Back on the workbench

Work made me put all my hobbies in the back burner but a serious stress-related health problem put a stop to that. 2011 saw me reeling from complications such as Sleep Apnea and Dilated Cardiomyopathy, forcing me to take time out from work and enter a cardiac rehabilitation program. The upside to my health dilemma though is that I had to take everything slow. As in really, really slow. No more late nights at the office, headache-inducing meetings, innumerable design and storyboard revisions and oh-so tiring shoots. At least for a while. As I slowly got used to the new diet, the meds and the therapy, I also found time to pick up on projects that fell along the wayside. Hopefully, I can chronicle the completion of these projects here.

Here's a slideshow of the models I've finished last 2010. Most of these are figures though since the 1:35 T-34 was supposedly the first tank I started work on that year but never got around to finishing. Yet.

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Dragon Models 1/16 Warrior: British Paratrooper "Red Devils"

This is my first attempt at painting a large-scale figure. I like the way the Denison smock came out but the messy inking on the flesh parts bother me. Maybe I'll repaint those next time I break out the paints. This is the first time I tried painting a figure larger than 54mm. I got this model along with 3 other models from Dragon's plastic figures line. Painted with oils, acrylics and inks. The 1st Airborne Division was a military formation that was raised and fought during World War II. It suffered terrible casualties throughout the operations it undertook, especially during the Battle of Arnhem, the operation which made the division famous for its defence of Arnhem Bridge. The division was the first to use the maroon beret, now an internationally recognised symbol of elite airborne forces. The distinctive maroon beret of the Parachute Regiment was first worn by the men of the Regiment when it went into action in North Africa in ...

Matchbox 1:76 Sherman Firefly 2-Color Kit

I woke up to a beautiful morning and after a good breakfast and a brisk walk around the house, I decided to work on my scale models. Now, I recently fubbed some paintjobs and I had left the models on my main workbench unfinished. With my airbrush still needing a new needle, painting was out of the question. The 1/35 Jagdtiger and SU-122 would have to wait. I had some 1/35 figures still on the workbench but i didn't feel like brush painting either. What I needed ws a simple, fast, uncomplicated out-of-the-box build. And a good cup of coffee. I eventually headed to my bodega and decided to crack open an old kit that had languished in my bodega for years. Browsing thru my collection of unassembled kits, I decided on the old Matchbox Sherman Firefly in 1/76 scale. I had bought this kit way back in the 70's I believe, part of my early collection of 1/72 and 1/76 tanks. Even though the Matchbox tanks were smaller than the ESCI ones, I liked them because of the mini dioramas ...

Migrating to Facebook

After a tragedy in the family and a slow return to my hobbies, I've realized that I've been posting more on Facebook. It's easier, faster and the audience response is faster. So, posting here might be spasmodic at best for the time being. Bear with me as I decide what to do with my blogs, thanks!

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