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Bump my dudes c'mon. My Hitachi is still on its way, nothing else

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Not sure how to reply to comments in the previous thread but Remora album comjng soon

>>6293270
>My Hitachi

Magic wand or nuclear power plant?

>>6293277
Just do the >>postnumber thing as usual.

>>6292593

Is the Alclad Aqua Gloss mixable with the Alclad Klear Kote Matte?

>>6293314
no

>>6293314
>>6293377
This guy is correct, Aqua Gloss is an acrylic, Klear Cote is an enamel. Try using their Gloss Klear Kote (ALC 310).

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Some progress on the Viper Mk. VII. I bought some brass tubes and am replacing the gun barrels with them, as well as making some minor details on the kit such as little thrust nozzles that are found throughout the ship. I also replaced the crappy molded on what looked like springs on the landing gear with some copper wire. Finished cutting out the air intakes on the wings as well.

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When I finish these guys it's time to come back to the real deal. Finally got the stuff I needed for the tiran and I should get to finally prepare the tiger for priming and finishing the fucking last track

>>6285351
Nice
>>6292093
I hate the colors but the model looks good, try satin varnish next time. But why it's so shinny? If you did oils it should have killed the shine quite a lot coupled with weathering. Also if you weather it with some chipping and streaks don't forget the dust and mud, because if you don't put any it looks like its sitting abandoned (dunno if that's what you were after).

>>6291720
>Vallejo
>Beaner
Triggered.

Also
>Thinning varnish
>Thinning "100% ACRYLIC RESIN" (written in big words on the bottle, that btw, also states that "can be thinned with water") with isopropyl alcohol

Lad, I would try next time to read a bit and think before using something. Do you put gasoline in a diesel car too just because both burn? You are the only one to blame for being illiterate and a retard.
Anyway you can try ammo mig (I use it straight from the bottle and I like their satin more than vallejo one), alclad (hard to find sometimes here a bit expensive for their results) and tamiya (pseudo-acrylic as you should know, can be thinned with their thinner, but incredibly expensive for the small quantity sold) for your varnish needs in europe.

>>6293506
Man, those look fucking nice. Have you done any 1/35 figures? Can you post them?

What's a good substitute for interior green? Hobby lobby doesn't stock and the nearest LHS is two hours away

>>6293523
Thanks, ironically (I don't think that's the word that should use but whatever) I haven't done any full 1/35 fig, only random attempts, and I started doing warhammer to up my brush skills.
I have a dragon afrika korps infantry box that I picked up for cheap that I will start once I finish the afvs to put into practice what I've learned.
>>6293534
Interior green for planes or usa afvs or what?

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>>6293278
Nope, double armed disaster relief vehicle

>>6293546
WWII aircraft

>>6293534
>>6293619
http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/colorcharts/colorcharts.asp might help

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Putting decals on my fighter in hopes that it will look slightly less awful when I finish

These Bandai kits are so fun to build, I just wish they weren't $40

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>>6293627
Apologies for my garbage phone camera

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>>6293633
"Auto color" in Photoshop will help quite a bit.

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>>6293627
>>6293633
Bandai's kits usually have great R&D behind them.

Anyway, I'm asking around where I can find a kit of the Cannon-class destroyer escort for a BRP Rajah Humabon custom. The only one I know of is from a company called Pit Road but apparently it's discontinued.

>>6293639
Doesn't seem to be much else, so off to ePray with you.

>>6293639
What scale?

>>6293854
1/350.

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I've been working on models since I was 6 and I am 26 now. I just bought my first airbrush which is a Harder and Steenbeck Ultra and have been growing a new stash to use my new AB on.

Not in the picture and on their way:

-Tamiya 1/32 Spitfire
-Hobbyboss F-14B 1/48
-Eduard F-4J Rockin Rhino 1/48
-Zoukei Mura F-4J 1/48
-GWH P-61B

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Has science (fiction) gone too far?

Still have to figure out what I'm doing with the aztec decals, but it's (surprisingly) coming together. Never done a kitbash before so I wasn't sure how this would turn out.

>>6294819
Plz stop

What are some cost-effective ways to display scale models?

I've got some 50 1/72 tanks that I'd like to have out, and I have an alcove where I'd like to put them on display

What kind of options do I have?

>>6295106
I'd build a plexiglass enclosure or something along those lines

>>6295106
>>6295109
Get a laser cut acrylic case

Chipping fluid question: I'm trying to get a multi-layer chipping effect. I have a base coat of airframe aluminum (over primer and blackbase), then a layer of zinc chromate primer, then an intermediate blue topcoat. I want to chip so that some of the aluminum is exposed and some of the zinc chromate on the edges of that. Do I spray the chipping fluid on over the aluminum, then over the zinc chromate, or is it enough just to spray over the aluminum and put the zinc chromate and blue topcoat on top of that?

>>6295396
I would:

>spray chipping fluid
>spray chromate
>chip
>seal chipped layer with clear coat
>spray chipping fluid
>spray blue
>chip

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>Fuck up Revell Nashorn with cheap, overly yellow craft paint
>Go spend money on ordering actual model paint
>Wait a week for it to arrive
>Finally start painting after procrastinating for like a month
>Spend thirty minutes trying to get the fucking paint jar open
>Finally!
>Paint is now thin as water filled with super thick chunks
>Texture once it's painted onto the model looks like shit
>It has to be applied ridiculously thicc or else you can see right through it
>Paint isn't even sandy/yellow brown, it's fucking pastel vomit green, despite saying "panzer dunkelgelb" on the jar

GOD FUCKING DAMN IT WHY IS MODELLING SO HARD FUCK

>>6295992
Fixed for you:

>painted shitty budget model with 50c walmart paint
>save up allowance to buy 2.50 jar of paint
>wait a week to arrive even though I probably live by a michaels or hobby lobby
>too weak to open jar, cry for 30 mins
>finally!
>paint had to be stirred. Too hard!
>slapped paint on with a brush cause dont know what im doing
>looks bad :(
>why is this so hard?????

Goddamn dude you need to fucking man up

>>6295992
So what kind of craft paint did you use? Was it water based?
Did you try to strip the paint before applying the new paint?
It's fine to layer your paint on if it's looking thin. Don't glob it on. Also make sure you mix it well first, then thin it a bit in a dish or palette before applying. Even if it looks thin at first, layering multiple thin layers will give you a pretty smooth coat. Craft paint might be okay, depending on how fine the pigments are.
I usually keep a channel lock wrench around for hard to open bottles. Be careful though. I've shattered bottles before opening them even with my bare hands, the cap is fused so tight. It's good practice to wipe the lip of the bottle before capping, I think. That way you don't have as much paint building up around the mouth of the jar.

>>6295106
I suppose you could get a piece of acrylic/plexiglass/plastic cut to the proper size of the alcove and mount it on. Maybe put some rare earth discs in as the mounting hardware.

>>6293639
https://www.amazon.com/Pit-Destroyer-Escort-Entered-Plastic/dp/B00BWFGPF6

>>6296338
>>6294400
>1/350
Nevermind. There's apparently a Trumpeter 1/350 England that might suit your needs. I don't know how much conversion needs to be done but both the Buckley and Canon seem to share enough similarities. A forum post I came across says the Trumpeter is the same kit as the Pit but the Pit comes with an extra sprue to convert to the Canon Class.

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>>6295992
It's probably common knowledge, but that acrylic craft paint can also be thinned with a couple drops of "Pledge Floor Care with 2x More Shine." It thins but doesn't dilute the paint (far as I can tell) so each coat stays opaque. I've started to use it on props and background scenery, but haven't used it on larger plastic models yet.

Has anybody ever seen 1:18 scale plastic kits of garage equipment being produced? Like the items in pic, or things like engine hoists, post lifts, or air compressors. The stuff in die-cast is mostly either rare or expensive.

>>6296367
What's your price range? I see resin kits available for around 45 bucks. I think the plastic stuff is typically 1:24

>>6296416
Guess I was just wondering if anybody even made model kits in that scale before thinking about prices. Far as I can tell nobody does; 1:24 would probably look too small and out of scale.

Anybody have a favorite glue for styrene? Might have to scratch build this stuff.

>>6296646
>Anybody have a favorite glue for styrene? Might have to scratch build this stuff.

ive often seen scratch builders use a few glues.

EMA Plastic weld
Polyweld
MEK

Im sure some glue expert will come along and explain the differences between glues.

one nice thing I have is
deluxe materials cyano glue gel.
its superglue as a thick gel, you can apply it with toothpicks to exact parts because it doesn't run everywhere.

also best mocking up in card first as to not waste a lot of styrene.

>>6296367
Never thought of mixing future in the paint. Does it worth like a flow enhancer?

>>6296889
It's a highly dilute acrylic varnish. Probably has some flow enhancers and self-levelling aids in it. So it might help the paint flow better without thinning it as much as you otherwise would need, keeping the coats more opaque. But unless whatever you add in has as much pigment in it as the base paint, anything will dilute it.

>>6295992
>>Paint isn't even sandy/yellow brown, it's fucking pastel vomit green, despite saying "panzer dunkelgelb" on the jar

Congratulation, you figured out how Dunkelgelb actually looked. Hint: There is no desert in middle europe.. why would the germans paint their stuff in a desert-ish color?

>>6295106
Ikea Detolf costs like $50

>>6297086

>No desert in middle europe, why would the Germans paint their stuff in a deser-ish color?

What the fuck is Deutsches Afrikakorps.

>>6297086
that MM paints notoriously overly green.

>>6297153
DAK vehicles were painted a different color

>>6297153
Its a German Heer Formation whose vehicles were painted in a number of colors, none of which was Dunkelgelb.

Dunkelgelb started to appear as the standard color for German equipment in early 1943. The Africa campagin was about to be over at the same time.

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After applying a clear coat, my model is too dark and not the shade I wanted. If I apply a white dot filter will that lighten it up?

Pic unrelated but similar shade

>>6293639
You might be interested in this. The OP seems to have disappeared but there are some useful bits in it anyway
http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=93394

>>6297272
Of course, in fact rather than oil dots (that's better to break monotonous surfaces adding several tone variations and color hues) you can do highlights (and shades of you feel like it) with oils in an extremely lazy and easy way. They will blend effortlessly and effectively, the only problem of this technique is the time it takes to dry and finding the right colors.
Work smart not hard, and most people (myself included except for hatches and stuff like that) don't even use that technique or even consider it but it's rather easy to do, but it can be extremely time consuming and the same effect can be done with preshading in a quicker way.

Avoid pure white, fall on a very light grey or pale white blue.

>>6298374
I'll try that. Thanks.

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>>6299437
That's neat. It reminds me of this guy's flying boat paper model.

http://myhobbycraft.blogspot.com/2012/01/cupank-mk02-135-flying-boat-concept.html

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>>6293506
Love those Putrid Blightkings models... I used for a few Death Guard Terminators conversion

Anyone ever posted anything to finescale modeler?

>>6299950
The magazine or forum?

Here's a diorama I recently made

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>>6300186
The magazine. I guess submitted would be a better word

>>6300220
>3 tone Brummbar
>Panzer Fausts
>German grey field guns

Anyway, what did you use for the base?

How bad would it be to handbrush on some vallejo air primer on the part I held while airbrushing the primer onto the rest of the kit? Is there any chance I'll get that to look alright, or is it bound to pool up in the crevices and shit?
It's a miniature's leg rather than a flat surface, and I'm having a hard time to decide if that'd make it worse or better.

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>tfw you wasted hours painstakingly masking and painting because you used some shitty brand store tape

Is tamiya tape the only option?
I live in a third world shithole and they just don't have it on any hobby store
any tips to improve my painting techniques in order to avoid this in the future?

>>6300413
It wont make it better, thats for sure. Better no primer than handbrushed

>>6300428
You can always first spray the base color over the tape. That way if it leaks under you wont notice

>>6300428
This looks hand brushed, did you hand brush it?

>>6300655
yes, I did
is that bad?

>>6300666
Hand brushing can be done well, but it will have a tendency to get under masking tape. Spray cans are better for that kinda thing

>>6300666
It can work, but if you hand brush with any sort of masking tape (yes, even Tamiya tape) you should absolutely seal your masks by painting over it with the base color before painting your second layer. It will usually leave a ridge if you hand-paint it, but it should at least give you straight lines.

>>6300428

That's why masking needs to be removed right before paint fully cures and the tape must be removed away from the new color.

>>6300949
>>6301001
>>6301152


thanks guise, I'll try that next time

My birthday is approaching and i want to treat myself with something nice this year. I found a nice kit, but its 100% resin so i'm a little afraid.
How difficult are resin kits compared to regular plastic kits?

Any advise is welcome.

>>6301776
Depends. If you worked with resin it's before just scale it to all the build, if not just google it. Dust is cancer and hot water can bend pieces back to their shape, use CA glue and get ready to fill and sand till your balls fall off

>>6295106
I make a base plate with my signature and give them out to my friends so that they can display them for me. I get infinite more joy when I think that one of my models is a center piece of someone's office or room.

>>6301776
Its not too dissimilar to plastic, just have to degrease, prime, and clean up joints a little more. What kit is it?

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>>6301993
>>6302048

Thanks. I guess i have to give it a try.

This is what i'm going to order:
http://www.gaso-line.eu/news/gas50201.htm

A Panzerwerfer 42 by Gasoline.

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r8 my tank

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I found this in the wild at a discount price. It's got photo-etched instrument panels and I've never worked with those before.

Wat do

>>6302283
Don't cut the bits loose with your sprue cutters. Glue them in with CA glue. That's about it.

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More progress on the Mk. VII. Fixing up this kit has been a real bitch. The cockpit I had to cut off the kit's styrene and replace it with a piece of photo etch brass, but the brass was very difficult to get fitted properly. When I finally golt it on correctly and bent into shape, there was essentially no way to attach the clear canopy to the brass because the canopy lined up with the brass instead of being underneath it, so I had to superglue a piece of thin styrene inside the brass, cut it to shape and then lay down more thin styrene on top of that to build up a surface that I could weld the canopy onto, which worked out well, and now the canopy can be displayed open or closed as the brass etching has a hinge.

I'm also starting to scratch build my own seat, though I'm actually thinking of just buying something like a 1/32 resin ejection seat and using that instead. I'm not too concerned about accuracy because this is a fictional spacecraft anyways.

I also hollowed out most of the air intakes which were just solid styrene before, and used some epoxy putty to fill in the space behind the cockpit.

Lastly, took some small brass tubes I bought, and then using a rotary tool with various bits and sanding, turned them to create my own nozzles for the thrusters, which were just small sink marks before I altered it. Again, this isn't 100% accurate to the Mk. VII model, but I said what the hell I thought it looked cool this way. I also made my own brass barrels as well just using a few tools to hollow out the brass more, and then some metal sanders to shape the brass.

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>>6302074
Bronco makes one in 1/35.

>>6302568
Yes, but i want 1/48. Thanks though.

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So uh, I bought this on a whim when a local hobby shop closed down. I was planning to use it for custom stuff, but I didn't realise how big 1/48 missiles were.

Are there any aircraft that could use up this ridiculous amounts of armaments? I've never built a plane kit yet, only a tank, so I might as well just try

>>6303376
No, until the day they start converting heavy bombers into A2A missile trucks there will be nothing in the sky that can use that many many missiles. And I don't think they'd slap a lot of Cold War era short range IR missiles on such a thing anyway, which about half of those are.

You're probably looking at maybe 8 aircraft to use up most of what you have there. Hasegawa aircraft usually don't come with any missiles, guess that might be mroe of a tip than a warning here.

Just research stuff as per usual, an AIM-4 Falcon (the red and white ones) on an F22 would be rather silly, so let it be intentional if you do somethign like that. If you go that route maybe an A10 with every AA missile you can fit could make for a special Qaher-313 hunter version.

>>6303392
Yeah, looks like F-4s and F-16s are my only real options

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>>6303411
Century series and exports should give you mroe options. A J35J for example could carry slightly modified (externally just repainted I think) versions of AIM-9B, AIM-9P, AIM-4A and AIM-4G.

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As requested some threads ago, I started Hobby Boss' Me 262 A-1a. Doing subassemblies today and interior priming tomorrow.

>>6304164
How is it? Have you built the Tamiya one?

>>6294819
this is literally worse than Hitler

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to those who are pure military, what do you think about gundam anyway? when you go to a hobby shop and pass them, what comes to your mind?

>>6304382
>when you go to a hobby shop and pass them, what comes to your mind?

I live in a country where these kits are not sold at all. Not even online hobby stores sell them.

I don't mind them and i don't get the hate they seem to inflict in some people. Properly painted/weathered etc they look pretty nice.

I dislike most of the actual robot designs though. Especially if they hold weapons like swords. These always look very much toy-like. But some versions are really cool looking.

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>>6304382
I picked a gundam ball kit up at a carboot sale for $1
was meant to sell it on but I didn't.
only thing that would interest me to do with it would be something heavily weathered like pic related or it would just bore me to assemble as is.

>>6304400
Basically this. The only ones I'd like to buy would be from the 08th MS Team but don't want to bother buying from Asia

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>>6304382
I don't have any problems with them, they're just not my cup of tea.

My hobby shop actually just recently started carrying a small amount of Gundam stuff, and the store owners say it's some of their best selling merchandise, so that's a good thing. Helps to get more people into the hobby of building models, and maybe one day someone buying those Gundams will buy themselves a military / car / whatever kit and get paint to paint it as well, it's good for the hobby in general.

I used to make Gundam models and Kotobukiya Zoids back when I was younger, as well as the Tomy Zoids before that, but I lost interest and moved into military stuff instead. I never painted them, all I ever used was gundam markers for panel lines and some details on the models themselves. Sometimes I want to go back and paint a few of them for display but I'm too lazy and have a massive backlog of military stuff, so there's just no time.

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>Tamiya is the superior Japanese compa-

>>6304382
I think theyre weird cringey action figures, and I build scifi models

>>6304796
Also I hate that the autists who build them buy proprietary panel inks instead of just making their own washes

>>6304773
Tamiya > Hasegawa in both engineering, ease of build and mold technology / details. Also, Hasegawa's decals are almost always trash, though Tamiya's aren't admittedly much better (they're too thick).

Both are great companies that release great kits, I especially like Hasegawa's recent 1/32 aircraft releases which are very well engineered and detailed. My one criticism of them is that they often neglect rivet details in larger scale planes.

Hasegawa also releases so many reboxed kits, like over and over again with just new decals which is pretty lame.

>>6304800
What a strange thing to complain about, I think you are the one with autism here. By the way, the vast majority of people that build scale models (not gunpla) use pre-made washes, pigments, filters and streaking grimes because they work well, and honestly most gunpla modelers probably don't even know what a wash is.

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>>6299928
My negro, I'm not much into 40k but I think that are going to make some models of the death guard and if they are close to the awesomeness of the blight kings I will get a box. If I have finished all the the crap I bought...
Nice conversion job!

>>6300281
Can you submit your work for them to publish? I thought these magazines worked on a "you need to to build [x], use this product and the deadline is [y]"

>>6304382
Pic related t b q h. I did one grace, I think it's called, because I really like the design but I didn't feel anything building it and working on it to the point that I didn't even started weathering it so I didn't waste resources on it, now it's sitting on a drawer until I think what to do with it.

It didn't unleash the creativity and freedom I get in warhammer (or resin miniatures for what it matters) and neither gets me hot and bothered with military hardware and precision autism like regular military models.
It was just too easy to work with but I wasn't familiar enough or inspired to go the extra mile and do something worthy of spending time and resources, sorry if I don't make sense but it's late here and I'm a bit drunk.

>>6304800
What are proprietary washes? Well, how do you make them only work on a certain product only?

>>6304828
>>6304844
These two speak the truth

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>>6304382
I'm not a military buff. I want to like them but mostly don't. Maybe that's because I've never seen the Gundam cartoons which would put them in some sort of context. Most of them don't look like realistic fighting vehicles to me, with their bright colors and samurai helmets. And, 90 percent of them have those skirts and chest vents. Every time I see a picture of someone's Gundam shelf it's like Transformers toys; just a colorful wall of blocky objects.

The idea is nice though. I like the notion of building a model over an articulated frame, so it can be more than just a statue when finished. The different sizes available are nice too. If they made models like this pic I might have a go; even though it isn't a practical fighting machine either the bulky, walking tank aesthetic looks better to me.

would you guys say gunpla has a larger fanbase? I mean it has a much lower skill ceiling so more people can do it. i remember an anon on here said the last generation who actively does military kits are brits from several years ago since airfix did there last big advertisement campaign there.

I have the tamiya hanomag sdkfz 251 1, and I want to use it for a winter scene, https://www.amazon.com/GERMAN-SOLDIERS-WINTER-1941-42-MINIART/dp/B01N10AF2P

Would these be the best figures for a a winter scene of resting german soldiers? Eeverything else I find is either them marching, or ready for battle.

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Callin this one done. Pretty quick build

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>>6305200
Unfortunately my fiber optic cockpit lights arent working which aucks cause I threaded about 30 of them

>>6304954

There is no functioning radar in the Gundam universe due to magical particle that drives all weapons so things have to be easily identifiable. Originally, the Gundam was going to be all white before the toy people stepped in. Instead, it's in parade colors for testing. The pilot became so famous that he was known as the white devil and the colors stuck.

If you are /k/, you should check ms igloo. It's about the regular guys testing failed prototypes or facing giant robots with anti tank missiles. It's great

>>6305207

And the whole thing is just WWII in space. The creator handwaved long range attacks to justify the setting because no one wants to see missiles flying at each other from miles away in their anime.

>>6305203
What is the base made of?

>>6305226
Mdf box I bought at the container store. Spray painted black. Im not good at using spray paint so a professional could do much better.

>>6305000
At least not in Eastern Europe. Haven't seen a single Gundam in a modelling show here

>>6305000
Brits are definitely the biggest buyers of military models but I feel its getting more popular in the US thanks toviseo games. BF1, world of tanks, etc.

From what Ive seen the weeaboo population is shrinking.

>>6305281
>weeaboo population is shrinking
mate if you haven't realized this yet, you are on a website specifically made for weaboos.

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>>6305281
>From what Ive seen the weeaboo population is shrinking.

The attendance at Anime Cons in the U.S. continues to rise. If anything, the hardcore fan is lessening, but the casual fan is increasing tremendously.

In the U.S. hobby shops are dying en masse. For many Hobby shops Gundam is the small glimmer of light for attracting a new demographic inside their doors. The Bandai Star Wars kits are also giving a new hope too.

shitty word play intended.
>>6304954

Gundam is quite varied, you'd probably be interested in the enemy units. The interesting about subject matter for Gundam models is the entire marketing machine behind it is to not adhere to what it's supposed to look like, but to make the mecha your own. An entire industry has been built out of customizing the fuck out of the kits instead of making them as accurate as possible, sort of the opposite of what a model kit should be.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2WpyIRXato

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>>6305080
Alright I have no idea what I'm doing with this, I'm going for a winter theme with it, and using sponge I made it look fucked up but I don't know if it's the right kind of fucked up

It's German yellow, then using sponge dabbed on some panzer gray (to which I understand is under the yellow after 43) to show the yellow chipping, and some white that will be part of the white camo that would be applied on site


Pls help

>>6305341
when using a sponge, dont smudge it, just lightly tap it to create an effect.

>>6305329
>In the U.S. hobby shops are dying en masse.

Same here in Germany, with the exception that none of these stores starts to sell Gunpla. Its simply unheard of by many. (I know about it from 4chan.. )

Most of the stores i know try to counter the decline of customers (thanks to their shitty inventory, high prices and long waiting times if you order something through them) with RC stuff, which, despite the high prices, seem to get more and more popular here.

>>6304197
It's alright, fit is good, some very minor flash on some edges but a very good kit for little money (paid about 20€ for it).

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>>6305207
Thanks for the explanation of why they're so colorful; I didn't know about the radar thing. Why do they tend to look like agile samurai men in space though? With the helmets and two eyes and all? And what's the deal with chest vents?

>>6305329
I've looked through a number of them but probably missed a bunch. Some are okay but I just don't care for the Gundam aesthetic. Some of the Armored Core or Frame Arms models are a little better but those also get ridiculous with all that bulky stuff hanging off them. Does any company make mecha models like this one, or that gray one I posted?

>>6304382
I usually dont like those gundams that are too colourful or too toyish but i always choose those that have a certain military aesthetic( EG Strike Freedom ,Freedom ,Zaku ,Cherudim ,Zabanya) and sometimes those that look futuristic EG Qan T . I often times change the color of the Gundam from being too colorful to colors like Grey Black and White .Whenever i see one in my local hobby shop i always wonder how do i make it look Militaristic

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>>6305608
https://whitedragonminiatures.co.uk/marine-tactical-unit/mechs/ maybe?

There's also Plum's Leynos that I built, rather closer in style to the grey one.

Kotokubiya (Frame Arms & Armoured Core models) make Metal Gear kits too if that's to your taste.

>>6305341
you use the edge of the sponge, on the edges of the details. google it.

>>6305341
Okay there's some things you should know:

>post 43 the color was dunkelgelb but on top of RED OXIDE PRIMER
>the surviving vehicles painted in dunkelgrau (which again was painted on top of red primer) where striped and painted again on dunkelgelb
>no chipping would show dunkelgrau never ever (unless said chipping was from the afrika korps ral dust or a winter white wash)
>41-42 German soldiers used on a later date, I think this one answers itself
>when using a sponge technique, as >>6305385 said, gently tap it and don't make smudges. Although the smudges would be acceptable if done with the white winter wash as those were applied by the crew with whatever they had both in materials and applicators.
>if you want to do rust or deep chipping use a very dark brown like Vallejo 70822

>>6305608
I would say that you should check the tau faction of wh40k as their robots and suits are rather nice and if you end liking the style forgeworld has more models in resin if money is not a problem. The thing is that their prices are more related to the game than the kit so using them as a base for mods can get expensive.

Game related there's dust that also has some cute walker machines.
I can't think of other specific brands but I'm sure there's some one shot kits similar to what you posted

>>6305608
>Why do they tend to look like agile samurai men in space though?
Why do some mecha in western media portray exosuits as walking GI Joe's with armour? It just part of the aesthetic and samurai are very central to ancient Japanese culture.

>With the helmets and two eyes and all?
People resonate with characters which have human features more than characters without human features. That is why movies like Finding Nemo have to put very human features on a very inhuman subject, like binocular vision and talking, just to make the story appealing at all. Nobody would care about fish who dont care for their young, but that's 99% of fish, including clown fish.

>chest vents?
Most designs put the reactor in the chest cause it's the most central, non moving section. There are designs which are exceptions, like putting the reactors or vents in the legs.

I'm almost at the point where I need to start painting my tonk.
It's been a while since I started the kit and it's gotten dusty and grimy i'm sure.

Is it safe to soak the model in water to wash it without ruining it?
I am just imagining submerging it in warm water and having the glue simply dissolve away.

>>6305780
Did you glue it together with honey?

If not, then it's safe.

>>6305780
warm water and dish/hand soap is perfectly fine.

You can take it with you under the shower if you want.

Another option is to blow air onto it with your airbrush if you have one.

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>>6305608
Whats not to like about this fattie

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>>6305608
>>6305819
And just like in scale modelling, the nice stuff always has extra work done to it. Extra bits and bobs, detail up parts, scratchbuilding. The model is your canvas, really

>>6305503
>>6305329
I'd like to throw in that its not just the hobby shops, literally every type of store is dying due to online stores such as amazon. I went into a hobby store yesterday, and of course they didn't have what I wanted (german soldiers in winter uniform at rest) so I had to order it

Why go to the hobby store and hope they have what you need, when you can order it? Also the hobby stores here only carry tamiya paint, sometimes I need a MiG product, or a vallejo product, I have to order that everytime.

>>6306032
That being said, there are some exceptions. Obviously they need to be in a big(ger) city, but some stores manage to provide a stellar service and carry everything you could possibly want.
This also goes for all sorts of "niche" stores, not only our hobby.
Obviously 95% of the stores don't fulfill these things, so they have to close over time.

Stocking only one or two brands (here in Germany its 90% Revell stuff and sometimes Tamiya) will kill your store these days and i'm not even sorry for that.

>>6306038
I wish Revell upped their quality. They make some Bundeswehr no one else does.

>>6305829

Do you know which kits were used as a base? One of them is obviously the fat kit in >>6305819 but I don't recognize the rest.

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just bought myself the revell T-55

since I trust more shitposters on a faceless north korean propaganda discussion bureau than the review sites, how is it?

>>6306302
Is this one?
http://www.themodellingnews.com/2016/12/small-is-indeed-beautiful-building-new.html?m=1

I have no idea and it's been years since I've done something from revel and I don't regard them very high, unless you're starting which then those are okay as it's new and I've seen it build in Reddit by an average dude and came out okayish.

>>6306302
their new 1/72 kits are fairly good.
Just avoid their reboxed matchbox stuff from the 70s.

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>>6305608

Chest vents are for the reactor. They're humanoid because they take advantage of AMBAC maneuvering to move at very high speeds in three dimensions in space, hence the name Mobile Suit.

You would probably prefer Zeon suits since those are explicitly militaristic and in standard military colors. The Type 62 and Prototype Gutank are also amazing "grounded designs." Look for anything named Hard Graph.
Gundam.

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>>6306322

Gundam is weird in that it can go full Star Wars or fully military drama in the course of a series. It has some great designs, though, not just for the robots.

Dumping some of the Hard Graph dioramas.

>>6306322

>that tank is 7,5k yen

I like it but it feels quite expensive

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>>6306328

It's because Bandai tries to sell for a massive audience to justify the cost of a making a new mold, and kits that aren't going to move huge numbers are going to be more expensive.

They generally do have insane quality standards-- no mismatching parts of any kind.

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>>6306329

>You will never fight 18 meter tall mechanical invaders with oversized TOW's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfgPt1730Ls

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>>6306334

Hildolfr is also pretty fun since it's the Gundam equivalent of a Gustav rail gun.

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>>6306351

Also,are 1/1 models okay?

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>>6306312
yes
>>6306316
I am a bit bitter after an encounter on how shit the fitting was on their leopard 2A5
Their T-90s also lost the edge to Modelcollect and Zvezda, which doesn't give me confidence.

>>6306329
I like that. What is it?

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>>6306428

The Zeon Scout kit.

There's also the Rambla Ral and Cyclops Team commando kit on the Zeon side.

Guys what do you do when parts don't fit? I'm >>6305341 and I'm trying to put together the front axel, and these two very small parts do not stay in place, and the instructions state to not glue these, as they are supposed to be able to move, but they fall all over the place, there is no way for them to fit together

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>>6305634
That's closer to what I'd like. Is that your model? Very nice paint and camouflage work. Seems expensive at 60 dollars for a 6 inch(?) model though. Maybe I'm just cheap.

>>6305753
Yeah, I get it. Just kinda frustrating that the only companies to make *articulated* mecha kits never seem to stray too far from the Japanese Gundam style. I don't want to build a giant man in a suit, and I don't want human features to empathize with it. It's a walking combat vehicle.

>>6305503
We just had a nice multiple-interest store, Greenfield News and Hobby, close after 50 years in Wisconsin. The art supply stores are mostly gone too. Is it true that places like Singapore and the Philippines still have a thriving model/Gundam physical store market, or are they closing due to Big Box stores and e-tailers too?

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>>6306541

Kotobuiya doesn't have the same production capacity as Bandai and the Metal Gear kits are pretty big.

Maschinen Krieger stuff is great. It's resin based though so not for the beginner.

>>6306574
>Maschinen Krieger stuff is great. It's resin based though so not for the beginner.
That's not entirely true. Wave and Hasegawa make nice plastic Ma.K kits.

There are a lot of resin Ma.K kits and figures made though.

>>6306574
Really considering the Rex. Looks good.

>>6306476
unless you gonna be driving it around most things can be glued into place.

>wish these gundam fags would fuck off.

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>local bookstore has gundam kits
>They're all IBO ones

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Working on making a replacement cockpit ejection seat. The one that comes with a kit can hardly be called one...

I'm trying to make it a pretty basic seat, I'm going to use greenstuff to make the seat cushions. I also have to scratchbuild a joystick and a centerstick. I'm not going to use the figure that came with the kit as it's really shitty, and I've had no luck finding a resin alternative. I've already finished pretty much all the other work on the exterior.

>>6306718
why does it seem like all plane kits come with shitty seats? every single plane i've bought has a terrible seat and every one i've seen online has a terrible seat.

>>6293504
Are you using a dremel/whatever or a pencil air die grinder?

>>6306805
No, just tracing out what I want to cut and then using an X-acto knife, then sanding down the edges.

>>6306779
Yeah, that's usually the case sadly, especially for jet aircraft.

>>6294819
Gross

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>>6306805
Oh I thought you were responding to a different post.

Yes, I have a Foredom rotary tool and I've been placing the brass tubes in it, and then holding the cutting tool with my hand because it's a lot easier. Also some metal sander sticks, and some fine grit sandpaper to polish it up.

This is the end result, I basically just wanted to make little nozzles that act as the maneuvering thrusters, as the kit only had small indentations.

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>>6306166
Its the Extend Arms 05, an optional add on kit that converts it to a landwhale

Can't id the rest

>>6305200
>>6305203
Little too grimy but nice overall

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>Go to HobbyTown for some paints and some weathering stuff
>all they have is Tamiya and Model Master Paint
>No Vallejo or Mig stuff
>ask about it
>nah bro theres no real weathering paints everyone just does it themselves
>20 dollars for a bottle of fake water
>ask if they have any other german soldier kits because the type I want aren't on the shelf
>no
>local mom and pop shop also only stocks tamiya and model master paint
>mfw as I order online

>>6306830
Lookit you go

>>6306964
Ive actually never seen mig and ammo sold in stores in the US. Shit sucks. Hobby Lobby carries vallejo though.

>>6306969
My local shop sells some mig ammo and AK stuff, but only small amounts.

I'm always jealous of European hobby shops that have fucking racks full of their products.

>>6306964
>>6307005

Never seen Mig or AK in a real shop here though.
But i have no really big/good hobby store near my, so it might be sold elsewhere.

Here i have to go to a tiny airbrush-store if i want anything paint-related that isn't Revell or Tamiya.
Oh, and of course there would be the Games Workshop/Warhammer store for GW paint and their products.

I think that explains why there are so many bad painted models to be seen on facebook in all those hugbox groups.
Some people simply don't know what kind of useful material and different brands exist. Or they are afraid to order something new and try it because they painted with humbrol enamels for 50 years, so why change?
When i was a kid all i knew was Revell, because thats the only thing my local toy store sold. (No military kits btw, only the civilian stuff.. because "war toys" are evil and playing with these makes you a nazi.. my mom actually believes this and is horrified when she sees what toys my son has)
My mind was blown when i finally had access to the internet with around 15 and saw what kind of awesome stuff is available elsewhere.

Why would anyone buy locally when you can buy online for way way cheaper? A bottle of Tamiya paint cost here around 4$ when you can get it online for around 2$. Not to mention the variety you have while ordering online, Vallejo, MIG, AK and much more stuff and companies, that aren't even stocked here.
And that's only paint, kits can be found on the interwebs for about 30%, sometimes even 50%, less than what they are sold on a brick and mortar shops (Prices here are atrocious for everything, as scale models really is a niche here so like good jews they are taking advantage of it...).

I hardly remember the last time I bought something modeling related (or anything that isn't gas, food or clothing for that matter) that wasn't online.

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>>6306541
>Very nice paint and camouflage work.
Thanks.

>Seems expensive at 60 dollars for a 6 inch(?)
Slightly below six inches tall, yes. Can't remember what I paid for it, pretty sure it was well below 60USD, but then again, I was in Japan at the time.

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>>6306541
>I don't want to build a giant man in a suit

You might like the Dra-C(left), it looks pretty un-humanlike in a lot of ways, it's basically the torso of the Zaku II(right) but with the legs and a hand removed to make them cheaper and quicker to produce for the losing side of a war, at the cost of amphibious space-to-colony mobility and the ability to use a variety of weapons.

Though you do seem to like walking tanks, and it can't walk at all.

>>6307196
>Never seen Mig, AK, vallejo, tamiya, or anything that isn't GW in a real shop here though.
Fixed.

To be fair, my local back-alley model shop (which isn't advertised, yet wonders why they're failing) stocks humbrol and revell, but... Who honestly uses them? D:

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>>6304382
I was into the 'toon and had a few basic standard kits but I was never seriously into collecting them

My favourite was probably the Heavy Arms Gundam, I had this kit but itt was the cheap, basic, barely detailed snap together kit from TRU or somewhere similar, it was basically pic related in toy form, I found it out from storage a few years ago and thought about repainting it in Flektarn or something along those lines but just decided to get a new tank kit instead.

>>6306302
>>6306312
>>6306316
>>6306358

I am also working on the revell 1/72 T-55A right now and have their T-90 and T-90A (neither are built yet).

There are lots of minor issues, the biggest of them i found are:

- Mantlet: completely missing the gun ring, fabric texture poorly represented
- TC periscopes: on the T-55A turret these are too thick and badly cast, this should've been a separately moulded component
- Front mudguards are attached to front glacis instead of the sideskirts, leaving a big (and prominent) gap when assembled

Not unfixable, but annoying.

Biggest problem is that it says you can build a soviet-production T-55 but this is impossible. The optional engine deck they supply for a soviet-build is correct, but there many other features to soviet production T-55s which are not provided. Its kind of a shame since they would've only needed a few more components to make it doable.

I'm hoping their upcoming T-55AM2PB will fix these issues.

Still better than the older trumpeter kit.
7.5/10

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Airfix's 1/72 Spit Mk.IXc is pretty dope. Anyone have experience with their 1/72 Mk.22/24? Also looking at Academy's Mk. XIV and Eduard's Mk. XVI if anyone has experiences with any of those.

>>6307929
That looks awesome, I built a 1/72 Airfix Spitfire as my very first kit (ever) and it looks absolutely disgraceful compared to yours.

>>6307929
Where did you get that stand?

Dumb newbie question, what scale to go for my first few kits?
What scales are the most common and which scales do you prefer?
For planes and tanks.

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>>6307942
thanks! you should try tackling it again, that Mk.1 is a gem of a kit.

>>6307950
do a google search for "Airfix Aircraft Display Stands", they come in packs of like 14 of the old clear stands they used to package in their older kits.

>>6307955
For tanks 1/35 is by far the most common. 1/72 and 1/48 are the two runners up.

For aircraft I think 1/48 is the biggest one, but 1/72 is also very strong there. Then we have, for some damnable reason, a bit of 1/32, and some 1/144.

1/32 aircraft probably won't be terribly beginner friendly, but otherwise you can pick whatever really.

>>6307929
Excellent work

I asked about this last night and got sent here, do y'all know any good companies for toy soldiers small enough to put on a battlefield?

>>6308056
What scale is that "battlefield" of yours?

>>6307977

Guess I'll grab a tank and a plane in 1/72, that way it's no disaster if I botch it and I get a feeling for how big that scale is.

>>6308056
go ask /hwg/. they are best when it comes to miniature soldiers.

>>6308101
1/32

>>6308121
Will do.

>>6308147
Then 1/35 soldiers will suffice. 1/32 ones are scarce and airplane related.
I'm not sure if the plastic kits are what you're looking for but alpine miniatures, miniart, tamiya or dragon are some brands that have a wide variety worth checking out.
Also check scalemates for more if you don't tell us more.

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Hey guys, I found my dad's old box of models that haven't been touched in years. Some of these date back to the early 90s.

Get ready for cringe

First is a vintage bf109 from Hasegawa that I didn't even remember we had

Probably would've been fun to build if the instructions weren't missing and the decals weren't already cut and browning with age

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>>6308456
Forgot pic

>>6308457
The box is pretty rad desu, I would definitely keep it, at least the front art.

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Second is another Hasegawa kit I vaguely remember getting as a Christmas present

Nothing is missing but my middle school self was apparently too retarded to grasp the concept of contour putty because holy shit wait until I show you the bottom

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What the fuck

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Antenna is bent too

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Eduard's Stuka looks a little better, but this was babby's first photoetched kit so it's covered in horrible superglue stains

I think I had a phase where I was obsessed with 1/144 scale

>>6308479
>>6308476
>>6308473
>>6308471
>>6308457
>>6308456
>>6308454
Please stop. We get it.

>>6308271
Bookmarked, thanks.

>>6308473
Puked a little desu.

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>>6308593
But anon, the Warthog's basically untouched!

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>>6308473
Euuuugh

>>6308456
i Have the old instuctions tho want em?

>>6308473
>>6308476

fix them up, you`ll learn a lot doing it and have fun.

>>6308924
the machine gun tips and exhaust tips would benefit from a coat of tamiya gunmetal.

>>6307959
Thanks. I found a nice deal for some of those stands on ebay.

>>6308120
Can't go wrong with 1:72, but other scales are nice too.
Personally i find 1/72 to be to small for my clumsy hands while 1/35 is to big for my small apartment so i found 1/48 the perfect compromise for me.

Do you have anything particular in mind for your first purchases? Some kits are better to be avoided as a beginner, no matter what scale.

>>6308935
Sure

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Matchbox kits were cool back in the day and this one seems alright. Its got some goofy glue runoff going on though

>>6309324
why did you start all of those but didn't finish them?

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>>6309330
Because I was 10 years old when I built most of them

>>6309409
Sure, but didn't you wanted to play with them?

I had tons of (similar terrible built) kits as well back then, but i always finished them so i could take them outside in the sandbox to play with my toy soldiers and tanks and planes etc.

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I'm nearing completion on the ejection seat, just some minor details to add to the sides like some raised rivets and some other raised details as I see fit. I also scratch built a control stick, but I'm unsure if the viper even has one. I also have to scratch build another joystick for the cockpit too.

>>6309413
Not really. I watched my Dad build models competently and I wanted to do as good a job as he did. Unfortunately, a kid has no semblance of patience, so he ends up creating some monstrosity every time he builds because he's too eager to see the thing built.

Its also that feeling you get nowadays where you drop a build halfway after botching one specific detail. You know it'll look like crap when you finish, so you lose all drive to complete it.

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This is taking bloody ages.

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Making progress on the cockpit of the 262. I'm going to paint some instruments in, the others will be decals.

>>6311286
what scale/maker is that?

>>6311292
1/48 Hobby Boss Me 262 A-1a.

>>6311297
looks neat, nice job :)

>>6311198

Vasaskeppet?

Has anyone ever made 3D models for printing? Wanna get into it

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>>6311475
basically you can only 3d print models on sla printers that are expensive like a bag of dicks. like for a proce of not bad new car.
on cheaper printers you can only have something looking like a blob made of lines with no details at all.

>>6311486
Was plnning having shapeways do the actual printing but making the 3D model myself

>>6311507
so better go ask /3/

Post your ma. K stuff plz. Thinking about getting into it

>>6310122
Google says the MkVII's stick is on the right hand rest

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>>6312045
I know, I've seen pictures of various cockpit mockups but I'm still placing one in the middle. Considering it's a fictional spaceship I don't really care too much for accuracy.

>>6311486
You should look up the ONO 3d printer. The footprint is kind of small due to it being designed for cel phones but they have plans on making one for tablets at some point. It's almost ready for market.
I would have suggested the Peachy Printer too, but there was a pretty sordid mess surrounding that and the product died just shy of release. There's supposed to be a fork in its development that looks pretty promising but it seems really low key.

They're both light cured resin printers

>>6312051
No worries. You already mentioned you weren't going for screen accuracy. It's just that you said you were unsure about the stick location.

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>>6312063
Yeah, I don't know maybe I won't use the larger stick. I was going to make a second one for the correct position anyways. Will look kinda strange with two sticks in there.

I'm pretty much done with the seat though, just a few more minor details to add I guess. I wish I could have found some reference pictures for the seat, had no luck through google so it's basically 100% made up. 10x better than the shitty piece of plastic that comes with this kit though.

>>6311341
Yes

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>>6312112
Not a whole lot out there but as long as it looks good, right?

>>6312280
Is that an actual shot from the show or a fan edit? Doesn't look like a Mk. VII at all. Or is that from Blood and Chrome?

>>6312292
No idea, to be honest. The source was from a fan wiki and they're pretty shitty about where it was sourced from originally.

>>6312280
Couldn't find the sauce but this video gives a glimpse of the headrest on a 1:1 scale. You'll need to pause it though.

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

>>6312386
Interesting video, I've seem pictures of the set models before and they're not completely different from the CGI models they used in the show, but they have some distinct differences, such as the engines having all those loose bits on the edges. The landing gear is also completely different too.

Like I said, I took a lot of liberties with my build just for my own sake, because the Moebius kit isn't of the highest quality. The landing gear I altered slightly, replaced the what was really badly molded on details with my own scratch built, and made it look more functional.

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>>6312399
Whoops. I linked the wrong post but you get the idea. I found some pretty good pics of the Viper overall. A few decent hints of the seat.

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>>6312399
Yeah but you also said you wish you found some reference pics for the seat, so I went digging.

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>>6312433
Thanks, that's actually some pretty good reference material for the exterior, especially paint and whatnot when I get to that.

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>>6312436
Here, have an exhaust then, I guess

Anyone know if Revell's 1/72 T-55 A/AM is a good kit?

I want another Cold War style russian tank to sit next to my T-90.

>>6312526
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>>6306358

It seems like everyone is using specially made pigments for all their weathering needs.

I have a pack of soft pastels, and I'm wondering how I might use them for weathering, is it exactly the same, or are there extra precautions?

>>6312637
Pretty similar. Grind them up, apply with brush. I use soft pastels but will be the first to tell you pigments/makeup works much better

>>6312682
What do you use to bind them to the model? Mix it with a wash, matte varnish?

Same question with the Tamiya weathering master I suppose. I bought these things ages ago, but never got around to using them.

>>6312692
pigment fixer is usually some kind of white spirit.
But water is fine too. Apply matte varnish afterwards or mix it into your solution, both will work.

>>6312695
Well, I have vallejo matte varnish on hand, so i might try a mix of water, varnish and the pastels.

Thanks for the help, appreciate it.

>>6312695
>>6312692
This. Also they can be brushed on dry for dusting effects

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>>6304382

I build both. I used to stick to grunt suits and keep them weathered and realistic (as much as that is probably a losing battle when talking about 18m weeabots). But recently I've started to embrace the silliness a bit more with absolutely ridiculous suits like pic related and cleaner paint jobs like what them Japs do.

It's a bit of a break from realism which is often just so time consuming...

>>6312692
From best to worst:
Pigment fixer (it's usually a type of redondo you can play with it and make dust and/or crust) > white spirits > acrylic thinner (tamiya s x20a is pretty good at this but also too expensive to waste on this too) > highly diluted varnish (can smudge them and/or modify the color a bit) > water

Honorable mention to enamels, but this is more advanced but can give two tone dirt. And to dry apply too as most of the time is enough.
Can post pics of how it looks with pigment fixer, white spirits, enamels and dry if you need from my last armor build.

>>6312873
*resin not redondo

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>Buys AMK MIG-31
>I have a shelf for ir.
>Dryfits it.
>SHIT.JPEG/BMP/TIF

1/48 Corsair for reference.

>>6313026
What

>>6313044

I did not think it was that big.

>>6312873
http://imgur.com/YGnqptH
Pic is what you can do with pigments and what I meant with dust and grit. If you don't smear the pigments to create a dusty look and leave the pigment piles to dry with pigment fixer (or varnish as it has more strength than the thinners). The darker shadows of humidity and oil that stains the dirt are made applying a bit of ammo mig earth effects (or a brown enamel thinned), but I have better examples of playing with enamels and pigments.
>>6313026
A man of culture I see. But:

>23m irl of pure soviet super sanic gotta go fast interceptor
>in 1/48
>gee, why its such a big guy?
What did you expect dude. I love that plane and the kit, but it's been too long since I've done planes that I wouldn't make it justice. Looking forward to see the build.

>>6313097

I miscalculated my shelf size. It won't fit length or wide wise.

I know these are huge, it's the scale between aircraft that make it all the more impressive.

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>>6313026
I know that feel
>fuck around with ww2 fighters and first gen jets
>get a Fujimi F-14

>>6293585
waddafugg do these atually exist or is some masturbatory fantasy vehicle from some anime?

>>6313695
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7qydrc1paM

>>6313026
I had the same experience back in the day when i built lots of wk 2 planes in 1:72 and then got a F-14 in that scale.

Maybe some day i'll have enough of armor and get back into planes..

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>>6314217
Switched from planes to armor too, huh? I started with 1/72 aircraft but haven't completed a single plane since 2012

>>6314229
i did build both as a kid, but when i re-entered the hobby a couple of years ago i found tanks/ground vehicles to be more interesting.

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How the fuck are you supposed to paint with tamiya hwite?

I am planning to make the 72nd scale T-55 into a nork parade vehicle and the paint (brand spanking new Tamiya XF2) behaves like snot.
I am told that absolutely teeny things like the writings on the splash guard are to be painted with a toothpick or hair strand but it is not working.

>>6314253
have you primed? just saying. acrylics need a primer and are best put on thin with multiple coats.

>>6314255
I am assuming the green paint I'm planning to paint over doesn't need any more priming.

>>6314253
i hope you realise that pic is not a T-55

and you can't build a Nork T-55 with the revell 1/72 kit

>>6314262
I know my tanks and I am using this image to better illustrate what I mean.
Considering the lack of any images of the nork T-55 engine decks (and in general) I am willing to take artistic license.

>>6314269
All nork t-55s are soviet made so you can just look at any soviet made t-55s as a reference for the engine deck.

and the engine deck is the least of your problems, that is the one thing the revell kit provides. Everything else a soviet build T-55 has is not supplied.

T-55 is the most produced tank in history so you should find no shortage of reference images.

>>6314253
Stir that shit bruh

>plastic glue bottle has a metal pipe that allows some precision
>said metal pipe gets stuck in the cap and I can't get it out

WHO DESIGNED THIS

>>6314253
My pot of X-2 is likewise ill behaved. Stir a lot, thin carefully, or just say fuck it and get some Vallejo or something for the hand painting.

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>>6314290
some needle nose pliers may help.

we don't use that stuff anymore, now its either pic related or Tamiya extra thin.
and just brush it over the whole joint and it will seep into the crack.

>>6314258
nah, but you might want to wet sand any heavy streaks.

>>6314416

I just got a bottle from my father to get me started, I have ordered some Tamiya thin cement.

I did manage to solve the issue by half destroying the cap, but it's better than only being able to pour a liter of glue at a time.

>first plane kit I got wants me to drill holes for attaching the missiles etc

Guess I need a pin vise set, any recommendations?

>>6314420
go to a model shop and buy one

Anyone know where a friendly neighbourhood goy can get a pdf collection of the Weathering Magazine?

>>6314477
i got a couple of issues, but never saw a whole collection online. Sadly.

>>6314469

I just need a clue of how big/small drill bits I need, if there are any sizes that are common.

>>6314488
Do you happen to have issue 10: Water?
I'm planning to do a tank dio with water in the future.

>>6314493
For this specifically the kit instructions should tell you.

In general, dunno, probably depends a lot on what you're doing, but maybe half a millimetre and up to two might cover most stuff that isn't involving scratch building or other "structural" work?

>>6314502
i got 1, 2, 3 and 11. In russian.

>>6314502
https://www.mediafire.com/?ad8mq2ynjcqzan2

>>6314517
Nice Anon. Thanks.

>>6314517
Or, hell, I have a few more, so https://www.mediafire.com/folder/971c66wpst1pe/Weather

1-11 and Greatest hits vol 1.

>>6314517
>>6314525
Thank you, kind anons.

>>6314508

The kit doesn't seem to have instructions about the width, only the positioning of the holes.

Looking at the pieces I seem to need ~1 millimetre or a bit lower. Thanks for the help.

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>>6314536
Keeping some vernier calipers handy can help in such cases. Learn to use the vernier scale.

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>>6314420
the cheap 20pc sets on ebay will suffice.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20pcs-Mini-HSS-Twist-Drill-Bits-Set-1pc-Manual-Aluminum-Hand-Drill-Chuck/401250162532?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D43781%26meid%3D5ee64727a0d14462bb9ae24687cfe27d%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D371826443436

as for the pin vice, don't get that cheap double ended one that's everywhere.
something with a chuck will be better.

if youre in it for the longhaul.
some micro hss machining bits are better
pic related.
because the shanks are wider.
so you can interchange them quickly. but these are fragile bits & brake easily.

>>6314525
great post, thanks a lot for these.

>>6314525

Time to learn russian

>>6314685
What, no, uhm... oh, right. Greatest hits was in Russian, yeah, forgot about that one. The rest are in English though.

>>6314717

>The rest are in English though

Well now I feel like an idiot.

>>6314525
>>6314517
Man, that's awfully nice of you. Many thanks!

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2 things that bother me, and I wonder if anyone can explain.

the blue panel on this tank.
I understand in theory theyre saying they just picked armour up from anywhere.
but really? its got bullet holes in, it doesn't look very thick, how the fucks it held on.

it just seems wrong.

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>>6314875
why would an uncompleted tank at the factory have a camouflaged turrent

>>6314875
I fucking love it

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>>6314899
thirdly, why the fuck is this so god damn orange?
I know primers red but not that orange.
and I know fresh rust or orange.
so are they implying they are putting a freshly rusted tank together?

>>6314899

Got interrupted after they had finished the camo on the turret? Only explanation that makes sense, really.

>>6314914

Maybe they just used the wrong shade.

>modeling mag run by neckbeards shoehorns pictures of babes in skimpy outfits

jesus you guys

>>6314914
>>6314899
>>6314875
First tank is some Heer 46 fantasy, there are things worse than a random plate of blue metal on some prototype what-if tank.

Second one: Last-ditch effort of putting a complete turret on a half built hull to act as a makeshift bunker.

Third one, what do I know, he dun goofed.
But red primer shades are all over the place anyway and maybe it's the camera or something.

meant >>6314919

for

>>6314517


has anyone ever tried oat bran for a seascape?

>>6314919

I dislike it desu, only thing I want to look at are the (plastic) models...

>>6314943
thirding this. Not to get all SJW but this is unnecessary and adds to the belief that we are all basement dwelling faggots

>>6314949
>>6314943
Isn't the woman Jiminez's wife or something?

>>6314875
This one is from Wilder, its a nice build aesthetically and technically. The blue panel (not the ones for the tracks I guess you're referring to) look more like flak/heat armor rather than a replacement as it's raised. Kinda like the mesh covering the motor bay and real examples of russian tanks with mesh armor or allied armor with sandbags and logs, it sets off the heat charge from the main armor reducing its penetrating power using some cheap and replaceable material.
>>6314899
This one represents a rework using old parts, the turret and cannon from a KT with a busted hull. This was done mainly with cannons as they were easy to get off the tank and turrets when possible. Check the kampfgruppe fehrmann infamous tigers I for example, the germans post '43 weren't exactly the invincible and equipped ebil killin' muchine that they sell us in movies and "documentaries" sothey had to make do in specializaed equipment. Although a whole turret swap on such a heavy afv wasn't common as they usually got:
A. Abandoned by the crew when they ran out of fuel and they just blew them as they couldn't logistically sustain it.
B. Had mechanical trouble and couldn't get repaired so they just blew them as they couldn't logistically sustain it.
C. Get wrecked by CAS
D. Their divisions where overrun and the heavy equipment was abandoned and ended as scrap for the locals
E. All of the above
>>6314914
This one falls more on the author tastes or interpretation of the red oxide primer, probably to be an eye candy in an exhibition.
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>>6314927
>Low test detected
I'm all in for the grills, if you dislike it just keep reading and don't pay attention to them

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Picked up the Galaga Fighter kit by Wave. It's the ship from the Galaga video game, but the the fighter design was redone by Kow Yokoyama, the guy who does the SF3D kit designs. Very cool.

>>6314919
Yeah, it's rather silly.

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What can I use to dilute my 1 year old tamiya cement?
Its not as fluid as a brand new anymore and I dont want to buy a new one since there's like half of the bottle left.
Maybe there's a cheaper option rather than mixing it with extra thin cement?

>>6315628
Just get some extra thin for general use and save that goop for when you need something filling.

>>6315635
>something filling.
thats not how cement works.

>>6315642
Extra thin won't work like that, but some regular where apparently a good deal of the solvent has buggered off and left the dissolved styrene behind? That should fill a bit.

>>6315653
there is no dissolved styrene in plastic cement.

>>6315657
There is. It's what makes cement thick. My bottle of My Hobby regular cement explicitly says it's 11% styrene 89% solvent on the label. Tamiya extra thin, though, may be pure solvent or with far less styrene dissolved.

>>6315657
Get a piece of metal or so. Something the cement can't dissolve.

Squirt out some cement on it.

Come back the next day and notice what's left behind.

Maybe the Tamiya stuff is different here, but fuck knows how the extra thin would differ if it was, or how the bottle in question here could turn less fluid in that case. Organic solvents aren't known for unsolving themselves. But some of the "usual" Revell/Humbrol stuff will give you a small puddle of plastic remaining. Hell, unless it's a brand new bottle/tube you won't even have to do the experiment above, you'll have a plentiful amount of clear plastic sitting around the cap already from old spills.

>>6315329
Dats neat

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>>6315094
>look more like flak/heat armor

thanks for the thought out reply.

but do you have an example of some flak armour that would be blue with yellow stripes?
or anything really.
just seems a very loud colour for wartime situation.
since the thread is near the end going to post some stuff that interest me, other may find it useful.

the front of this seems to have been left in primer and not camoed.

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>>6315738
this was from a documentary on Americas attempted reunification of north south korea.

I found it interesting seeing a green US tank with red primer showing.

new bread
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>>6295992
I think it looks good.