as far as I can determine, it’s a 20-B for the decks (basically dark blue-grey) and 5-N for the sides (slightly lighter dark blue-grey)
#Scale Modelling
civic roost
got a paint which looks good for the deck, just gotta wait forthe lifecolor 5-n to arrive
gonna paint the decks today, some guns, and the lifeboats
plush nebula
Do the Academy kits have a paint list? I know the Tamiya kits have list of Tamiya paints, which I can then cross reference for other brands. What does the Academy have?
civic roost
yeah they do but it's incorrect afaict
or it's for measure 1 which was like
1941
I'm doing this as Measure 21 for 1942
they have a paint list for a whole bunch of manufacturers
vOv
it's fine
the references I have been able to find at least tell me broadly what It's meant to look like ish
civic roost
I'm also not massively massively accuracy-focused; as long as it looks broadly correct, that's ok by me
plush nebula
Yeah, I'll take close enough. So long as there's a guide that'll get me in the right colours-ish, and i don't get forced to use a specific brand.
civic roost
deck painted (some of the interior won’t be visible, so i won’t paint the entire interior deck)
I’ll go over the hangar deck in a lighter grey tomorrow, to have a bit of variance
civic roost
hm, looks like the build calls for the CXAM radar, but from the photos I’ve seen of the Big E at Midway (which is what I’m building it for) it seems the CXAM wasn’t fitted at that time - probably not fitted till its mid ‘43 refit
forward mast is where the CXAM would be
the planar array on the bottom image is what the CXAM looks like
so it definitely seems the CXAM wasn’t fitted in 1942
also, per the book:
“Enterprise’s first major refit…in July 1943…the radar suite was modernized”
civic roost
various painting done. Can’t do much more until my 5-N paint arrives
lament crater
Construction was moving along fine on the space-E until I tried dry fitting the secondary hull parts this morning. ☹️
plush nebula
Construction was moving along fine on the space-E until I tried dry fitting the ...
That's going to take a bit of filler and sanding to fix.
civic roost
Construction was moving along fine on the space-E until I tried dry fitting the ...
oh no
civic roost
new paints etc arrived
civic roost
progress
need to paint a few final pieces, plus the waterline mark, and then I can get to final assembly
errant flare
Random airbrushing GO!!
errant flare
river flint
@slender ruin You can ask here. 😄
slender ruin
Alright. Good to know.
Do is it better to order model kits online, or find a shop nearby? And are there certain brands that are better than others
pseudo cape
Do is it better to order model kits online, or find a shop nearby? And are there...
It really depends if you have any shops nearby! Not as many as there used to be.
river flint
Iirc, @slender ruin will probably have to order them.
night tide
I like shops, but the good ones are few and far between. Best advice is to not have a specific kit in mind, but being open to picking up a treasure if you happen to come over one.
As for brands, I think it depends more on how old the tooling is. Newer Tamiya and Hasegawa are a safe bet, I think.
Do some research online. 🙂
The Trumpeter one seem to be a good bet for 1/72.
lament crater
If you're new to the modeling world, scalemates.com is your best source for info and reviews on kits. Especially helpful for telling you how old a particular tooling is.
Er, @slender ruin ^
Oooh, I see on the main page that Academy has a brand new 1:48 A-10. That's tempting.
night tide
Swole!
slender ruin
Yeah I’ve never done any models. I’ll take a look at scalemates
What do you guys mean by tooling
lament crater
What do you guys mean by tooling
The molds that the plastic parts sprues are pressed from.
civic roost
a particular set of tooling might make a kit that then gets reboxed and so on over the years
scalemates helps you see how old the actual moulds are
lament crater
Newer molds tend to be way more detailed and precise than older ones.
But a lot of kits are still being made with molds that go as far back as the 70s or more, in some cases.
The newer kits generally have much better fit and easier assembly with less filling and sanding and all that required.
slender ruin
Good to know
night tide
Hasegawa has a great reputation now, so I picked up a crusty old kit I found at a store... The box itself is from the late nineties or early 2000's I think, but the tooling is from 1967 or something, and kinda crusty.
Detail is a lot sharper on newer kits, and they've gone from raised to recessed panel lines.
They'll use a tooling for ages, and just repackage it with new cover art and new decal sheets.
And often, a particular tooling can be reused by a new company buying assets from another one.
slender ruin
I found a AH-1Z in 1:35 scale. Looks like the tooling is 2019. It’s from Academy, is ~$50 fair?
lament crater
I see a 1:1 scale thumb.
errant flare
I see a 1:1 scale thumb.
Painting is fun, but cleaning the flash lines is always a pain
plush nebula
I found a AH-1Z in 1:35 scale. Looks like the tooling is 2019. It’s from Academy...
1:35 is a pretty big kit.
And Academy makes pretty nice kits. Tamiya kits are also very nice. Hasegawa is broken up into two categories, cheap or not-cheap. The cheap ones are not the greatest, but they're fine. Usual they have very simple cockpits and use raised panel lines instead of engraved ones. Engraved is more realistic and they tend to look better. The more expensive kits are much better quality, fit is good, details are good. Often though, your best bet is to research who makes the best kit for the specific model you want to build. And every kit can look good depending on how much effort and tips and tricks you put into it.
And like cow said, scalemate it's a good resource for checking out kits and toolings.
pseudo cape
Been working on these two this week. The rubric marine takes forever. Tzaangor was done quickly last night with contrast paints. Just a bit of tidying up and the bases to do
slender ruin
What’s the difference between new tools and new parts?
shrewd karma
What’s the difference between new tools and new parts?
"New Tool means that the manufacturer has produced brand new molds of the given subject, eithe to replace older out-dated molds or to kit a new subject."
from reddit
new parts just means it changes some parts for newer ones but a new tooling is completely new kit
atleast from my understanding
slender ruin
Alright
civic roost
yeah. new parts is often when they’re making a variant of an existing kit
eg. taking an A-10A kit and making it into an A-10C kit
civic roost
the pain that is: getting the flight deck situated into place
plush nebula
That one sure is going quick!
civic roost
it’s on the base
civic roost
beginning on decals
civic roost
done with the decals!
just gotta glue on a few more 50 cals, and spritz it with a final varnish coat
lament crater
Looks great!
civic roost
thankee
I wanna do some nice kinda-heavy weathering on the dauntless
faded paint, worn down paint with the zinc chromate showing through, that kinda thing
civic roost
this old FLANKER that I never finished illustrates sorrrta the effect I’ll be going for
very mottled, faded paint
tho the dauntless will be moreso
lament crater
Sounds like a daunting dauntless.
civic roost
I’ve seen photos of Dauntlesses from around the battle of midway (which is the time i’m targeting) where like 85% of the plane is faded up the ass, and the other 15% is freshly-painted panels
which I’d like to try out
civic roost
Sounds like a daunting dauntless.
yeah, it’ll be a nice challenge
plush nebula
The carrier looks great. You should give me a lesson on applying decals.
The dauntless sounds like an awesome project, too. I'd love to see it all faded and patchwork.
night tide
@plush nebula I'm pretty handy with decals, if you need anything just let me know.
civic roost
literally the key is:
microset and microsol
the rest is just being careful with positioning and not being overly rough with them
night tide
I like to start with gloss varnish for a super even surface, microset, microsol, satin varnish to kill the shine from the varnish.
civic roost
yeah pre-varnishing helps
civic roost
something I'd suggest for simple shapes on larger scales: use paint instead of a decal
if you have an airbrush
probably gonna do that for the roundels on the Dauntless
pseudo cape
This week I've been mostly painting a warboss in mega armour. Pretty happy with the skin on this one. After using contrast paints with my recent troop orks I wanted to get a better result from my layering paints so added some extra steps to get a bit of yellow and brighter highlights in there.
night tide
Very nice!
Here's what I'm working on.
Never finish anything... But these aren't too far off, I need to do some trim and details.
pseudo cape
Love the weathering you've done there
night tide
Love the weathering you've done there
Cheers mate! Pretty simple stuff really, it's just lighter colour by sponge and dark brown with brush, plus enamel wash.
pseudo cape
I did some terrain weathering at the weekend. Not being subtle at all just splodging rust pigments on with a sponge.
night tide
What are you spending your Brexit dividends on?
river flint
You'd think they'd be bigger.
plush nebula
That looks like only a couple grams
river flint
I presume they squeeze it down by hand.
night tide
It's important to remember how small the Akagi actually was.
We think of warships as these huge things, but this was no longer the case after the Germans developed their revolutionary pocket battleship concept.
plush nebula
Ah yes, it was the scientist Dr Revell that developed the technology.
civic roost
It's important to remember how small the Akagi actually was.
and also how fucked the situation in the hangar deck was
all sorts of ordnance just lying around
contrast with the stellar damage control job the Yorktown did at CS and MW
civic roost
positive note: making progress
negative note: This isn't actually an academy kit (it's a rebox of an Accurate Miniatures one) so it doesn't have the Academy ease-of-construction that they usually have. So a couple parts have been a pain to situate
but that's fine
civic roost
civic roost
on further research, decided not to weather this one much at all. Maybe a few chips here and there, and some exhaust soot, but no fading on the paint. Because VB-6 at midway had only had their planes (SBD-3s) for about a month
river flint
You decided whether to weather?
civic roost
my next kit will probably be the academy (actual academy this time, not a rebox) A6M2 Zero, which I will weather quite heavily. Also if/when academy brings out their new F4F Wildcat.
civic roost
working on painting (carefully!) the engine
plush nebula
That looks like it gets pretty detailed! I may have to build a 1/48 kit one of these days.
civic roost
yeah, I think I’m a convert now
dunno how i’ma fit it on a shelf, but that bridge will be crossed when i get to it
I need new shelves anyway
civic roost
a few more careful minutes
civic roost
hilariously this will mostly be hidden in the final product
but I'll know it's there
civic roost
not glued yet, but this is what it will look like
plush nebula
Yeah it's funny the tiny details are going to get covered up righ away.
river flint
Yeah it's funny the tiny details are going to get covered up righ away.
This is why I don't wear pants.
plush nebula
This is why I don't wear pants.
Save the money, and the chaffing.
civic roost
the zinc chromate green should arrive tomorrow, so I can get the interior painted and set up
then I can continue the build in earnest
civic roost
civic roost
engine situated
civic roost
beginning the interior details
civic roost
plush nebula
Those are cool little details
civic roost
yeah
I just don’t have the dexterity to do them justice really
interesting fact:
second photo
in the middle
big box thing?
that’s a pair of confidential material lockers
they had little padlocks for em
the irl version
civic roost
results of yesterday’s work
night tide
Crisp!
civic roost
glued the fuselage halves, too
gotta paint a bit more interior green on the ledges there, but i’ll do that tonight
night tide
Today's addition to the pile. Hopefully a quick little build!
And upsetting to the purists.
Though I haven't found references to both filter and clipped wings.
civic roost
lel
night tide
The boxart makes it look like the "Royale with cheese" equivalent to the P-40.
civic roost
wings. also a canopy dry-fit
civic roost
civic roost
dive flaps and cowling
civic roost
hoping to have it completed next weekend
then i can move on to my next kit: a 1/700 USS Baltimore
civic roost
ready for priming tomorrow
plush nebula
Nice, can't wait to see it painted. The fit of the kit working out okay?
civic roost
it's been tough in places
but generally ok
getting the cockpit in was pure pain
very nice once it's gone together, though
civic roost
priming it this evening, then the main camo coat starts tomorrow
plush nebula
What paint scheme you doing?
civic roost
two-tone, mid-1942
Battle of Midway
Dick Best's plane
very clean, no weathering or fading, since the Big E's planes were all brand-new at the time
plush nebula
Awesome, it'll look good.
civic roost
that's the plan
civic roost
it is begun
civic roost
underside is done, topside tomorrow
swift badge
I really need to work on a few I’ve got up in the closet
civic roost
do it!
after the dauntless, I'ma do a nice relaxing USS Baltimore kit
already got the measure 21 paints for it so it should be a nice easy build and paint
plush nebula
I have a stack of models to build. Just haven't been able to find the time in the last year.
pseudo cape
I have a *stack* of models to build. Just haven't been able to find the time in ...
Hah, can't think why!
civic roost
home from work, time to paint topside
civic roost
donezo. will need to repaint over the guns and telescopic sight, then later on/tomorrow do the gloss coat before decaling
civic roost
decals begun
civic roost
the big insignia are pain
the wing one there is a bit too far out but I’m not gonna obsess over that
delicate junco
oh damn there's a whole forum for this
delicate junco
nice!
i'm already stuck, trying to remove a microscopic decal without damaging it
grab it from the decal sheet
i see why, I have to soak it in water
at least i made the right move cutting it out of the sheet
night tide
Yeah. You cut the decal out with a sharp hobby blade, soak it in water until it loosens, pick the paper up with pincers and slide it over to the model with a brush.
Depending on how advanced you want to go, I've got some other techniques and product recommendations if you want a more "painted-on" result.
delicate junco
right now i'm making it work with just pincers, my fingers and a slight amount of elbow grease
working out so far, and that's with the smallest decals the whole set has I think
dashboard instruments
though I really should try the brush, probably saves me future headaches
civic roost
the “more advanced” stuff is basically micro sol and micro set, which is a pair of liquids that soften the decal to allow it to settle snugly into panel lines and stuff
as an example
on which note
one quarter of the decals done
delicate junco
progress update 1
good god my back hurts
I need a better work environment, sitting on the outside table is nice and all but I have to bend myself into a shrimp shape to do things
decals are a nightmare
night tide
Haha! I think they're fun. You can have a pretty uhm abstract paintjob and the crispness of the decals will pull the model together anyway.
plush nebula
progress update 1
Tornado?
delicate junco
yup!
plush nebula
Pretty good guess lol
civic roost
woulda been impressive if they’d not posted the box in the general channel
plush nebula
Hey I just woke up, hadn't even seen that 🤣
That was four hours ago! I don't scroll back that far.
delicate junco
wow, it only took me about ~2 hours from unpacking to the cockpit basically finished?
I could see the sun slowly make its way across the sky as I was making it, that felt like a whole lot longer
thank god I'm done with most of the smaller stuff, now I can move on to the fuselage
though the little "drill holes" instructions worry me a lot
civic roost
use a hand drill, pin vise, or a loose drill bit
don’t use an electric drill
pin vise being one of these things
point being that you want to be careful with it
plush nebula
Yes, can confirm pin vise is an invaluable tool to have in your model toolkit.
delicate junco
hmm, that's a thing i'm missing
i'll either have to improvise or just go buy something like that
civic roost
you can improvise with just a literal drill bit
that’s all a pin vise is: a drill bit with a convenient handle on it
delicate junco
wow, paint dries really slowly indoors
delicate junco
ahhh almost done with the cockpit
I'm just about ready to move on to the wings
goofed on making the holes but that is a problem for future me
civic roost
did you make the holes too big?
delicate junco
used a nail instead of a drill because I couldn't find an appropriately microscopic drill in the household and the nails were the next best thing
I'm pretty sure the holes aren't exactly where they're supposed to be
which is gonna make assembly later on a massive headache
it's fine if they're too big, if they're in the wrong place I might as well just forget about that part
civic roost
ouchie
delicate junco
progress update 2
civic roost
nice!
update on my Dauntless: all decals done, satin coat done, canopy mask removed, just working on undercarriage now
delicate junco
maybe it's just the angle but that thing looks really big
civic roost
it’s fairly big
1/48 scale
25cm wingspan maybe?
it is complete
alongside the Enterprise (the dauntless is done in the markings of an Enterprise aircraft)
night tide
Brave generation, landing on ships that small.
civic roost
har har har
plush nebula
it is complete
That looks fantastic! Very awesome
civic roost
thank you much
next month will be a simple uss baltimore
i’ll order the kit once it’s in stock
should be a quick and easy build
and after that, in july maybe, it’ll be a weathered-up A6M2 Zero in 1/48
plush nebula
Zero will ve fun. Will you be doing it in white or green? Can't recall which A6M2s were.
civic roost
they were “””white”””
not actually white though
more of a pale olive green/grey
the whole “white” thing was due to researchers decades ago looking at faded examples of the paint scheme, advising on some famous films, and that’s how the “white” idea stuck
plush nebula
Ahhh i didn't know that. Thanks for the info!
civic roost
nice!
delicate junco
I'm doing a little bit of progress every day to avoid huffing lethal amounts of revell glue
shrewd karma
and so it begins
does anyone else prime their parts before starting to work on it?
or do u prime as you go
civic roost
I tend to prime the subassemblies
river flint
does anyone else prime their parts before starting to work on it?
As a nude modelist, yes.
shrewd karma
I tend to prime the subassemblies
smart
shrewd karma
As a nude modelist, yes.
i dont know how to respond to that xD
shrewd karma
that makes sense to do it one subassembly at a time
will give that a try on my next build
i want to get some airbrushable primer
civic roost
cos you’re messing it up a bit when you start gluing right
for primer, I use Vallejo’s black primer
shrewd karma
i not had any problems with gluing in the past with this method tbh
civic roost
works well through the airbrush
shrewd karma
i use vallejo grey one i think or tamiya but its a spray can
night tide
@pseudo cape
For some reason I can't download pictures from the cloud.
Anyway, hope the link works. I painted it up for a tournament five years ago and got it table top enough, then it's just been sitting in a suitcase since. Tried some techniques that didn't work out quite as well as I'd hoped but nothing's stopping me from going over it by brush...
Hit it with some oil washes...
pseudo cape
Anyway, hope the link works. I painted it up for a tournament five years ago and...
Looks great! I keep wanting to get some of the ork flyers as they look amazing.
Never tried an oil wash but have seen some great results online from it
plush nebula
does anyone else prime their parts before starting to work on it?
Just be sure to scrape off any primer/paint from the surface you are glueing. You'll get a better bond.
civic roost
my next kit (1/48 A6M2 zero) has been shipped. Now to wait a few weeks while it gets here from Poland
hype
plush nebula
Few weeks? Sounds like you have time to build a different kit!
rare rain
anyone recommend a decent starter airbrush setup? haven't done a lot but looking to get back to it, and interested trying more with airbrushing than just brush painting
civic roost
Iwata’s “Neo” brand is decent for an entry-level dual-action
rare rain
seems to be popular choice from research so far
civic roost
you’ll also need a compressor, you can get a decent one for like 30 quid off amazon i think
rare rain
i've seen some around amazon that were bit more, but they've been parts of a "kit" so far lol
civic roost
yeah that can be the trouble
rare rain
always something when starting something new lol
civic roost
yup
but it’s the kinda thing that’s a one-off payment (as long as you look after it)
rare rain
thats true, but once up and running and proper care, things can last a long time
civic roost
exactly
rare rain
with or without compressor tank?
civic roost
the tank doesn’t really matter
basically it stores up the air, the main effect being that you don’t end up with the compressor having to run up every 10 seconds or so
cuts down on noise, but does very little else for you
rare rain
saves a few dollars too
civic roost
exactly
plush nebula
If you're painting large kits you'll appreciate the tank. And if you're really anal about your painting the tank helps prevent changes in air pressure that you can get with the compressor frequently turning off and on.
rare rain
yeah, i'm not sure how i'll be with it just yet, not the most experience with air brushing yet, and probably won't be larger models for a while yet, but its possible sooner than I think lol but i am considering the pros and cons that I can find, but sometimes helps to talk with people who use one or the other for a more informed opinion
plush nebula
I've only really used the compressors with a tank for airbrushing. My experience with a tankless one is with a paint sprayer and i was not impressed with it, the frequent changes in pressure resulted in an uneven and streaky coat. Of course, mileage may very, and i'm really comparing apples to oranges.
rare rain
makes sense, but i think the comparision is still valid though, just different scale
civic roost
I have never had any issues with pressure fluctuations without a tank
that concern is very overblown in my experience
rare rain
and that's the other side of the experience lol I'm starting to think that a lot of the tank/ no tank discussion will come down to the compressor, brush, and amount of paining done, which all comes down to preference and experience I guess.
civic roost
i work without tank and it’s fine vOv ‘s all i can say
rare rain
not disagreeing, i'm sure it'll be a even spit if you talk to enough people. I'm leaning towards tankless to start with and if I stick with it, maybe getting a tank depending on my experience and how much the compressor noise bugs me lol
civic roost
aye
delicate junco
got the nosecone, stabiliser, engines and intakes done
night tide
Best jet!
feral comet
bruh, I am SUCH a bad procrastinator
Been working on a tomcat for a year and a half now
civic roost
doesn’t that mean you’re a good procrastinator
feral comet
doesn’t that mean you’re a *good* procrastinator
idk maaaaan, I haven't touched it in months and HAHA
plush nebula
I started an F4U like 3 years ago. Got the cockpit done. But i want to repaint it.
civic roost
lol
civic roost
it has arrived
night tide
Looks nice!
river flint
You look nice
plush nebula
Oooh!
rare rain
Very nice
civic roost
cockpit things
civic roost
cockpit
rare rain
looks good, how did you add it?
civic roost
toothpick and silver paint
rare rain
sounds easy enough might have to give it a try
civic roost
yeah the actual difficulty is making sure they’re placed correctly
not too much not too little
not too regular
rare rain
makes sense, i've got a warhammer 40k tank that i'm probably gonna build this weekend and looking for some detailing ideas for it, paint chips would be a good one
plush nebula
Some people use a very quick spray of hairspray on the model before they paint it, then wipe off the painted over hairspray for their chipping. I've never done it but seen a couple videos on it.
rare rain
might have to look into that too
civic roost
yes, you can also buy specially made chipping medium
that you use in the same way as the hairspray, but less risk of it attacking the styrene
I’m gonna be using that on the main camo scheme
civic roost
progress
civic roost
plush nebula
that you use in the same way as the hairspray, but less risk of it attacking the...
I'm have to look into this myself
civic roost
vallejo's is the one I've got
plush nebula
I'll have to get some of their paints. I've never tried them but have heard good things.
plush nebula
Do you just carefully cut masking tape to mask your canopies?
lament crater
Do you just carefully cut masking tape to mask your canopies?
Looks like precut masks from the sheet on the right. The only way to go when they’re available.
civic roost
yeah pre-cut
plush nebula
Ahh gotcha, didn't notice that. Seems very handy!
civic roost
starting the camo
red is the primer that will show through the chipping and general fading
rare rain
First attempt at airbrushing high lights
plush nebula
Starting to look like a Zero
civic roost
first decal
plush nebula
That looks like something you could have just painted on
civic roost
could have vOv
but getting the right size and getting it circular enough woulda been a bit faffy
plush nebula
Yeah fair enough. You look pretty good at applying decals too so that helps.
civic roost
progress; weekend was busy with life stuff so couldn’t work on it then
civic roost
almost finished
next kit I’m hoping to do HMS Belfast
if i can actually find one in stock
if not, then it’ll probably be the Akagi or Shōkaku
plush nebula
That looks great!
plush nebula
Looks really good. You build them a lot faster than i do. I started my Corsair 3 years ago.
civic roost
ordered the belfast kit
short trail
civic roost
it is begun
civic roost
camo progress
inner edge
civic roost
hmmmmmmmm
inner edge
Payday next week, not sure if I should get it
The F1 seems to be quite scarce as a model
Hasegawa has 1, Revell's is an update from another brands
That's all I could find for the C
plush nebula
Hasegawa has 1, Revell's is an update from another brands
Alot of those Revell kits are pretty nice if you stick with the 4 or 5 difficulty ones. I like to do a search for a review of the specific model kit and see what people say. I wish I would have learned that before I purchased a few cheap Hasegawa kits 😅
inner edge
Alot of those Revell kits are pretty nice if you stick with the 4 or 5 difficult...
Yeah the reviews seem good for it
Though I still have that hind kit I should do, haven't got any paints though which is why I've delayed
lament crater
Alot of those Revell kits are pretty nice if you stick with the 4 or 5 difficult...
I like throwing together the cheap Hasegawas without a whole lot of effort, just for fun. Then put some ridiculous paint scheme on it.
slender ruin
TDCS F-16 model?
river flint
TDCS F-16 model?
It needs a voice playing inside it bitching about every other module.
lament crater
Fortunately that one predates TDCS by a few years.
river flint
Yeah, but not from my POV. 😉
lament crater
If it makes this story feel more like TDCS, I built an F-18 as my first model in decades because I was much more willing to screw it up than an F-16.
lament crater
I’ve made a lot of ones I don’t particularly care about following that same logic.
feral comet
I like throwing together the cheap Hasegawas without a whole lot of effort, just...
yooo thats a beautiful paintjob!
civic roost
HAVE GLASS gaming
civic roost
working a bit on the dual-purpose emplacements
civic roost
dry fitting the deck to the hull
night tide
My first ever model
Folland Gnat?
frigid scaffold
I have no clue
night tide
frigid scaffold
Looks like it
night tide
fuck now I wanna add a rocket to my backlog
Should be a pretty quick project at least.
night tide
Looks like it
Based first choice!
frigid scaffold
damn you dropbear
Haha
frigid scaffold
Based first choice!
I didn’t know what it was till now
pseudo cape
My first ever model
Ah the Oscar EW-5894 Phallus Tactical Fighter Bomber
Great for carrying the shopping
inner edge
ordered the mirage model
civic roost
belfast coming along
pseudo cape
Painted a mini that's not warhammer related for once. This is my half elf rogue/ranger I've been playing in d&d for a while now
Came in a pack of two for less than £5. It feels as cheap as that sounds. Reacted a bit weird to the paint but turned out OK on the end I think
night tide
Neat! Is this for role playing or for an RPG?
pseudo cape
Neat! Is this for role playing or for an RPG?
Not really, all our games are played online in roll20 so we don't use physical models. This was just something I saw in a hobby shop and picked up to paint one day so I could memorialise my occasionally inept rogue
plush nebula
Looks like Drizzt with the wrong colours 😆 looks good
wild nymph
goddamn ive been eyeing one up for a while now
wild nymph
Folland Gnat?
yeah thats definitely a Gnat - take it from a Brit 
Got one of my own in Red Arrows Red
civic roost
ordered myself an F4F-4 wildcat for after the belfast
continuing my Midway themed collection(currently: CV-6 Enterprise, A6M2 zero, SBD-3 Dauntless)
lament crater
Put a little work into one of the cheap, low effort Hasegawa 1:72s today for the first time in months.
plush nebula
Surprise, it's a viper.
lament crater
Technically it isn’t. 😎
civic roost
viper zero?
lament crater
Yup. Thought it’d be cool to have both.
slender ruin
Technically it isn’t. 😎
Fighting Falcon!
lament crater
Fighting Falcon!
It actually isn’t!
slender ruin
F-2?
slender ruin
Oh that makes sense
plush nebula
Technically it isn’t. 😎
Close enough!
civic roost
wildcat arrived
civic roost
gonna be a nice long build
lament crater
F-16 vs Viper Zero to show off the differences. Canopy and paint will make a big difference too, of course.
civic roost
quite a nice attempt at HAVE GLASS
good workl
recommendation instead of tape for keeping fuselages/wings together: those small butterfly-clip type things
get a little pack for a few quid
I always find tape leaves a little wiggle room
needa go down the shop and grab some toothpicks so I can do a little bit of weathering
it's going to be a lightly-weathered build, mostly new but with a few stains here and there
night tide
Good job, painting dark gray is difficult!
civic roost
almost captured the weird reflections that <things inside> the RAM cause
MRP does a good set of paints for that
reminds me: I need to get the Tamiya F35 at some point
though they're bringing out a 1/72 version eventually, so I might wait till then
F35 in 1/48 might be too big for my shelves
lament crater
I tinkered with that forever trying to get it just right. I think the end result is a mix of Mission Have Glass V and Tamiya Medium Grey and Black. The Mission HGV looks pretty nice right out of the bottle but it's a little too sparkly.
civic roost
yeah, nothing's ever going to get it quite right because a) turns out modelling a complex material is difficult, and b) scale effect exacerbates the issue
civic roost
the Wildcat kit is going together really well so far
never done an Eduard kit before, and I am impressed thus far
parts fit well, good detail, easy to situate the parts
photoetch is pre-coloured which is :chefkiss:
civic roost
I need a smaller applicator for the superglue for the PE though
civic roost
never been very good with PE
civic roost
progress
civic roost
more progress
civic roost
painting has begun
civic roost
it's shaping up nicely I think
not sure how much weathering I want to do though
it'll be done as a plane from the Enterprise air group at midway, which was when their F4F-4s (and their SBD-3s incidentally) were new - brought in at their previous pit stop at Pearl
so the weathering shouldn't be too too heavy
I reckon a bit of engine exhaust soot on the underside, and some gun soot
maybe a little bit of chipping
plush nebula
That sounds like a cool idea.
civic roost
lament crater
Which primer do you use?
lament crater
Put the F-2 aside until I get around to buying the paints for it. Pulled out a 1/48 F-16F I started months ago and immediately dropped a small piece on the carpet somewhere. 🙄
lament crater
Crisis averted. Vacuumed the floor, emptied the vac on a table, and there it was. Evil little thing.
plush nebula
That's obscene
night tide
Nice rice.
lament crater
I will have you know, sir, that that is a nose-mounted FLIR camera.
lament crater
What kind of compressor do you guys use for your airbrush? I’ve been using a very noisy 6 gallon pancake compressor but I’m always reluctant to deal with the hassle of it. No experience with the desktop compressors meant for airbrushes though.
night tide
I've got a Sparmax one that's probably a little pricey and doesn't have a tank, so I'm not over the moon about it.
It's small though.
plush nebula
What kind of compressor do you guys use for your airbrush? I’ve been using a ver...
I used to use a small one and it was great. Not overly noisy, it did have a tank so it would shut down when it was full. But it was my step dad's so now i have nothing. I have a 6 gallon one like you but it is way too loud to use in the house! One of these days I'll get a desktop one.
civic roost
gonna be finishing-off-subassemblies day today
also possibly starting on decals if the gloss coat dries in time for this evening
plush nebula
Looks awesome
civic roost
very annoyed there are no good Val or Kate kits readily available around here
would love a 1/48 Kate to go with the rest of my midway theme
frigid scaffold
night tide
YEEEES! Based!
I love how you've inadvertently stumbled into the most hipster shit imaginable going from the Folland Gnat to the Boulton Paul Defiant as your first two builds.
civic roost
starting to weather it
oil streaking by the engine and control surfaces, and gun soot by the guns
frigid scaffold
I love how you've inadvertently stumbled into the most hipster shit imaginable g...
You can see the gnats ass in that photo
plush nebula
Picking some weird planes, mate. 👍
frigid scaffold
This one is just one my bro never did
The space shuttle was a bday gift
Iv never heard of a Bolton poor defiant
night tide
Iv never heard of a Bolton poor defiant
The Boulton Paul Defiant was a "turret fighter", the idea was to defend against bombers by flying next to them and unloading with the turret. However, at the time it was designed, fighter escorts weren't really a consideration because the RAF didn't expect them to have the range to fly all the way over from Germany.
It performed very well against bombers but could of course reach England from France, and as it lacked forward firing armaments it was very vulnerable to the Bf 109's.
Then it enjoyed some success again as a night fighter before being phased out in 1942.
So great airplane, flawed concept. It's often belittled as being rubbish which isn't really true.
frigid scaffold
The gnat was my first proper model id done the wood ones etc
Also have I muscle csr somewhere which I can’t find
The alternator and oil filter are seperate parts
Gotta assemble the whole engine
civic roost
exhaust staining
civic roost
done and on shelf
frigid scaffold
errant flare
Can't find time to fly, but I can at least find time to paint frogs
errant flare
lament crater
Gummy Tankers
civic roost
truly
errant flare
they look like sweets
Forbidden Snacks
civic roost
hoping to get the Academy 1/700 scale CV-5 Yorktown for christmas, so I can do my long-awaited battle-damaged Yorktown from Midway
to go with my CV-6 Enterprise
it'll be my first time doing any battle-damaged stuff
civic roost
gonna need to draw up a plan for it at some stage
I wanna do it up as it was just prior to the killing blows
so that'll be a large hole in the flight deck, but patched up, plus a wide hole below the waterline from two torpedoes
errant flare
As much as I want to say "Anything smaller than 1/350 scares me," but I'm probably too lazy for ships lol
civic roost
this is the 1/700 Enterprise I did
fathom brook
so that'll be a large hole in the flight deck, but patched up, plus a wide hole ...
That’s been really cool to see!
neon summit
Amazing work
leaden juniper
My first two favorite scale model f15e and a10 and more to come https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1057837442411008020/1188750935300775988/IMG_9253.jpg?ex=659ba994&is=65893494&hm=3422c4e122a7049d9eef1e28d3e5dc9e98b5537b7ca50009b368641ee06da337&=&format=webp&width=746&height=935
distant whale
F-16 picture taken with my new camera
lament crater
Showing off how bad my model work is?
distant whale
No it’s really good
leaden juniper
Another one just arrived
lament crater
I finally got an actual airbrush compressor to replace the LOUD, overpowered pancake compressor I used to use. If this works well, I may be dipping my toes back into modeling again. First I’ve got to get my airbrush cleaned up because like a moron I put it away dirty the last time I used it.
frigid scaffold
My compressor is a proper compressor however it’s 96db
feral comet
I finally got an actual airbrush compressor to replace the LOUD, overpowered pan...
YUHH
lament crater
My compressor is a proper compressor however it’s 96db
Yeah that’s about how loud my other one is. It’s really an outdoor tool though so it was just too much inside the house.
turbid fulcrum
I finally got an actual airbrush compressor to replace the LOUD, overpowered pan...
That looks nice, Iv not done modelling in a few years, might do it again at some point too
lament crater
I got a couple of these cheap little Hasegawa kits as a warmup before getting back into anything more serious. Every time I take a long break I get a few of these to practice on without stressing myself out about the result. I build them with the gear up so I can play with them and paint them with whatever random paint schemes and markings strike my fancy. There are more of them sitting around here than I wanna admit.
Gonna start with the Intruder this time.
night tide
I should get back to building some stuff...
Got an F-5 I started ages ago, and an ancient Hasegawa RF-101C I should get looking at.
lament crater
Finally got all my replacement airbrush parts. (Clean those things well, people.) Think I’m gonna start a little work on this today.
These cheap little Hasegawa kits always have some fun little quirks. My “favorite” on this one so far is that the canopy is in two pieces that just meet in the center with a butt joint. Fortunately it’s where the overhead bracing is on the real A-6 is so it’ll be painted.
turbid fulcrum
These cheap little Hasegawa kits always have some fun little quirks. My “favorit...
was gonna say thats rough, but if its gonna be painted it should be fine
lament crater
Made a little progress today. Got the cockpit together and the fuselage halves glued. The cockpit’s going to need some touch ups from too much handling.
Gotta say this is a really crappy kit. It’s from the 80s at the latest, has a lot of fit issues and only fine raised panel lines for details. Lots of butt joints with no locator pins too, so expecting more issues as later parts go on.
A little visit to Scalemates says this basic kit came out in 1968, so….
night tide
Whoo boy!
lament crater
Starting to look more like an Intruder. Today I added the radome, intakes, exhausts, airbrakes, and wings and some putty in some of the large gaps. Also ordered some precut masks for the canopy cause I’m too lazy to do that the hard way.
fathom brook
Nice stuff! They’re nice models to get back into things. I should get me some😊
lament crater
Working on the landing gear doors today. They’re always a pain to build closed since models are always designed to have them open. Sometimes they don’t fit well. To make placing them a little easier, I put some blue tack in the wheel well to hold the door while I get it in the right spot and then glue it in place. So far so good but I’ve got several more to go.
fathom brook
Good tip!
lament crater
Glued on the remaining parts today. That two piece canopy is even more of a pain than I expected. Hopefully when the white glue dries it will be firmly attached but I’m not counting on it. The refueling probe goes in a notch between the two canopy pieces and doesn’t attach to the fuselage at all. Assuming the glue holds on the canopy pieces, I’m waiting to get the masks I ordered on the canopy before trying to attach the probe.
Overall I kinda really hate this kit.
lament crater
So far the glue seems to be working, so maybe this won’t be too bad. Did manage to smear some on the canopy so that’s gonna be fun to clean up.
night tide
Such a unique looking plane.
fathom brook
Good to know I should aim for a different brand intruder
lament crater
Good to know I should aim for a different brand intruder
Definitely. I forget who but someone released a new tool 1/72 A-6A recently that looked pretty promising.
lament crater
Also in general avoid old kits.
fathom brook
Definitely. I forget who but someone released a new tool 1/72 A-6A recently that...
Maybe italeri? They equivalent is nearly twice the price
Oh no wait. Trumpeter did
lament crater
That's it!
But then the Hasegwa one is ridiculously cheap. I think I paid $10 for this one.
night tide
lament crater
Definitely built models that way as a kid. Put the pieces together until it looks like the right kind of airplane. 😄
night tide
...And that's how you fell in love with the F-16 aesthetic.
lament crater
Other way around. Already loved the F-16 even then, and that’s why it was the first model I ever built.
swift badge
Got to love the classics Calvin and Hobbs
fathom brook
I love me some C&H 😂
shrewd karma
first ever car model. its not perfect as you can see that big gap but im all out of filler 😦
i think i should stick to airplanes 😂
on that note what do i make next
here is my stash
fluid arrow
yeah i knew i t was somewhere
😛
so i have an apache and a bf110 to finish
and a f16 agressor and a skyrider still in the box
fierce ingot
I appreciate the offer, but I think my wife would kill me if I got that :D
fluid arrow
i dont knw how this guy does it
warped condor
inner edge
One day I'll get to my models...
lament crater
Yeah one of these days I’ll get back to it. Just kinda lost interest for now.
distant whale
abstract bobcat
Without starting a brand / scale war, which brand and scale should i go with to build some planes? Havent build a model in 20 years but just found a shop around the corner while on holiday
fluid arrow
in my experience tamiya, eduard
abstract bobcat
Thanks
turbid fulcrum
Yeah Tamiya are my absolute favourite model kits
fluid arrow
Without starting a brand / scale war, which brand and scale should i go with to ...
what do ou plan on building ?
abstract bobcat
what do ou plan on building ?
No clue yet, about to go to the store to see if they have something nice
fluid arrow
my advise is keep on those brands ... not sure how expert you are but maybe a 1:48 scale could help if it's long time you don't doo this
eduard makes mostly warbirds
abstract bobcat
Last time i tried one I was 8, but i dont mind a challange haha
Ill share which one i picked
abstract bobcat
i'm curious to see your what you pick 🙂
Couldnt pick so i went with two
fathom brook
Nice!
I prefer 1:32. Partly because smaller becomes more difficult for my eyes, and partly because it gives more options for detailing.
lament crater
😳 Man I’d love to do a 1:32 but I’d run out of room for them super fast. I’m mostly into 1:48 for things I really want to make an effort at but also do some 1:72 just for practice.
A couple of partially to mostly complete Tamiya 1:48s in my office. The Tomcat is Trainboy’s and the Viper is mine.
fluid arrow
Couldnt pick so i went with two
Ohhhhh NIce couple there !!
now get the glue out and start gluing your fingers together as when you were 8 ! have fun !!
pseudo cape
Quite impressed by these click together definitely not lego kits from airfix that my son picked up today
night tide
It was mostly a model train store so they were jam packed with locomotives and cars. @distant whale would dig it.
fluid arrow
did you get the f4u ?
night tide
You betcha!
fluid arrow
😍
I have 4 to finish
Maybe after that
How much was it ‘ it’s a 1,48 scale ..I think I saw a review it’s a great kit
night tide
About 25 euro so not too bad!
Recessed panel lines, 1/48.
I've got four to finish too... Well, five now.
😬
fluid arrow
I've got four to finish too... Well, five now.
Ah ha !!!! So I’m not the only one
Two I have yet to start
F16 aggressor from tamiya and Tanya sky rider
I have an Apache and a bf110 in the works
night tide
About 25 euro so not too bad!
I don't know what the going rate is elsewhere but the exchange rate is messed up over here right now.
fluid arrow
yeah it's more or less 25 euros
night tide
It's a little more than six bottles of Birra Moratti, for context.
fluid arrow
MorEtti don't insult the moustache man !!
smoky sleet
My models
smoky sleet
A-7 jettisoned its canopy
shrewd karma
im not a pro at this but they look nice on my shelf 😄
excuse the desk that was a week of model kit making lol
smoky sleet
I also have a Hasegawa A Tomcat in the works
Waiting for paint to arrive
I paint muh models with a paint brush
shrewd karma
same but got a airbrush too now so gonna start using that
shrewd karma
thats gonna look very cool once built
let me know how its quality is never built that brand before
smoky sleet
I have an Academy F-14A on the 3rd pic. Originally, it had different nozzles (now nozzles are open), a different chinpod (now it has the early A chinpod)and it was dark gray with a Vf-33 livery. Then i tried to paint it white and put a jolly rogers livery. Then i painted it white again and... left it like that
smoky sleet
Oh
I have a weird habit of losing decal sheets
And canopy peices
The su27 model is... in bad condition
I didnt even finish it
shrewd karma
i have tons of unfinished kits so dont worry about it
smoky sleet
However...
I used a perfect mix between paint and decals on this E no C no B model skyhawk
shrewd karma
nice 🙂
shrewd karma
im not familiar with the skyhawk so i will believe you 😄
smoky sleet
Thanks
It has a bridle cable too
And a tailhook
Im thinking of putting a small-radius long-range piston the 1:72 carrier
Or implementing arrestor wires
pseudo cape
At some point I should build some of these instead of just buying them...
smoky sleet
At some point I should build some of these instead of just buying them...
sea harrier goes first
and phantom
eurofighter
hornet
fluid arrow
ia hve ana pache and a bf110 that i might finish one day
f16 agressor and sjyrider stil in the box
smoky sleet
Speaking of which
smoky sleet
I gotta buy one
Cuz my old skyraider was destroyed beyond repair by the gremlins, the bogeys, AKA siblings
pseudo cape
sea harrier goes first
Will probably do the phantom or tornado first.
smoky sleet
i hate doing the landing gear
of what plane
A-4B has easy landing gear
the Airfix 1:72 one
shrewd karma
of what plane
apache
shrewd karma
will get some pics once its fully assembled
smoky sleet
good luck
shrewd karma
thank you
smoky sleet
i am building the f-14 rn
smoky sleet
shrewd karma
some of those liquid ones (uk name is poly cement) can cause canopy fog
so need to be careful with them
i use revell contacta clear for canopy
doesnt mess with the foggy
smoky sleet
and some of the glue touched the black paint inside the LERX
so it created dirt on the glove vanes
im waiting for white, yellow, light gray and black paint to arrive
smoky sleet
im making their livery from 1986
many think that in 1986 joll rogers fully transitioned to lowvis paint but no
they even used the A-95-GR
with the small chinpod
should i do gear up or gear down
shrewd karma
gear down i think would look cool
smoky sleet
k
smoky sleet
i dont have a stand for it
shrewd karma
fair
smoky sleet
plus, i have an early tomcat with gear up
night tide
"Cement" just refers to the glue actually melting the plastic and fusing it together.
smoky sleet
oooh
shrewd karma
"Cement" just refers to the glue actually melting the plastic and fusing it toge...
thanks i couldnt find the words to explain what i meant 🙂
too early for big words
shrewd karma
thats the one i use for most my gluing 🔥
smoky sleet
used it
dried too fast for me to glue
the gear-up position tomcat i have experienced hell
the paint fell off over time
parts fell off
shrewd karma
did you clearcoat it after paint?
shrewd karma
its a varnish it protects the model from damage and paint falling off
can get it in spray cans
just do a light coat
and do it outside that stuff stinks
shrewd karma
its not good for your lungs
you should really wear a mask when glueing stuff
it can cause damage
smoky sleet
this f14a was given to me on new year
then it was gifted to my angry cousin by my parents without my permission
then my cousin gave it back in this state after a year
shrewd karma
yikes
smoky sleet
looks like the paint didnt fall off but he peeled it off ☠️ ☠️ ☠️ ☠️ ☠️
Mom: "Hey, remember ____?"
Me: "Yes, why?"
Mom: "Well he's visiting us along with his parents"
Me: "Oh no. So?"
Mom: "Well we need to give a gift of some sort"
Me: "Idk, you give the gift"
then my mom grabs the f14, puts it into a gift box and tadaa, the perfect gift
why do ppl think that my models are toys that are not worth anything
my skyraider model was crushed by books
fluid arrow
Use pva for canopy
smoky sleet
pseudo cape
Roden DC-6, aka gapmaster 9000
Saw a video yesterday that swore by using some cheap UV resin to fill gaps like that. Just dab some in and shine the UV torch on it and good to go.
Probably better than my normal method of dabbing plastic cement in it so it melts across the gap
shrewd karma
need to be careful with resin that stuff is toxic
but it does work 😄
i just use vallejo plastic putty
unborn orchid
i just use vallejo plastic putty
Same. That stuff is magic. Put some on, get a damp cotton bud and smooth it out.
pseudo cape
Wonder just how dead I'd be if I bought this lot...
swift badge
i think he would have better luck if people knew what all models hes selling
pseudo cape
i think he would have better luck if people knew what all models hes selling
Suspect it's a house clearance situation and guy just wants a half decent offer to take it off his hands
shrewd karma
wish me luck friends
doing the airfix chinook but gonna add LED nav lights and interior lighting
modeled and resin printed a ground power unit to hold the battery
very simple but i think looks alright
leaden juniper
My die-cast models
smoky sleet
Wonder just how dead I'd be if I bought this lot...
omg i want to buy all these
its like a dream scene
I actually own these 2 models
i looove airfix models
waaait a minute, that's a russian model in... THE WEST™️
unborn orchid
Zvezda is available widely in Europe.
smoky sleet
Wow, i never knew that
unborn orchid
I am mildly surprised that they still seem to be imported after 2022.
smoky sleet
me too
smoky sleet
you should move the wheels a bit closer to the center of the GPU (ground power unit), then it'll be perfect
Anyways i got 4 (four) models for new year, will send pics after some sleep
shrewd karma
not accurate model at all but not going to be able to tell once its scaled down and resin printed
hopefully looks better than a flat decal in the cockpit
unborn orchid
What is it? It looks a bit like a dyson hand drier.
shrewd karma
the most janky throttle 😂
its just random design any tips would be greatly appreciated
fleet stag
Which company makes the best submarine models?
fathom brook
Which company makes the best submarine models?
What scale?
There’s actually very few that make them.
fleet stag
There’s actually very few that make them.
True
unborn orchid
Hobbyboss make decent modern sub kits. Usually come with a little bit of PE for detail areas.
fathom brook
I know of special navy, revell, Trumpeter, and hobby boss at 1/144, and 1/72 scale. Trumpeter and ark do 1/48, and cz subs (not sure their exact name, a Czech company), does 3D printed subs at be 1/72 and 1:48
unborn orchid
I'm thinking of 1:350, probably the widest variety.
Modern subs at 1:350 are a reasonable size.
WW2 subs at 1:350 are pretty tiny
fathom brook
There’s a lot at 1:350. nothing that stands out though. For ww2 stuff I think the size is good for dioramas