Weathered tank wagons from Modellours Workshop.

by Michael Rieß

Modellours Workshop sent me two Märklin railway tank wagons in 1/87 scale. I had the free decision what to do with these.
I decided to add a heavy weathering to the first wagon, with lots of rust and dirt. It was a big challange because i never weathered an object like this. Some research was needed in order to find out which types of weathering are common for railway cars.
I used pigments from Vallejo and MIG aswell as various chipping techniques, like dipping a sponge into acrylic paint or drybrushing.




I thought that weathering the second wagon in the same way would be a little bit boring, so i applied some "nose art" and other colourful decals to give that wagon a unique look.
It was a very funny work :-)

"Tour de France" in 1/87 scale

by Michael Rieß


I saw this diorama on the exhibition "Faszination Modellbau Friedrichshafen 2011". In my opinion it is one of the best dioramas i have ever seen. Despite the very small scale it looks almost photo-realistic and the sheer amount of details is stunning. Enjoy!

Faszination Modellbau Friedrichshafen 2011 - H0

by Michael Rieß

This time i will show you some H0 railways and landscapes. These large constructions are made with great attention to detail and are very sophisticated. I stood a long time infront of them and spotted small and funny details again and again.

C4 Open - Small scale vehicles

by Kasper Fischer

This is some of the best small scale vehicles from the C4 Open. It's is actually 3 different categories but I not sure which is which. The first class is kinda easy to spot because it all in 1/48 scale. I especially like the first one because it's not often you see this type of paint-job. It's is from  the Prague uprising in 1945. I have never see this scheme before but I'd really enjoy it. It might be a bit too clean but that's OK as long as it looks good.

The rest is 1/72 scale or smaller. This is two categories but I can't really distinguish between them. It's about skill level or detail level but I'm not sure. No matter what I was completely stunned by the level of details on some of the pieces. Especially some of the dioramas caught my attention. Amazing work...

How to weather model railroad - Part 2

by Kasper fischer

Scalemodelmedic, better known as Jon Hayward, has finally released the second video in his series on how to weather model trains. Jon has really gone to town on this boxcar and the graffiti is really looking good. A third video is in the making and will be highly anticipated here.

Visit Jon Hayward on YouTube by clicking this link.

A Railroad Project (update)

by Kasper Fischer

The rust was done using Oil paints and odorless petroleum.

This is a project for a YouTube friend and it's my first fully painted model railroad construction. Unfortunately the kit isn't really that well detailed and adding that to the model is to big a task, so I'm leaving the inside as is. It will be painted but I'm not doing any gap filling or detailing. This project is actually all about weathering and graffiti. I want to try airbrushing the graffiti on the walls but I struggle to get my airbrush to function proper. 

The rust on the doors was/is a nightmare. I left them in direct sunlight in the window for over a week and the oil-paint hasn't dried completely yet. This has prevented me from working on the inside of the doors and I have only done the outside. If I have to wait another week for the second layer to dry too I will properly run AMOK in the streets of Kopenhagen.

Hopefully I will get some work done on this project over the weekend.

I only want 3 regular gables so I had to scratch build one.

I have to blend the 2 colours together but base cote done.

It took over a week in direct sun-light to dry.

I have to be really careful not to damage my work.

Test-fitting the doors just to see how they look. 

All Happy!