New plastic infantry from Battlefront

by Kasper Fischer

Battlefront have finally decided to step out of the dark ages and are about to release a range of plastic miniatures to replace the oldschool white metal. I have been waiting for this for quite some time because my mind really had problems dealing with the oversized proportions the metal ones provided.
On the battlefront website they have just posted these pictures from the first box set and I'm very impressed how they look and if the price is somewhat compatible with the PSC infantry set, I will certainly be making a permanent switch.

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Albatros DV (1/32 ) by Keld Kofoed Hansen.

We often share our users pictures on Facebook and greatly appreciates, when people post their work on our page. Last night we asked if you guys had done any dioramas for your aircraft and Keld Kofoed Hansen, from Denmark, responded with these wonderful WWI fighters. Keld is not sure weather they qualifies as dioramas and neither are we but it really doesn't matter.
The quality of, not only the model work but also the pictures, have really impressed us and since we have an almost completely different audience here on the website, we have decided to show the rest of you too.

-Kasper

SE5a also in 32nd scale.

1/72 Ural 4320 w KS-2573 - Diorama of the Day

What a brilliant idea! I really think this is a very creative way to make an attractive looking diorama. The piece was made by Péter Horváth from Cobra Modelling Club and yes it's the same guy who made the Saipan Beach Sherman, we have featured on our channel.

Great going Péter and we are looking forward to see what else comes out of your workshop, in the future. 

-Kasper

1/100 scale German Infantry from Wargames Factory

by Kasper Fischer

In my quest to find suitable plastic infantry for my Flames of War army, I have come across this box from Wargames Factory. The kit has a lot of problems, as I explain in the video but it's still a very good subliment to the infantry box set from Plastic Soldier Company. I'm really looking forward to put these guys on the battlefield along my other soldiers.

The Coast Line RR - Diorama of the Day

Yesterday I shared some pictures from this amazing Swedish model railroad on our Facebook page and I realized how long it has been since I showed you guys anything from that corner of the hobby. My bad and I'm going to make due for that right now.

Troels Kirk is a big model railroad fan and have been into the hobby for a long time. He is also a extraordinary model builder and his layout really shows. I'm really amazed by all the beautiful scenes he has created on the railroad and I only wish I could get an overview of the full size of the layout. Check out the cool pictures and see what you think. If you wish to see more, please visit the layout, either on Facebook or on YouTube.

-Kasper Fischer

Crossing the bridge over troubled waters.

A well hidden aircraft for the pioneers.

Dock side at the train station.

The Rock Island - Diorama of the Day

This wonderful piece is one of  Takanori Aiba amazing creations and I am completely in awe after seeing his work. I'm not sure how to categorise his pieces though. Is this conceptional art or advanced modelling? It really doesn't matter what it is because it's truly fantastic to see all the details in the diorama.

Takanori Aiba has done many pieces like this one and have won many awards over the years. He has always been into modelling, especially railroad, and I invite you all to check out his website.

-Kasper

HM Cutter Alert - Diorama of the Day

"Alert" 1/48 scale scratch build diorama by Kazunobu Shirai.

All men on deck! The HM Cutter is in a very dangerous position in the hard storm and the crew needs to be alert.

I love when model builders are creating a story line in their pieces and this amazing diorama from Kazunobu Shirai is a perfect example of this. Not only is it a stunning model but Kazunobu truly shows he understand the sea and I have received information from a good friend and a professional seaman, that the sea and the ships positioning is very realistic depicted.

The model itself is not less impressive. The HM Cutter is a 1/48 scale model and is completely scratch build and hand crafted. The rigging looks great and the whole model just looks so damn good. Most the figures are converted from Tamiya German soldiers but it really don't show. I will be stopping by his website in the future to see what goes on in Kazunobu Shirai's workshop. If you want to see more of these beautiful ship models, please follow this link...

-Kasper

Baba Yaga - Diorama of the Day

This is properly one of the most bizarre dioramas I have seen in a long time. Maybe ever. I have no idea about the idea/story behind the diorama but I'm fascinated by the ghostly theme of the piece. Everything is scratchbuilt and hand sculpted by Nicolas Cabaret. I think the water looks brilliant and the dead German soldiers, all submerged, are extremely well executed.

-Kasper Fischer

Coopers Tea Rooms - Diorama of the Day

by Kasper Fischer

I just saw this beautiful piece today and I most say, I'm mighty impressed. The light really sets the mood in Yasu Okugawa's diorama. I really like the whole setting and I wish more modellours used light in their pieces because it really brings the scene to life.

Some of the amazing details inside the car.

The garden tools and the flowers.

Here's the complete diorama in daylight.

"Abandoned Refuge" - Diorama of the Day

by Kasper Fischer

This incredible AT-AT were build for a contest at starshipmodeler.com and has later been sold to a private collector in Texas. The price is unknown but it certainly wasn't cheap. The packaging of the diorama took over two full days and I bet they were pretty nervous during the transport.

The diorama is named "Abandoned Refuge" is in 1:32 scale and was created by Dimitri Kaliviotis. 

"The Guardians" - Diorama of the day

"The Guardians" by Alexander Krasnov.

WOW!!! That's all I can say... This is simply amazing. The diorama is 40x28cm and the scale is 65mm. The piece, named "The Guardians", was created by Alexander Krasnov from Ukraine. I'm normally not all that interested in Fantasy figures and models but this incredible diorama is so far beyond anything I have ever seen and I really hope you guys enjoy this as much as I do. The pictures are published at www.diorama.ru and if you want to see more pictures by Alexander Krasnov, just follow this link.

-Kasper

How to add magnets to Plastic Soldier tanks.

by Kasper Fischer

All you need is a circular  file, some super-glue and your magnets.

When you play a game like Flames of War, magnetized turrets is a great feature. It insures they don't come of when you are transporting your units to and from battle but it also protects your tanks when you are actually playing the game. The turrets can easily fall of and hit the floor when you set up your troops.

The new plastic models from BattleFront have incorporated this into the design and included magnets in the kit. All you need is to glue them in place. This is a really good idea which I only can support but if you are like me, and build PSC tanks, it doesn't really help you.

Luckily the PSC tanks are just as easy to magnetize but you have to do it before you build the model. We have created a short video tutorial to show you just how easy it really is.

Enjoy follows!

Winners in the Weathering Competition

by Kasper Fischer

This was the first time I ever staged a competition so I had to make a few adjustments along the way.
I felt I had to include the audience some more in the competition and decided to make a Peoples Choice Award. This would, of cause, only be judged by the viewers. I allowed everybody to give a vote for the model, they thought was the best weathered model.

My good friend, Dino from Germany won with his awesome Tiger I and really deserved honor form the people.
I got a few pictures from him yesterday because I wanted to post them here. Big thanks to Dino for taking part in this competition. You can see his full video here.

Btw, I sorry for the slow start on the video but viva Atleti...

Almost Deadline.

by Kasper Fischer

This was a fun video to make. I recorded most of it at Golden Spike Model RailRoad Club and used the layout as backdrop for the video. The rest I recorded at home. The competition was on it's way and this video was recorded a few days before deadline. I made a quick run-through of all the models in the competition. Some really great models and a lot more that I had hoped for. Because of that I decided to up the prizes one more time...

enjoy the video.

Svinehunden's Weathering Competition

by Kasper Fischer

As I wrote in my last blog, I have re-uploaded the videos from my 'Svinehunden' channel to ModelloursWorkshop and just as promised here are the first one. In this video I presents the judges whom were Modelman Tom, Scott form SMA, ScaleModelMedic and Al Bundy aka MonsteRailroad.
In this video I also show a bit of my layout because I was shooting a new train video at the time.

TOUR of the WORKSHOP

by Kasper Fischer

I have re-uploaded some of my deleted videos from my old channel. All these videos will only be viewable here on my blog. This is a tour of the workshop, I made the 23th. December 2009.
I will release all the videos from Svinehunden's Weathering Competition 2010 over the next weeks.

Stay tuned for more action...

Modellours Workshop

introduction by Kasper Fischer

Welcome to my new set-up and the fall season of my workshop

Hey everybody and welcome to my new channel, my new blog and to the fall season of my new set-up.

For those that don't know me, i am Kasper aka SVINEHUNDEN and i've been uploading hobby videos for the last couple of years. But due to branding issues, editing and hardware problems, i have chosen to delete all my old videos from my main channel 'SVINEHUNDEN'. Some have been re-uploaded to other channels, including eight at Modellours Workshop.


This season is the first on my new channel "MODELLOURS WORKSHOP" and it will be dedicated to WWII aircrafts, including a Beaufighter and an B-25 Mitchell but i will also build a couple of modern aircrafts.

builds this season:
1/72 AIRFIX A-10 THUNDERBOLT II
1/48 TAMIYA BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER MK.VI NIGHTFIGHTER
1/48 ITALERI AH-64D LONGBOW APACHE
1/48 ITALERI B-25 MITCHELL

and if i can make it before christmas

1/48 TAMIYA LANCASTER B MK. I/III


I also have a couple of builds and weathering jobs for model raliroad but this will be uploaded at:

ScaleModelRailroad


I'm out...

SVINEHUNDEN


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