Category: Inspiration

Crosstie Use During WWI & WWII From original publications and source material: “It is estimated that there are at present throughout the world about 1,250,000 kilometres of railway track for which approximately 3,000 million railway sleepers (cross-ties) are used, 95 percent of them made of wood. Since railway sleepers are heavy, bulky, and relatively cheap,…

Stranger Than Fiction Colourful – Larger Than Life Character John (Barney) Hines The extraordinary apocryphal tale of Private, No 2296, John (Barney) Hines, of the Australian Imperial Force, 45th Battalion. Photo: September 27, 1917. A great coffee read. The Story ‘Barney’ Hines was also a kleptomaniac who became known in the trenches as the “Souvenir…

Modelling is an interesting hobby because of varying interest levels. When sailors of old ventured beyond the charted world… here be dragons. Some modellers are happy to assemble a favourite vehicle, aircraft, ship, submarine, historical or fantasy figure and paint it a generic service or theme-appropriate colour. Many modellers like to explore the vast array…

Schienen-Spähpanzer 204 (f) (Rail Scout Car) The French Panhard Voiture Spéciale Type 178 – Panhard 178 Railway Armoured Car in German Service WWII by ICM Kit 35376 Review Military Train and Armoured Train Service Panhard 178 Armoured Car in Railway Operations ICM offers the Panhard 178 designated as the Panzerspähwagen P 204(f) under German Service…

TIGER I № 231 ofSchwere Panzer Abteilung 503 After Action Report of 252 hits from various calibres by Red Army anti-tank action. Submitted by TIGER I Tank Commander, Lieutenant Zabel, 1943 This is the account of the experiences of TIGER 231 of the 503th Heavy Tank Battalion, 13rd Armored Regiment Company, part of a German…

TANKART 4 German Armour | WWII Late WarMichael Rinaldi Rinaldi Studio Press Editor Info TANKART 4 GERMAN ARMOR (2ND ED)ISBN 978-0-9883363-4-6 PRE-ORDER ONLYLIMITED TO 500 COPIES WORLDWIDE ESTIMATED RELEASE AUGUST 2020  TANKART 4 German Armor is the second TANKART book covering this very popular subject, WWII German Late Armor. This 2nd Edition printing expands by 64-pages…

Professional Airbrushing Techniques Using Thinners The Benefits of Proprietary Paint Thinners / Reducers Why use TAMIYA THINNERS such as X-20A and Lacquer Thinner when as we have all seen DIY Videos on YouTube of scale modellers making up their own 200L or 50 Gal Drums of “thinner” for the same price of a 250ml bottle of thinner from the…

Understanding Oil Paint Rendering and the Oil Dot Process Oil Paint Rendering Taking Your Builds To The Next Level An Introduction by Michael Rinaldi Backstory In the past few years, as I produce more and more modelling articles, I came to realize there was always one step that I felt I was never fully explaining…

SM.02 S-65 CITY TRACTORMichael Rinaldi Rinaldi Studio Press Editor Information SM.02 S-65 CITY TRACTOR – LIMITED EDITION(US ISBN 978-0-9883363-5-3) Here is the second SM Series title in the new LIMITED EDITION scale modelling book series from RSP and the makers of the TANKART books. Smaller, lighter and more efficient…yet no less packed with comprehensive conversations on the…

TANKART 3 Modern ArmorMichael Rinaldi Rinaldi Studio Press Publisher Info TANKART 3 MODERN ARMOR (2ND ED)ISBN 978-0-9883363-3-9-2 TANKART 3 Modern Armor is the third TA book covering this very popular subject of Modern Armor. This 2nd Edition expands the existing material by 64-pages to provide greater coverage. Each chapter inside TANKART 3 is given more pages, adding more images of…