Nice work there on the AA gun. 

And great job there on the Green Stuff tarp, looks like you're off to fine start dupicating the photo. 

Thanks!, I've tried to replicate photo, but I had a lot of problems with colour identification. The photography may be colourised.

Guns:

The trucks:

Wheels:

Fitting:

Excellent work.....  I am curious what you use for the rivits. Are they premade or do use some thing like the riviter.

Hello!

Lookin' good - I like how you're working with historic material, I mean that photo.

Did you hear that in my home town there is an armour museum and they have a half track there, Sdkfz. 6, in running condition?

Good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

Rivets are made from BGA soldering balls - I think 0,3mm inthat case. I puncture plastic with fat needle, and pick up the ball with thin cement brush. Then put the ball in the hole. That bit of thin cement keeps ball in place. Primer and paints should keep them in place. Easy.

Pawel - is Your city far away from Warsaw? We're in the same age, but You have 30 yrs in modelling and I have 1 year :)

Thank You guys for kind words!

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Rivets are made from BGA soldering balls - I think 0,3mm inthat case. I puncture plastic with fat needle, and pick up the ball with thin cement brush. Then put the ball in the hole. That bit of thin cement keeps ball in place. Primer and paints should keep them in place. Easy

Thank You guys for kind words!

That's a clever idea, 

Thanks. 

You'be only been modeling for a year??! What kind of art history/education do you have???

Ive been working at this for years and I'm still trying to make 1/72 models that amazing!

You have some major talent, sir.

I have over 15 years experience in 3d/2d art for computer games. This, added to 1,5 year work at jeweller and having 2,5 year old daughter gave me sea of patience :)

I needed to have something not digital to do after work, and always admired "real", not 3d models.

Model building needs a lot of systematic work, but also a lot of randomness, I like it very much. What I learn in analog comes in handy in digital and vice versa.

Adam;

 I have to say , this example of your work is awesome . Keep it up .Geez , I thought 1/48 was small ! T.B.

Outstanding work Adam...the AA gun looks wonderful!! 

Adam - I mean the city of Poznan. There's a military school there - Centrum Szkolenia Wojsk Lądowych - and they have an armor museum there, wth lots of goodies for a modeller to see. The thing is you have to call the boss of that museum prior to your visit and gat a clearance to enter that military installation first - which I heard is doable - or wait for an open door event, that happens about twice a year, which is the way I took. It's really worth a look. They have an IS-2 in running condition, A Sdkfz. 6 in running condition and a newly restored StuG III pulled from a river a few years ago - among many other things, that is.

Good luck with your builds and have a nice day

Paweł

AdamKozlowski

I have over 15 years experience in 3d/2d art for computer games. This, added to 1,5 year work at jeweller and having 2,5 year old daughter gave me sea of patience :)

I needed to have something not digital to do after work, and always admired "real", not 3d models.

Model building needs a lot of systematic work, but also a lot of randomness, I like it very much. What I learn in analog comes in handy in digital and vice versa.

 

i spent a couple years in school for 3D video game production so I have just enough education to know how impressive 15 years in the industry is.

Im more of a traditional artist though spending most of my time in graphic arts. However I was told I could have a promising career as a texture artist lol.

i have four kids, so I understand patience at a level most people don't lol.

There is something to be said about having a stunning model on a shelf and not in a digital environment. My hat is off to you. You applied your background magnificently to this field.

I look forward to seeing more of your work!

Pawel - (sorry for native) Jasne, musze wpaść do Poznania, dzięki za podpowiedź jak się tam ustawic :)

M. Brindos - thanks :)

And some more, final photos, the leaves were added later, one-by-one.

_DSC3599 by Adam Kozłowski, on Flickr

_DSC3591 by Adam Kozłowski, on Flickr

_DSC3578 by Adam Kozłowski, on Flickr

_DSC3575 by Adam Kozłowski, on Flickr

_DSC3574 by Adam Kozłowski, on Flickr

_DSC3568 by Adam Kozłowski, on Flickr

_DSC3618 by Adam Kozłowski, on Flickr

_DSC3614 by Adam Kozłowski, on Flickr

_DSC3613 by Adam Kozłowski, on Flickr

_DSC3608 by Adam Kozłowski, on Flickr

_DSC3607 by Adam Kozłowski, on Flickr

_DSC3606 by Adam Kozłowski, on Flickr

_DSC3605 by Adam Kozłowski, on Flickr

_DSC3604 by Adam Kozłowski, on Flickr

_DSC3603 by Adam Kozłowski, on Flickr

_DSC3602 by Adam Kozłowski, on Flickr

And bonus:

I've heavily modified sides, PE were poor looking ;)

sides by Adam Kozłowski, on Flickr

Absolutely stunning work Adam...your builds are top notch.

Thank You! 

I have just realised that I've messed up photos chronography - some of them have empty 2cm shells, some not :)

That's amazing- esp in 1/72nd! Love the worn paint on the hood and front of the open-top halftrack.

Incredible work on such tiny subjects. The wheels alone would make me scream.

Very impressive work. I like Part PE, especially for 1/72 scale. It is so finely detailed and well done. Scored several Panther G zimmerit sets years ago, both plain and battle damaged.