The "German Swallow" work: Tamiya 1/48

Messerschmitt Me262 A-1a, Tamiya 1/48.

The "Zero fighter" work: Tamiya 1/48

Spitfire Mk IXc Tamiya 1/32. Cockpit (Part 1)

COCKPIT STAGE 1: I used resin sets from Barracuda Cast for the cockpit sidewalls, seat and control stick. I also used Eduard´s photoetched sheet for the rudder pedals and some details of the seat. The Tamiya photoetched sheet that includes the kit is also useful for some details. Other details are made from scratch with white styrene pieces from Evergreen. The wires are made with lead wire from Plusmodel and electric copper wire.
Appart from the booklet with photos included in the kit I used Modellers datafile # 03 from SAM publication and a wonderful article about this model by Maciek Żywczyk.

Tamiya´s 1/32 Spitfire Mk IXc Merlin 60 series engine (part 4)

Stage 5: Locating the engine inside the cradle & adding more pipes, wires and lines.

Tamiya´s 1/32 Spitfire Mk IXc Merlin 60 series engine (part 3)

Stage 3: Main weathering.

Stage 4: Pipes, lines, wires... there are still a lot more to add but the engine must be fixed into the cradle first.

Tamiya´s 1/32 Spitfire Mk IXc Merlin 60 series engine (part 2)

Stage 2: Painting. Next thing will be to to apply some weathering and attach a whole lot of pipes and lines.

Tamiya´s 1/32 Spitfire Mk IXc Merlin 60 series engine (part 1)

One of my ongoing projects. Tamiya´s 1/32 Spitfire Mk IXc. I want to build it with the Merlin engine quite detailed. This is the first stage of the detailing. I have added some details of the surface elements as well as the couplings for the pipes and wires that will be attached after the painting.

The "Shades of Death" work: Tamiya 1/48.

Can death be sleep, when life is but a dream,

And scenes of bliss pass as a phantom by?
The transient pleasures as a vision seem,
And yet we think the greatest pain's to die.

How strange it is that man on earth should roam,
And lead a life of woe, but not forsake
His rugged path; nor dare he view alone
His future doom which is but to awake.

On Death -John Keats.

Bombed theatre, shot soldier, busted tank. Room for war.
And shadowy days,  and dreary seasons, until winter´s rule.
The smile of time.

Collapsed building, killed man, destroyed machine. Room for snow.
And chilly days, and frozen nights, and dreadful dreams.
The smile of coldness.

Dead stone, dead flesh, dead metal… no room for God, no room for faith, no room for hope. 
Just for doom. And the Snowman above all, laughing at you.  
The smile of Death.

Ok, now I can say this T-34 extravaganza is finally finished, I hope. It has been the first time I make two different works with the same model, and I guess the last one, but the circumstances were propitious.
For those interested you can read the "Shades of Chaos" article in Panzer Aces nº 45
and the "Shades of Death" article in The Weathering Magazine Snow & Ice issue

 And a final photo for the size comparison. Cheers!

LINK TO THE WIP PROCESS