Porsche 911 Turbo painting

 

My latest project that I’m working on is a Porsche 911 Turbo painting. The 930 generation Porsche is probably my favorite version of the 911. When I was a kid, this was the iconic bedroom poster, alongside the Countach and Testarossa. I wanted to make a painting of a red 911 racing down an open road during a beautiful sunny day.

 

Progression from initial sketch to the current state.

 

FJ60 Painting

 

Another painting I started during the pandemic was the FJ60 Land Cruiser. This might be my favorite model of the Land Cruiser. I chose to paint this version in a color/graphic scheme that was very 80s. I really loved getting lost into the details. I finished this painting in June.

This was how the painting looked during the pandemic.

Princess Painting

 

I’ve been busy during the past few months! I decided that I needed to update my blog with some fairly recent painting work. This was a princess painting commission that I worked on in July. It took two solid weekends and a couple late nights after work, but the results turned out great!

Gundam Zaku II MG

Around November 2024, I returned from my Japan trip with two new Gundam MG kits. Before I can get started on those kits, I had to finish my Zaku II. I already assembled the kit and added decals. What it needed was weathering. I saw many examples of weathered Gundams and wanted to make my Zaku II look well worn.

 

The model had to be disassembled for weathering. I used Gundam markers and a paintbrush to create the effect of paint wearing away to reveal metal. I sanded areas to create a rougher finish. I then painted worn areas with a dark grey color, and then silver to indicate metal.

 

I’m very satisfied with the results. I may work on another Zaku in the near future, and try to depict more severe battle damage. I still have to finish other kits I’m working on.