New episode of Warfare in Scale!

It's time for an all new episode of Warfare in Scale and this time it's a rather special show because it's in English. The footage was original shot for Takom Model and was made in English for a wider audience. The show will continue in Spanish in the future.

Jose Moral looks at the new 1/35 Mark IV Male WWI tank from Takom and makes a complete build from start to finish. The kit itself is an excellent kit but Jose really makes the model come to life. I have never seen a German version of the tank and I don't if that's fack or fiction but it really doesn't matter because the it's always great to see something new and the fisnished tank is a beautiful model.

Great tutorial for figure painting

I have been thinking of getting more into painting large scale figures over the last couple of months. It looks very appealing to me. A very creative process with a lot more freedom than the usual military kits. Aircraft looks great and they are fun to build but you have something specific, you are working towards and most of the time it's a picture or a drawing of an actual aircraft. Hence you are working to make a rendition of the real aircraft. Most of the figures are a product of imagination and they don't exist in real life so you have no reference for your painting.

Because of this I have been looking at a lot of tutorials on figure painting. Rusty Nails of Grex Airbrushes made this excellent tutorial you can use as a step by step guide to how you achieve Translucent skin effects. Great video. Enjoy fellows.

Warfare in Scale Episode 17

It's time for another episode of Warfare in Scale. This time Carlos gets his hands on the new 4x4 MRAP from Kínetic Models and I have to say, it's a great looking kit. I would really like to see some builds of this model in domestic police schemes. That would be rather cool to see. Carlos Costa does the kit justice and have one beautiful looking model in the end. Anyway, another great show from Valencia, Spain. Enjoy fellows.

1/35 KV II

by Aaron Weidenkeller

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!

"Battle of Mylae" 260 B.C. in 1/72 scale

by Michael Rieß



I have depicted a fight between a Carthaginian and a Roman trireme at the Battle of Mylae in 260 BC, in this diorama. Roman soldiers are storming across their boarding bridge (lat. corvus, engl. raven) for a direct assault on the enemy ship. The Battle of Mylae took place in the First Punic War, it ended with a Roman victory.

I used two Trireme kits and several packages of figures from Zvezda for this big project.


The first video is about the construction of the ships and the planning of the diorama. I show you all the different kits and figures I used in the build. I also share some of my knowledge of the ships and their use, in a historic context.

In the second video I give you a close up of the figures.

The third video is about the construction of the diorama. I don't have a lot of experience with water effects and I'm not completely satisfied with the result but I learn by trying and this was a fun project. 

Meng Model Pickup Truck

by Kasper Fischer

Warfare in Scale is a Spanish production company, whom specializes in modelling videos. They are new to the profession but the videos look very professional. Elegant layout/design and excellent editing. The videos are in Spanish but, unlike Japanese Plamo Tsukurou, WiS have English subtitles.  They may need to improve their story telling to become as popular but the Warfare in Scale show is still very entertainer.

This episode is about the new 1/35 Technical from Meng Model. I don't know the modeler's name because WiS forgot to mention it in the video but he really makes a fantastic job of the little pickup truck. Anyway, it's a great show. Enjoy fellows.

Lucius Vorenus & Titus Pullo (paint guide)

by Michael Rieß

These 54mm white metal figures from Andrea Miniatures show a Roman Centurion and a Legionary of the 1st Century B.C. The details of the figure kits are superb, no problems occurred while assembly. Both figures are painted with acrylic and oil paints.

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.

How to repaint a model tank

by Kasper Fischer

Jon Hayward's Challenger 2 after the repaint.

Sometimes you may need to repaint a completed model and if you haven't tried to do so before, you might wanna take a look at this video. Jon gives you an excellent tutorial and some expert advise on what to be aware of. This video gives you a complete run-through showing all the products and techniques involved.

Zimmerit Tutorial(the fast way).

by Vladimir Paraskeva

Over the year I have tried a lot of different methods and techniques to make Zimmerit on model tanks and AFV's but I find them all too complicated and time consuming so I had to develop my own concept.

My technique differs from other methods because you don't need any fancy sculpting tools, putty or paste.

This also saves you a lot of time because you don't have to wait for any products to harden.

This method allows for the same realistic sculpturing as with putty but it's way more resistant and requires no additional treatment of the model. Find an old screwdriver and grind it to the necessary size. You will have to check your references to determine the correct length and width needed. You heat the tip of the screwdriver and use it to melt the plastic.

The screwdriver has proven to be my favorite sculpting tool. Because of the actual mass it stays hot longer than any sculpting tools and allows more time on your model before it has to be re-heated. Just pre-heat your chosen tool and apply the desired pattern directly onto the surface of the model. You can use what ever heat source you have close by but I tend to use a regular candlelight.

It's properly a good idea to test this technique on some scrap kit before you try to apply it to your new masterpiece. Everything you see in these pictures is are results of years of practice so be careful before you throw yourself at the task.

This method has some drawbacks too. It is really difficult to create chipping effects and battle damage on the Zimmerit. It can be done though and here two suggestions:

1. You can mark the area you want to chip with a pencil and cut it away with a sharp knife. 

2. Another way is to glue a thin piece of styrene, pre-cut to the desired shape of the area you want the chipping effect. Then use the described method to make the Zimmerit on the styrene.

This method has several advantages over the traditional ways so don't dismiss this idea too fast. All those small places and depressions between protruding parts, which normally would give any model builder head ache, are no longer a problem.

T34/76 video tutorial - Warfare in Scale

By Kasper Fischer

"Not by strength but by guile" 1/72 scale diorama by Carlos Costa

I really thought I knew all modelling channels on YouTube but I guess I was wrong and today I found an awesome new Spanish channel, called Warfare In Scale. So far they have uploaded one complete build in nine episodes and it's really looking good for the future. The model is the well known 1/35 Tamiya T34/76 and the modeler is Carlos Costa. Though I have never heard of him, his work really looks amazing. 

I hope you guys will survive a non-English video.

Warhammer tutorial | How To Paint Ork's

Lester Bursley from Awesomepaintjob.com has just released an ALL new tutorial. He is a skilled artist and even though you might not be interested in Warhammer or Sci-Fi, Les still got a lot to offer and everybody can learn from this guy. 

This time it's an Ork that's on the workbench. 

Mr. Scratch Mod

by Kasper Fischer

Rob Ferreira aka Mr. Scratch Mod just started a new series on his YouTube channel. He is new to YouTube and his videos are still a little rough around the edges but his skills are unprecedented... I have never seen the beauty of destruction, decay and rust replicated as fine as in his work. I'm really looking forward to see more work from his hands and some more great tutorials on YouTube. Right now he's working on a range target M4 Sherman.

Roden 1/48 Grumman OV-1 Mohawk

by Vladimir Paraskeva

Tall grass - Diorama and terrain modeling

Modelling Stowage on Tanks and AFV by Ron Haywood

A video which shows a way to quickly and easily add your own stowage to tanks and AFV's. Here Ron Haywood add some stowage to a Sherman M4A1 I'm working on. It is a good way to give your model a unique look and stowage is rarely missing from any WWII photos you see. Hopefully this method is so easy even beginners can give it a try.

For the magic sculp Ron used www.elgrecominiatures.co.uk and I think it's only fair to give them a plug here seeing as they gave me great service and they do stock a nice range of figures.