More work on the little ships...

Construction close to finished and the decal work begins...

The workbench...



Gonna have to smooth out some rough edges and wrinkles. All in all this went down pretty easily though...



Painting the D7 a darker green and will highlight it with lighter green.





Reliant detail...more wrinkles...

NEW PROJECT - Star Trek Motion Picture Three Pack!

Very simple and quick build. Honestly I am getting burned out on the grind of building the great quality, high-end models. I needed something easy and then I will prob take a nice long break from scale modeling for 2013. I've accomplished a lot this year - pretty good output for me. For now here are some prelim shots.

Various ship parts in construction mode...



The Enterprise...



The workbench...



The intense decal sheet and instructions.

Dragon 1/35 scale German "Blue Division" Spanish Volunteers...FINISHED!!!

1/35 scale soldiers are HARD! Haha, took me the better part of a MONTH to get these done. I'm pleased with the overall results - I added a few more weapons than intended per the kit instructions. But hey - why not right? I'd like to do more but perhaps I will try to find some smaller scales next time around. These are almost twice the size of my Japanese Pilots from earlier this year.

First off, a few reference pics including a unique "skull" logo that I tried (somewhat successfully) to put on the helmets.























Had to get a close-up of this one. Somehow I got the face just right...it even looks like his eyes are looking to the right! Lucky weathering I guess...



The full figure...

Dragon 1/35 scale German "Blue Division" Spanish Volunteers...details, details...

Getting close now..a bit more detail/trim work on some of the figures. I hate the white ones..hopefully those can be saved with some weathering and shading. Perhaps they will look better with weapons strapped everywhere. Ugh. I def like the darker uniform combos best.

My favorite figure and paint job so far...



Second fave - notice the buttons!



Back of same one...showcasing bags and magazines attached...



Guns, Guns, Guns!!!

Dragon 1/35 scale German "Blue Division" Spanish Volunteers Eastern Front 42-43...some progress FINALLY...

I wanted to get something up on these this week so here it is. Still a good bit of "fixing" and detail work to be done. I hate using white or foundation white to paint. It is so thick and doesn't dry "thin" even with copious amounts of water added to it. Sigh. Oh well. I will try to finish these up and get them weathered to bring out the detail and dirt. For now, enjoy...

NEW PROJECT! Dragon 1/35 scale German "Blue Division" Spanish Volunteers Eastern Front 42-43...

I wanted something simple and CHEAP. Snagged this set for $6 on Amazon! Each figure is like a tiny model unto itself. Very nice detail and multiple weapon options.

A preview of my snow covered base...Sea salt, ballast and some leftover grape stems!



Figure close-ups...







Some base placement test shots...









Some of the TEENY weapons that I constructed. Have I mentioned these are TEENY???

Prepare the Red Matter...

Two more Star Trek poster ideas. I'm gonna submit at least one if not both to my Society6 page. Which one do you prefer?