Zpurdo Zpärde editionprevious thread: >>11576280This 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:BOX SCALE BEST SCALESome 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)
>>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.
