WW1 tank base paint

Base coat of tamiya airbrushed on to the tank. Details we're brush painted Vallejo colors. 

Next step weathering, can't wait but also a little bit cautious. 

Away for the holidays

Happy holidays one and all. I'll be away from the 21st December 2013 till 1st January 2014, so any orders placed during this period can only be processed afterwards. 

new resin parts now available

I'm really happy to announce that our new 1/72 scale resin products are now available through the O3DMiniatures online store. It took some time to get them out but I do think it was worth the wait. Don't take my word for it, check them out yourself.

The new items are:
72-008 Kubelwagen Sand Tires
72-009 Tin Flimsies
72-010 POW cans
72-011 Modern US Jerricans

Braille Scale Jeep Blog has been resurrected!

The recent release of S-model's 1/72 scale jeep (and my subsequent purchase of it) has led me to resurrect my Braille Scale Jeep blog. The aim is to have a comprehensive review of all 1/72 scale jeep plastic kits available. It will be a long process and I'll be continually updating the posts with pictures and comments. Check it out here.

Balloons and Gallons

Here are some more photos of our upcoming resin accessories.

Available soon on our online store.

braille scale oldies

Spent some time this weekend to take new photos of a couple of builds done way back before I had a decent digital SLR camera.

 The M51 is a kitbash of the infamous Esci (now italeri) M4 sherman for the hull and the

Working with shapeways FUD

I want to thank those of you who have bought products from our shapeways store. 3D printing is a brave new world, and for those of you who has plunged in to try it out, I hope that you are satisfied with our products.

Currently, our products are only available in Frosted Ultra Detail material in shapeways as this is the only option that can achieve the level of detail required. As far as 3d printing materials go, FUD is currently one of the best in terms of fine detail and precision.

However as with any modelling material, there are pros and cons. The better you know your medium, the more enjoyable your modelling endeavour will be.

Upcoming Resin Accessories in 1/72 scale

 

Here's a preview of some up coming Orange 3D releases. In our usual 1/72 scale, but this time in resin! Hope this gets you excited. Those are shots of the masters, and they still need to be cleaned up before going through the casting process.

shop is back up

o3dminiatures.com shop is back up :)
Some new stuff coming...

O3dminiatures shop down

Sad to say the shop has been down for a few days now. Sorry for the inconvenience. Drop me a message if you need anything urgent.

HPM hobbies

Orange 3D Miniatures PE sets are now also available from HPM hobbies online store:

http://www.hpmhobbies.com/accessories/

1/72 "Owner Type" Stainless Jeep - moving along

 I've got some good progress on the stainless jeep. Most of the modeling is done but

hodge podge WW1 Tank

 Here's a hodge podge WW1 tank. I bought this Airfix kit on a whim with the intention of building one of these classic tanks carrying a fascine. Airfix's WW1 tank that is somewhat of a mix of mk I and mk II details, unfortunately,

IBG Universal Carrier Tracks

As promised, here's some photos of the track fitted to the IBG kit. Also includes recommended assembly steps.

new shop open!

I've got exciting news for BSBCE's (braille scale bren carrier enthusiasts). We've just opened our new store on shapeways. After several months of development, we are pleased to announce that our 1/72 scale 1 piece bren carrier tracks are now available through our shapeways store.

The item is so fresh off the oven that we haven't had a chance to take photos of the tracks in use. The tracks are meant for IBG's fantastic series of 1/72 Universal / Bren carriers.
Shapeways is an amazing 3D printing portal that offers highly detailed 3D printed models from precision CAD files.
Stay tuned here for more news and photos for our Bren Carrier Tracks.

Carrier Deployed!

 

Finished at the same time as the bofors, the universal carrier mk1 took a bit more effort but was equally satisfying to build and finish! The first completed models for 2013!

Bofors Deployed!

 She's finally painted and looking all ready for action. I'm still quite stoked from building and finishing these little gems. Now what to do with the 2 gun tractors that came with the kit?

Happy New Year!

It's the New Year and here's my resolution:

1.) Stay focused on projects.
2.) Finish the bofors, stainless jeep and the universal carrier.
3.) Release some new Resin sets.
4.) Release some new etched metal sets.
5.) Keep our room free of clutter!