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Here we go. Finally a new project on my table: 
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Scut posted:Considering how many of these you have, I would suggest trying something new on each successive one you paint. Number them and maybe keep notes to help remember what worked and what was a dead end. He's well on his way to one hell of a wargaming project.
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Oct 10, 2020 17:51
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Kurvi Tasch posted:Here we go. I'm getting ready to paint my 1/35 Fliege capsule kit. I added some bits to gussy it up as well as make the hatch rim look more fleshed out (it was meant to have a closed hatch originally). I'm thinking of a kinda spacey paint scheme where the front is a dark purple grey and the rear would be lighter colour, running with an idea that it will be more visible to lance-mates trailing behind.    
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Oct 10, 2020 20:16
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mllaneza posted:He's well on his way to one hell of a wargaming project. Sorta? Mechatop is a game I might play at some point. But really, I think it would be cool to have a tachikoma-like squadron of these on a diorama on the wall. .................. I'm printing another 10 right now. I'm going to need to decide how far i'm willing to go. They are QUITE tiny, so there's a wide forgiveness for lack of detail.
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Oct 11, 2020 04:11
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Nerobro posted:Sorta? Mechatop is a game I might play at some point. But really, I think it would be cool to have a tachikoma-like squadron of these on a diorama on the wall. I'm not gonna argue with the diorama !
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Oct 11, 2020 04:45
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Nerobro posted:Sorta? Mechatop is a game I might play at some point. But really, I think it would be cool to have a tachikoma-like squadron of these on a diorama on the wall.
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Oct 11, 2020 05:33
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Arquinsiel posted:Looking at the mat for scale they look ballpark comparable to Battletech miniatures. You'll probably get a lot of mileage out of replacing the antenna with wire at that size, and a thin styrene rod would do the headlights pretty well. You're not wrong. They are about the same size as "bigger" mechs. 1.5mm copper wire arrived yesterday, to replace the nasty antennas. And some 2mm styrene to replace the sensor heads. I'm glad to hear I'm on the right track. I also picked up some more paint, so I can get the proper variety of colors. mllaneza posted:I'm not gonna argue with the diorama ! I've got a whole lot of felt and cardboard... Things are gonna happen along that line.
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Oct 11, 2020 05:59
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Scut posted:Oh hell yeah! What sort of price is that kit going for? The truck is fairly large, so even though it's 1:72 it's going to rival some of my 1:35 models in scale. The kit also includes die-cut masks for the windows, which I didn't expect but is just such a frustration-saver down the road.
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Oct 11, 2020 08:08
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So here's a question. I'm planning on including a 1/60... Snowman in a build. I will probably make the base in resin, but like, do people have any advice on making it actually look made out of snow? should I just get some of those snow microbeads or whatever and some PVA glue and dunk the thing?
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Oct 14, 2020 04:52
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we are coming up on Christmas so non-asbestos fake snow sold by the bag should be in stores that sell holiday crap
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Oct 14, 2020 04:53
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everythingWasBees posted:So here's a question. I'm planning on including a 1/60... Snowman in a build. I will probably make the base in resin, but like, do people have any advice on making it actually look made out of snow? should I just get some of those snow microbeads or whatever and some PVA glue and dunk the thing? Baking soda makes for good looking fake snow, but people say that it will decay over a long time.
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Oct 14, 2020 04:59
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It yellows a bit over time. I've found that mixing it about 1:4 with pollyfilla powder/spackle works pretty well for making it tough, and a little bit of PVA with the water when mixing that helps a lot too. If you want to go extra nuts you can paint on PVA, dunk in extra baking powder for the texture, and then get this stuff and spray it over the top to get that sparkling effect that real snow has when the light catches it right.
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Oct 14, 2020 09:40
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Yeah I would rather something that wouldn't decay My local shop has woodland scenics snow and I was wondering if I could just like basically flock a basic snowman shape in that I'm putting the snowman in a robot so I don't need a super big amount of snow for scenic usage just need to sprinkle a little in the cockpit everythingWasBees fucked around with this message at 19:24 on Oct 14, 2020 |
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Oct 14, 2020 19:22
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everythingWasBees posted:Yeah I would rather something that wouldn't decay I'd probably try something suggested in this thread, then if it doesn't come out well just paint the fucker yellow.
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Oct 14, 2020 20:20
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everythingWasBees posted:Yeah I would rather something that wouldn't decay I'd try this:  I've used it for a Hoth diorama and it turned out really well. I guess you could build the snowman shape with some cork or putty and then slap the snow microballons with some PVA glue. The pot is not too big, not as big as the ones used for railroad dioramas.
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Oct 14, 2020 21:32
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Reminder that AK interactive tried to make money off the Holocaust
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Oct 14, 2020 21:36
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everythingWasBees posted:Yeah I would rather something that wouldn't decay
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Oct 14, 2020 22:10
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Big Willy Style posted:Reminder that AK interactive tried to make money off the Holocaust They're such a weird company, but honestly I think it's down to Mig, the original guy that spawned off AK from his own company, and the business partners he attracts all being terminally edgy tone-deaf shitbros. There's no malice there, just a bunch of completely oblivious morons. Like, they used to put scantily clad cheesecake photos in their mags for some reason. Cause nothing goes together like building and painting a Vought F4U Corsair with pics of a half-naked russian mail order bride.
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Oct 14, 2020 22:11
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Cause nothing goes together like building and painting a Vought F4U Corsair with pics of a half-naked russian mail order bride.
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Oct 15, 2020 02:58
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Does anyone have recommendations for particular model kits that are full of really good greeblies for kitbashing on original spaceship model builds?
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Oct 15, 2020 03:16
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Adam Savage recommends the Hasagawa 1/72 Anzio Annie railway gun kit. See here for details.
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Oct 15, 2020 03:25
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This is classy, compared to the magazine model with her top off and belt-mags barely covering her tits.
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Oct 15, 2020 06:53
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Big Willy Style posted:Reminder that AK interactive tried to make money off the Holocaust Bloody Hedgehog posted:They're such a weird company, but honestly I think it's down to Mig, the original guy that spawned off AK from his own company, and the business partners he attracts all being terminally edgy tone-deaf shitbros. There's no malice there, just a bunch of completely oblivious morons. I agree with Bloody Hedgehog. I think they are really good at creating new quality products focused to the more intensely dedicated modelers, while keeping them relatively affordable. They've also been able to thrive notably and make their products known all over the world. And they are also completely tone-deaf, innapropiate and not the kind of people you'd want to be friends or being seen in public with them, lest you die of embarrasment. I've got one of their Weathering Magasines and I almost never use it despite the great quality of the paintjobs described just because it feels incredibly innapropiate to see some full-page scantily clad girl between models. Edit: Typos Sparq fucked around with this message at 10:44 on Oct 15, 2020 |
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Oct 15, 2020 08:33
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Sparq posted:I've got one of their Weathering Magasines and I almost never use it despite the great quality of thepainntjobs described just because it feels incredibly innapropiate to see some full-page scantily clad girl between models. If you like their mag content minus the dumb poo poo, you should grab any of their FAQ books if you don't own them already. They're pricey, but probably the best all-encompassing modeling books out there. The "Aircraft Scale Modeling FAQ" in particular is a masterclass in air modeling.
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Oct 15, 2020 08:49
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:If you like their mag content minus the dumb poo poo, you should grab any of their FAQ books if you don't own them already. They're pricey, but probably the best all-encompassing modeling books out there. The "Aircraft Scale Modeling FAQ" in particular is a masterclass in air modeling. Yep, I've got the FAQ 1 and 2 for military models and dioramas. They are good stuff devoid of cringy poo poo. I'll have to get the FAQ you mention once I get into planes. Thanks!
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Oct 15, 2020 10:48
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:They're such a weird company, but honestly I think it's down to Mig, the original guy that spawned off AK from his own company, and the business partners he attracts all being terminally edgy tone-deaf shitbros. There's no malice there, just a bunch of completely oblivious morons. Is Mig the guy with the SS t-shirt?
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Oct 15, 2020 12:05
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Didnt the AK guy work for the Mig guy, stole his wife (the model in those magazines) and started his own company? I know that the woman died a while back from breast cancer.
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Oct 15, 2020 14:44
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Anarcho-Commissar posted:Is Mig the guy with the SS t-shirt? Not the exact guy, but he's in that same photo. Molentik posted:Didnt the AK guy work for the Mig guy, stole his wife (the model in those magazines) and started his own company? I know that the woman died a while back from breast cancer. Yeah. And now Mig is selling his products with AK again, because money. Well, I guess until the time he cancels a business partnership again. He's had like 3 or 4 businesses already, which all go up in flames because of his relationships with his business partners. His "Ammo" business us the first one with staying power it seems. I've heard he's kind of a pain in the rear end to work for, and drives people away.
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Oct 15, 2020 16:18
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Molentik posted:Didnt the AK guy work for the Mig guy, stole his wife (the model in those magazines) and started his own company? I know that the woman died a while back from breast cancer. lmao about everything besides the cancer there.
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Oct 15, 2020 20:46
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*loving applies a layer of Dachau Ash weathering pigment to a panzer* They're just strange guys
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Oct 15, 2020 21:33
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Big Willy Style posted:*loving applies a layer of Dachau Ash weathering pigment to a panzer* This whole post makes me uncomfortable, in like four different directions. I know this is tongue in cheek, and I found it funny, as well as uncomfortable. The whole discussion is the same one that keeps the American white supremacist's out in public. I'm quite ok with people doing something and not knowing it. But keeping on after being told "hey, that's... not good" means they're doing it with full knowlege. That isn't good.
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Oct 15, 2020 22:46
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Hello DIYers! We have a new forum/mod feedback thread and would love to hear your thoughts! https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3944213 Get ready to read this message 15 more times in every thread you read!
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Oct 16, 2020 01:30
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I honestly kind of forget that the rest of DIY exists most of the time, if you ask me what forum this thread is in I would probably guess A/T.
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Oct 16, 2020 04:02
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Ensign Expendable posted:I honestly kind of forget that the rest of DIY exists most of the time, if you ask me what forum this thread is in I would probably guess A/T. This is really ‘DIY & Hobbies’ and ‘Hobbies’ includes lots of things that don’t necessarily have a ton in common. There’s an astronomy thread, a numismatics thread, and an Amateur radio thread in here too-it’s not all house stuff. If there’s something that we do have in common I think it is a passion for our subject, and we’re trying to find some ways to get a bit more cross-pollination between some of the various megathread communities in this subforum. That being said, if y’all just want to chill and make models and do your own thing, that’s totally fine too! And if you’d be happier in a different forum (A/T? Trad Games?) we can arrange that as well, but I think there’s a lot we can all learn from each other. Having done both, there’s not a huge amount difference between distressing furniture and painting models except scale-it’s about tricking the eye and adding the dirt in an all the right places so it looks correct in both.
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Oct 16, 2020 04:35
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Ensign Expendable posted:I honestly kind of forget that the rest of DIY exists most of the time, if you ask me what forum this thread is in I would probably guess A/T. 
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Oct 16, 2020 04:49
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Looks like Mr Hobby is working on a water-based surfacer: https://twitter.com/creoshobby_info/status/1316675670106230784
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Oct 16, 2020 06:47
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More progress on the Miata. Should have it buttoned up this weekend and then I'll tear into the Group C Toyota.        
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Oct 16, 2020 18:43
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Nerobro posted:This whole post makes me uncomfortable, in like four different directions. 100% agree with this. "theyre weird guys!" doesn't apply when they're advertising using footage from night and fog, amd explaining how to paint a drowned child's body with their products. that poo poo's over the line
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Oct 16, 2020 20:21
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Nerobro posted:This whole post makes me uncomfortable, in like four different directions. ill be 100% honest here as a queer left-wing jew the absolute rabid obsession with nazi poo poo within the milhist/scale modelling community in general makes me pretty uncomfortable a lot of the time!
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Oct 16, 2020 20:50
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Kanine posted:ill be 100% honest here as a queer left-wing jew the absolute rabid obsession with nazi poo poo within the milhist/scale modelling community in general makes me pretty uncomfortable a lot of the time! Setting aside the Nazi part, which is admittedly a big ask, some of their planes and tanks looked cool and I don’t begrudge anyone who has a couple on the shelf, especially if they have an assortment of stuff because they build what grabs their interest at a moment. Grandpa Midjack got shot down by the Germans twice and built a bunch of WWII airplane models afterwards, including a fair number of Nazi planes but he did US, UK, and Japanese stuff too. Someone who mostly or only builds Nazi stuff is suspect, and dickheads who wear SS t-shirts to their build meets can get hosed with a chainsaw.
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Oct 16, 2020 22:00
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