviet WW2 Soldiers

Evolution Miniatures Soviet WW2 Soldiers

Humour

Truck kicking up plume of dust. Photo credit Bradley Dunn via Unsplash

Dust in My Gloss Finish! ****!

In Progress

Modeller's desk

Work in Progress in September 2025

Inspiration

Five Great 54mm Painters at Putty & Paint

Opinion

Old wrecked aircraft fuselage in a forest. Credit: Peter Chiykowksi via Unsplash

Is Over Weathering Even a Thing?

Road sign showing a UFO above a cow. Credit Bruce Warrington via Unsplash.

Five Weird Things About Scale Modelling Culture

Laurel wreath

Notable Kit Manufacturers of 2025

Fun sign by Possessed Photography via Unsplash

Paint

Tubes of Sennelier artists' oil paint

Why You Should Use High Quality Oil Paint

quick tips 3

Quick Tip 3: Satin from Matte Paint

Painting

Render by barking_dogo at Sketchfab, CC Attribution

Modulation Explained

Personal

art gallery wall

Motivation: A Shift in Thinking

A model maker's desk with tools

I Have Never Made A…

Waste paper bin, by Steve Johnson at Unsplash

My Hits and Misses of 2025

Photography

Photo credit: Claudio Schwarz via Unsplash

Focus Stacked Close-Ups with Affinity

Tools

CAD render of a 3D printed Iwata Eclipse airbrush holder

I Designed My Own Printed Airbrush Holder

Iwata HP-CS with preset screw handle

This Airbrush Feature is More Useful Than You Think

Weathering

OPR graphic

Oil Paint Rendering (OPR) Explained