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Its worth picking one up in general just to see how crazy their engineering and fit are.
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:I have zero experience with Bandai kits but you guys make them sound pretty good. Worth picking one up if it's a subject I like? Absolutely. Double check the date of production because they're always improving but just about anything after 2015 will be dynamite.
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There is a reason gunpla has been growing as a hobby. Woking models from layers of snapfit pieces is pretty tight tolerance requirements from the molds.
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:I have zero experience with Bandai kits but you guys make them sound pretty good. Worth picking one up if it's a subject I like? I bought the Mock Gundam for a crapkit build. At $15 it blew kits that I paid more than four times as much for out of the water in terms of engineering. I bought their Boba Fett years later and was not disappointed. If they make something you like, go for it.
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JuffoWup posted:Don't forget too that because of that lead time, each mold is run longer reducing fitment due to wear. While tamiya bandai swap out molds more often as they age. I always figured the older Tamiya molds get circulated over to the Philippines factory. Boaz MacPhereson posted:I have zero experience with Bandai kits but you guys make them sound pretty good. Worth picking one up if it's a subject I like? Enthusiastic yes in general, but there are a couple of kits that aren't particular winners, like some of the early Real Grade kits. You're still in kind of a Tamiya situation where even the older, less-good kits are probably safe bets. Anything made in the past five years should be a pretty safe bet, though.
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My last kit was Tamiya and I'm currently building a CAC Boomerang by Special Hobby. It's such a typical limited run kit and a shocker after Tamiya. No guide pins, inconsistent thickness of parts, mismatch between the parts and instructions and just awful fit. They clearly put a lot of effort in, but it's baffling where they chose to devote their time and resources. Instead of two small ports on each wing for the 30 cals, you have to put in a rectangular resin piece with the gun barrels molded. Nicer detail, but it doesn't fit (of course) and will leave an obvious raised section unless you really carefully fill it in and sand it. They include a fully molded resin engine, with all the cylinders, that you'll see ~25% of when all it's all built. The air and exhaust piping is all there but of course they don't fit (too short). Worst of all, the fuselage won't close around it, so you either have to file down the cylinders or expand the fuselage to fit. I chose the latter option, as it also closes up the massive gaps at the wing roots. The gap required to make the engine fit and wing roots close up:  Added 1mm styrene sheet to each side and carved it to fit:  I know it's the price to pay for these rarer aircraft, but it's going to be a while before I go near a limited run kit again
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Ensign Expendable posted:I bought the Mock Gundam for a crapkit build. At $15 it blew kits that I paid more than four times as much for out of the water in terms of engineering. I bought their Boba Fett years later and was not disappointed. If they make something you like, go for it. Oh poo poo, I lied as I built a Hi-Mock as well. Forgot about that guy. Maybe I'll try to find an A-wing or something.
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Jun 6, 2022 02:55
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Pierzak posted:And you can steal techniques from other genres for your own hobby space. I remember how the look of wargaming minis shifted when internet became a popular thing and wargamers were exposed to scale modelers' weathering techniques. Worked well the other way, too, for human figure shading and the like.
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Grumio posted:My last kit was Tamiya and I'm currently building a CAC Boomerang by Special Hobby. It's such a typical limited run kit and a shocker after Tamiya. No guide pins, inconsistent thickness of parts, mismatch between the parts and instructions and just awful fit. They clearly put a lot of effort in, but it's baffling where they chose to devote their time and resources. I've often thought it interesting to compare Special Hobby and Eduard and their business models. I imagine they must be similar-sized companies, both Czech, and they collaborate frequently but look at how many new (and hugely niche) kits Special Hobby brings out, whereas Eduard bring out a couple of new kits a year, and when they do it's never anything particularly outside of mainstream. Eduard invest in quality of fit, accuracy etc, aiming to get towards Tamiya buildability, and in so doing need to focus on (mostly) pretty mainstream subjects (Mustangs, Hellcats and so on) in order to sell enough to make a return on the few new tools they produce. My understanding is that Tamiya's scale model division is effectively subsidised by their RC cars as that's where they actually make their money. Special Hobby on the other hand know they won't sell that many of e.g. an obscure late war japanese air force transport aircraft, and so probably can't afford to spend years perfecting it and cutting new tools until it's just right. They have to move on and produce the next niche kit they can sell a thousand units of. Sword are probably in a similar position in this respect. Challengers from Ukraine like Dora Wings, Clear Prop! and Modelsvit are giving the Czech manufacturers a real run for their money now though, coming out with kits comparable to the big boys.
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For Cech kits, don't overlook Bren Gun, http://www.brengun.cz/. They've got a good line of 1/144 airplanes, a hard to find scale. Their SBD Dauntless was a really nice little kit with a decent cockpit and parts that fit well. Wings and body could have used a lot more guide pegs, but I didn't have to fill any gaps or do much sanding. They do a lot more than just 1/144 planes, they're worth a look for accessories or photoetch in a lot of scales, ground and air.
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tidal wave emulator posted:Challengers from Ukraine like Dora Wings, Clear Prop! and Modelsvit VVV: Thanks! Pierzak fucked around with this message at 12:09 on Jun 7, 2022 |
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Pierzak posted:Thanks for the heads up, noting them down as another way to support Ukraine. There's also Amodel, Art Model, ICM, MiniArt, MasterBox, A&A and Roden.
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I am goddamn dying over here for Clear Prop! to release a non-export H-75 and they keep breaking my heart.
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tidal wave emulator posted:I've often thought it interesting to compare Special Hobby and Eduard and their business models. I imagine they must be similar-sized companies, both Czech, and they collaborate frequently but look at how many new (and hugely niche) kits Special Hobby brings out, whereas Eduard bring out a couple of new kits a year, and when they do it's never anything particularly outside of mainstream. Yeah, I'd be curious to see the business end of things like ROE for limited run kits. From what I've heard mold making is the primary up-front cost, do I'm guessing Special Hobby go with 'good enough ' to last for the short production run. Anyone know how large a 'limited run' production actually is? No more than a couple thousand? It is frustrating how you have to turn to these smaller companies for anything slightly niche, as everyone else is churning out the millionth Bf-109 variant. Eduard got their start in photo etch accessories and still seem like the one of the biggest players, so I wonder if that income stream helps fund their kits as well.
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Unrelated, but I am suddenly reminded of the source of your username/avatar combo.
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Modelsvit was really ramping up their quality. Apparently their earlier kits were okay, but their line of 1/72 Mirage kits are basically like eduard profipaks. I've had the Mirage 2000 in the stash for a while now. They also have a 1/72 Mriya kit: https://www.scalemates.com/profiles/mate.php?id=70141&p=albums&album=58075
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Grumio posted:The gap required to make the engine fit and wing roots close up: That's the Special Hobby I know and love. Well, not love. Kinda like. I mean, tolerate when they're the only available option. I struggled through their 1/32 P-39 kit a couple years ago and it was just dismal, then threw away their 1/32 Brewster Buffalo kit after absolutely nothing fit. I know the niche they fit and I'm glad they're around, but man, life is too damned short to build awful kits. With the Tamiyas and Mengs and Bandais of the world out there, in a hobby that's generally billed as "fun," it takes a serious love the subject matter for me to even attempt to tackle a short run kit. Which reminds me, I have the Infinity Model 1/32 SB2C Helldiver kit in the stash, and if it is as bad as it appears to be by all accounts, it'll likely stay in the stash forever. 
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Grumio posted:From what I've heard mold making is the primary up-front cost, do I'm guessing Special Hobby go with 'good enough ' to last for the short production run. Yeah from what I understand, getting a tool cut is somewhere in the region of £15-25k so that's a big investment for a small company that might only sell a couple thousand kits per tool. Symetrique posted:Modelsvit was really ramping up their quality. Apparently their earlier kits were okay, but their line of 1/72 Mirage kits are basically like eduard profipaks. I've had the Mirage 2000 in the stash for a while now. I got their 2000C recently, I've not built it yet but its moulding detail is probably the best I've ever seen on an injection kit.  
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Symetrique posted:They also have a 1/72 Mriya kit: That thing must be pretty good sized when completed.
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The Locator posted:That thing must be pretty good sized when completed. Assuming it's accurately sized, about four feet wide and long. In a 1/72. Jesus.
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Assuming it's accurately sized, about four feet wide and long. In a 1/72. Jesus. I remember reading about a guy who was planning a build of the Ratte in 1:35. Some people are just wired different
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The box has dimensions that are slightly hard to read, but it looks to be about 1.22 meters in wingspan and 1.16 meters in length. I love a big oversized model, building a 1/200 bismarck right now. And even though it is huge and heavy, nothing compares to the 1/10 scale Yamato I saw when I went to Japan. That was one hell of a model.
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Assuming it's accurately sized, about four feet wide and long. In a 1/72. Jesus. So, an airplane equivalent of modeling a Yamato? Blue Footed Booby posted:I remember reading about a guy who was planning a build of the Ratte in 1:35. Some people are just wired different Well, I remember reading about a guy who was planning that build in 1:1, so...  Seriously though, why? I've seen one in 15mm wargaming scale and it was already ridiculously big.
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Pierzak posted:So, an airplane equivalent of modeling a Yamato? Iirc he planned to use it as a battle landscape for some kind of war game. Like, aliens with jet packs crawling all over the thing. Gotta admit, I wouldn't want it in my house but I'd attend the poo poo out of game night at his.
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Built the Tamiya Bell X-1. Quite a neat little kit.
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stealing posting valor from grassy gnoll
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Badger? Doing a special offer on their airbrushes?? It must be a day that ends in y!
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Didn't realize Badger was a bunch of chuds, guess it's time to switch to Iwata.
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I mean, depending on where they are, there may be no mask mandates anymore in that location. So it could be disappointing to have to return to that wherever the con is.
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Someone on their facebook page suggested that an airbrush manufacturer should understand the importance of masks.
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"Merkblatt ist kaput, ich muss die tschechische Seite lesen! Tank? Was zum Teuffel ist ein Tank?"     Full album
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:I mean, depending on where they are, there may be no mask mandates anymore in that location. So it could be disappointing to have to return to that wherever the con is. They're specifically complaining about the show having a mask policy.
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Midjack posted:They're specifically complaining about the show having a mask policy. Yes, but there are MANY cities that have no masking policies anymore, even for large get togethers like cons. So if it's like that where Badger is located, and they've been without masks for a while now and are being asked to mask again at the con location, it can be annoying. Which is all they stated basically. They didn't call out the con or attendees as lib-cucks or sheep or the typical chud insults, they just said they weren't interested in spending all day in a mask again. Which is a perfectly fine thing to be annoyed about. I dutifully wore my mask every day, but of course I was happy when masking policies were dropped. And it's not like I can enjoy it too much anyway, as I still have to wear one all day at work since I work at a hospital. But it's a joy to leave work and lose the mask again.
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Yes, but there are MANY cities that have no masking policies anymore, even for large get togethers like cons. So if it's like that where Badger is located, and they've been without masks for a while now and are being asked to mask again at the con location, it can be annoying. Which is all they stated basically. They didn't call out the con or attendees as lib-cucks or sheep or the typical chud insults, they just said they weren't interested in spending all day in a mask again. Which is a perfectly fine thing to be annoyed about. Conventions of any kind bring in people across states and countries into close contact for a weekend. That's a massive super-spreader opportunity dispersing new COVID cases EVERYWHERE, so they absolutely need a mask mandate.
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Ensign Expendable posted:"Merkblatt ist kaput, ich muss die tschechische Seite lesen! Tank? Was zum Teuffel ist ein Tank?" I still think this is a perfectly lovely tank.
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Symetrique posted:stealing posting valor from grassy gnoll lmao they must be getting blasted for it, here's the email they just sent to their customer list: quote:Dear Badger Air-Brush Co. Artist Friend,
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Conventions of any kind bring in people across states and countries into close contact for a weekend. That's a massive super-spreader opportunity dispersing new COVID cases EVERYWHERE, so they absolutely need a mask mandate. Yeah, but you can also think "I'd rather not go and deal with it" without thinking it is a bad idea. I've avoided flying places because I didn't want to wear a mask for five hours. Didn't think it was a bad idea that people wear them in airports and stuff. Just would rather choose something else that doesn't require it.
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I can see why folks might be irritated at having to wear a mask still, especially as those mandates are being phased out. But I personally love wearing a mask into a bank and not getting arrested or shot.
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Night Shift’s stippling! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpD0ZSQIPyk Edit: this was supposed to be an “Omar’s Walkin’” joke, but internet
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Anyone ever have any issues spraying Tamiya TS-13 clearcoat (rattlecan) over Tamiya acrylics? As I understand it, the spray is lacquer based and I think lacquer over acrylic is a no no right? But Tamiya acrylics are a acrylic lacquer hybrid I believe. I know there's solvent in there as they have the flammable logo. I do plan on letting the acrylic cure for 24 hours first before I attempt it.
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