Mini review and product recommendation. Recently I have liked to add some grease and oil stains to the joints and workings of the Maschinen Krieger suits. There are many ways to do this, I’ve used Tamiya Enamel Smoke mixed with pigments, also adding Tamiya Enamel Clear Yellow and Clear Orange and that works well too [...]

Wave Snake-Eye #2 is coming along well and so I am feeling the pressure (excitement!?!) to get working on some groundwork for them. I had actually started some groundwork for them before getting the kits and I still like the basic idea of the scene but it’s more of the same of the kind of [...]

The new Wave SnakeEye Engine Bells are a fantastic addtion to the new kit. First of all, they are now one piece! The ridges made the old ones quite difficult to put together cleanly but now with a sharp file, some folded sandapaper you can have these little gems tidied up in minutes.

It’s not necessary [...]

   
Some more shots of suit #1 to show the color mods and highlights to the top.
     
Highlighting, shading, color mods some details done for suit#2.
Next up, a little more filtering and color modification, I think the grey will look cool with a blue sheen to it, some pin washes to enhance the details and start on [...]

      
Photo’s first, way too much text in the last update, sorry! As before, not well documented because of the bad planning. Basic painting done, base of Mr. Color Mahogany and custom mixes of “Duck Egg Grey” and “Dark Grey Green”. Decals take quite some time on the Snake Eye, there’s so many, particularly when doing [...]