THE STUDIO OF SCALE MODEL ARTIST DARREN MCGUINNESS
This is a tale about inspiration. Sometimes we see a subject that is so unlike anything we would normally build but we are inspired to know more........ This is what happened one fine day when I was browsing AK Interactive's Facebook page and they shared this awesome build of a 1/35 E-75 Eber by Kristof …
Continue reading Heavy Metal: Building the E-100 Jagdpanzer.
FURY! I have managed to cobble together some WIP shots of my 1/35th Easy Eight Sherman tank which I am building for my WWII movie diorama based on the film FURY. This past weekend offered me some relaxing and therapeutic time at the bench for which I was grateful. Not being a natural armour builder, …
Hello! Yes, it's another Wolverine figure! This one is significantly larger and scales in a 1/8! This is the Polar Lights kit which has been re-issued with two alternate heads of our favourite X-Man, one masked and one unmasked. The figure is moulded in an impressive fighting pose and sits on top of a display …
Hello again! This post sees my commencement of a diorama project that I have wanted to build for a long time. And this one finds me depicting the Sherman tank in the mud of WWII with the Italeri 1/35 "FURY" Sherman kit. The idea to build this tank was inspired by acclaimed war film Fury …
Hello! Welcome to my latest WIP post on my F4U-1 Corsair which brings me to working on the aircraft landing gear and further additions to the weathering process. The 1/48 Hobbyboss kit has a few flaws and as I have continued to build the kit I have done my best to improve or correct them. …
Continue reading In the rear with the gear! F4U-1 Corsair W.I.P.
Hello! Welcome to the next instalment of my on-going 1/48 Hobbyboss F4U-1 Corsair build. We left this build after the painting and decal process's were completed so now I move to the next stage of finishing the weathering process. To bring out all the engraved details on the airframe I am using my favourite range …
Hello again! I have continued with the painting process on the Corsair and thought I would share with you how I am getting on with it. The first job was to add a lightened shade of US Navy Blue/Grey to the upper surfaces. This is simply a toned down mix of the original colour. Here …
