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Posting in a ghost town edition...
Some of the progress in the camouflage, this afternoon I'll do the black and some touch ups.
Right now looks quite weird desu, the colors will tone down I know but I'm not that sure about the beaten and chipped look now. Thou my faith shalt not falter in the darkest moments so I'll stick to it, but if I hate it it's time to strip and start fresh

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Still working on it. Been busy before Christmas.

Just getting into the hobby.
Do you guys buy the specific paints for a kit or do you mix your own?

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been working on my 1/350 independence. I'm currently finishing painting, then it's time to work on deck details, railings, planes, then weathering at last.

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And the black, it's going to stick out with the other colors like a sore thumb
>>6094930
That’s a nice green, wut brand?
Also it’s nice to see some of the missing builds coming back
>>6095053
I started like most people I guess buying some generic/useful colors (white, black, red, german yellow, two greens and plain brown) and then start building the paint stash. It mostly depends on what you like to build and your budged.
Nowadays I buy paint just for the sake of trying, so I can get a wider scope of finishes and just being lazier to mix them too.
If you give more info of what you are planning to build and how much you want to spend we can help you more
>>6095075
Do they usually come with planes or you need to buy them?

>>6095093 this one came with around 12 planes and some ground crew, such as tugs and whatnot, but from what i've seen it's not very common.

>>6095101
They must look nice finished on the deck, but only thinking about painting them is painful...
Nice job on the paint so far btw

>>6095053
I'm not terribly keen on doing much mixing, if you need to do touch-ups later on it can be a bugger to get things exactly right (though enough filters and weathering could hide a lot).

I seldom go straight by the instructions though, mostly due to going with different paint brands, and sometimes because of disagreeing with the colour specified.

(C'mon Dragon, a feldgrau tank, really now?)

>>6095093
Ammmo Moss green. I plan to bring back another build that hasn't been seen in a while. Does "WW2 GB" ring any bells?

>>6094144
Just open a few windows, you'll be fine.

>Go to Reddit
>Modelmakers subreddit is full of inexperienced people buying the most expensive kits possible that they will inevitably fuck up

why...

>>6095075
Looks good, but why are you painting on the sprues?

Also, might want to store that photo-etch on a flat surface, that is an accident waiting to happen.

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>>6095365
>mfw I see someone building an expensive kit and ruining it
Why do people do this?

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My latest completed kit; Rubicon Tiger I, 1/56 scale.

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>>6095427
While it's really a wargaming kit rather than a scale model kit (at least as far as accuracy and detail goes), I figured you guys might like it anyway.

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>>6095429
An SU-85 from the same manufacturer.

>>6095106
I'm gonna try to have the carrier in transport mode with some planes stored on top, and thanks. It can only get better when I get some weathering done.

>>6095367
Thanks, I like to paint smaller parts on the sprues because it makes them easier to handle.
and don't worry, I got a cutting board to keep the PE on.

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Bump

>>6095365
Occasionally there is decent shit. I got banned for being too mean once

>>6095515
Get some crocodile clips and use a piece of styrofoam to hold the pieces, that way you don't have to risk damaging paint from removing parts from the sprue.

Alternatively, you can use toothpicks or bamboo sticks with blue tack on one end to hold parts.

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What's a good model website that recommends extra parts and accessories for the model you've chosen? I'm thinking etched parts and shit.

>>6094930
Turpentine/Mineral Spirits aside, do the solvents inside artist oil tubes attack plastics?

I've got tubes of Windsor & Newton water soluble oil paints from my oil painting days and I want to know if they won't be harsh on plastics.

>>6095676
Read the fucking OP, lazy shit.

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>>6095729

>>6095365
Because a substantial part of the demographic for this hobby is of an age that has disposable income and are coming back to something they remembered doing as a kid.

>>6095676
Just look at scalemates, they list aftermarket accessories for almost every kit on their database.

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>>6095779
Yeah, I'm on that now. Nice list of things. Pretty much what I was looking for.

>>6095780
There's honestly no website related to modelling that I use more often than them. Huge database of almost every kit, and they frequently publish new releases / reviews for them and aftermarket stuff.

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I was thinking of trying a bandai starwars model, I was wondering if you should paint it, or just uild then weather and not paint, does anyone have advice to share about these?

>>6095961
>I was wondering if you should paint it

Yes.

Just be careful about getting paint on any joints prior to complete assembly, Bandai's tolerances are tight as hell. And seal things up hard before weathering, their plastic gets really brittle when it gets a sniff of white spirits.

>>6095961
I have a few and I've already planned out some of the build processes. What's your experience?

>>6095427
>>6095429
Looks nice, you going to paint the tools and cables? What about the rubber connection to pfiefel air filters?

>>6096047
I won't be painting them, no; the idea was to do a fairly fast paintjob as it's for wargaming, and I'm usually an extremely slow painter. As for the feifel filters, I wasnt aware the tubes were rubber. Oops!

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>>6096047
>>6096187

>>6096215
Crews often sprayed paint directly onto the tank without removing cables/tools first.

>>6095365
>it looks cool
>they have the money and are also autistic

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>>6095961
Absolutely paint them. They are fantastic kits just begging to be painted/weathered/lit up

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>>6095093
And the paint job is done. It reminds me of that ww2 English camouflage for the desert and something else I can't remember right now. I did fake highlights of the details, but as they are mostly chipped it's even less noticeable, but it was fun to do.
>>6095138
One of the mark IV? Or perhaps,I'm probably mistaken, but wasn't there some ww1 ship being build some threads ago, it was you?
>>6095365
That's something I've noticed too. There are a lot of meng kits and some of the expensive dragon stuff (I'm not much into planes and boats but I guess it's the same) being listed or started and the results are quite varied, but hey, if you have the money go wild
>>6095427
Those are breedy gud as wargaming minis desu
>>6095677
They don't. At least the ones I've used and in the kits I've done, but more than the plastic per se wouldn't bother you more that it eats the paint or the varnish?

>>6095677
Proper oil paints shouldn't be anything but linseed oil and pigment, so nothign to worry about there. That ain't water soluble though, so God knows what they've put in yours. White spirits can sometimes embrittle plastic something fierce at least.

But as said above me, worry about the paint first. Gets some scrap plastic, slobber on whatever acrylics or enamels or whatever you intend to use, and then slap on a big blob of your "oil" paint and see what happens with paint and plastic alike.

>>6096973
1/35 Academy Hetzer

>>6096993
I need to sleep, I've read ww1 GB (Great Britain. Also now I'm not sure if it was here or somewhere else the ship tho and I wanted to check it

>>6096220
Yeah not the base dark yellow, that went on in the factory

>>6097029
That looks like Africa-yellow but i could be wrong.

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>>6097076
Hard to say but I think the factory yellow ranged from a greenish to brownish hue. The desert seems to have more of a reddish or orange-y hue to me. I remember reading that at some points, they used an oxide red base as well but that may have been early war.

Anyway, I was looking for color chips to post with this but came across this discussion which some of you might find pretty informative. I haven't gone through the whole thing yet..
http://www.militarymodelling.com/forums/postings.asp?th=69323

Pic is Life Color's swatch for FS30400 Afrika Korps Gelb, which seems a little less red than other examples I've surfed up. Something else to note is that consistency of color is going to vary some based on some factors like availability of material and batch mixes.

Okay lads I got a huge german A7V tank by meng for christmas

what should I know about armor in general before I do anything? Only machine ive done before this was a Zero

>>6095365
Oh look. Another example here>>6097675

>>6097675
I guess that depends on what you're aiming for? A straight out of the box build? There's the usual planning that goes into every kit build, I guess. Nothing's really specific to armor but you might want to look over reference pictures and at least skim the instructions to get a feel for it before diving in.

>>6097675
I like battlefield too

>>6097675
I can tell you right now its gonna be eay too difficult for you. I recommend setting it aside for a while

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>>6094930
Painted the fuel tank and added the decals. Turns out that tamiya lacquer thinner works wonders for Ammo and Italeri acrylic paints.
Also the hetzer that should have been finished for the WW2 GB.

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>>6098224
Italeri paint is pretty shit for chipping because it's rubbery. Kinda like Vallejo primer. Also I don't really like the wood on the grousers but it'll have to do.

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>>6097994
I didn't ask for it, I asked for some world war model kits, and got the A7V

>>6097698
>>6097998
I wasn't going to build it yet, forgot to include what are some armor kits I should I look into for practice

>>6094591
Hey modelers, from what I understand the tamiya T-72 isn't very accurate. Whats the best T-72 out there? I'm looking at Zvezda's T-72B now.

>>6098558
Meng if you want a T-72B3 and Trumpeter for other variants

>>6098562
Cool, I'll probably check out the Trumpeter. I'd rather have an early model 1985 T-72B without the ERA. Thanks for the quick reply.

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>Browsing ebay and find this figure of the waifu
>Recognize it as a GK, it's listed as unassembled and unpainted resin kit
>"Oh hell yeah, it's a figure not a lot of other people will have of her and I get to paint it? Let's go"
>Figure it'd just be as simple as putting pieces together like they're legos and painting the thing
>Buy it without doing any research
>Gets here, realize there's so much more shit to model kit building than I realized
>tfw i payed $70 for a brand new hobby I didn't even want
>tfw waifubuying got me owned

Well guess I have a new hobby to learn, sculpting always seemed kinda fun anyway. How'd everyone else get into it?

>>6098802
Sculpting? Unless the kits absolutely and abhorrently fucked you shouldn't need more than some gap filling. Sculpting is what the guy who made the master model did.

>>6098817
Right, wrong word to use. Uhh, "model building always seemed kinda fun anyway" I suppose is more accurate?

>>6098822
That's more like it.

Good luck! (You'll need it.)

>>6098544
If you want an cheapy kit, Tamiya has a few really old 1/35 scale light tanks that put together well. The tooling is really old, so they aren't chock full of detail and accuracy but they hold up well considering. Two kits off the top of my head from them in the 10-15 dollar range:
Chaffee and Panzer II F/G

You can always post here as you build and we can give you some advice and whatnot.

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The last time I posted here is I am drilling the tracks of this tank but here's what i've done so far
The doors are also workable as it always does when I build models

This is still unfiltered so the base looks like desert yellow

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Just finished the bandai stormtrooper as my first kit ever, can't wait to get more

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>>6099022
Doors opened

Using 0.3 or 0.4 mm drill bits usually work

>>6098802
>>6098822
Oh, since it'll probably be file and sandpaper time sooner rather than later I thought I should mention that resin dust can be noticeably toxic. Try not to inhale any significant quantities.

>>6099024
I guess stormtrooper armour would be one case where unpainted plastic isn't too terrible a look.

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I'm wrapping up putting together my 1:48 kit and I don't know how I should proceed into the painting phase.

Should I put the tracks on now or after I'm done painting the hull? Or should I paint the tracks separately.... I imagine that that would lead to chipping, right? While at the same time if I put the tracks on now it would be somewhat hard to get to the parts with little opening space.

>>6099159
Paint the tracks separately then varnish and you should be fine they won't flake. If they do a touch up after they are attached is easy to do.

Incidentally I attach mine first but that's only because I have an airbrush now which makes it easier to paint hard to reach areas.

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More upvoted reddit trash.

>>6099842
Can you please put in your post why you think each one is 'trash'?.

Thanks.

>>6099845
Does anything need to be said? Look at it.

>>6099852
That doesn't answer the question

>>6099856
Overspray on wheels and visible flash.

You're the guy that posted it on there aren't you?

>>6099842
The work reflects how the builder thinks SHIT
Fucking Hell people like this dipshit is why i hate reddit

>>6099863
Well they have to start somewhere I guess. Encouraging them at least helps keep them in the hobby. Lord knows the number of modelers are in decline.

>>6099951
probably because of elitist fags like >>6099842
who would rather ridicule than point out what is wrong/what could be improved

>>6099863
>SHIT Fucking Hell people like this dipshit is why i hate reddit

Quite a spirited reaction to a model that's just overall very unremarkably not very good.

Now if you want a hilarious horrorshow, lurk around /tg/ for one of the fuckup threads there.

>>6099860
I don't see any flash, oraybe you're just too fucking nitpicky. He made a model that HE is proud of and wanted to show off. You can either say "good for you" or move on. Only neckbeards and autists can get so offended by a piece of plastic Jesus christ

>>6099860
>>6099953
I'm not the same guy, and I consider myself pretty mediocre myself but there is a viseable gap in the front, lots of over spray in the wheels and gun tube, some flash can be seen and it looks like whatever black he used for the rubber in the wheels and the muzzle break is a bit too glossy.

>>6100084
There is a little bi on some of the small accessory parts. Look at that cylindrical thing thats buy the driver's station and front headlight. The more you look at it the more you might find.

>>6100084
Go back to ISM, nigger

>>6100088
>>6100084
>>6099863
>>6099842
The kid is 15 just so you know, and I would be willing to bet that it's his first kit.

>>6100098
Still pretty shitty even for a first. I mean the model is not even fully covered in paint

>>6094591
Ehy scg, where I could find the girls in OP pic?

>>6100098
even he is 15 thats bad planning and coordination he painted the black of the wheels first then painted the tank .Everyone knows that you should prime paint the first layer then the black of the tyres thats common sense and by judging on how he handles criticism he doesnt have any

>>6100098
>his first kit.

if you took 5 seconds to look at his profile you'd know it's not his first not to mention the fact that he goes full sperg mode spouting buzzword phrases when someone points out there is overspray on the wheels. Which means he knows it's there, he just doesnt want anyone to tell him about it.

>>6099842
>trash

>>6099842
>I see your profile overview says you've been looking at bbw girls, cool dude. Also you're a dick to everyone maybe you should change that
WEW
E
W
I had to check that post and wasn't disappointed.
If you go through the steps of posting something you've done, you should be prepared to have it judged

>>6100461
That was me he was saying that to and the "BBW" in question was a fat girl I said was shaped like a bag of antlers

Stupid little shit and his stupid fucking tank,

>>6100410
>if you took 5 seconds to look at his profile
I don't stalk people online, you freak
Kill yourself.

>>6100467
Found the 15 year old.

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>>6098224
And the Hetzer is finished. Last and only buildof the year

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>>6100479

>>6100479
Some washes my man and it will be a fine piece, also dust the upper hull a bit so it looks like it has been in the same place as the lower
>>6100466
I kinda dislike that FB attitude of "I posted sumthin done by MYSELF~ and everyone must praise ME" followed by 30 likes and some lowbrow praise. This is why the world is going down the shitter

>>6100491
It already has washes and that's mud. The phone camera doesn't take very good pics and the lighting is shit. I did some worse mistakes, though. Protip: don't build models while you're tipsy

>>6100305
http://www.e2046.com/p/Garupan+Akiyama+Collection/21472/

>>6100466
Youre that cum pound me dude? I think ive argued with you before. Idk.

>>6100604
Probably man. PM me.

>>6099842
Looks better than most things posted in these threads honestly, not that it's good, but look where you're posting first please. Literally look 4 posts above you and see what I mean.

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>>6096973
>>6098224
>>6100479
>>6100481

>>6100657, please

>>6100098
>>6099842
>>6099845
>>6100084
Looking at that guys posts he really is an ungrateful, immature cunt honestly. People don't know how to take criticisms these days, take it and do better the next time, don't bitch at someone for pointing out flaws that can be corrected, especially since the initial poster didn't say anything harsh, but tell him to paint the wheels to get rid of that atrocious overspray.

>>6100660
What's your point? Yes these look better than the StuG that was posted, but there is plenty of room for improvement and criticism here:

That Hetzer looks mediocre overall. Too much chipping all over the place for no reason, especially the scratches on the side. The colors themselves look wrong, and they have zero depth. It looks like a toy rather than a scale model. Could use a lot of work, starting with some color modulation to make the colors pop more, as well as some filters and pigment work. The person who has made these has a grasp of how to spray basic colors flat, but there is no technique above that.

That Whippet is also incredibly bland, maybe it hasn't been weathered yet, but it's nothing special. Again, the color looks like one monotonous color with no variation in tone.

I'm not defending that StuG, it looks like complete trash to be honest, but don't be an elitist. This thread is hardly where the top-quality models of the web are posted. I've seen 10x as many quality builds on Reddit than in these threads honestly, even though for every quality one there is some trash there too.

>>6100672
>>6100410
>>6100365
>>6100267

These are all good points, and I don't feel sorry for him any more after looking at how he takes criticism.

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W.I.P shot of the independence. Got it on its perch so it'll be easier to add deck accessories and more planes.

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Last mail call of 2016! I am starting to hoard these.. I will be moving soon and probably won't have internet available for a while, lol.

Is it possible to airbrush a filter on? Will acrylic filters work well or are oils better?

>>6100755
Yikes. Lots of work to do

>>6100868
oils tend to blend better
something to check out are artists oil based acrylics. They're a hybrid acrylic-oil and are water wash up with oil properties. I tend to use them for weathering but am thinking of trying some flesh tones with the at some point.

I want to do a salt racer kitbash like pictured. Any recommendations for good detailed ww2 kits without breaking the bank? I only hear bad things about airfix and academy but Ive never built one.

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>>6101205
Shit

>>6101205
You can find good deals on tamiya kits on Ebay, 20 bucks on auctions sometimes.

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>>6101445
Vaguely related, I'm chasing some 1:35 jagdpanzer IV kits for 40k conversion. I built an Academy Pz.IV which was a bit of a nightmare. Nicely detailed kit with good engineering on the assembly if that makes any sense, but had hideous issues with mold lines, an entire sprue was misaligned and there was a fair bit of warping. I found some Tamiya jags for $22 AUD on fleabay but they're the old 1976 tooling which every review says is a bag of shit. The 2014 completely overhauled kit goes for $30-60. So my question is, is there another brand I'm overlooking (I have an unhealthy lust for Dragon kits but now their brand is reputable all their shit has exploded in price - getting flashbacks of Walthers' Proto 2000), do I just splash out for the 2014 Tamiya units or since I've already endured the Academy kit will the 1976 Tamiya still be an improvement?

>>6101205
Tamiya, Revell and Airfix 1:48 planes are rather cheap. (Around 10-20 bucks)

Tamiya does a number of 1:48 wheeled Vehicles which you could use as a source for wheels. They also are fairly cheap.

>>6101781
Italeri has an Jagdpanzer 4 too.

Check scalemates.com for more infos about kits.

>>6101205
I keep hearing reasonably positive things about the not so old Airfix airplane kits, so you may not need to avoid those.

>>6101781
https://www.scalemates.com/search-solr.php?q=Jagdpanzer+IV&fkSECTION[]=Kits

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>>6101781
>Dragon is a reputable brand

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New year, new build. Hobby Boss A-38 Toldi.

Apart form the tracks (individual links, not clickable/workable/pre trimmed or anything) it seems like a pretty quick and easy build. Only having sprue A, 2*B, and a really small C has been very convenient so far.

But... I'm not going to make a Toldi, I'm brining this Landsverk design back home to Sweden isntead, making a Stridsvagn m/38. So fill here, scratch build that, and about the kits cost in aftermarket parts to swap stuff out. Which I didn't have the presence of mind to order before I had actually gotten started. But I have 250 Friul track links to trim, straighten and drill while waiting.

>>6101935
Nice. I love the Swedish camo

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>>6102007
If it's splinter you hope for I'm afraid we're a bit early for that. (There is a 1/72 Strv122 in the stash though, so one of these days...)

>>6102025
Still noice. I have a 1/72 Strv M/40L from IBG

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>250 links

Don't you believe them.

Which I guess is nice, because it should apparently be 125 links per side. Now luckily I did a quick count a bit past trimming and drilling half the right side links. Turned out I had done 144 of them, with around 90 left.

Small wonder it was taking bloody forever.

>>6100592
Thank you senpai, much appreciated.

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>Revell (Reboxed ICM) 1/72 Seehund
Not as nice as the 1/35 Bronco kit, which is way newer. Fitting is shaky in parts but it's not an advanced kit out of the box either.

I've had this Seehund mini sub sitting here a while and wanted to redo the canopy with some stretched plastic from things like plastic bottles. I tried doing it once but the plastic didn't want to stretch much, which led me to believe that that bottle I got the plastic from wasn't the proper type. That or I'm doing it wrong. The general idea was to heat the plastic in some stupidly hot water, fish it out, and press it over a bead to get the canopy shape, then cut it out.

Anyway, does anyone have any experience with that? Suggestions on a product that has the plastic I'm looking for? (I'm in the US)

That's blue tack on the side of the sub where I had the stock torpedoes hanging. I want to put on some nice torpedoes but those are damned expensive. Especially those all metal ones, which look really nice.

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Got this Pz.IV equipment set for Christmas to help me with the Nishizumi Pz.II. A bunch of good bits on the sprue that can be used on other panzers.

>>6102548
NP. Good luck!

>>6102568
theres usually lots of info images on pinterest.
for that kind of thing.
hot water may not have been hot enough.

>>6102611
Ever wonder if Tamiya cling to their shitty 1970's molds for the longest possible time just to upsell on the overpriced but modern 'detail kits'?

>>6102729
If the old sculpt still sells, why put the effort into cutting new tooling for that subject instead of something you don't have in your lineup?

>>6102741
The Academy Pz.IV I picked up for $20 came with that exact sprue in the box. It just kind of sends me into cognitive dissonance, that Tamiya is being undercut on pricing, their quality isn't any better, they have the 'detail kit that totally wasn't clipped off the original sprue' racket going on, and they can only coast on their name for so long. For what? They must be making ludicrous money.

>>6102761
'detail kit that totally wasn't clipped off the UPDATED sprue' I mean

>>6102741
Sorry, rambling thought pattern. I can buy two different Tamiya Jagdpanzer IV, either the outdated and badly fucked 1976 cutting, or the 2014 update for a premium $20-30 more. If I didn't check scalemates I'd never know why one is cheaper until I opened the box. But Tamiya will happily sell you the detail kit for $15-25 which still doesn't bring it up to the 2014 standard, but they make a shitload of money out of people's mistake!

>>6102568
Ayy, that looks pretty good

>>6095550
>not knowing how to do touch ups and instead, recommends using clips to hold parts

you're gonna end up doing touch ups anyway so what's the point of doing all of that?

>>6096046
>their plastic gets really brittle when it gets a sniff of white spirits.
then don't use white spirits?

>>6103172
You totally missed the point.

He is informing you of the chance of embrittlement, not saying he'll fucking do it.

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>>6098224
Tried taking some better pics. I know it's rather bland and I did some mistakes during construction. Originally I wanted to build it as Firefly, then I decided to just add the White army markings and leave it green, then it turned out it had a painted fuel tank. Turns out the masking wasn't that bad. Maybe I'm a lazy shit.
I have some other project that I want to try color modulation on.

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>>6103587

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>>6103588
Also finished the grousers. Kinda.

>>6103273
>insinuating that most people used white spirits to weather anyway

Also I've had my fair share of brittle toys and models, and not one disintegrated into a bajillion pieces when I did use white spirits on them (I don't anymore, I hate that smell and I found better and easier ways to weather a model). Nigga probably soaking that shit with white spirits for the plastic to break down

>>6103686
Oh, would you look at that
http://www.themodellingnews.com/2015/06/ever-since-new-star-wars-at-st-kit-from.html

>>6103708
Makes no sense. He had it coated in alclad. The thinner didnt eat through that

>>6100880
Any criticisms that you could provide please? I'm drawing blanks as to what else I can do to improve it besides planes and crew

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I miss 1/32 aircraft guy

>>6103761
Could just be the lighting in the pic but it looks like one uniform block of grey. You need to do some detail painting and some post shading on the hull

>>6103708
>An oil wash using a heavily thinned dark grey oil paint is now applied. Attention was paint to all of the details over the model. Overflow and messy parts are easily cleaned up with a brush moistened with white spirit.
>oil wash of heavily thinned
>overflow and messy parts are easily cleaned up with a brush moistened with white spirits

So....this guy soaked it up with oil then cleaned up the overflow and messy Parts with yet more oil-based products, and then wonder that the plastic reacted badly to it?

Damn you're thick.

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>>6104000
Oh I see, yeah it was just the lighting + angle of the pic. Here's a better shot of it at the workshop

>>6104361
Post the Kraz

>>6104361
I think that looks pretty nice, I like the little tug on the deck, with the towbar.

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>>6104412
It's a Western Star wrecker, but sure

>>6104559
Thanks, you can't really see it in that picture, but it's getting ready to tow an f6f that's coming up from the lower deck

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>>6104583
A pic of the engine (Cummins n14). I measured the chassis at 15 inches

Jagdpanzer anon here; the Italeri kit is a pain to get and nobody seems to think it's good or bad (which would be perfect if I could get it for $20 but it's more like $50) so now I'm considering the 2014 updated Tamiya kit, or the Cyber-Hobby "not a dragon" kit; leaning towards cyber hobby.

>>6104958
Being capable of making your own informed decisions is a part of being an adult

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>>6104993
>shitposting on a slow general

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Current wip. Hopefully I'll get better someday.

>>6105082
You're literally contributing nothing but "which kit should I buy"? Nobody here has owned both kits. You're asking us to do research for you and then recommend you a suitable path, preferably with backing evidence.

otherwise you're just blogposting at which point you can also fuck off.

If you really need somebody else to tell you what you already know, go get the cyber hobby one. If you feel the constant feeling of regret or contemplation at what could have been, congratulations, you're literally a child.

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>>6105160
Someone is a bit salty. And STILL shitposting on a slow regular.

>>6104361
I have the same kit. You did a really good job. I love building 1/350 ships but never do PE rails. I just don't have the patience for it.

I recall seeing a product somewhere that can be applied to tyres to make them look more natural, but for the life of me I can't remember what it's called. Any ideas?

>>6105160
>implying I haven't already scoured scalemates and other websites like I've said in previous posts
>asking for any hands-on experience is asking to be spoon fed
Or, you know, whoever has had any experience with either kit or even an opinion on cyber-hobby vs tamiya can weigh in with pros or cons, since reviews are thin on the ground and usually blatant shilling. At this point even "Tamiya make better rubber track lengths" is useful information.

>>6105474
Honestly just sounds like some kind of solvent to make the rubber go matte and crack a bit.

>>6105479
Possibly, but I think it was more of a residue left on the surface. The cracking part sounds wrong, though.

What nail buffer block do you guys use? any random shit from a dollar store or what? does it matter which one i get? are the ones with multi colored sides bad?

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My newest one. I realy don't paint it.

>>6105474
>more natural
What do you mean by that? Make them look dusty?

>>6105541
I don't remember, honestly. I just know it made them look less plastic and clearly-not-a-tyre and more... tyrish. Possibly more dusty, as I'd expect tyres to be dusty anyway.

>>6105555
To clarify, it was specifically marketed to make tyres look like tyres, not another product repurposed.

>>6105513
Why not?

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>>6105498
the first ones a purchased were pic related, from china. I use the shit out of them when building anything.

they increase in grit from sand to polish but theyre a bit large for some stuff.

ive yet to try smaller thinner sticks, some model companies make sticks but theyre more expensive.

you should also have al grades of wet/dry sand paper.

on top of that you should have a full set if micromesh polishing cloths
these can be used to get scratches out of clear parts.

for some awkward sanding a fiberglass brush is recommended.

if I was on a budget the wet and dry sandpaper would be my choice purchase because it can be used in so many ways, stuck to a lollypop stick for example.

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>>6105556
well if theyre plastic the first step usually would be to paint then in maybe Tamiya rubber black paint or an equivalent.
it gives a slight lighter grey effect.

>>6105452
Thanks, honestly, I looked at the rails and said "it can't be harder than 1/700". Plus this might motivate you to do it, but these railings practically fall into place on this ship

>>6105558
Over the years I don't have steady hands anymore

I hate how expensive figures are. 20 bucks for a single resin? Wtf

>>6105766
Then buy plastic. I doubt you have the skills to paint the resin ones anyways

>>6105770
i wish someone make 54mm or bigger figures in plastic. not talking about busts.

>>6105829
Miniart and Dragon do 1/16 figures in plastic.

>>6105770
Lolwut?

I'm talking 1/35. It's not like resin and plastic take a different skill set.

>>6105851
How a pic of your painted figures. I'm saying why do you want to buy expensive resin figures if you'll probably end up fucking them up?

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>>6105859
Because its for a WW1 french kit and its somewhat niche. While there are a few companies that make plastic, the highest quality are resin.

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>>6096973
Working on the wheels. I also did the filter and I fucked up badly, the a.mig 1500 filter brown for white is (at least the one I've got) more like a wash than a filter. And I worked with it at night and something looked weird but I blamed the lack of good lighting. And wew, now the hull looks like it's been under some dirty as fuck africanish rain.
>>6100868
You can airbrush it, both enamel/oil or acrylic. But I would recommend to work it with a brush for control (and get a good light set up so you don't fuck up)
>>6105147
That's a nice and rare tank, it's the finemold one or the tamiya rebox? Also those huge surfaces scream dot rendering, are you going to do that late war jap jagged tricolor scheme or just base green?
>>6105474
Paint and wearthering like >>6105575 said is the only thing that I can think of, rubbers are pretty stable and I don't think that exist a chemical for hobbyists to get a dull look on the market

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>>6105993
Hull (fucked up filter) and turret (no filters yet) contrast to illustrate the fuck up

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>>6103588
Started the chipping. Trying to concentrate it on the most used areas

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>>6106112

>>6105998
Starting to look more interesting. No blue on the hull?

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>>6106122
The chipping done in the motor area is perfect, just the perfect quantity, and this comes from a chipped and wasted afvs. Being a plain green vehicle with such obvious volumes you could try to give it some fake highlights to the "protusions" with a darker color than what you used to chip but lighter than the base color. Also kudos to those who do wwI stuff and all those river washes
>>6106135
Yeah, there is but for example the one on that side is between the sand ones, but due the dirt it doesn't even seems to be there on the pic. With the side skirts its easily visible tho

>>6106102
I think you really needed to do some post shading first. The washes and chipping look good though

what can windex be used for? how do yall clean your brushes and airbrushes? im trying to look for anyway cost effective method i can. So far i have pledge floor care for clear gloss, lighter fluid for enamel thinner.

>>6106102
Chipping looks good. Whatcolor did you use? Sponge method? I can never get mine to look that good

>>6106177
Dunno, I kinda like the normal green look. I have a few other kits that I want to try color modulation on.

>>6106181
I used the same green I painted the model and added a bit of white. I did this for white and red as well. First I used the sponge technique and then a fine brush.

>>6106195
Normal green is fine but having a blanket of uniformity doesnt look great. Darker shades under the tracks and lighter uptop would make it look ten times better.

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>>6106200
I tried doing color modulation once...
Next time I'll buy proper set to test it out. I'll turn this into a winter whitewash testbed

>>6106102
Tone down that wash, it's way too dark / thick, especially around the rivets. Chipping looks better, you kept it more subtle which is a good thing.

>>6106224
Aside from a few panels that looks really good

>>6106224
Apply some washes and a filter and it will tone the colors down alot.

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Just need dust, mud, and some chains

>>6106224
The light green color you used to modulate is way too light, needs to be far more subtle to be effective. Try overspraying some of the original color in light spots over the lighter color to tone it down, while still keeping the modulation in place.

Putting together an old 1/72 Revell Spit kit I had under my bed.

It requires some drilling in the wings for some details but I don't own a pin vise, are there any alternatives that could work? I do have a power drill with some small bits but I fear that is largely overkill

>>6106483
Just buy a pin vise. Its pretty invaluable

>>6106483
Use the drill to grip but turn the bit by hand. Anything faster absolutely will fuck things up.

As anon said, a pin vise is invaluable, however if you're poor you can make do with a collet set that comes with a little chuck adapter. They're on eBay for under ten bucks.

>>6106483
pin vice on ebay, 1.73 frm china or 2.75 for a 4set from uk.

let me guess youre not going to be painting it

>>6098822
Although it is also good to get a pack of greenstuff and spare body parts and machines and sculpt and assemble random shit.

Whats your preferred method for mud effects on tracks? I normally mix pva, sifted dirt and water but when it dries it becomes a completely different color than when I apply it.

I tried paint and baking soda once and that looked ok

>>6108513
That's a weird method I think, and using pva glue doesn't give a shinny and white finish? Try to add pigments or some kind of paint.
What I do is mix some pigments, Paris plaster, dirt and/or static grass and then add some white spirits to mix it up, also depending on what color I also add enamel products.
And the other way is just usin some a a.mig mud and that's it.

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SV-001 from Metal Slug. This was a real pain to put together. The left antennae broke off, and it was too small to crazy glue. It's still a great looking model imo

>>6108643
>The left antennae broke off, and it was too small to crazy glue

Drill out the mount, add a piece or brass rod/plastic rod/drawn out sprue as replacement antenna.

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>>6094591
what is a decent, inexpensive airbrush for someone that has never airbrushed before? Is something like this good enough?

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I finished my sanding blocks I got from Hobbymate. Pretty happy with them even though they didn't come colored like the photo said they did, so I washed some color on for looks.

Hindsight 20/20, I would've used a different color than blue, but this is the first time I used latex-backed paper.

>>6109010
If you want to throw away money, yes it's fine.

Honestly though, it really depends. How dedicated are you to wanting to learn how to airbrush? If you're serious about it and the hobby, it's much better to invest in a good airbrush, not the cheapest thing you can find. Somelike like an Iwata Eclipse, a Badger Renegade RK-1, a Badger 105, or a Harder and Steenbeck Ultra are all good mid range options around the $100-150 price point.

I did the same thing you did when I started, I got a really cheap master airbrush, and it wasn't the worst thing. It worked for my skill level and just doing basic paint jobs, but they are poorly designed airbrushes made of cheap chinese parts, they don't last long, and they are over-complex with too many parts to clean. For example, the airbrush I bought required you unscrew the nozzle with a little tool everytime you needed to clean it, which is pretty much after every airbrush session. The airbrush I'm using now, a Harder and Steenbeck CR+ is so simple and easy to clean, while at the same time it's of incredible quality and sprays very fine.

The Badger Patriot is the cheapest of the ones I mentioned though:
https://www.amazon.com/Badger-Air-Brush-Patriot-Gravity-Airbrush/dp/B002W84GTO/

It's still pretty cheap, and miles ahead of the thing in your picture. You really are sort of paying for quality with airbrushes, the more expensive you get usually the better the product, though there are exceptions to that like Iwata's overpriced custom microns.

>>6109118

I second Iwata Eclipse. I own a Revolution .5mm and an Eclipse .3mm and the Eclipse is the bee's knees.

>>6109118
>>6109136
Not to mention you can turn around and sell it if you haven't thrashed it while learning on it at a much higher price than a cheapo one.

>>6109010

Also don't buy a compressor without a storage tank. A shit tier airbrush won't be better from a storage tank but a good airbrush can be made shit by a bad compressor with no tank.

Trust me. Budget 150 for compressor, 100 for airbrush, and you'll know that you weren't held back by bad equipment.

>>6109118
>though there are exceptions to that like Iwata's overpriced custom microns
do you own a Custom Micron? if not, how do you know they are overpriced?

Harder and Steenbeck CR+ is as expensive as CM-C2, what does it do that Custom Micron doesn't?

>>6109267

I've owned a Micron. A Micron is a .18.

With a .3 you can do what you can do with a .5 or a .18, with a .18 you can MAYBE do what a .3 can do, but never what a .5 can. With a .5 you can do MAYBE what a .3 can do, but never what a .18 can do. Microns are nice, but I think the cheapest ones you can buy are around $400. Is it worth it? No. Get good with a .3 and never look back. Iwata Micron users are a little bit of an elitist group.

It'd be better to get a .3 and a .5 than one .18.

Don't waste your money.

>>6109283

Same guy, also it'd be half as cheap.

>>6109263
THIS. Although you can go cheap-ish with a compressor (90% of the premium. market is basic compressors with fancy "silent running" tech; pay just enough for a not-shit unit and put up with the noise) but a reservoir tank is essential. Pressure regulator and a water condenser are also investments you won't regret.

>>6109541
Just buy a shop compressor. I use one with a 24L tank. Yeah, it's noisy but when the tank is full you won't need to turn it on for quite a while. Also they're pretty cheap. I had one of those AS-186 chinkshit hobby compressors and well, it was shit. They get very hot after only like half an hour of work and they run almost constantly because they have only a 3L tank.

>>6109552
Yup, exactly. I have my father's expensive and fancy hobby compressor that runs quietly and has a 4L tank for indoor spraying and when I need something portable, and a midsize shop compressor with a 16L tank that's loud as fuck and heavy, but it was a third the price and works just as well.

>>6109267
I only paid $250 for the CR+, Microns run like $400-$500. They're not inherently bad airbrushes, they are top quality for the finest of detail work, but they are still incredibly over-priced.

The reason I got a CR+ though is because it resists corrosion from lacquer paints and lacquer thinners which I use pretty often.

>>6109754
I saw someone recommending this compressor in a previous thread:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NOSCDPA/
Actually looks quite nice, I'm debating replacing my current one, which is incredibly loud and has a very corroded tank with this.

Also, for the guy buying an airbrush / compressor, don't forget to drain your compressor tank every time you use it... Else the inside will turn into a pile of rusty sludge.

>>6109823
Just as a general safety measure you should open the drain point after use to ensure there's absolutely no pressure in the tank. I know, what's the worst a residual 3psi could do, but it's just good habits.

>>6109263
>>6109541
Yeah I already got a compressor for Christmas, just some harbor freight one that was probably like $50 but it has a tank and seems good enough. Guess I'll look for a bit nicer airbrush

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The hull didn't end as badly as I thought. I could tame the filter with a sponge and white spirits (not really effective but something did) and another filter yellowish-buff based. Also the dark wash gives it a deeper appearance. I think that maybe some sandy dirt would give it a nicer contrast visually
>>6109010
It has been extensively discussed so I will only add my personal recommendation for a badger patriot 105 as its a trooper and cheap to get replacement parts. On the long run you will probably want to complement it with another of finer nozzle for detailing, but for now is a really good investment

>>6094591
What figures are those?

>>6110193
>I can't read or use google
>>6100592

>>6109823
that thing looks pretty heavy but damn does it seem quiet. Considering returning the one i just got and paying the extra money for that guy

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>>6109823

That was me.

Here's a youtube video of how quiet it is, it looks heavy duty but it's whisper quiet, no more loud than a hobby compressor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_myFbcjiQ1k

I 100% recommend it.

>>6110166
>>6109118
Thanks for the suggestions, ill just get the badger patriot 105. Where is a good place to get paint (either online or brick and mortar) and what brand of paints are best without breaking the bank?

>>6110166
How expensive was the shipping to Spain?

>>6110261

Oh and if you get it, remember the compressor feeds to 1/4" hose, so you'll need a hose or connector that goes from 1/4" to a 1/8", I'd recommend just getting a moisture trap with the correct fittings. More tube the better though, 1/4" hose is basically another buffer against dotting. I got mine for like $10 for a 25' hose but Harbor Freight sells them at 50' for the same price, just don't expect them to help you with fitting cause they don't know fucking anything.

>>6110261
>HAIL ZEON
>>6110264
Here the paints cost mostly the same in store and online, except tamiya and mr color that might vary a 50 cents or so. I suppose that you could buy what you can in the store and order the rest is a good solution unless you prepare a big order. It depends on how are the LHS where you live and what you can get or not.
As for paints I would sat that overall Tamiya acrylics are really good despite their expensive thinner, but can be thinned with isopropyl alcohol (might need to check if it's that one) too. Next would come Vallejo, which are the best for brush painting and also have some airbrush ready ones (can be thinned with plain water) and ammo mig for their excellent color range and easy use and results. These three would be my recommendations for paints, and all have they good and bad
>>6110274
The T-90? I bought it as a preorder in the ammo mig store along some other stuff so it was free (Spain and Portugal is free over 30€ if I remember well, Europe I'm not sure, rest of the world I suppose that 15€ or something like that if I had to guess). Right now they sell it for an extremely high price there so I recommend to buy it elsewhere if you can

What do you guys recommend as a decent first airbrush?

>>6110334
Read the thread, seriously go about 20 or so posts above you and there are a few posts talking exactly about this.

See
>>6109118
>>6109136
>>6109226
>>6109263
>>6109267

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>>6095365
>going to reddit

>>6110355
Yeah, saw it after I posted. I live in the UK and the Harder & Steenbeck ultra is a lot cheaper than the badger (presumably because the badger is imported from the US), I can get the ultra with both 0.2 and 0.4 nozzle kits for less than the badger. My question is, is the ultra noticably worse than the badger or is the badger just recommended more since it's much cheaper in the US?

>>6110367
Harder and Steenbeck is a German brand, so yes it's probably cheaper to buy them in the UK considering Badger is a US brand.

I can speak for H&S's quality though, they make good airbrushes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-02sp3yRKPA

>>6110382
Their parts are expensive as hell. Also they cost more than Badger even in Europe. I can get a 105 from my LHS for 90 euros

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Super over-exposed pic but I like it anyway

>>6110309
Throwing in 2c that if you're willing to put up with enamel-based paints, Testors airbrush beautifully (one thin-ish coat and enjoy a night-indestructible base with perfect detail preservation) and Humbrol metallics are loaded with unbelievable amounts of pigment which makes it super easy to do chipping with a sponge/drybrush.

>>6110454
The mud looks great.

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>>6111459
Thanks. It was a hard build but I'm pretty happy.

what is the dark souls equivalent of scale modelling

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>>6111602
Ships. No question about that.
IMO cars come close too, the paint surface has to be perfect.

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First diorama done

>>6111602
Well that depends what you want
Hard because lots of unnecessarily broken up pieces: dragon/cyber hobby

Hard because the pieces provided don't line up: revell, AMT, or italeri

>>6111622
Looks odd m8. Can't figure out what exactly but something doesnt look right

>>6111645
Maybe because the top half of the car is completly clean and the mud on the car doesnt match the base

>>6111622
Why is the windshield unpainted?
That ground looks like shit with peanuts

In a spot of bother here lads
Can someone tell me if the airfix kit is the only type 45 model available that isn't the big gay £1000 one?

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>>6111602
Vacuform perhaps? A bit of flash to clean up.

>>6111669
https://www.scalemates.com/topics/topic.php?id=57324

https://www.scalemates.com/topics/topic.php?id=1375

>>6111681
what the fug I searched for that myself
I must be retarded or something I never got these results
cheers anon

>>6111645
Probably the mixture I tried using coupled with the discolored mud; >>6111646 Hit the nail on the head with this, I wasn't expecting the diorama spray to settle so dark, so I wasn't prepared with the correct color. I'm gonna hit the pigments with a darker brown once i'm out again.

>>6111650
I tried using a mix of spackling and some medium buff i got, then covered it with that diorama spray paint they sell, but it obviously didn't go over too well. When I built this kit a year ago I forgot entirely about the windshield before it was too late, so I just sort of rolled with it.

>>6111645
Maybe because it's just a toy car with a bit of mud painted on and not an actual painted model kit?

>>6111741
Thank you for the compliment

>>6111741
also I find it funny that all of these people will talk shit without a hint of constructive criticism but I never see any of their work posted...

>>6111768
How do you know their work hasnt been posted in the thread. Its an anonymous image board bruh

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>>6111676

>>6111768
Here is a piece of constructive criticism:
Construct a model before you post in the model general

>>6111784
22 done to date. Show us some of your work then?

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>>6111791

>>6111791
>>6111792
Get a room.

>>6110382
Thanks, I ordered the 2 in 1 kit.

>>6111792
24, my bad: http://imgur.com/a/yo4UP

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How do people assemble 1/72 Zvezda headlights?

>>6112292
with skill

>>6112292
Very carefully

>>6112292
you absolutely have to use needle nose pliers for any model in 1/35 and up
you could MAYBE get away with using some kind of tac to hold onto it while the glue sets on the contact points, but I don't recommend it

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>>6111676
>>6111776
Dark Souls on max difficulty is the old Horizon figurines. Vacuformed vinyl. It doesn't like putty, it doesn't like paint (as in it fucking dissolves or the paint runs off) and if you make a mistake you have a virtually irreplaceable kit that is fucked forever.

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I see lots of tanks and other stuff so here is a car I just completed.

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>>6112509

Despite about 100 dryfits, rear cowling doesn't sit 100% right

>>6112476
>Oh the horror, the horror...
Jesus, why would someone do a kit with that material?
>>6112518
Look what interferes or what is bent and sand/cut so it sits naturally

>>6112509
>>6112518
That's splendid, m8
would you have any recommendations for a racing car to start with?
I'm a fan of the old open topped brit ones, but I'm not at all invested in it past the aesthetics

>>6112541

It's the rear tyre, would take an entire re-working of the rear suspension. May do it at some point in the future.

>>6112556

A good racing car would be R33 Calsonic. It's a simple paints cheme with few decals to get used to them, good interior too.

>>6112541
>Jesus, why would someone do a kit with that material?
Turns out vinyl is actually pretty great for large scale figurines, Horizon just had growing pains developing the tech and the old stuff is finicky. Modern techniques either cast it solid much like a resin or use a harder compound if they're vacuforming.

>>6112571
Looks like a good shout, cheers.
I've heard nothing but good things about Tamiya models for beginners, so I'm guessing their 1:24 kit would work out well.
Not too keen on the overall design of the car, but the kit's cheap enough that it doesn't matter what I think of it.

>>6112589

Tamiya is indeed great, once you get a few of them under your belt it's worth investing in some Fujimi or Hasegawa kits.

>>6112556
Also interested in old open top cars but the ony kits I see are like 1/12 for hundreds of dollars

>>6112604
Speaking of Hasegawa, how many MaK anons are in here? I saw a Krote and some of the power suits in the last general. I should take some pics of the SF3D kits we have stashed in a cupboard.

>>6112620

Ebbro produce a variety of vintage 1/20 F1 models. Very high quality as well.

>>6112627
I mean old. Like ww1 spoked wheel race cars. Idk how else to describe them I dont know anything about cars.

>>6111731
You could still fix it up some at this point if you're feeling up to it. A little dust on the top and more of a mix of wet and dry mud should help. The ground itself needs some paint to homogenize the color for less "peanut." A new layer of material, if you want it less chunky -just brush it over some.

Some liquid mask on the windshield and some thinned paint layered on the frame should do the trick. Takes a little patience maybe.

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>>6111602
Scratch building a subject in it's entirety, Griffon Model Super sets.

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That's pretty much what's doable before DHL gets me my gun bits, tools, etc.

Friul tracks where a good idea. I did give the included tracks a look for the twelve link strip of spares. I think I managed to force four of them together before I gave, anyone who's actually made the whole tracks with the included links should get an applause and a padded cell.

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>Upvoted on reddit

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>>6114403

>>6114403
And that's a trauma you won't get over unless we play therapists for you?

>>6114407
That's got to be satire anon.

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>>6114400
I've built that kit before, actually a long ass time ago but I never completed it, even got Fruils to replace the godawful kit links. I think I stopped working on it because I disliked how the camouflage came out or something.

Looks like you're scratch building a few details? Did you get a tool set for the exterior as well? For some reason the Hobby Boss kit doesn't have any exterior tools.

>>6114407
>Italeri decal

for what purpose?

>>6114466
>>6114407
It was the guys first model. Its ok.

>>6114556
>Upvoted to the same level as actual models

That's some new age self esteem bullshit right there buddy.

>>6114556
>Its ok.
For an 8 year old maybe.

>>6114595
Maybe its an upvote to welcome a new kid to the hobby. Its not really a big deal.

If you wanna see bad, check out the guy who did the 1/350 IJN as his first mode and got gold for it. He's in the middle of a really shitty pirate ship build.

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you guys only do weathered finishes or do some of you make clean and crisp models. I dont see too many clean military type kits. Just wondering cuz i know gunpla builders tend to favor them.

>>6114673
I actually like clean models, but it's hard to make it look good and realistic because of the scale (usually). I usually do only minor weathering.

>>6114663
Wait, a gold medal or that Jewish reddit gold crap?
>>6114673
Some people do "clean" builds, stoping at the paintjob and varnish coat, maybe some basic washes and drybrush. But what looks and is more interesting to execute is trying to capture a snap of reality in a little plastic piece and fool people to think it's metal, rust and dirt. Don't fall for that "weathering is to cover mistakes~" shitter excuse, not only making a convincing weathering is a ton of work, bringing some life into it is a hard job.
That's why people weather stuff that's used in dirty environments, what sense does it make to make a pzIII from whatever German division in X year in Y battle to the smallest detail if it looks like has a cleaning crew 24/7 looking after it and was in a private hangar for itself?
As for gundams I saw some anime of it when I was younger and that's it so I can't say for sure, but that battle in space and are big so I'm not sure if they get much grime or what, depends of the battle conditions and crew maintenance. As they are not real is hard to say and get references to it but they could do it. Maybe they play with them or something and some of the weathering would be on the way or just like them like that

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>>6114663
Wow, I just looked that up... why?

This is a $350+ kit, unpainted. How do people like this exist? How do they make the decision to spend nearly half a grand on a kit, when they have no idea how to paint or even build it properly?

>>6114755
https://www.reddit.com/r/modelmakers/comments/4i9sbn/the_second_model_ive_built_in_my_life_the_tamiya/
Read the comments. This is the problem with Reddit, not even one critical comment, not even a suggestion to not leave a model unpainted, or learn how to remove nubs properly, or anything like that.

Are there any household items made of the same stuff as scale models? (Polystyrene? I don't know)

I have a boat load of models built, but none painted. The couple of times I've managed to work up the courage to try and paint brush one of them, I've fucked it up royally (paint just wouldn't adhere, would float around on the surface like water, or would seem to coagulate and clump together)

Really put me off trying again incase I ruin one of my models. I assume I'm just not thinning correctly. I only have a couple of basic colours so I'm open to buying a set from a different company that's comes pre-thinned if that's possible.

>>6114791
What paint and thinner are you using?
That sort of information helps a ton

>>6114755
You sure thats unpainted or half painted the hull dont come red ya know and those planes dont come green at first although i can see many parts that ae unpainted like hell

>>6114403
Painting is okaaay but a little unrealistic so whats the problem here

>>6114964
The weathering looks like he accidentally spilled black paint and then tried to wipe it off.

>>6114755
I hate this guy so much but I cant call him out on reddit cause the mods will reban me

>>6114964
>base grey is like sandpaper
>enormous seam up the spine, ill fitted parts everywhere
>one thick coat of black on the engine nacelles, swirly finish and grey coming through in places
It's what kids do when they don't know better and adults when they're too lazy to care. I'm not the kind that expects show quality finish from everyone but there are minimum standards. Even as a kid I knew gaping seams were a mistake to be fixed.

>>6114791
Things with a "6" in the recycling triangle or a huge "PS" on them

>>6115020
I havent build an A 10 yet so i cant really tell Btw any good a 10 kits to recommend

>>6114957
>the hull dont come red ya know
Actually, it does
>planes dont come green
Actually, they do

>>6115297
Oh i guess thats the new kits me old New Jersey and Musashi doesnt come with a pre painted hull or pre painted planes

>>6114673
I've always liked the idea of the show floor model version. I've got a die cast Warthog that's got pristine paint applications and not a spot of weathering, and I always think of it as the one they show to the generals to interest them in purchasing it.

>>6114523
A touch of scratch building, some exterior tools, and most importantly new gun barrels since the Toldfi and the Strv m/38 I'm making have quite different looking armament.

>>6114797
Cheap white spirits as a thinner.

Tamiya acrylic as paint.

>>6114523
It's fine. Finish the damn thing already

>>6115515
You know how oil and water don't wanna mix?

Acrylics are water based.

White spirits are oil based.

To airbrush Tamiya acrylics, sue their X-20A thinner. For brush painting use X-20A or (works for me but apparently not for a lot of guys) water. In either case denatured alcohol or windshield wiper fluid could work if you want to experiment.

Use primer.

>>6115327
>pre painted

yeah they arent pre painted.

You know how some models come cast in grey, and some are black or tan? It's like that.

>>6115515
The fact you knew it was tamiya acrylics meant that you could have just googled it and found out in 30 seconds that was the problem. Use solvents which work for the kind of paint you're using. Dont just think "oh that's paint thinner" because there is alcohol which will make you blind and alcohol which will get you drunk

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>>6114556
maybe for someone with parkinson's

>>6115774
looks like they painted it with household magnolia paint.

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>>6094591
Let me preface this by saying I am a complete retard.

How do I into cel shading.

I like this form of painting because it brings things to life.

If you have a guide can you post it please.

>>6116148
Its really easy. Use masks and solid colors. Its hard to explain but very simple

>>6116148
You want it to look like in your pic? Like the borderlands game or like a cartoon overall?
For that to work you will need to pic a light source and work the shades/highlights so your model will end looking like it's illuminated from a certain angle forever.
If that's what you want I don't know any tutorial any more than what google would show us both so I don't know. A related technique would be "spotlight" but that's pretty hard to pull off or slightly related would be also the "black&white" technique but working the base modulation to whatever fake lights and shadows you need. All this supposing that I've understood what you asked for tho

>>6116148
Head over to /tg/ and ask about non-metal metal (usually abbreviated NMM) techniques. I'm not a fan of it but a similar technique can be used to create a cel shaded effect.

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>>6116200
Yeah like the pic.

I want to do what the guy in the pic did to this. I grabbed the pic off of eBay. I want to give my stuff a livelier look. I will practice on some junk stuff first.

>>6116210
Thanks, heading there now.

Somewhat model reated question: do purple non-UV leds exist?

Looking for a non-aerosol lacquer paint available in the US. Similar to floquil. Any ideas? Looking for a variety of colors.

>>6116666
Probably should check with art supply stores. I remember hearing lacquer is difficult to get due to EPA type laws or something.

>>6116527
really you're gonna want to look into model car paints as they are usually glossier than military paints, also like one of the other anons said masking. paint a first layer, tape where you want the paint to stay, then paint a layer over the first. That looks to be how he did the hood.

Other than that, black felt pens might be how he did the outlining, probably fine tip

>>6116527
Can I get a link to that?

Alright, I'm fairly new to models, I painted one last year, but never did more due to lack of a work space. I have a work space now and painted some small tamiya german machine gun crew members, now I'm trying to paint pic related and having a bit of an issues.


The color guide says vallejo WW2 feldgrau 930 is what his uniform should be, but it comes out fairly bright, even the official painted model on the site doesn't seem to be the same color. What would you suggest mixing together to get color close to the picture? Currently I have a feldgrau + black going and so far its as close as ive been able to get.

tldr: what colors make gorings uniform

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>>6116973
fug forgot image

>>6116973
It's my understanding that feldgrau has a hint of green. You might want to see if you can find a few color examples of the uniform he's wearing though.

>>6116927
http://m.ebay.com/itm/Custom-Transformers-Devastation-Cel-Shaded-Masterpiece-Sideswipe-MP-12-G1-/381882455029?nav=SEARCH

>>6117296
I'd do that for less than 600 honeslty.

>>6116973
Tamiya Fieldgrau XF-65.

Make sure you're mixing and stirring the paint bottles as much as possible before you take it out as the pigments can settle at the bottom which affects the colour.

If you're airbrushing, dont worry about getting the colour exact because subsequent washes will make the whole thing appear darker (just like the shadows in the picture do).
If you are not happy with the finished product at the end, you can go over the whole model with a filter to subtly change the tone.

>>6116635
Yes but they are quite expensive. Some already shortcut and use a pair of red and blue SMD's (Surface Mount Diodes, the tiny LED's you see in phone displays and other compact electronics) with a lens to combine the emitted light.

>>6117477
How expensive are we talking? I only need 4 3mms and I cant find them anywhere.

I might just end up painting some white ones.

>>6116973
>>6117324
Both are wrong. WWI and WWII Feldgrau are two different colors. Tamiya's isn't even right for WWII.

What's next on your build log? I want to do an old AMT star destroyer or an aoshima bttf delorean

>>6116827
Also you can decant spray paint but thats kind of a hassle

>>6117561
What are you planning on using it on?

>>6117561
I don't think those exist (don't take this as a 100% affirmation tho).

https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12704
is my go to store, 400nm is UV sadly and 5mm.

http://www.ledssuperbright.com/100-3mm-purple-leds-p-28
a possible proof they exist but don't specify the wavelength and I don't know if its a good place to buy

Buy some white ones in your local electronic store or somewhere cheap and painting them would be the easiest way to get non UV purple

>>6117580
>>6117581
An expensive resin model.

I think I'll just color some white ones. I've used that in the past but it somewhat difficult to get consistent coloring.