PENNCON 2012 Central Pensylvania IPMS Show - Awards

As I wrote in previous post, on September 15th I attended Penncon 2012 Show, organized by folks from Central Pensylvania IPMS. This year I placed on the tables 6 of my models, and I brought home some awards :) In fact, each one of my models received the medal :) It was quite successful day...
Thank you guys!

Penncon 2012 - Awards

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PENNCON 2012 Central Pensylvania IPMS Show - Pictures

On September 15th I had the pleasure to attend Penncon 2012 Show, organized by folks from Central Pensylvania IPMS. This year, show was held in new location, at US Army Heritage & Education Center in Carlisle, PA.

Penncon 2012 US Army Heritage & Education Center

Penncon 2012 US Army Heritage & Education Center

Penncon 2012 US Army Heritage & Education Center

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1/72 Star Wars Tie Interceptor - Fine Molds - Completed

Finally, Tie Interceptor project came to an end. Even as a Fine Molds product, it had few shortcomings (decals, masks, panels fitting). Overall I'm happy with the final result.

1/72 Star Wars Tie Interceptor - Fine Molds - Workbench Part 6

Getting close to the finish line with this build. Tie received Badaab Black wash (Citadel) to make it look very used and beat up. Some may think it's too heavy, but keep in mind that pictures are close-ups and in reality the elements are much smaller.

1/72 Star Wars Tie Interceptor - Fine Molds - Workbench Part 5

Finally I got to painting stage. Since none of the grey shades in my paint rack really fit the job, so by trail & error I came up with one which suits me. I used Flat White (XF-2) and Light Grey (XF-66).

1/72 Star Wars Tie Interceptor - Fine Molds - Workbench Part 4

I removed and prepared the solar panels. First they received 2 coats of Alclad II Gloss Black Base, followed after one day by 2 coats of  Alclad II Prismatic Sapphire. Unfortunately pictures are not showing the whole effect, but panels' color looks different from different angles.

1/72 Star Wars Tie Interceptor - Fine Molds - Workbench Part 3

Finally I got some spare time to run small update. Pilot landed in oval office which got assembled. Probably not too much will be seen after closing the fuselage.

1/72 Star Wars Tie Interceptor - Fine Molds - Workbench Part 2

I started Tie assembly from the cockpit. After its assembly, I airbrushed as a base color Neutral Grey (XF-53), followed by Badab Black wash (Citadel) and highlights with Astronomican Grey (Citadel). When everything was dry I sealed it with Satin Varnish Vallejo.

1/72 Star Wars Tie Interceptor - Fine Molds - Workbench Part 1

Being Star Wars fan, I was always promising myself to build vehicle from the Galaxy...
TIE Interceptor was staying in my closet for a while, waiting for its spot on the workbench. When guys from GalaxyKits.com invited me to take a chance in their competition "Around The Galaxy Mk. II", it was to pull the kit out :) Thanks Peter for the impulse ;)

Here it is:

1/72 MAUS Dragon - Workbench part 4

While working on both Shermans, I also took care of Maus. First clear coat, with some unwanted texture, little bit of sanding and more clear gloss. Next I applied decals.

1/72 Fighting "For Vodka" SF Project

Sometimes you end up with model kit, which some impulse buy, and after a while you look at it wondering what to do with it. In my case, I bought Soviet KV-2 tank from PST, for reason which I don't recall. One day finally I pulled it out from my stash, and I got an idea to convert it to SF Walker Tank :)
And I made this beast...

Here we go...