Aur0ra145's YIR

[aur0ra145]

I'll hop on the band wagon!

I'm really liking these threads, so I thought I'd throw one up as well.

I didn't complete any build for over a year due a some work obligations and being gone on work trips. However, I jumped back on the horse with a $14 M41 Walker Bulldog from Tamiya. It had a few challenges, mainly that the paint I used (MMP) didn't behave like Tamiya or other paints I'm used to. It orginally made me a bit disappointed; but, I think no one identified the mistakes I thought I made. Goes to say, if you build armor and mess up, throw some mud on it and it's good!

The M41 turned out really well!



Next was a Panzer III I started in 2018. The unfinished kit looked sad, so after the sacrificial M41 I finished it up.



Next was an 88mm tank shell. One of the few kits I bought and built within a month of knowing it existed. I had some issues with it; but, it's always a conversation piece to those who see it.



Then the egg built came around. I Love these and really like putting them together!



Well, the Summer Sci Fi came around! I think I made around 5-6 model for this. It really reignited my mojo!



One of my favorite builds ever, the Sabine Wren TIE Fighter!



A few more Sci Fi builds







I eventually got back into airplanes with the Spiteful. Cheap kit that I won on a raffle. Not to bad; but, not very detailed.



Another Sci Fi build!



After the 88mm, I had to get the T-34 tank shell.



Finally, one of the worst kits I've finished. I think it came out alright, just had I lot of headaches with it. However, I am proud of the finished product.



I'd say that overall for the year, I got my photography to a better baseline than it had been. I have to thank Jeff Bartelt and his book Scale Model Art. It's a great textbook. I highly recommend it to everyone that likes taking pics of their models.

To be honest my model making hobby worked well for the last year and I love it. However, I did take up (or revisit) some old hobbies that don't apply to this board. So that took some time away, though I'm loving it.

I did get a 1/72 Yamato turret for Christmas and I'm super exited to build it up! Plus a few gadgets for my camera stuff. Looks like 2021 will be a great year!

[Tomcat64]

That's a really nice mix of subjects all done very well - cracking collection for the year

[Twokidsnosleep]

You did some awesome model work last year
Always fun to read your threads and see the progress
Having other hobbies keeps the mind sharp as well...been doing other stuff much more myself
Wishing you a great New Year

[BigWall]

Very nice set of models completed for the year! My favorite is Sabine's TIE fighter as well.