smol editionPrevious thread: >>10955360This thread is for the discussion of scale plastic (and resin, PE, wood, etc) models kit-Post photos of your builds in progress and your finished builds-Have your builds critiqued or critique others-Discuss tips and techniques-Ask for advice or give advice to othersAlways remember:>No manufacturer is purely perfect or awful (except for Flyhawk). ALWAYS research your kits before buying.Some helpful guides to get started:https://www.scalemates.com/http://www.mediafire.com/view/1vf1aw7v91pz5pa/Airfix%20Model%20World%20Specia%20%28Scale%20Modelling%20Step-By-Step%29.pdfhttp://www.scalemodelguide.com/http://www.modelersite.com/en/area/98/scale-models-techniqueshttp://fichtenfoo.net/blog/model-tutorials-and-in-progshttp://ipmsstockholm.org/https://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/http://www.primeportal.net/home.htmhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/156268995@N04/albumsPlus there are tons of people on YouTube with pretty good videos on techniques etc.Some sites to purchase models, extras, and supplies:>ebayhttps://www.dersockelshop.de/ (GER)https://www.scalehobbyist.com/index.php (US)https://www.alfahobby.se/ (SWE)http://spruebrothers.com/ (US)https://freetimehobbies.com/ (US)http://www.hobbyeasy.com/ (HK)http://www.luckymodel.com/ (HK)http://www.hlj.com/ (JP)https://www.modellbau-koenig.de/en (GER)http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/m/ (JP)https://www.hannants.co.uk/ (UK)https://www.jadarhobby.pl/index.php?language=en (PL)https://www.bnamodelworld.com/ (AUS)http://volksusastore.com/webstores/scale/ (US) (Carry Mr. Color and GaiaNotes paint)https://www.emodels.co.uk/ (UK)https://www.wonderlandmodels.com/https://www.super-hobby.com (EU/UK/RU/US/PL)https://plastmodel.pl/ (PL/EU)https://agtom.eu/en/(PL/EU)https://exito.site/en_GB/index(PL/EU)https://m-zone.pl (PL only)Jannie feedback for really, really big retards:https://www.4channel.org/feedback
fuck wehraboos
>>10979729So, just contact a hobby shop in your're area and say "I need part XXX from dragon Flammpanzer, can you do this for me?
I have a bunch of hobby show medals from when I was still competing, but they're meaningless compared to one day making the /smg/ op.
I still have to finish the cannon shroud shading >>10973591added more accurate chipping, Am I missing any other aluminum details? >>10978875Thanks, really helps me
>>10979789What brand is that?
What are you hoping for?
>>10980108https://www.scalemates.com/kits/mac-distribution-72070-uaz-469--146051andhttps://www.scalemates.com/kits/balaton-modell-bm7236-ya-192-wheels-kit--1008086
>>10980714>1/35 Big wind>A new 1/72 F-22 >Tamiya F-35C >More Russian attack helis in general>1/35 Full interior T-80 that amusing hobby teased>More tamiya warbirds>Zigger Turtle tank in 1/35 scale>More hasegawa 1/48 macross and 1/72 ace combat toolings
>>10980792Oh and a 1/35 TOG would be nice. Like seriously why the fuck is there a billion paper panzers while this easy to inspect and real tank doesn't have a kit?
>>10980798it's not really cool or significant. all wehraboos should die though
>>10980714I can't wait for another Tiger 1 kit and another Tiger 1 kit and a Tiger 1 kit to diversify the rosterAlso, we can't have such a show without a Tiger 1 kit
>>10980714>What are you hoping for?Nothing. Mr. Tamiya wouldn't want to admit it but his hobby show has lost relevance as a PR event in recent years thanks to COVID, the same is true for the Nuremberg toy fair in Germany.Nowadays the big announcements are being made online or companies' own events.
It finally came Waited 5 years for this kit, holy shit
replace 1/35 with 1/36
new amusing kino just dropped
>>10980885
>>10980841Tamiya just announced a bunch of new kits a couple of weeks ago
>>10980040you had like a week when we were slowly falling from page 7 to 10
>>10980921you can't just say that and not leave a link to some obscure jap website
>>10980942https://www.tamiya.com/english/newstopics/2024/62shs_newitem/index.html
>>10980951>PteradonFuck yeah
more 1/48 vehicles when
>>10980941To be honest I already got one OP pic though. Now I want all of them.
>>10980886>>10980885CSAT hex camo?
>>10981113same here, got a few but stopped building as much due irl issues. to be fair, i got a few in when the threads were shorter, but it all stopped when i forgot the family lighter in the airing cupboard.
>>10981113Both times an OP was made with my image, the threads devolved into shit slinging of the worst variety
>>10981319someone made a new thread with the thumbnail of one of my builds, a new 'real' thread was made with a different build.Other than that I've made the OP a couple of other times that didnt devolve to shit
American Sherman build with Wehrmacht tank rider figures, based or reddit?
>>10981804Depends, will it be a beutepanzer Sherman or straight up US markings?
>>10981815>he doesn't know about the Battle of Castle Itter
>>10981823>he doesn't know the Sherman got knocked out
>>10980951That MG-34 tripod is cute
>>10980951>thank you mr Tamiya!
>>10982237why, yes, i was waiting looking for a...*checks notes* Tamiya swimming and quacking duck.
>>10981804>Wehrmachtreddit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX-75iXHGhQEvangelion merchandising out of control.
>>10982413Chill, Ivan. Can't wait for your junkie ass to get drafted.
https://youtu.be/ZVbOv2le0_A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrEzV5XoRBAMr Tamiya at 3:16
>>10979858out of the way subtanks
>>10980714>Heres your new 1/35 challenger kit broAlso more german slop
>>10982992For british boomers, we've got new thunderbird toolings.
>>10982994A new 1/48 F-86A for american boomers
>>10982999More bong boomer bait.
>>10983004And now even more stupid wunderwaffe kits that no one asked for
>>10982994in 1/144? Wtf
>>10982994I mean, great, but I don't get why it's so hard to just release the things in the scale of the props. Hell, they could probably make the masters out of the actual pieces, it's not like airfix stops selling their 50s toolings
>>10983004what is this
>>10983004Successful bait, they've got meWhere's her big P marking behind the roundel, though? They'd better not be trying to sell it with incomplete decals.Actually, oh fuck. Looking into it, the scheme is from the jet age museum replica, which I think might be ahistorical? All the period images and even the real one at the science museum have a roundel maybe half the size of the replica, the big yellow circled P, I really really hope that engine on the stand means there'll be the option for an "under maintenance" model from the get go, too, and if they don't include a set of horizontal stabs with the finlets to build a later W4041 I'll be even pissier
You just know there's at least one 65 year old boomer bong out there with a specific room in his house, probably the master bedroom, that's got floor to ceiling wall shelving and cabinets in the middle to display every single Spitfire he's ever made since his first when he was 5 and he adds a new one every week
>>10983662Immensely based mental image
>>10980792Tamiya pre-teases their lineup weeks before the show, so it's hard to set expectations for them. but my wishlist would be the return of GT500 1/24 kits.
it'sthe original warlord hiluxk.u.k. belle epoche style
>>10984076Yes, australia-hungarian WW1 technicals
>australia-hungarian
>>10984138>>10984173i wanted to rebuild pic related, an austro-hungarian flak mg car during ww1. but i couldnt find out the type/manufacturer of the car.so im gonna slap that schwarzlose on a ford model t and be happy.
>>10984216forgot pic
Ehat are some good book scanners? I got a couple of scale model magazines and books and want to scan them. Maybe post them here, whats the legality of that?
kino alert
Does anyone have that picture of the boomer model stash where the guy had the same jet like 10 times.Thanks.
>>10985244
>>10984173You're laughing now but you wont be when the Australia-Hungarian empire spans from Europe to South East Asia
>>10985338Aside from probably hoarding since I haven't seen anything unboxed, is anything wrong with this? I think he just liked Phantoms and wanted a complete Blue Angels squadron for himself.
>>10984595>paramount picturespass, not giving zionists any money
>>10980061Chipping is overdone, this almost only happens in the places that get touched and stepped on a lot. Keep this in mind the next time you do weathering.I'm also not sure if the barrel should be that rusty because it still has its thermal sleeve on.
>discarded poly cap branch after finishing wheels>4 remaining >gun assembly requires 3 poly caps
>>10985898>Throw away parts before finishing modelretard
>>10985898>Read and fully understand the instructions before assembly.Who would have thought.
>>10985898>throwing away sprues, ever
>>10983662that's Lincoln Wright but it's Maschinen Krieger / ZbV3000 models(and literally Kow Yokoyama but it's actually his entire house covered in shelves, all housing his garage kits, as per Lincoln's relation from a visit to Kow's)
I have this set of books, whats a good, cheap yet reliable scanner so Ican convert this to a pdf
>>10986479Have you looked at trying your local library?
>>10985338speaking of lebbit, im looking for a message board, forum or discord that talks about scale modelling.. any suggestion?i hate getting perma banned on reddit for the most trivial shit with no warning or no 2nd chances. Got banned the 2nd time just because i commented on a previously banned subreddit.
>>10987255lemonparty.org
>>10987255Voat
>>10985928>>10985966>>10986363I found it, hopefully I will learn something from it (I won't) The AMX kit is kinda shit, but maybe I'm spoiled by the decade of new kits that came afterSo much to clean up, so many gaps, parts geometry is weird so they don't quite fit together Following the instructions will have you installing the gun breech upside down
>>10986479either what >>10986927 said or something from Brother - after having an HP and an Epson, Brother beats those two by a nautical mile
>>10987284>something something, society
>>10987255I frequent armordrama, even though there's plenty of strange and salty boomers, it's active and a forum layout is much better than individual posts or streams of chats. I think LPJ models has a discord if that's more your style, definitely a younger crowd there.>Got banned the 2nd time just because i commented on a previously banned subreddit.r/jailbait?
Fujimi fishbed
>stonetoss_"scale_models?".png
When I bought the kit, I initially wanted to make it a french NATO camouflage tank, now I'm thinking about that tan, black, green camouflage from Mercenaries 2: world in flames >>10988943She is holding an airbrush, that makes it tangentially related to scale models
Been building this thing since October and the wheels have only just gone on
Vehicles your suprised no large companies have used,For me its the M59 APC,Over 6,500 units made and sent to a dozen countries. Also Elvis was the commander of one iirc. I think it would be cool. The only models are some resin ones and one from the 60s
>>10989236Problem is it got crowded out by the even more widely produced M113
>>10989236The best 1/72 Blackbird is a Monogram mold from the 80's with raised panel lines.
>>10988943One of the production editors of that magazine gave an interview recently. They send him across Japan overnight to people's houses so he can photograph their models at daybreak in natural light. Also gravure ("its hard to sell magazines these days").Thing/thing in Japan meme I know but honestly, only they could make a magazine like that.The sister publication Navy Yard is genuinely worth it just look at the model photographs.
>>10988943I'm boycotting Japanese modeling articles (scale model kits, magazines, etc.) because I noticed that a lot of this business might be pro-Israel. Case in point, Hasegawa released an IDF F-16 last October while Fine Molds plans to make Israeli jets. I wish I could call them tone deaf but they're not stupid, this is endorsement of genocide.
>>10989594There's always comic books if you want a cucked pro-"Palestine" hobby, friend.
>>10989608It's not that hard to do it in this hobby, remember the Russian invasion? Hasegawa and FM also barely make anything worthwhile for me these days so no big loss.
>>10989594If you're gonna go that far, make sure to boycott Meng, too. They've been announcing Jewshit every other month since the chimpout started.
>>10989588Weathering magazine used to have pinups too
>>10988943how nu r u?
>>10989931go to any chop shop and the zines advertising tires, wrenches, power tools etc. all have either pin ups or straight up softcore pornshit, every male dominated space used to have calendars with hot babes showing at least great cleavage, nowadays everything is so fucking feminised and sanitised
>>10989594but then how will you make dioramas of hamas destroying IDF shit?
>>10989942I think he can build a scene of IDF Merkava or other weapons being destroyed by Hamas....oh wait, that's also mean he does support Israel because he bought and build the Israel weapons plastic model isn't?
>>10989965if you read the packaging of those models carefully, it says (in Japanese):>all profits from the sale of this plastic toy, plus 66% goyim tax, are awarded to the nation of Israel, with the sole purpose of funding the IDF
>>10989594Take your whiny hyperpolitical cancel-culture bullshit back to twitter, you estrogenbrained tranny.
>>10989931
wtf I love ak now
>>10990121>>10990135
>>10989594I don't understand this logic. Like they aren't paying Israel a % of the profits off IDF vehicles sold.
>heres your new t-90 kit brolol
>>10990121>SILICOONA
>>10990596
What would be the best way to recreate the Irish army from the 1930s? Obviously a WW1 German soldier head with a M1916 but what about the body? I dont think there is any resin figures on this topic
>>10989236north korean koksan SPG
>>10990960Anything nork, really We haven't gotten anything except the expand dong missile from trumpeter some years ago
>>10990147I love AK even more now
>>10991544It doesn't help that Norks won't allow anyone to just crawl all over their shit with a camera and ruler. But when TrumpetBoss can shit out kits with minimal research or obscure paper panzers, what's stopping them from kitting Nork shit they've only seen in photographs? The mind boggles.
>>10989236Arjun and Vickers Mk.1/Vijayanta. I just want some exotic street-shitter armor.
>>10990112This is the most ironic post ever since your country just made it illegal to talk shit about Jews. It’s the pro Israeli people that are cancelling the shit out of people.
>>10988943>>10989588
>>10991593It's perfectly fine for the norks not to allow anyone access to anything, but is it that hard to combine a T-62 with a KPV and/or an igla on a stick
>>10991616>weathering, what's that>zero color modulation >black tracks >black bore >no periscopes>decals sit like stickers>no skirts, perfect mudguards?2/10 see me after class
>>10991628My country? How the fuck would you know, you stupid nigger?
>>10991669There is 0 chance that you type the way you do and are not American. But anyways, back to the irony of your post. It’s most prolific Jews in America who promote cancel culture these days, they want to ban those idiotic protestors that they disagree with, in flagrant violation of your first amendment. Why don’t I see you attacking them….I wonder?
>>10992149>There is [headcanon]Anon... you're obsessed. It might be time to take a break from the internet if you care this much about sand people slapfights.
>>10992190There is no reason to get hung up on the fact that you’re American. Most of us here are. It’s really strange to avoid it, really.
Why are there so many large scale model companies in Spain? Is Spain famous for it's scale model infustry?
>>10992390Spain has a long history of miniature painting
>>10992149Wrong dumbfuck. Consider going outside, and as the youngsters say "touch grass".
Honestly if they made canned new kit smell maybe I'd stop binge-buying them.
>>10980061I'm back>>10985599I like how it looks, but I understand that it's not realistic, The cannon and the shroud are not ready yet, I will search for some reference pic in the meantimethanks for the input
>>10992913>I will search for some reference pic in the meantime Why? I mean it's obvious you don't really care.
>>10988943the difference is that Umi Shinonome is an actually skilled modeler. the shit that Stonetoss criticizes is unrelated to the products they're trying to sell.
>>10992994Gays eat burgers too
>tracks as per instructions too tight >tracks as per instructions +1 link too loose That's pretty cool
Was on sale, so I pulled the trigger. Looks nice IRL, my only complaint is that colors are in bullshit Ammo by Mig, which isn't really sold here, and there are barely any references on what the EXACT sand color Iranian Chieftains were. Oh well, if nobody knows, then it might as well be anything. I think I'll blast it with H321, unless anyone has a better suggestion.
>>10993701Can you adjust the idler wheel? On real tanks that's how you set up track tension.
>>10993949Idler wheel has one position
>>10993958You have a knife
>>10992994Putting together gunplas isn't skilled modelling you simp
>>10992292oi there mate, slow down with those generalizations. I'm willing to wager that at least half of the active posters on board is some flavor of European or Slav.prove me wrong.
>>10994276Don't throw europeans in the same pot as slavs or god forbid, r*ssians. It's like saying white- and nigger-americans are the same. Also I don't care for jews myself, but them mowing down sandniggers in hordes in response to a terror attack they totally knew was coming but let happen anyways is hilarious. Like besides the child molestation and being jews part, they at least can mostly act like people and be a (subversive) part of a society. Arabs just breed and declare jihad.Anyways models... is it normal that all 1/35 model kits start from like 40€ or am I going nuts? I thought of making a few projects and donating them to my units OPFOR identification training, but a fucking MT-LB kit starts from 40€. Sheesh.
>>10994356There has been a huge jump in quality and part count since the early 2000's. Back then I remember Tamiya's was the only Chieftain, and it was a mold from the 70's, I just started Takom's today and it's light-years ahead.
>>10994356>money printer go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrits only gonna get worse. might as well buy before your purchasing power is completely tanked. Also, silver and crypto if youre feelin frisky
>>10994356>is it normal that all 1/35 model kits start from like 40€That's a normal base price for a tank these days. Is this Trumpeter? They're a total ripoff now, shit used to be cheap. Quality hasn't changed much (still hit or miss) but prices have exceeded Tamiya whom they used to undercut.>>10994398>huge jump in quality and part countPart count yes, quality no.
>>10989910Not just Meng, chink model kit companies' Israel dickriding goes crazy. They must be making a lot of money there.
>>10994407Michael Burry is bullish on gold, but buying into might be more difficult than into silver>cryptolmao, crypto market soaring from 'rona broke /biz/'s back and that's the only good thing to come out of it
>>10992390>large scale model companies in Spain>scale model companiesDo they make anything other than paint??In fact vallejo is the only one that actually manufactures paint in house, the rest just stick they're brand label on shit
>>10993969that's a crime in the UK
>>10994516chinks' hatred for muslims compels them to do soand they aren't called>turbojews on steroidsfor nothing
>>10994516There, I fixed it for you. Are ya happy now, whiny boy?
went on a trip and saw a very nice Tiger II
>>10995281It has been repainted obviously but there's some nice references for all you tankfags in the damage
>>10995283
>soon
>>10995283I thought that was a panda winking.
>>10990709I'm still mad, that she referred to Paul as Abomination, which he isn't and she should know
How long should I wait for Acrylic paint to dry before I can paint on a second coat or glue the part in place?Working on my first model and it takes forever, because I paint a bunch of parts and then leave and do something else, because I haven't quite figured out a good workflow yet, of what to do while the parts I need dry
>>10996352give it a week
>>10996352overnight is enough for a second coat, though you can get away with doing it in just 30mins - 1 hour depending on what thinner you use. week is for final coats.
>>10996352>before I can paint on a second coat When it's touch dry (About 15 mins, you can use a hair dryer if you're impatient)>glue the part in place (or if you're masking)24h/overnight to fully cure.
Everything almost fits together on this kit, it's so fucking lameThe commander cupola has the worst jumble of small, delicate parts that for some reason did not come pre-broken
>>10996789What is that again, Heller?
i'm in the market for an airbrush, what does /smg/ recommend?
>>10997864Chinkshit set with compressor. You can get a better one once you have learned to use it.
>>10997864MR. AIRBRUSH Procon Boy GSI Creos PS-274
>>10997003It's the monkey's paw kit >>10980868
>>10998014So is Meng kinda bad? I never built one.
>>10998033I don't know, the AMX is my first full meng kit, I used to get the double pin T-90 tracks, they are very good
pigger sisters...
Moved the idler wheel by about 1/4 radian, it fixed the track tension issues, thanks (You) >>10993949
>>10998243abraps when
>>10998243>T-80 wheels I never noticed, but they areThe road wheels of the T-80 have always been sussy to me that they've been reverse-engineered from some western tank exported to some turdworlder country, it looks very western compared to roadwheels on other slavshit tanks. I have T-80's built, maybe I'll get a Leo 2 kit and compare them. Maybe a Leo 1, since it was probably what they copied it from.
>>10984595Beautiful
>>10998243>IRL kitbashGotta do something with all those unusable husks that have been sitting in Siberian warehouses for 30 years
>>10998562Didn't they try to destroy the stabilizer on that thing before displaying it? Why is the gun still erect?
