Balls Out - Base 2

I base coated the display with silver automotive spray then stippled on some masking fluid ...



Then I sprayed on some white primer. When the primer had dried I scrubbed off the masking fluid with a toothbrush ...



To soften the contrast I'm slowly starting to work some off-white filters into the base.



The look I'm going for is inspired somewhat by the interiors of the Nostromo 

Balls Out - Base 1

I cut up this Tamiya Merkava hull into as many small, flat planes as possible ...



... then rearranged them to create a base for my Superball build 







Base with Superball and pilot figure ...

Desert Poacher - Groundwork and Decals

Basic paint work is done, and groundwork has been completed. Groundwork is just dirt, rocks and matte gel medium. I don't like painting groundwork so over the years I've collected bags of different colored dirt to mix with gel medium to create a variety of environments - for this desert scene I used dusty shale from under a rail bridge. The grass is a product from Germany called 'miniNatur' ... it comes in a range of different colors and scales - these are 2mm autumn tufts (I gave them a bath in Tamiya flat earth then dusted them with the same fine dust I used on the base).
Decals were cut, line by line, from the Wave AFS decal sheet ... the unit marking was featured in the Hobby Japan special edition as the insignia of the 102nd independent armored hunting regiment.

Desert Poacher - Construction

'Desert Poacher' was the SDR nickname given to the merc sandstalkers because they were often used to conduct SAS style raids and sneak attacks. This Sdh.222 Sandstalker was built using a 1/76 Fujimi kit as a base with details either scratchbuilt or taken from a variety of 1/72 & 1/76 kits ...