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>>11604871>amfiibne >transportöör Fucking hilarious. We goulashniggers just use í and ő, not ii and öö like a fucking schizophrenic.
Are MPC kits decent enough for a fun project? I was thinking of building a model of a monte carlo.
>>11604930Someone asked the same question last thread. The answer is there.
>box scalewhat
>>11604946Scale that is not labelled. Sort of a boomer term, but it is why those old Aurora, Revell and Monogram kits do not have a consistent size.Airfix were the first to really create a set scale in the form of 1:72, then other companies follow.
>can't decide if windshield up or windshield down >check pictures >pretty much ever irl example of the TOW variant is windshield down Well that settles it. Windshield down has a certain cool factor to it as well. How bad is your decision paralysis, /smg/?
>>11604976Incredibly bad...>t. 3 years deciding whether to build a model in flight or on the ground (the kit sucks, do not buy the Hasegawa T-38)
>>11604976yeah I have pretty bad decision paralysis too. Work continues on the metal gear rex though.
>basically impossible to neatly cut straight strips of the supplied sheet to make the belts for the harness on this WRC Focus>try to make my own from 2mm strips of tape>struggle with getting them to perfectly overlap each other>realized I can just get some ribbon at the crafts store >its the perfect size, color and even mildly more accurateabsolute W
Finished another 109. Eduard 1/72 kit with decals from Special Hobby kit 72394. The scheme is from an airshow in 1950.
>>11605459The other side was not decorated as the spectators only saw the lefthand side..
>>11605459looks great, I saw it about 2 minutes ago on twitter before seeing it in the thread gj algorithm
https://www.tamiyausa.com/media/files/60795ml-1510-40cb.pdfManual for the 1/72 tamiya F-14D is out. This is just straight up the academy F-14 but superior. The moment they release swept wings+catapult nose gear its unironically over for GWH f-14. No fucking reason to get any other tomcat kit (besides maybe FM if you like open panels) once it comes out.
>>11605592>academy F-14 but superioris it now? tamiya's is a downscaled version of their 1/48 F-14; it'll be good no doubt but it's 2x the academy's parts count and assembly is more complex (I almost got tired reading the instructions)
>>11604871what looks more better on the P-51B?Bare metal silver AS-12 or TS-17 Gloss Aluminum?Doing a Tuskegee P-51 really.
>>11606224if it helps you decide at all, the base coat on my Ki43 from the last thread has AS-12 as the base coat>>11604102though the color got darkened a bit when I wiped away the panel line wash
>>11606228On the kit itself wants to do bare metal silver though its darker than the gloss aluminum shown on the decals I ordered.
>>11605592if nobody has built it yet how do we know
Interior of the Focus rally car is done. While these ribbons were much easier to cut to size they definitely were much harder to actually use. They're obviously much thicker than the thin plastic they intend you to use, and as such some of the routing (like going back through the buckles again) is physically impossible. Not only that, but fighting with the fraying ends was a complete nightmare. By the end I had gotten sick of it and half assed the belts for the 2nd seat. I've probably spent at least an hour on my hands and knees combing through my carpet trying to find the buckles when they would keep jumping out of my tweezers. I also realized when it was far too late that I got the seats switched, so I guess this car is from an alternate universe where Nicky was the driver and not Colin. I now firmly know I never want to build a race car with a 6 point harness ever again unless I can get a premade one. If they were photoetch like most aircraft belts are, I don't think it would have been this hard and I'd be willing to take that trade off for not looking as good or realistic.On to the suspension and underside next probably. I'm really not looking forward to doing the exterior decals at all. Wish me luck
I love flimsy sprue gates on the edge of curved surfaces
>>11606876>complains about free chipping and weatheringThere's just no winning with you retards, is there?
>>11606876always cut tangent to a curved edge to avoid accidents like that
Why does the civil boat market suck so much, there are like 6 good sets and the rest are just titanics and titanics and titanic variants and modern titanic equivalentsNow they also make sets where you have 2 titanics of a different scale in 1 box, like what the fuckIt could be the most interesting segment because specialized civil ships do vary a lot and each one looks completely different. Fishing boats, research vessels, rescue boats, icebreakers, all kinds of tugboats etc, they all have different equipment and are usually quite colorful which I like
Bruh, this looks like ass. I wanted to do a brushed camo effect with airbrush, so I used Gunze masking snot. When it didn't want to come off I used warm water to loosen it up, and I think the acrylic paint wasn't fully dried yet and did this to the surface. So... free weathering I guess? Looks kinda like the Japs using poor quality paint. I also managed to scratch the paint at a few places down to the black primer trying to get it off, so I guess that's also free weathering. Also the masking was shitty in a few places, like the cupola, but I guess that's also free weathering. If I lightly spray it with thinner using an airbrush to dissolve and re-dry the surface of the paint, will it fix it, or will it just cause another disaster?
Yep, kinda poopoo-peepee.
>>11607069I'd like to do some boats that aren't tiny scale and riddled with nigger etch, and I'm too much of a shitter to do wood
Well, that was a fun afternoon Thinking of making it into one of those uparmored frenchoid ones to keep it in line with the other french shitbuckets
>>11607230nigga what the fuck happened all around your rivets?
>>11607390If I have to guess the paint deposit was the thickest around the rivets, so it was the farthest from dried. So when I put an acrylic painted tank in warm water those parts got damaged the most.
>>11607230Looks like a kid dropped their toy tank into a campfire. Strip it and start again for the love of god.
>>11607472Nah, it's fine. Last ditch Chi-Ha.
>Autist makes a fuss over Japanese tank colors>Uses inaccurate colors anyway>Does a shit paintjob>Uses post-facto mental gymnastics to convince himself that it's "weathered"
For the Red tailed Mustang I am currently building. What choice of red to use? Tamiya X-7 Red or XF-7 Flat Red?And for the Yellow stripe running around the wing? Tamiya X-8 Lemon Yellow or XF-3 Flat Yellow?
>>11607571Show me a WW2 color photo proving that it's wrong. I'll wait.
>>11607771>the cope won't stopExplain this you fucking assburger
>>11607790Looks EXACTLY like mine.
>>11607230>>11607797Homeboy, I have seen cat turds cleaner than this. If you need suggestions for paint strippers, hit me up.
>>11607571>>11607814>shitposts and insults an Anon's decent model>doesn't post any of his own work>posts a GuP screenshot as a referenceReddit is two blocks down.
>>11607823You can keep coping and call it "okay" or "decent" but you would have to follow your own advice and fuck off to leddit in order for anyone to be delusional enough to call it good.Thanks for confirming that you are non-functionally autistic though if you actually thought the anime picture wasn't shitposting.Also have posted plenty of my work, so suck my dick. Bitch.
>>11607823>shitposts and insults an Anon's decent model>decent modelWait let's take a look at your initial post. "this looks like ass". Wow, insulting your own model? Were you expecting everyone to praise you for fucking up?
So anyway I sprayed it with thinner and that mostly fixed it. Now it looks just like how it would have looked like IRL. >>11607844>>11607881You're arguing with someone else, tantrum-throwing spergnigger-kun. >still hasn't posted models You may kys now, nigger.
>>11608035>iwasmerelypretending.jpg:^)
>>11608038You caught me, I am your nemesis, I only go to this thread to be your mortal enemy, anon.
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>>11608043I see you and raise you a dumpster-sperg.
>>11608043>>11608055Imagine being this upset over a quick and dirty weekend build of a $10 kit from 1975.
I just don't understand model minutes>Has airbrush and knows how to use it>Let me do a shitty brush paint job instead >Only builds terrible or ancient molds He still builds more than me so I guess I can't say shit
>>11608230low effort builds are valid. it's interesting to see brush painting sometimes. and idk, he does a decent selection.
>>11608230Don't like the people who he associates with. Good chap, but he surrounds himself with people who are quite pompous and a bit temperamental.
If you think Emiru at Twitchcon was bad, wait till what happens to Papa NightShift at next year's Mosonmagyaróvár.
>>11608230It's called "soul".Brush painting is a thinking man's choice
>>11608230>Only builds terrible or ancient moldsI don't know him so I got curious and checked it out, he just builds what you see on shelves after the popular new items have been sold out.
>>11608230>Has airbrush and knows how to use it>Let me do a shitty brush paint job insteadNothing wrong. You can't improve if you stick to only what you are good at.>Only builds terrible or ancient moldsNothing wrong. Just don't be like the chi-ha retard who uses it to excuse his poor effort despite manufacturers having no control over the modeller's painting skill.
>>11608352Nothing wrong with brush painting, but it's an inevitability that on large flat surfaces airbrush will in 90% of cases get you a 5x better result in 10% of the time.
>>11608561If it were only about the result then I'd just buy a die-cast model or pay someone to do it for me. Sure, I don't actually do any of the modelling but I get a 10x better result, right?Brush painting is si ply more enjoyable for me. It let's me focus on the process and not have to worry about cleaning attachments, ventilation, breathing in all kinds of chemicals, etc. Only down side is you can't do blurs.
>>11608566Good job, it's not Twitterbro levels of "finger painted it with fence paint" and instead "my 7 year old brother has a pretty stable hand". Like if you are proud of it, then you do you buddy, but it's not a good paint job. The edges are objectively fucked up and the paint is crusted on.
>>11607844You're trying way too hard to fit in.
>>11608570I have been on this general for 6 years, nigger. Retards like you either presumably kill themselves from cope or go full dumpster-tard.
>>11608577>election touristYou have no idea how unsurprised I am.
>>11608578I understand that your reading comprehension is in line with your other skills, so I will explain - "this general" in this context means "this specific general thread". Or if you have clairvoyant powers and meant the 2009 elections, then I guess you are correct.
>>11608568Still better than any of your airbrushed orange peel trash heaps.>>11608577>6 yearsWelcome to the chan, newfriend! PM me if you need help setting up your account.
>>11608582Samefagging won't make your models any better. Are you the same retard that died on top of that "Tamiya brushpainting" hill with your Red Baron death mask?
>>11608584Yes I am, what of it?
>drop the hobby for a couple of years due to life stuff>don't visit the general as a result>finally have time to build again>check up on the ol' /smg/ for inspiration >the EXACT same shitposts as beforePlease don't tell me you guys are still arguing about paint retarder as well.
>>11608590Your a paint retarder
>>11608590Seeing as it's Manfred Von Retarder-kun, then I'm sure it will come up.
>>11608584NTA, but Tamiya acrylics are meant for brushpainting. Yes, that anon is clearly a paraplegic retard and can't paint but this the first time I've seen someone argue against Tamiya paints.
>>11608584>>11608594Now I'm curious. Got pics of the Redtarder Baron?
>>11608589Thanks for confirming yourself to be the recurring thread retard. Carry on.>>11608595"Can be" and "are meant for" are very different things. Alcohol based acrylics behave way better in an airbrish than when brushed and vice versa for water based.>>11608596It was not good enough to save, have twitterbro instead
Literally nothing wrong with paint retarder but okay.
>>11608601Nobody said there was. It was just another thing Manfred Von Retarder-kun sperged out about. Can't even recall what his "point" was. Just imagine the most backward, never empirically proven, pants on head retarded opinion and you will probably be close.
>>11608584>>11608597>>11608604Still haven't seen you post any of your own models so I'll accept your concession.
>>11608611Last time you asked and I did post them, then you shut the fuck up for 6 months. But watching you cope and be butthurt is funnier.
stop posting so much
>>11608627yeah back in my day /toy/ used to be a slow board and there were no young whipper-snappers making more than a post in two days the youth is spoiled i tell you bobbrdick johnsonusmc (ret) 1980-1980 semper fi!
>>11608597>Alcohol based acrylics behave way better in an airbrish than when brushed and vice versa for water based.I don't know why I read this in a slurred drunkard voice, but it's funny.
>>11608661>have you ever brush painted alcohol based acrylics?
>>11608597>Alcohol based acrylics behave way better in an airbrishWould you say it's because it dries faster? Hmm, if only there was a way to slow that down...or rather...retard it.This post was made by Mr Hobby Acqueous gang.
>>11608716Why would you need to slow it down when airbrushing? Maybe very slightly if it dries mid air due to very low humidity. The alcohol drying fast and giving less surface tension makes it much better for airbrushing. But in brush painting application the alcohol is often strong enough to strip previous layers, so you have to be very anal in your approach and technique. With water based paints you can paint a lot differently. And for wet blending can't beat oils.
>>11608716Man, I've had a very mixed success with brushpainting with Tamiya acrylics. Some colours seemed to be way easier to paint than others. But maybe I'm just retarded. What paint:thinner:retarder ratio do you use?Also been making a Su-15TM but kinda fucked up the bare metal paintjob. Cheaping out on some surfacer did not work too great. Next I plan on doing the 1/72 Tamiya F-51D Mustang, so can someone here recommend a good way to make that aluminium look with a paintbrush?
>>11609127Your best bet is probably going through aluminum colors of different brands till you find the perfect one. Model Master metal colors used to be perfect, but now they're extinct in the wild. Maybe AK?
>>11609135The AK 3rd Gen series is the most consistent one in every single aspect I have tried (both regular and metallic paint). There are a few outliers that are stinkers, but most of the paints are very consistent in coverage, quality, consistency and ease of use. The metallics are good for brush painting small details, I'm not entirely sure about painting large flat surfaces. Usually airbrushing is your best bet here. Also metallics specifically benefit a lot from being sprayed very evenly and in thin layers so the flakes align. Apparently Vallejo metallics are better for brush painting, but I have no first hand experience. I have sprayed Tamiya metallics with good results, but Alclad is apparently the best you can get. I think someone said that AK Xtreme Metal is a rebrand of that shit in Europe, but I can not 100% confirm. I did try them and they were great though.
>>11609135>>11609191I actually used the AK Xtreme Metal for this model, but I feel that they should be used with an airbrush (and some base coat of black primer). I found this korean(?) dude on YT that only paints models by hand, I'll probably try out whatever he is using.
>>11609212Yeah as I said I don't know if there's really any good way of applying the metallics with a brush in any good way, the way the metal flakes in the paint work, extremely thin layers and great alignment from such layers is the key. If you really don't have any way of using an airbrush, then maybe you could try a rattle can? Then again you can get one of those shitty USB airbrushes for like 40 bucks so... And about the black primer, it should absolutely be a coat of gloss black. I have had good results with Tamiya X-1 and Mr. Color GX-2.
>had to buy a new workplace PC and a new VESA mount over more shit for the pile of shame I don't know why I feel bad, I did what I was supposed to do. But I feel like I'm not careful I'll end up like those homeless who don't have toes because they don't have money for shoes in December, but somehow always have money to absolutely blackout plastered.
>>11608691Yes. You have to thin them with water.
I have a tank that I've painted dark yellow and dark green. I'm about to do a slight drybrush to bring out the details but here comes the problem. Should I drybrush each color with their lightened shades or should I drybrush the whole thing in lightened dark yellow?
>>11610276Hypothetically is that green and yellow tank a Chi-Ha that you dunked in water while the paint on it had not dried yet?But in any case the answer depends on several things. 1) What effect are you trying to achieve? Just some contrast or heavy signs of wear and tear?2) How much do you care? Are you in this hobby to improve, see things through, improve and be proud of your models or just want to rush through your kits in order to have the absolute minimal return on your investment?Doing the light base color will show up with more contrast and look like heavier wear and chipping on the green parts. Doing separate colors for the respective colors will leave a more subtle effect that may or may not be desired, but will probably look better in the end because you can do partial chipping with the yellow as well and have a better end result with different finishes.
>>11610291Nah, it's a King Tiger :D I'm aiming for some contrast and want the colors to just pop a little. I really don't like to make my models super worn and dirty. So I think separate colors is the way I'll do it. I've built a couple of tanks before but this is the first one that has multiple colors so this is a new kind of problem for me. Thanks for the advice
>rush through your kits in order to have the absolute minimal return on your investmentthat's me
>>11609127>What paint:thinner:retarder ratio do you use?Some of my jars have been conpletely fucked ao it varies but by default I do 1:1 and only a few drops of retarder, otherwise it takes a full day for a single thin coat to dry.>a good way to make that aluminium look with a paintbrusI've had amazing results with Vallejo's chrome. It's probably a few shades darker than what you're looking for but I'd look into their other metallic options.
>>11609127What I do is put a base-coat of similarly-coloured water-based acrylic on before brush painting Tamiya
>>11610723Also I didn't need to have that many hyphens in there
I have purchased an eduard mig-21. From Scamazon no less because I magically found a listing for a kit I had on my scalemates wishlist for cheaper than anywhere else.
>left is what the instructions wanted me to mix upI wanted to paint a desaturated yellow stripe. Not a rhodesian FAL for fuck sake.
>>11610649>take time and be meticulous with kit>ADHD kicks in at the end and IWANNABUILDSOMETHINGELSERIGHTNOWFUUUUCK >rush and half ass all the final touches so I can move on faster
>knock over 1/35 tank (dark green) and figure (yellow plastic)>light wooden floor>large turret hatch nowhere to be found>figure disappears>found the absolutely insignificant 0.5mm circular PE part >try to put it>dropped and lost forever
latest dumb impulse purchase from a thrift store auction.I need to leave it out in the sun or something for a day so it can "charge" because I don't have any uv lights besides the little pen light I use for uv cure resin. I think at a minimum I'll try to paint the canopy to match with some transparent orange paint.
>>11610943Do you not have a flashlight?Of course you first have to vacuum or dust your floor before starting with the model.
fun quick build. painted the canopy with vallejo transparent orange since it looks dumb as all clear plastic out of the box
>>11611141I mean it's super gimmicky, but looks pretty nice. Looks like you did a clean job on that canopy.
>>11610943the carpet thanks you for the sacrifice. Your build is now blessed.
>want Kiowa Warrior>look on-line>everything is over $40Seriously, why are there no kits of this? Same goes for the EA-6.
so i went a bit nuts buying models with the objective of justifying the price of appropiate tools for painting them. mainly an airbrush, the compressor, related accessories and chemicals on top of the paints. do you guys have any brand recommendation for the compressor? amazog has a ton of gimmicky cheap options but they all appear to be various forms of chinesium which make me and my wallet a bit nervous
>>11611179>buy appropiate tools for painting>for Trumpeter kitsThe appropriate tool for Trumpeter kits is a 32 Gallon Wheeled Outdoor Garbage Can with Attached Snap Lock Lid and Heavy-Duty Handles.I am only half kidding. The price of Trumpeter kits keeps me in a Stockholm syndrome/abusive relationship where I keep telling myself that maybe the next kit will be better, but every time having spent the money on two bricks and smashing my genitals between them would have been a preferable alternative.
>>11611179The chinesium FD-186 would do just 'fine'. If you want something up from that you're looking at a Sparmax or an Iwata.
>paint has dried for DAYS>de-tacked masking tape on my hand a couple of times>still get adhesive marks on my paintthis is making me want to crash out so fucking bad. it's so depressing and infuriating.
>>11610943I thought I lost a jet air intake in the garden yesterday when I was out spraying and bitterly resolved myself to the fact that I'd fucked it up, until I found it on the garage floor even though I was sure I didn't take it in there.
>>11611294Did you listen to the retard-kun and put more than a drop of retarder?
>>11611456rent free
Taiwan Model Show starts tomorrow, just went and put my models down today.Lots of great stuff there already, hopes of winning anything not great.Testing to see if I can post from hotel wifi.
>>11611456Yeah, I put "a few drops" like he suggested. Never listening to you retards again.
>>11611014Found the hatch, but the figure is still awolFlashlight doesn't help finding things in different dimensions
>>11611483Sure it does, but it only works if the floor isn't covered in a hundred other pieces of shit. You do understand what I mean by "flashlight", right? You turn off other lights, stick it on the floor and scan around for any shadows to pop up.
>>11611481>you retards I think he established that he has been a singular retard this whole time. If one samefagging dumbass with no airbrush and too much free time can sow this much chaos, no wonder r*ssian and other totalitarian subversion troll farms work that well. Sad.
>>11611480Hope to see a lot of photos, Taiwanbro
>>11611486I'm pretty sure it's one retard who's shitting up every general on the board. Every thread just so happens to have "that one guy", who just stirs up shit and dreails the thread. He probably doesn't even do scale models.
>>11611498Nah he does. He did post a Fokker or something a while ago and the Chi-Ha now. Of course there might be some other retard adding oil to the fire whenever possible.
>>11611506>muh ebil strawmen are out to get me! I haven't posted in four days schizophrenic anon. Maybe it's you, ever considered that?
>>11611456Why would I do that it's mr hobby aqueous.
>>11611524I honestly don't know why anyone ever would take advice from retardered-anon. Can it be the tape itself?
>>11611528I'm not sure. It could be? This is the second model where it's happened. I'm just using basic tamiya yellow masking tape.
Like Icarus, I have tasted accomplishment now that I can paint figures in 1/35 without being laughed out of the room and just like Icarus, I want to reach for the sun in 1/72Any guides for figures in 72nd scale?
I'm so tired of this place.
>>11611456>>11611486>>11611506Can you finally evict me from your head permanently? Yes, I brush paint my models because I find it more fun. Yes, it's not modelling competition tier of quality. Yes, I find my reselts more than satisfactory and conparable to other pieces posted here (still not seen any of yours by the way).If you don't have anything else to say besides brush-[insult] then don't bother with the (You) or at least get a tripcode so I can filter your toothless comments.
>>11611548Yeah, it's probably one bitter faggot trying to start shit with everyone. I had one bad paintjob on a tamiyashitter from 1975 and he built up hundred pages of lore for a cinematic universe where I'm the main villain.
>>11611547lol how much did you pay for those? Printed 1/72 figures are like a dollar a pop including work time. As for painting doing a zenithal and investing in some contrast colors is pretty much a lifesaver if you plan on painting more than just a few. Or at least mix your own contrast medium out of some matte medium. You do the base colors with those contrast paints and then just layer on as many highlights as you wish after that until you are pleased. And maybe a wash before or after in there somewhere to bring it all together. At such a small scale you pretty much have to count on the (good) molding of the figure to help you out. Shit molds and manual layering will drive you insane. Zenithal + contrast helps to cut the work in half so you can focus the manual brushwork on where it matters.
>>11611553>Yes, I brush paint my models because I find it more fun.>Yes, it's not modelling competition tier of qualityNothing wrong with brush only.>Yes, I find my reselts more than satisfactory and conparable to other pieces posted here Lmao no. You can't even thin properly. Your chi-ha's overyellow is seeping into panels and your bf109 has blobs of paint. >>11611557That's just cope.
>>11611557>I had one bad paintjob on a tamiyashitter from 1975 and he built up hundred pages of lore for a cinematic universe>it's probably one bitter faggot trying to start shit with everyoneWell no, you revealed yourself to be the Red Baron guy. It's not made up lore, it's you saying some of the most utterly retarded shit and then doubling down, shitposting and samefagging, every single time. And I know that I'm not the only one calling you out, that has been clear every time as well. Some regulars might not just care enough to engage with a retard of this magnitude.
>>11611562>Well no, you revealed yourself to be the Red Baron guy. Okay, stopped reading there. Take your meds, and from now on wear a respirator when spraying enamels.
>>11611557>tamiyashitter from 1975Are you really going to blame the model instead of your own skill? Have a shred of self-reflection.
>>11611561>Your chi-ha's overyellow is seeping into panels and your bf109 has blobs of paint. Like I said, total schizo bitter incel building up lore over some imaginary strawman that's an amalgamation of all the evil meanie anons that called you a faggot retard. That guy isn't Chi-Ha anon, I am, and I wouldn't be surprised if BF109 anon is someone else as well. >>11611566>autistic retard doesn't get it Of course not. How would you feel right now if you didn't get platinum mad over the posts of random people on the internet this morning?
>>11611561>>11611562You realise there's more than 2 posters in these generals, right Anon?
>>11611588Uh uh? Still haven't seen you deny samefagging though :^)
So TL;DR: there are two autistic retards ITT who scream "I HATE YOU POOPDICKSCHIZO DIE DIE DIE!!!" to about three different anons. Am I getting it right?
>>11611594Nah, in cases like these it's literally just one retard arguing with himself to ruin thread quality. Just ignore, hide and post model kits.
>>11611594>no uEvery single time...
>>11611560>lol how much did you pay for those?I paid 3 yurobux and got 4
>>11611619That's actually fairly sensible. (not at scale) Good for you.
>>11611562You're wrong. The Red Baron guy was me, though.
>>11611780You're wrong though. The Red Baron guy was me.
It's been a long time! I am finishing up this A-10 after having it sit around for at least a year. I just have pylons left.
It's funny when they find out the poopdickschizo of the general, and the GOAT legend anon of the general are the same guy.
>>11612016It's not though. The Poopdickschizo was me.
>>11611997A-10 is one of my favs, you did a awesome job on it.
>>11611997Awesome work anon.
>>11611997>>11612068>>11612031Stop samefagging, brushtard-kun.
>>11611997looks great anon, what's your watch?
Went to the Copenhagen model show (which is mostly trains) and met one of the most based boomers I've ever seen. 250 BF-109s, all in different scheme/model. 24 years of builds he said.
>>11612351Every single one of them with information about Staffel, pilot and when/where it is from. Can't not respect the commitment, the general standard was pretty high (although not the greatest models you've ever seen)
Taiwananon here. Still rangeblocked from imageposting so I will compensate with a wall of text.So, this was a big event, doujin/anime x scale modeling convention. I'd say it was 5% military models, 10% other (fantasy, sci-fi, anime, gunpla, dioramas) models, 5% modeling-related stalls and 80% anime stuff. Also army recruiters outside had a stinger launcher set up right under the final approach route for the nearby airport which I found kinda funny. Lots and lots of cosplayers. There was a guy with three big containerfuls of resin cast airplane parts and I bought me a Kita-chan flipbook.Thanks for reading my blog. Point is, I only took pictures of military stuff, right. Only the tanks, planes and boats - maybe one third of all the models at the convention, not including the stalls. I ran out of battery and had around 800 photos by the end of the third hour. I'm going to have to take a few days sorting them, so you won't be getting them today.Now imgur appears to be down at the minute, and I'm curious: How would I go about uploading so many photos? For exmaple, there are around 277 tank model pictures of maybe 100-150 individual models and imgur only allows 50 uploads per hour. Even taking away the worse ones (maybe one third to half) that still several hundred images. Is there another image hosting service that would allow for these big album uploads?I'll go back and take pictures of the non-military stuff tomorrow, but I won't be exhaustive. Lots of scantily-clad women and mecha.
>>11612355Google Photos lets you make huge albums very easily. If there are better alternatives I too would like to know because Imgur is indeed a total fuck
>>11612351extremely based boomer. I assume he's on a watch list of some sort
>>11612351This will be me in 22 years.I tried to look if he had made a 109 I have also made, couldn't find one. I did see he has built the one I am planning to make next.
>>11612351Man, I thought the boomer with 16 unique Bulgarian panzer 4s and the lady with the 2 dozen interwar Bulgarian aircraft were excessive
>>11612281Is this false flagging or what? I do not believe that the A-10 was brush painted.
>>11612353These are good enough and 250... I can't even be mad. Absolute madlad. Superb autism. Hope he finishes all the 34 248 that were built.
I did the base to make it look like it's going for a gun run. >>11612500I airbrush absolutely everything I can>>11612351Holy shit I bet this guy wakes up in the morning with one of these half finished in his sleep now>>11612304A cheap casio that the strap broke on
Worth anything?Rear wheels missing...Also, any clue >>11612503 ?
>>11612518wrong thread bro. here we are autistic about rivet number and paint thicknes.
>>11612518>Rear wheels missing...It's called "defective". Return it. Also great job on asking "AI" and then asking a bunch of fucking retards for a thing you could have probably figured out in 5 minutes by googling for an actual product page. I am not even mad, I am genuinely disappointed in how humanity has defaulted to "hurr durr ask AI" and then be amazed when they get absolutely bogus information that they blindly believe. We went from "don't trust anything you read on the internet" to "do your own research" to "just ask AI" in a blink of an aye and I despise it.
>>11612524I did, you absolute nigger, which is why I asked "ai"...https://shop.mattel.com/products/hot-wheels-ferrari-sf90-stradale-assetto-fiorano-battery-powered-remote-control-car-jgd09Also, congratulations, genius, who could've guessed a defective product would be called defective...Wouldn't you know, though, some of these are worth a pretty penny..Now go back to your plastic toys, I've been through that a long time ago...>Model toys>Erhmagerd, no not those
>>11612537Ah yes, the hot wheels consumer is truly evolved. How many adult men did you have to go through at you local wal-mart for that treasure?
>>11612548> Wallwut?It was literally hanging on the display box they dump them in for everyone to see; some other guy passing by even mentioned it.Literally couldn't give s shit about it, but for 2,49€ and since i can just return it anyway no questions asked, well...
>>11606224Bsre aluminium isn't shinny at all
>>11606224>>11612610Example
>>11612537Btw, a blast from the past.They've seen better days...
is there no 40k mini general on 4chan? kinda surprised tbqh...I just built my first dude it took me like 2+ fucking hours. I got super glue all over my fingers and somehow managed to cut myself.How tf do you pain these things they always looked so much bigger in the youtube videos...anyways I just wanted to tell someone
>>11612753Here u go homie>>96883131I get tempted by minis every so often but the prices are insane to me. Are you going to play or just painting for fun?
>>1161275340gay more like
>>11612761>dead threadth-thanks...and probably just building and painting for fun... I'm too anti-social to go to a GW store and try finding people to play with. Maybe I should just buy some bigger models and try making dioramas like pic rel.
>>11612794I fucked it up, you're looking for the WIP thread on /tg/. Terrain is fun because it is really cheap and really forgiving. I think there is a separate terrain thread on /tg/ as well.
>>11612823>/tg/ohhh.. yeah that makes sense. seems kind of weird they have split threads thoughanyways appreciate your help cya later /toy/ :)
>>11612548Are they wearing caps to hide their pattern baldness?
although this is a diecast, i want to ask if such a paint issue like the bump here is fixable, since you guys prob have more experience with paint, is this some sort of orange peel?
>>11612512based casio and a-10 enjoyer
>>11612351how difficult would it be to buy one of these kits, 3d scan it, then 3d print unlimited new planes?
>>11613115looks like a paint bubble, not an orange peel, no fix for this other than stripping the paint and doing it yourself
>>11613174Certainly more difficult than just buying an already made model for 3d printing
>>11613174The moment someone talks about 3D scanning as if you just scan and then have a useful model for anything at all I know you're actually retarded and have never used one. It's totally useless and meant to be used as reference material unless you have an $250k+ scanner that can be used under laboratory conditions to check tolerances on parts.
also transfers
>>11612753>is there no 40k mini general on 4chan? kinda surprised tbqh...The rules suck and the fanbase is largely gay>took me like 2+ fucking hoursWeird>I got super glue all over my fingersWhy the fuck are you using super glue instead of plastic cement you fucking troglodyte? However this is pretty much par for the course for a 40K player.
>>11613292this
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but what can I do if I want something around the scale of 1:4000? Buy a 3D printer? Are they even accurate enough with dimensions and colors at those kinds of scales?Basically, I'd like to be able to build something similar to an entire battle scene on a single desk. It would be nice to see both sides of a fight, big terrain features, infrastructure and railways all in a single build, so I'm thinking 1:4000 would be the scale to go for. More conventional stuff like assembling your own diorama with a single vehicle and some soldiers around it also seems interesting, but it's not what I'm looking for right now.Also, I'm pretty sure there was a model railways thread around here somewhere, do you guys happen to know how it died? I'd have thought that such an autistic hobby would be pretty popular on 4chan.
>>11613557>Buy a 3D printer?Yes>Are they even accurate enough with dimensions and colors at those kinds of scales?What the fuck are you talking about? Fully colored prints are only done by industrial printers. Get a resin printer and paint it. >so I'm thinking 1:4000 would be the scale to go forDo you comprehend that a man at that scale would be under half a millimeter? An Abrams tank would be 2 mm in length. You could stack grains of sand and set up that battle.
>>11613565>Do you comprehend that a man at that scale would be under half a millimeter? An Abrams tank would be 2 mm in length. You could stack grains of sand and set up that battle.You're actually right, I didn't think that through, my bad. The problem is that I first thought about making part of a railway network with multiple stations on a single desk and the only way I could see of fitting all of that in would be to choose a scale that would make the wagons just a few mm. That would basically be a map with very small moving rectangles on it, which seems cute to me, but it's true that it wouldn't work for other vehicles and it would look pretty weird even for trains. Something more like 1:1000 would probably be more appropriate for tanks and things like that.>What the fuck are you talking about? Fully colored prints are only done by industrial printers. Get a resin printer and paint it.I understood that even normal 3D printers can use filaments of different colors in a single print, though I'm not sure how much accuracy and detail I can get, I'll look into it.
>>11611179Hyundai HYC 550-6S. None of that FD-186 faggot shit. It's a lot more efficient and doesn't get hot
>>11613588>Something more like 1:1000 would probably be more appropriate for tanks and things like that.If you want any people represented at all, then going smaller than 1/300-1/350 will be retarded. (This is the smallest scale any land vehicles will be available as plastic kits) Even at that small of a scale you can't space out things at realistic distances. Sure you could print even smaller, but it will get retarded small.>I understood that even normal 3D printers can use filaments of different colors in a single printYeah man, you will for sure be able to multi-color print those 2mm vehicles with a 0,4mm nozzle on an FDM printer. Minecraft cars will have larger voxel resolution at that point.
>>11613605Nice but overkill for most.
>>11613605>Super silent>59 db
Taiwan Anon here. The photos are in, 693 of them to be exact. Allegedly the largest scale modeling competition in Asia. I separated my photos into 8 categories. Originally the best and the rest were separated, making a total of 12, but that was too much so everything is in one big pile now.Tanks. First place was, I believe, the M32. I talked to the guy a bit so I recognized him, but otherwise they did not announce the winners' entries.The Hetzer was 1/72 and had really good figures.Judges took away the shortlisted entrants to judge them further in the middle of all this. They returned most of them, but I believe first place might be missing for all the other categories.https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPGCItVU2dMniDemD-vwhP_8KylNTpnGlPcTSQIHHriqqPilwgKKFsmzQY14WeXwA?key=aEtiR0tsUXRrWDFfTFZEaWRtZ3pRb1RIb0dfN1JBProps. The Sea King had running motors.https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNq7RNjOoG_Ey827SzVst2qwFe6xBMN99YHOVgLDEPEOG_DbEJBOdWYCuYmGQpd-w?key=QjQweldENEJ0OHV4eW1ySFd5eXF5WEJZbEdFUXVRJets. Apparently the disassembled F-14 took first place, and I talked to someone who said the internal structure was all scratch built. Impressive if true, thought I could never get a good look at it since it stayed at the judges' table and disappeared on the second day. Also, you're fired.https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPSRit71msb_7CLIJMnIFkhcD2c82xMGOZaYkDurigbH65cjw-8Xg81ooXSVp5bZw?key=bVdwcVpUV29TdmZZcU5sblFSd3FLTGJ4N3RIbU9nBoats. That Langley is seriously impressive. The Japanese destroyer on the diorama "Survivor of ordeals had a little flickering LED inside.https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMOlYcyq1OnsTHjfUYa0ZOOtqxP2r-rlQFAm09yLH09a0FEPWeOkYoDML7hjfub2g?key=UE8wOE0xRUd6bWo0SDZra242ZHhFNlZoV2g1Z3hR
(2/2)Dioramas.https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNYaZjVkELjOwxLjwEvQtEF02fuazrIWpljunVFhQleJmYSVKLsGFv5bwQ2wa9gpw?key=TENkTklZTWxZVUxuVkdpQ1FSdzU0bmxnTkN5VEhBOther stuff. Everything else, including a group build elephant walk, ww2-heavy-aircraft themed, at a separate table. I had no interest in mechas and figures, so I didn't take a lot of photos.https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNvKkp1TEbfMZoP41ov5lRiD7zzlsZODwpwdq64SWibhaE1FgnnXX333YbH9s4FHg?key=c0RyZExjcDFTUnBJc2RNdUlvQUFYeHptZHAxeWVnJudges. These are the stuff the people judging us brought. The Lupin the Third diorama had Lupin the Third playing on the TV. Really cool stuff.https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMoeN9zmvWjtxqleg0pC-9UcQncUJ2AEN9uiBnfrVllCbKnoLmnKYGhxyYZVvJc_Q?key=U3FNaXN1LWNFWjBDd0tUOXVidkRydWw1TnduSTBBStudents and kids.A combination of the under 12's and the 12-18's group.https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOjI6XJ8QWrWJbO_14Jj9NJiKt0CmAv6g68wcbIAVqpx0tqSNetjpsZgnObgFxlag?key=dFdJcC1BS0I1ZzUzZUtTa0tpWHpadkhLdEwxcmZBOverall a great experience, I even won a couple of shiny stuff I can put on my shelf. Everyone there was older and more experienced than I, and I had a blast talking to people in the same hobby. I really do encourage you to go to your local or national modeling competition, you will learn a lot more simply seeing at other people's works up close instead of through a camera. The contrast, lighting, sheen and shades, it all pops a lot more.Thanks for reading my blog.Bonus photo. https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOMj5ouohLvhxXeDaJ-vetlthTv8kfNrTzkw3BYhw2O2Zsl4Qbo-_EcE4Z7D4juqQ?key=XzNGaWM4REkzTTNKNkVpWUp1cE1JZ084QXBXZWJn
>>11613245thanks anon
>>11614128>that poolkek. good shit though
>>11614127Can you explain this phenomena - most of the models range from great to excellent, the figures are okay to great and then the bases/dioramas have just straight up static grass fields with shit hovering on top or best case a bunch of unpainted foliage more or less blended into some dirt or snow? Is this cultural or something? Is only the model considered the main deal and everything else is ehh whatever? Is it a skill issue and asians can't into terrain? Because when I look at like Spanish model autists, they spend more time blending a fucking freehanded coke can into the roadside dirt than twitterbro does on his actual models.
>>11614127I enjoyed the true lies harrier, such a wonderful piece
>>11614128Some really fun ideas there. The U-2 (?) on the airfield/museum is great and the kid at the computer smoking niggers got a chuckle out of me.
>>11614167I never really noticed before, but yeah, I see where you're coming from. I think it's a case of putting all the effort into the tank and the terrain more being an afterthought. Maybe all the people good with terrains all went to the diorama category. Maybe half-melted snowfields or non-green grass are just hard for tropical country people. Maybe the floating tiger or jackson is a case of a universal base or pre-cut lawn. I haven't a clue.
>>11614167I see this a lot too. As far as I can tell there are two kinds of people making dioramas, and the first category gets these results you speak of. First, there's the people that simply think everything needs to be in a diorama to be taken seriously. They have no real vision or idea for the diorama so the tank (particularly) just sits on a road or the jet sits on a carrier deck. Sometimes it's literally just an unrolled mat of that cheap looking grass material. The second category want to tell a story with the diorama or show a funny little scene off. The U-2 is a perfect example of this with the split between operational and museum condition, or the crew with a man with his head in the ground. I see a lot of the latter in large train builds by clubs where people love to hide little easter eggs around the whole set. tl;dr it's sovl vs no sovl
>>11614182Going from the rules of my local IPMS, it comes down to what gets judged and what doesn't.Namely, bases are NOT judged, which is why many usually are just simple affairs if not outright phoned in - they're not being judged so as long as it gives the context for the model itself, if you don't want to put in the effort you don't have to.Alternatively, if you do put in the effort, then might as well go all the way and make it a diorama. This in particular is where the catch is - if you enter a model and the judges decide the base is as much a focus as the model, they have the authority to MOVE your entry into the diorama category.
>know that paint can never truly match >stressing yourself over it will only bring you pain>still have paint autism>Still want paint that's as close as possible >want mr color c391 interior turquoise >they don't do an aqueous version>everyone else's is varying shades of wrong>some more wrong than others Fuuuckkk
>>11614308Sounds like some American HOA or leddit moderator level of drunk on power shit.I've ran a few friendly painting competitions and just told the judges to take the added stuff like the base or diorama into account if it helps elevate the model, but not to dock any points if it's not there.
>>11614308If it's an Open Rules competition (most are) I've been an Open judge and moving a piece to diorama must generally satisfy one or both of two conditions:1. It tells some sort of story. It's not just a Panther in a bush, there are figures doing things. Retreating, fighting, moving up. Something is happening. This distinguishes it from elaborate static scenery. 2. The piece will do BETTER in the category it gets moved to. So if it's a bronze where it is, but a silver in the new category then it goes there. There's some flexibility there, intended to favour the participant. If you've done a banger job on the scenery but it depicts no action and we can fudge you into diorama as a vignette for a better score, we'll do it. If it tells a story but the scene is a bit shit, we might narf you back to vehicle or ordnance and just judge that part if it'll score better. That said, some people are just fucking cunts so not every competition will adhere to the same spirit. I know of at least one instance where the judges judged themselves and won, despite the flagrant conflict of interest. But this is generally rare and most competitions try to avoid even the appearance of this.
>hearing Twitterbro as an insult>still a worse builder than Twitterbro despite it taking me 3+ months to complete a kit with 10 partsShould I just give up?
>>11615156no
>>11615156Post pics and we can help you out. Anything is better than the retard fight. This thread is lacking models, good or bad.
>>11615156If you see absolutely no improvement after like 3 builds and actively trying to take time to get better - yes.If you just don't find the time to actually build/paint, set aside a certain amount of time every night or on specific days where you will do that and then put effort into trying out more than the bare necessity.
Continuing on with my T-72 build, but I fucked up in that I glued down that upper glacis V piece before thinking about ERA bricks so now it looks like a weird mix of cold war and modern setup. Then again at this point you could probably see any and every possible combination with Kontakt-1 on every single vehicle including actual animals.
That's enough of this bullshit for today. I even have the flu/coof as if masking wasn't arduous enough by itself.
It's decided, I will turn my hag-go into one of those weird indochina fr*nch tanks I found no immediate post-war fr*nch tank crew, did they just dress up as americans? >>11615180is that the dragon kit?
>>11611802I AM SPASTIKUS.
>>11615189Taping up Rex's rump so you can lay some camo down, time well spent
>>11615189Could you not do the pattern in reverse? It seems like that would be significantly less masking.
>>11615234What do I look like, not an idiot?
>>11615176No pictures of the current build right now. I will take some later. (Kit is a Zvezda 1/144 Ju-87 that I bought so I could get free shipping on my Super Hobby order).>>11615178Good idea. I might try working on it tonight, since I will probably be awake for all hours (long story, but there is a ton of pressure on me at the moment).>>11615172Thank you.Also, I am looking for some advice on what I plan on building next (a set of three Zvezda 1/144 Mi-24s). I bought them as per someone's recommendation and good fit (if the Stuka is anything to go by, I only had one gap to fill).I also think that I might treat myself around Christmas and buy another few kits. Any recommendations for airliners (1980s-early 2010s) or helicopters (War on Terror)?
>>11612753/tg/ has a Work In Progress General that is mainly 40k minis
hey dudes, what compressor and airbrush would you recommend to someone who has limited space and no experience using an airbrush but a lot of experience with brush painting?
any brit anons ever heard of amerang before? They say they're the distributor for Zimi models in the UK. https://amerang.co.uk/blog/amerang-appointed-as-exclusive-uk-distributor-for-zimi-model-kits/Would be nice if you could actually get these if it's real and not a scam. They bought kitty hawk/panda/toucans molds after they went bust.
>>11615199The french like to take credit for them, but aside from the post-war markings, these tanks were 100% japanese mods.If I remembered right, the added armor was filled with sand or concrete and the tank was leaning to the front due to its weight.
>>11615568I've used a Paasche d3000r compressor for about 7 years now and never had an issue with it. It is decently quiet. For airbrushes, I would recommend a Badger Patriot 105 for the cheap option or an Iwata HP-CS Eclipse if you have the money. I started with the badger and eventually upgraded to the Iwata.
>>11615589What's the benefit of the higher end airbrushes?
>>11615595Better materials, tolerances and seals. You know your good airbrush isn't going to sputtet or leak air or have a shitty needle.
>>11615595Better trigger and smaller/smoother spray (with smaller needle) for detail work. For base coats and varnish any old chink 20 buck piece of shit will do.>>11615598>Better materials, tolerances and seals. Yes>You know your good airbrush isn't going to sputtet or leak air or have a shitty needle.I don't know what you mean by "shitty needle" but otherwise this is all skill issue. If you don't think properly and clog your shit, you will still get these.
>>11615595The badger does fine if you want the smooth airbrush finish and need to spray large areas for primer or color coats. It can do medium size details reasonably well. The Iwata does the same but is also much, much better at small details and fine lines. The Iwata is also easier to use, disassemble, and clean than the Badger. If you are committed to the airbrush thing I highly recommend going straight to the Iwata. My first thought when I started using it was "fuck I wasted years using that Badger!" but the Badger is still a decent airbrush.For ref, the pic related is what I like the Iwata for. The fine preshading patterns are really easy with it. I freehanded the camo pattern with it as well, which I would not have trusted the badger to do.
>>11615610which models for badger and iwata?
>>11615610the airplane is blocking my view of the spoon
>>11615568love my as186 compressor and ps-270 airbrush
>>11615776No it's not retardThe airplane is blocking your view of the masking tape >>11615585That's actually betterNow I don't have to design and print any fr*nch markings for this tank
anyone got a Harder & Steenbeck Infinity? How is it?
>>11616046Great.>Is it better than my 20 buck chink shitter?Yes>Is it 200 bucks better?No>Do I need it for 95% of my work?NoI bought it when they had the Kyiv Infinity campaign, so I saw it as a donation with a bonus. And then the ziggers blew up the children's hospital the campaign was supporting.
>The mig-21 I bought came in a wine branded boxYou really couldn't make it up thanks France
>>11616056>Kyiv Infinity campaignThat existed?
>>11616185https://harderairbrush.com/pages/kyivNot sure if it lets me link it.
what causes this?
>>11616285AIDS
>>11616285As your semen breaks down over time, the consistency and color change. You should try refrigerating it.
>>11616046I have the old version infinity CR25. It's nice but cleaning the nozzle gets real fiddly.
wa la
>>11616431It's fucking "voilà" can americans just not?
Plane looks really nice by the way, but you ruined it now.
>>11616467Don't be such a pre-madonna, sounds like you have a ship on your shoulder when it comes to Americans.
>>11616467
>>11616467There are so many foreign idioms, like a diamond dozenNo need to make a doggy dog world from that
>>11616431nice!
That T-26 groupbuild was fun, I wanna make something small and cute again.
>>11616431>>11616498>>11616644
>>11616669New Tamiya fr*nch tanks are fun, but very limited in markings
>>11616627it's the opposite. Mutts can't stop mentioning Europe
>>11612753 /tg/Also fuck Tau
>>11616188Some autist on jewtube also built one from spare parts because he couldn't get one
>>11616285Anon you just pissed in the jar didn't you
Another day more masking.
what will airfix do next
>>11617244maybe 109? it would surely be something normies like
I'm simultaneously satisfied and unhappy with the underside. Its a bit too brown I think. might rub some more of the wash off before I continuehaving an unpainted body is nice because I'm able to just wipe off the bits of overspray. I still need to touch it up a little in some spots because clearly my masking skills are lacking
>>11617244>Sees backgroundProbably a hint... I say either a P-38 or (hopefully) an E.E Lightning.If neither of those, then maybe a Hawker Tempest or even a F-35 Lightning II (doubtful).
>>11617345I guess P-47 might be another option too.
>>11616431Bone apple teat!
>>11617244>P.S. it's not a SpitfireEven the marketers are aware
>>11616940Riiiiiiiiight. I don’t think I could quantify how little I care about Europe.
>>11617549>brings up Europe againyeah
>>11617562No you don't get it, anon. He doesn't care about europoors in the morning.He doesn't care about europoors during the day.He doesn't care about europoors in the evening.He doesn't care about europoors in his sleep.His family doesn't care about europoors.His friends don't care about europoors.Even his neighbours don't care about europoors.
>>11617244Typhoon
>>11617799It's confirmed it's a Bf-109. How exciting...
>>11617904called it. it did not make sense to do something obscure/interesting
>>11617904
>>11617677utterly €urobuckbroken
>>11617084I'm excited to see this once you get to unmask it. Is the MG hard to find nowadays? I assume this is a bandai kit?
>>11617549>I don’t think I could quantify how little I care about Europe.Yes, you can, by definition, not quantify something infinitesimally small, you fat retard.
>>11618475There are three versions of the Kotobyukia 1/100 "Full Action" Rex - MGS1, Black MGS1 with special decals, and MGS4 with the 'damaged' parts and alternate pilot figures.The original MGS1 version (which includes a Chain Base floor piece and mount stand to support it standing, Liquid Snake pilot figure, Solid Snake figure, Solid Snake holding a Stinger missile figure, and Gray Fox to pose under the foot) is currently up on the Koto US page for $80 before shipping.And while it's not a bandai kit, I have built it and I'd describe it like a really big Real Grade - a lot of it is layering but there are working pistons and it'll do more or less any pose from the game.
>>11618475it's the kotobukiya reissue I got August '22. Yes it's taken me this long to even start it. Only have the neck armour plates and the legs left to mask.
this is exactly as stressful as I was expecting it to be, and then someI've already fucked it up in some spots, I'm hoping I can go to the hobby store tomorrow and get something close enough to the blue that I can touch up spots with, and then I'll have to spray the top number box white so the stripe doesn't show through
>>11618541You're good bro, just go ham with the clear coat and polishing. Any touch up will disappear and it'll look great. If the number box hasn't been melted down yet you would be better off cutting the decal under it imo.
>>11617562>Brings up not caring about Europe. >Somehow that makes him care about Europe.I don’t like green peppers on pizza. You obviously LOVE green peppers on pizza. Do you hear what you sound like?
>>11618483You used some big words there champ but what you said makes no sense. Tell me that I can quantify but you can't quantify an infinitesimal value with a specific number in the standard number system,
>scale models?Such a shame the hobby is so offline. And not even in the nice local badminton club way too.
>>11618736it's not really offline, rather it's confined to tiny private boomer facebook groups or instagram/tiktok channels
>>11618777also unironically a "thing, japan" moment because it's much easier to find an online scale modeling community there since they still value anonymity
>>11618719>look how much I don't care about something because I constantly talk about ittake your own advice
>>11618782half my twitter is japanese scale modellers because they're seemingly the only ones who actually have a presence. Even if there's only 3 likes on a really good model.
>installed anti-gooning measures on my normal desktop>blocks all of 4chinI guess it's for the best, since now I can only post from my workbench computer, so if I aint building I aint shitposting. Anyway, did some research and turns out doing an entire Bp.42 armored train would be like $700 with some thrifty ebay shopping and like 9ft long. Sounds like a lot, but it's still larger cheaper and cooler than that gay ass lego deathstar. Very tempting.
this is genuinely embarrasing I'm hesitant to even post it. I somehow absolutely do not know how to work with decals and even 20+ models later I still haven't figured it out.at this point the only thing I can hope to do before I throw this kit in the trash is to sand it smooth and hope I can find or mix a color close enough to paint on
>>11619232Were you rubbing it after using a decal solution or something?
>>11618726>fat retard is also illiterate, and most likely ESLLike pottery
>>11619232if it's not torn can you not salvage it
>>11619239I brush on the setting solution, it wrinkles up, I let it air dry, then brush on some more and use a cotton swab also wet with setting solution to gently press it down into the panel lines and details (on planes) and it usually works out decently enough. the other side looks fine and not too many wrinkles, I dont know what went wrong on this side>>11619255I'm clearly too stupid to put it on even when the decal isn't super fragile and soaked in setting solution, so theres no way I'm capable of salvaging itI still have the back half to do and I can't wait to screw that up too
>>11619296If you're at the point where you think its totally fucked, you might as well try and salvage it. Maybe you'll learn something trying. The film in the wheel well still looks like it is in decent shape. I would try taking a soft paintbrush soaked in water and start teasing up edges. If you can start working water underneath you may still have a chance to smooth things out.
>>11619368I already took the nuclear option and cut off the badly wrinkled parts that I couldn't save and painted on the blue instead. Its not a great match and now with the back decals on I need to blend it in more. Thankfully I was planning on making it dirty, because its a rally car, so I'm hoping once I start the weathering process it won't be so blatantly obviousthe back decals went on pretty smoothly, I just brushed on the solvaset and walked away. I think thats probably what I should have been doing this entire time
Bought a meme Gaahleri airbrush recently. And fuck me, its actually great. All the airbrush you'd ever need and I'm not going back to non-drop in nozzles either. Why on earth did we ever put up with them.
>>11615573Yes, but they are a distributor not a retailer. And not it seems a very good one because I've never seen a MaK kit in a shop.Apparently they supply this outfit:https://alshobbies.co.uk
well despite everything I think it could have turned out a lot worse. we'll just pretend the other side didn't go horribly wrong.going to let everything settle for the night before I clear coat everything start the weathering process
>>11619672also fucked up the back decals, they're too low but whatever, could still be worsehopefully the painted section won't be so obvious when its dirty
>>11619672is the emblem on the grille a decal or a stencil?
>>11619506Yeah I found listings for the zimi stuff on other websites after finding that one so I doubt there will be a problem getting the kits by the time release date comes around. I would very much like the 1/35 littlebird. Did a little more masking yesterday too. Might try and get the legs done on tuesday when I dont have work.
>>11605592I just built the AMK Tomcat, and it's a bitch. Everything fits pretty well, but everything's 5 parts when it could be 2.
>>11611997Looks great! What kit is it?
Is there a buying guide for airbrush compressors? I need one for the occasional model making, but could also use one in general for working on my car, but I seem to read that the compressors for airbrushes should all be small, silenced, and purpose built? Sorry if it's a dumb question, I know I'm looking to be spoonfed here.
>>11619934scroll up
>>11619752its a decal
>>11620003so, you put the decal and punch the hundreds of holes?
>>11619941Well that was fast, thank you.
>tfw there was an ace combat show in japanI want to build this so bad
>>11620043if you really wanted to, sure. I personally don't care enough to do all that since you wont be able to see it when its all assembled anyways
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>>11620325I'd call it a success in the endHasegawa 1/24 WRC Ford Focus (2000 Catalunya rally)
>>11618818> constantlyNegro please.
>>11620330The scuffs on the skidplate look very nice.
>>11620544thanks. I wanted to do something more with it, and I originally had made it rusty on all the scuffs before I realized it most definitely would have been aluminium on the actual car so I wiped it all off. The white is actually just the bare plastic, but I guess you could kind of say its some flavor of oxidation.The only thing I'm not super happy with, looking at it now are the antennas. Whatever the kit included for them I seemed to have lost so the best thing I had were some wires. I should have stripped the sheathing off of them, they're quite thick
>>11620315Nice job! you recovered on the decals well. Todays time at the desk for me was painting the railgun coils the same colour they already were. Bravo me. But desu they do look nicer painted, they have a slight colour variation compared to the unpainted plastic.
next up on the benchjust ordered some aftermarket parts, it came with true details resin wheels, but I got some Kelik 3d decals for the rather empty cockpit, and a quickboost propeller hub with blades. This kit originally comes with RUBBER tires and they melted the plastic on some of the parts, including the propeller blades on some of the bulkhead pieces. Thankfully the bulkhead pieces are only ruined on the sides that won't be visible once assembled, but the blades are too far gone
Are pigments considered obsolete and boomercore in the current meta? I keep seeing everywhere that pigments=bad acrylic pre-dusting/enamels=good. Also pigments always seem to be on sale here, so I guess they're shelf-warmers. But I can't figure out getting good results with them, I tried copying NightShift's method and it looks like ass. Any reason to keep trying and not just stick to pigments forever?
>>11620199I did (albeit fucked a number of things). It was the last Ace Combat build I attempted without using my airbrushed decal/insignias. Also saw the Ace Combat show posts and the PS2 F-4 diorama goes so fucking hard
>>11620924>>11620199You can tell I hand-cut the EASA logo and the roundels are way too small (they come from a Kotobukiya X-02 kit) but unlike the posted model I tried building the stupid camera device. I should have used something else for that though>>11620315>>11620317Very cool>>11620907I use them occasionally for dioramas and brush them into otherwise very monochrome soil (eg. acrylic mud) to create some color variation but that doesn't require fixing medium and all that shit so I don't really know if that counts
>>11620930The Zvezda kit was absolutely fantastic though so I should probably try this again. Their Flankers are just so good
>>11620924The only thing stopping me is the decals desu. I have no idea where to get them or how to DIY them.
>>11620940I have seen some Ace Combat decal sets on ebay and aliexpress but never bothered with them. I do all mine with airbrush and paint, even the squadron insignias. Designed vinyl masking to cut out with a stinky crafty mom vinyl cutter (Cricut) which is good enough for this stuff
>>11620199I'd love to do this and I have the means to do the insignia and numbers with my cameo. Only issue is the sol squadron emblem. Chink prints are of piss poor quality, and cameo has its limits.
>>11620932Would you say it's better than the GWH one?
>>11621546Zvezda SU-30SM is the only one in 1/72 scale and its not a very good kit. Really shows the draw back no slide molding especially on the canopy where there's a fucking gate mark on the glass it self since zvezda can't into undergating. Its for those reasons that I highly doubt the 1/48 kit will be any better than the GWH. Unless by some miracle zvezda stops being cheapskates and actually invest in machines that can take in more than one mold and support undergating. God I hope GWH some day goes back to russian aviation in 1/72 scale as according to their spokes person russian aircraft don't sell very well.
>>11621542Look up STS decals. They primarily do 1/24 for cars and trucks but they'll do anything if you have a decent source image
>>11620907>the current metafag
First time building. Goddamn my head and neck hurt and I feel a little dizzy. At least it's fun! Revell F4U-4 Corsair.
>>11621766you are not supposed to drink the glue, retard
>>11621782huffing it is the most fun
>>11621749Got a problem, nigger?
I have finally gotten a job after years on welfare and I want to get a proper airbrush to replace my shitty chinese one that splatters paint everywhere whenever the trigger is pulled down Any suggestions?Or should I just get a Chinese one and try to fix it up?
>>11621924it does that because you fucked it, or it's full of crud. a new but still cheap and shit one presumably wouldn't
>>11621924Chinkoid airbrushes are a slot machine in terms of what you are getting I have a general purpose €10 airbrush that is useless for anything other than base coats as it has severe overspray and a precision 0.2mm nozzle one for €20 that I can't believe how precise it is even after bending the needle and poorly straightening it out
the poor man builds poor mans kitssuch as this tamiya panthersince the rubber tracks look too poor even for me, i scratched sideskirts from polysheet to cover the rubber tumors.its not finished yet, more paint to come and the panther is not done painting either but now i need to make like 20 tiny rectangular bits which shall impose the side skirts hooks.any ideas how to do this easy? my way was a thin stripe of ploly cut in pieces but man, not two pieces look the same and they bend and bow when cutting with an exacto.
>>11622346a poor man building a tamiya kit is never a poor man.
>>11620862new tool when
>>11622313In my experience the source matters. Cheap chink airbrush from Ali/temu is a gamble but from a hobby shop where it is maybe a teeny tiny bit more expensive they've always been solid for me
>>11622346What you need is one of those specialized chopping boards, like a NorthWestShortLine Chopper, which is basically a miniature guillotine that allows you to make measured cuts for mass producing small custom-cut pieces.Also, using my Tamiya Panther Ausf. A for reference which used an Eduard PE kit for the schurzen, you'll want to remember the holes the panels fit onto are larger than the mounting ledges so they can actually slide on. You'll probably be best off just using black flat paint if you don't want to cut these out yourself.
Finally fucking finished masking
>>11622563Praying for it not to peel your paint anon.
>>11622567I haven't had any paint lift on the grey at all. Only when I've had to mask back over the green to do a touch up. it's like the adhesive leaves an imprint into the paint despite it being detacked and the paint dry.
>>11622406for its age its not too bad, just lacking in interior detail. the fit is decent though theres a couple spots where the edges are curled in a bit so its gonna need a good amount of putty work when I fit the halves togetherits miles better than airfix's 1/72 catalina thats for sure
I think after the summer hiatus it's finally time to get building again. I'm looking for some more interesting Mitsubishi Zero schemes than the typical beige, white or green, but not really having any luck finding any that aren't simply "chip the fuck out of it" or faded paint from sun bleaching. Were there really no significant interesting schemes on it? The beige is probably gonna be the way to go if not but just curious if anyone knows any. Pic related, last Zero I built and it's gonna be the same Airfix kit again since it's for someone else
>>11622765I dont think zeroes ever had this but you could do the brown that some jap planes were painted in
or this
>>11622776>>11622774That's not a bad call actually. I think I'll send those to the guy and see if that makes sense for him. In the back of my mind I was also thinking about building it as one of the real captured ones which would let it be slightly more interesting as well
>>11622765You need to look at the A6M3 for the fun stuff.
>>11622548thx, appreciatin' >>11622389thats ye'olde tamy a/d model of 1969 with cast structure on turret and hull... not the tamy panther g which costs double
>no Al-Khalid >no Arjun >no ZTZ-88 >no Vickers MBT >no Object 187 >no Commando Stingray >no Kürassier >no Panzer-61 >no Ch'onma-ho Is it about time to invest in a 3D printer?
>>11623652I didn't use to get the "build your bases/dioramas on an angle" before but damn yeah, now I do.
>>11623652what's a hevy tank
>>11623572And yet it's still probably better than an airfix kit 30 years its junior. Put the colour down today. Will demask it later tonight.
spruced up the academy catalina with some 3d decals from Kelik. first time using them, I messed up the side panels not knowing the best way to affix them, since they have no adhesive by themselves but I kinda figured it out by the end. the stock cockpit is completely empty besides the bare seats, a bar with some yokes, and the flat piece with a decal for the instrument panel, so this is a much welcomed improvement.I also later painted the wheels because the chipping looked a little ridiculous
Were these ever actually deployed? Or did they just sit with some rear echelon or reserve unit for the entirety of their service life?
>>11623545That's a very cool scheme, that would work well actually. I think I'll do that - thanks!
>>11623864Thanks for not outlining HOW you figured them out in the end. This will be super useful for everyone else that might benefit from this knowledge. :^)
>>11624064yeah turns out you just need to glue them onhope this helps
>>11624067What were the previous ways you tried to affix them before deciding on adhesive after you understood there was no such thing on the "decals" themselves?
>>11624085I started out with CA glue but it had started crusting up with that white residue so I switched over to the clear PVA glue for attaching canopies and stuff. It takes forever to dry, and the "decals" want to curl, so you have to clamp them down while the glue sets
>>11624106Are they not plastic? Curling isn't what I would have ever thought of as an issue there. Interesting. My first choice would have probably also been some sort of canopy PVA or acrylic glue.
>>11624115they are plastic, and I dont know how they're made but I feel like I read somewhere they might be 3d printed
>>11623884the AI translated hebrew article on the 'tiran(tank)' says they saw action both in the six day war and yom kippur with the t-54 specifically designated tiran 4 and the t-55 designated the tiran 5, both sourced from captured egyptian and syrian tanks. additionally it says most were sold to other contries once newer tanks started arriving so they likely saw action elsewhere
>>11624124apparently some of them were also repurposed into 'achzarit' apcs which meng sells as a kit
>>11624124Uruguay bought them apparently. It's just interesting how obscure the service history of this tank is in MMXXV. That tells me it didn't do much, Anyway I'm asking because I'm thinking what to pair this figure kit with. Also how many other kits do you know that includes a literal war criminal? I think there's 1:35 Axis leaders, maybe there's a 1:35 Saddam Hussein.
>>11623884Because of conflicting logistics, Tirans were either kept in reserve or sold off to countries who used them in the OPFOR role iirc
Boy that's a lot of tape.
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>>11624308Only a couple of incidental pieces to paint still. The metal claw spikes, the eyes, little cubes on the top of the gun.Plus touch up a couple of paint lifts because somehow I lifted *primer* in a couple of places. But it's on inside facing parts that I could probably just ignore.
>>11624308Is the green supposed to be that light?
>>11624334I guess? It does have a daylight bulb shining right at it too. It'll darken down a little after a panel line too.
she's a big fucker. wider wingspan than my 1/48 B-25 even, despite being 1/72
>>11622563>>11624302>>11624308I hate masking too dude. the camo looks good though, I really like the gray green/light gray contrast.
how is paint like this done? airbrush?
>>11624483most likely yes, in the case of the glossy sea blue and shadingare they re-releasing that kit?
After months of waiting I finally got the 72nd scale Meng T-72B3M and I'm kind of disappointed It's alright but a noticable step down from the detail quality of the zvezda T-72Oh well
I think this is about as far as I can go with this IFV before I get my hands on an airbrush compressor which should be some time next week. left pending are the side skirts, back doors and headlight covers with a mesh>>11611202I did not initially appreciate your snark but now that I’m nearly done with this kit from 2002 I gotta admit the amount of warped, flashed and deformed plastic tested the limits of my autism. having assembled that Tamiya type 10 as my first kit spoiled me and didn’t prepare me for this drop in quality at all
Dont have a rivet wheel with the right spacing so I had to poke most of these with a needle after destroying a bunch sanding. I also clearly have no idea how to scribe a straight line without fucking up
>>11625646Don't worry, it won't get any better with the other Trumpeter kits. Even if the molds aren't fully fucked, the fit, instructions, pieces and everything else will be.
>>11625771>I also clearly have no idea how to scribe a straight line without fucking upI also didn't until I saw this sort of hard plastic tape for sale that you put on wherever you need your line and then use that as a guide.
>>11625809One anon here shat on Takom a while back and I didn't get it because I've done two Takom kits so far and they're soooo much more comfy than fucking Trumpeter.
Are acrylic polyurethane primers(I know theye are shit but I'm stuck with them) like Vallejo or Ammo One Shot have "best use before" date? First time I used them they went trought airbrush smooth and silky. Haven't used them in like a half a year and now every time I use them they get chunky and clog my airbrush like crazy. Dosen't matter if I dilute them with dedicated thinner or water or nothing. Happened both with Vallejo light grey and AK grey. For some reason black went well.
>>11625810nta but I had no idea something like this existed, thank you for the tip :)
>>11625818acrylics just kinda go bad over time, iirc it's worse for primers. why are you stuck with acrylics? have you tried mr. hobby?
>>11625818>I know theye are shitThey are perfectly fine what the fuck are you on about? They get chunky when you thin them with I think anything alcohol based, it will make it all rubbery and shit. As long as you flush your airbrush with water first, they should be fine. There's a possibility some of that shit has activated and is in the paint, on that case you can try sieving it into a new bottle.
>>11625821Space issue. Mr.Surfacer is GOAT even from the can but smell is kinda bad and I don't have a seperate room for hobby.
>>11625818>>11625893Are you one of these retards that think you don't need to thin bottles just because it says they come pre-thinned? There's multiple things: Make sure you actually re-mix the bottles properly before each time you use them, otherwise they'll separate and you'll get weird behaviour. Secondly, don't just pour and spray, thin appropriately. The amount of thinner grows with age of the paint because I would guess the thinning medium inside the bottle evaporates slowly. I use bottles of this stuff from pre-covid and it's working just fine if you actually treat them right.
>>11625810I have some from dspiae but its pretty shit, the adhesive barely works so it hardly sticks to begin with, and is easy to push out of place
>>11625646i have the tamiya t62 and the trumpeter type 89 here in front of me./smg/ decides which one to build.
>>11625968drop the nade in the turlet
>>11625968the 89 looks pretty cool having built neither
>>11626016nade too big/ turret too smol
>>11625968T-62 is an easy build, since it's ancient Tamiya, but it also won't look anything like the real T-62 (built both the Tamiya and Trumpeter kits before). Type-89 will probably build into a decent replica of the real thing, but it's ancient Trumpeter, so who knows how much you'll suffer with building. I've built their Type-82 NBC vehicle from the same period, and it was okay.
>>11625968i spent a ton of time polishing the type 89 but i still had fun. no comment on the t-62 other than letting you know i also want to buy that kit eventually
>>11625907>I would guess the thinning medium inside the bottle evaporates slowlyWhat the fuck did I just read? The "thinning medium" is solvent. And the thinner is also solvent. If your bottles allow for evaporation, get better bottles.
>>11626152>but it also won't look anything like the real T-62Exblain. Like rivet counter "nothing like the real" or "There's literally an extra roadwheel" "nothing like the real"?
>>11626678Plastics are not 100% solvent proof. Evaporation or rather diffusion happens through the walls over time. You can avoid this with glass bottles but show me who makes proper glass bottles for hobby paints in the 21st century. t. plastics engineer
>>11626681You must be delusional if you actually believe this has any effect in the timeframe of a couple of years.>show me who makes proper glass bottles for hobby paints in the 21st centuryLiterally all the nips. Tamiya, Mr. Hobby...
Vinyl cutter for home use: Acquired. Gonna start designing some more masking sets now that I can actually just test them and don't have to deal with what was possible to do in the office. Given that the masking market is pretty saturated I don't imagine you can make any money off this shit but I'll try seeing if my local model boomers can get excited about getting custom masks done day to day
Why are formula car kits in 1/20 instead of 1/24?
Getting started on the Zero, definitely gonna do the scheme that the anon supplied in >>11623545 even if it's not exactly the same model of the aircraft it's way more interesting. Bought a cockpit panel set from Yahu Models which I've never heard of and it looks pretty good. I hate little fiddly eventually hidden photo etch so just getting the panel on its own was neat
Where is the break point on the fenders for T-72? In all of my references I have, I can't see if the spring loaded retainer (?) is removed once the fender is gone.
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>>11626746Just kept building all day basically, gotta say I really like this camo
>>11626746>>11626826The nice thing about emergent camouflage is that since there was no prescribed pattern then you can just add green over the base colour in whatever pattern you like and stil be broadly "correct" even if you don't have a matching prototype. That gives you a lot of flexibility if you want to add more zeros.
>put so many lead weights in the nose of this catalina>so much so that the flimsy landing gear can barely hold it up>its somehow still a tail sitterI fucking hate tricycle landing gear planes so much. This is the third one I've built that does this bullshit. Do I just need to get my own source of tungsten to put in these cunts or what
>>11627219Just use fishing weights or birdshot.You might also consider putting weight inside the engines, since those would be positioned somewhere closer to the plane's center of gravity.
>>11627244I did use fishing weights, approximately 16 of the heaviest 0.10 oz ones.After sneaking a couple more in the front gear bay and removing all flex from the flimsy landing gear with a bunch of clear uv resin, it finally sits properly
>>11626748@T_90AK on twitter has a metric ton of slav tanks if you need more references. hope it helps
>>11626025>>11626152>>11626574so the type 89 is it gonna be then.'tho, im a bit tamiya spoiled, its gonna be my first Peter Trumpeters finest china plastic tank. on the other hand, glueing is less stressful than painting. and trumpeter seems to have some more parts than your average 1/35 armor.
>>11626757>>11627302thanks, nice
I love how CA glue covered objects like to stick to everything except what they are supposed to This is why I loathe PE parts
>>11626680When they made this kit in 1979 all they had for reference was some blurry black and white photos. The major problems are these: >the turret front has a reverse-curving "shot-trap" design, which didn't exist on the real vehicle (this is the most serious fault of the kit) >hull and main gun are oversized (perhaps they're more like 1:32). This is a problem if you like displaying models side-by-side, to compare them, like with other slavshit, like T-55's or T-72's >engine deck is flat, while the real one has a 3° slope towards the back (only rivet-counters know this) >general lack of molded small parts, since this is a 1979 kit Again, the worst part is the turret front. Compare the pic of the real one to the one in the Tamiya box. For me it's a dealbreaker from building it again, since it will look as if it's some Object-something closely related to the T-62, rather than an actual T-62.
>>11626770Man, these Libyan T-72's are fascinating. They're super early stereo-rangefinder Urals, Gaddafi was probably one of the first buyers. I remember before 2011 I wanted to make one, but information was so scarce, with only a handful of lowres photos being available that were released by state news-agencies (pic is all we had), and also there was no styrene early T-72 back then, so I had to give up. Then in 2011 suddenly the internet was flooded with high-res photos and video of these bad boys rolling through combat. Then the same for Syrian T-72's. Then nowadays the same for Ukrainian T-64's and Russian/Ukrainian T-80's.
>>11627701that's interesting. i'm a newfag to the hobby so i assumed you guys got your exact details from the spergs in those armies the same way the other spergs at the war thunder forums leak top secret military specson that note, there is a youtube channel called @Shawshank. owned by an ukrainian tanker who offers up untranslated tours of various captured russian tanks if you guys wanna check it out
>>11627860In scale modeling, "detail" means walking around a vehicle with a camera and taking photos at every angle. In a dictatorship this is the point where you get your shit kicked in and get sent to niggerhell (prison in a third world country) for treason and espionage, either for life or till it's you turn to be executed (five to ten business days). I'm from Hungary, and before 1989 the saying went that you know you've found a military base from all the "photography is forbidden" signs. Just taking out a camera at the outer wall would get you vanned, taking a camera into a military based would get you FUCKED.
Just bought this bish online. I've never made one of these kits before, but I'm going to make this into my madmax dream ride.I actually wanted a tempest or lemans for the regular exposed headlights and chrome bumper, but this kit was more accessible.I'll try and makes thesehttps://www.scaleproduction.de/product_info.php?language=en&info=p2626_headlights-1mm-5mm--10pcs--.htmlworkas for the chrome bumper, does chrome paint exist or like, do I have to get it dipped or something.
>>11628223I was thinking something like this, minus the spoiler, bit more rake, some bullet holes, rust, etc.I like the more raw look of the headlights on these base models pontiacs.
>>11628223yes chrome paint exists. I personally use a chrome pen refill dropper bottle and just put it in my airbrush, but some guys in my local club and also discord people that do mostly brush painting have used this stuff and have high praises. you just brush it on and let it dry for at least a day and it supposedly levels out to be nice and smoothbest of luck on your build anon I hope you stick with it because cars are a lot of fun
>>11628235That stuff looks perfect. I still need to buy paint and stuff so I'll add that to the list
Pinwash time
My local hobby shop is having a massive Mr. Hobby paints sale, €1 a pop Which one is the closest to modern Russian green?
>>11629530Just eyeball it dude. The nigors in zigger motorpool sure do. For 1 dollar a pop you can get all the greens and mix and match.
>>11629530NATO Green. HATO GRIN.
I forgot to post this when I finished on SundayAcademy's 1/72 PBY-5a Black CatIts an ok kit, mold quality wasn't great in some spots despite having a release from when it was still relatively new (1994 Academy/Minicraft). The molded rivets were nice. Admittedly towards the end putting on all the antenna and small fiddly parts I kinda rushed a bit
>>11629556The nose turret and cockpit got a little fucked up because when I found I STILL needed more nose weight, I ended up just drilling a hole in the top of the part where the wings go on and dropping more fishing weights into it. I tried to dump some PVA glue in it to keep them in place, then left it facing nose down to get them all to stay there but the glue just ended up flowing through and out of the hole in the turret lol. Maybe it'll dry clear eventually, but at least its kinda hard to see inside anyways.
>>11629557I used Quickboost propellers, Kelik 3d details for the cockpit, and it had True Details resin wheels in the box when I bought it. Definitely recommended to put some much needed detail back into this kit
>>11629556What did you use for the chemtrail dust marks and how long have you been in the illuminati?
>>11629530Can't decide between H303 and H309. Whatever your shading/weathering method is I guess.
>>11629648I'm not at liberty(its just super thinned light grey)
>>11629557Looks great! Got anything planned next?
>>11629736I always pick something to start immediately after finishing one
>>11629747Nice! I bought the fujimi pepsi bike a couple weeks ago
>>11629530>C511 Russian Green "4BO"Despite the name, it's a match for post-WW2 soviet armor until mid-80s.
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>>11605032How long does it take you to assemble the parts?
>>11629556>>11629557>>11629561Sweet build, really nice
>>11629653>>11629798>>11629799Thanks, but looks like the boomers beat me to the paint, they have none of these colors Back to mixing it is
>>11629916Not that long? From starting to final plastic assembly before painting was 10 days. Only a few hours each session and not even every day. I think they're actually releasing the metal gear rex again next year. https://www.kotobukiya.co.jp/en/product/detail/p4934054060009/
Traded these for a $20. Only the instructions are missing, which is trivial to find as a .pdf. But since the guy also bought a NATO strap from me, it was more like eight bucks and a free watch strap.
>>11630238Sorry for your loss, man
>>11630331They're not Trumpeter, anon. These have the potential to be fun.
>>11630345it's 70s Tamiya. I wouldn't take them for free
>>11630462>>11630462>>11630462Fresh bread
>>11630382Peak consoomer.
>>11630145I see. Price is not too bad, almost $70 USD
