Remember that we have this cool version of Mariya Oktyabrskaya coming out? Well, for the second pose I obviously needed a nicely painted T34 tank and while I had the model, I couldn’t find the time to work on it. Very frustrating. š So to the rescue came…. Carsten Schwejda, or better known as THE […]
Historical
Meet the Heroes: Soviet Sergeant Yakov Fedotovich Pavlov
Yakov Fedotovich Pavlov was a Soviet Red Army soldier who became a Hero of the Soviet Union for his role in defending “Pavlov’s House” during the Battle of Stalingrad. On September 27, 1942, Pavlov’s platoon recaptured a four-story building, seized by the German Army and defended it against continual attack by the Germans until relieved […]
Update from Stoessi’s HQ
Alright then, time for some news from Stoessi’s HQ: Some of you might have noticed that I have slowed down a bit in terms of showing teasers with pictures of upcoming models that I have underway. That is not because I have no new stuff to show you. In fact, IĀ have almost 40 new models […]
Meet the Heroes: German Hauptmann Friedrich Konrad Winkler
Hauptmann Friedrich Konrad Winkler was the KompaniefĆ¼hrer (Company Commander) of the 6. Kompanie / Grenadier-Regiment 577 during the battles at Barrikady Gun Factory in Stalingrad. In January 1943, his regiment was destroyed. Winkler was captured in February and he died shortly after his capture, at the age of 34 in POW camp Beketowka. In the […]
Meet the Heroes: Simone Segouin aka Nicole Minet
Simone Segouin, also known by her ānom de guerreā Nicole Minet is a former French resistance fighter who served in the Francs-Tireurs et Partisans group (Free-shooters and Partisans, or FTP) ā a combat alliance made up of militant communists and French nationalists. She was credited with capturing 25 Germans and killing several more in the […]
Stoessiās Personal Projects: Tiger 1 Ausf. E
Completed the paint job of my first tank this week. I quite like how it turned out. I’ll probably make the base colors even lighter for the next vehicle as the different weathering layers darken the overall picture significantly. Hope you like it!
Meet the Heroes: Japanese General Tadamichi Kuribayashi & Private First Class Saigo
“Letters from Iwo Jima” is one of the best WWII movies produced so far. It tells the story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it. The two main characters in the movie are GeneralĀ Tadamichi […]
Stoessi’s Personal Projects: German in Longcoat & MP40, Oddball, Donny v2, a Tiger and a heroic metal box
After having posted most of these pictures here and there on Facebook and Instagram already, I thought it be nice to basically compile all the stuff that I have been working on during the past few weeks. I definitely have a productive phase right now. Let’s hope this doesn’t change anytime soon. š I painted […]
Meet the Heroes: US Marine Corps Corporal Tony Stein
US Marine Corps Corporal Tony Stein customized a .30 caliber M1919 Browning machine gun from a wrecked Navy fighter plane into a highly effective personal machine gun nicknamed “Stinger”. He landed on Iwo Jima February 19, 1945 with his unit and in the assault, he destroyed multiple pillboxes. The Stingerās high rate of fire led […]
Stoessi’s Personal Projects: Reinforcements for my US Airborne
After coming back from the personal coaching with Ben Komets, I really wanted to practice the main technique that he had shown me… the loaded brush! š In essence it is a wet-blending technique where you have a well diluted base color in the reservoir of your brush and a little bit of white color […]