I have always enjoyed playing miniature wargames, from Epic Space Marine over Warhammer 40K to Warhammer Panzer Battles. So, ever since Flames of War came out, I wanted to try it. A friend and I have been planning on playing for some years now, and most of the miniatures are now bought.
But while we wait for our armies to be completed, I began to build the first piece of terrain for our games. Continue reading »
Some people are able to choose a scale for modelling, and stick to that scale year after year, continually exploring the possibilities.
Other people, like me, fall madly in love with a single scale for a while, and can’t bear the sight of any other modelling scales. This change between scales periods can be quite fruitful, since different scales allow for different types of models in a reasonable space.
Some time ago I experimented with weathering a locomotive for the first time. The locomotive, as seen above, was needed on my Castle Diorama to pull a short train of passenger carriages with tourists coming to visit the old castle.
As the number of articles on OScaleModel.com slowly increases, it is becoming harder to get an overview. To make the site easier to navigate, I’ve created a page called Article Overview, that will constantly be updated to show all articles on the site, sorted by topic.
Read more at the Article Overview…
Continued from Castle Diorama VII – Grass, Moss and Ballast…
One of the last major remaining parts to be completed in my Castle Diorama was the half-timbered house in the courtyard.
It was the largest scratch-built house I’ve ever build and it took quite a while to complete from balsa wood, cork, plaster and various wooden strips, but today I finally finished it. 
Finding good models of old vehicles in 1:43 can be rather difficult. Once in a while I take a tour of eBay to see what people have on sale and search for vehicles from between the two World Wars.
Recently, I felt lucky to find a model of the Laurin & Klement 110, made by the Czech company Abrex.
In 1916, a new and fearsome weapon was on the way to break the dreadful stalemate of the trenches of First World War. A secret Britsh War Office Order read:
“Volunteers are required for an exceedingly dangerous and hazardous duty of a secret nature. Officers who have been awarded decorations for bravery, and are experienced in the handling of men, and with an engineering background, should have their names submitted for this office.”
The dangerous duty was of course handling the brand new land ironclad, the jabberwock with eyes of flame or simply tank as it later became known to the world.
These men that answered the call are the subjects of Robert Kershaws book Tank Men from 2008.
I’ve always preferred building common vehicles rather than rare experimental vehicles. With that in mind, the US M4 Sherman tank seemed like a logical choice for my first attempt at building an Allied tank from WWII.
Continued from Castle Diorama VI – Reaching the Top…
After looking at white plaster and white styrofoam for a long time, it is quite a pleasure to add colour and texture to the castle diorama.
Model kits of European buildings in O scale are unfortunately rather rare. But it seems like there is light in the horizon as more and more manufacturers begin to produce models for this scale.
The small railroad depot above is a brand new model kit from the German company Busch. I bought the kit for the halt on my Castle Diorama instead of scratchbuilding a building of some sort.
Recent Comments