|
Yeah I went to Lowes and got some rattlecan enamel for a few bucks. It's whatever. I wasn't in the mood to deep clean the enamel from my airbrush anyway!
|
#
?
Mar 20, 2024 20:12
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 29, 2024 07:05 |
|
|
Blue Footed Booby posted:"No, Trumpeter, I don't believe I will." I am building a couple of Andy's and Das Werks 1/16 models and all the tracks are individual parts, with 3 pieces. So like 450 pieces to cut and sand and glue. So now I am going to do a Puma and a Greyhound instead. I wish puma kits would tell you there is supposed to be a big rear end mold line on the turret. I sanded the one on my bolt action kit off.
|
|
#
?
Mar 20, 2024 21:01
|
|
|
IncredibleIgloo posted:I am building a couple of Andy's and Das Werks 1/16 models and all the tracks are individual parts, with 3 pieces. So like 450 pieces to cut and sand and glue. So now I am going to do a Puma and a Greyhound instead. I wish puma kits would tell you there is supposed to be a big rear end mold line on the turret. I sanded the one on my bolt action kit off. Loool I've done stuff like that before. The sanding off detail, not the multi part links. Every time I come across the latter I either find some marginally better aftermarket option, or just do the front part of the tracks and put it on a shelf between two other things. Life is too short. More importantly, I burn out too easily. I found a company (read: guy) that sells pre-assembled working tracks, Sector35. But it's out of stock everywhere I've looked. The guy is Ukrainian, and the internet rumor mill says he was killed in a rocket attack. 
|
|
#
?
Mar 20, 2024 23:22
|
|
|
IncredibleIgloo posted:I am building a couple of Andy's and Das Werks 1/16 models and all the tracks are individual parts, with 3 pieces. So like 450 pieces to cut and sand and glue. So now I am going to do a Puma and a Greyhound instead. I wish puma kits would tell you there is supposed to be a big rear end mold line on the turret. I sanded the one on my bolt action kit off. Mold line or weld line? Try this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW65lwwfJqk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9sXcCtg9yw
|
|
#
?
Mar 21, 2024 00:04
|
|
|
IncredibleIgloo posted:I am building a couple of Andy's and Das Werks 1/16 models and all the tracks are individual parts, with 3 pieces. So like 450 pieces to cut and sand and glue. Not sure what exact models these are, but you may want to see if there are some 3D printed tracks out there for them. Printed tracks are basically ready to go. Just need to snap them together, or push a pin into place. They can get pretty pricey though, depending on the model, and in 1/16 scale. https://panzerwerkdesign.com.pl/pl/c/Ogniwa-gasienicy/16/1/default/3 https://www.t-rex-studio.com/ProductInfoCategory?categoryId=133074&PageInfoId=0
|
|
#
?
Mar 21, 2024 02:11
|
|
|
Chuck_D posted:I've wanted to do battle damage on a model since I was kid. I said I would accept a cardboard coaster from a local bar or a 90's pog you have in a drawer or some random sticker or whatever the gently caress would fit in an envelope. Your models ITT have been super inspiring and motivational and dope as hell so don't worry about finding something perfect! I literally hit a few buttons and my robot printer whirred for 5 minutes to make a dozen tiny nut sacks. Send me something dumb before I have to give you a red text about testicle theft >: (
|
|
#
?
Mar 21, 2024 05:43
|
|
|
Does anyone have any tips for cutting XPS foam (without a hot wire), specifically shapes like squares/rectangles?
|
|
#
?
Mar 21, 2024 10:18
|
|
|
Jonny Nox posted:Mold line or weld line? Not sure, but definitely a line. https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url...QAAAAAdAAAAABBP
|
|
#
?
Mar 21, 2024 10:22
|
|
|
neurotech posted:Does anyone have any tips for cutting XPS foam (without a hot wire), specifically shapes like squares/rectangles? I currently just use my hotwire for foam cutting but I hope to soon get a table top hot wire foam cutter for this purpose. It's like a small band saw that's designed for cutting foam. You can get them for around 100 dollars-ish, give or take. EDIT - thank you to whomever recommended the Tamiya 1/350 class Fletcher as a ship to build. Thing builds like a dream and is a lot of fun! Looking forward to painting it. ColonelJohnMatrix fucked around with this message at 14:49 on Mar 21, 2024 |
|
#
?
Mar 21, 2024 14:00
|
|
|
Marx Headroom posted:Possibly stupid idea: can I airbrush Tamiya Accent Panel Liner onto plastic primed with lacquer (Mr Surfacer)? If you really want to protect it hit it with a 2K clear coat after you're done painting it. I'm pretty sure you can get 2k In gloss, semi gloss and matte finishes.
|
|
#
?
Mar 21, 2024 17:14
|
|
|
Friend posted:Send me something dumb before I have to give you a red text about testicle theft >: ( The check is in the mail! I swear it! 
|
|
#
?
Mar 21, 2024 19:18
|
|
|
Friend posted:Send me something dumb before I have to give you a red text about testicle theft >: ( I'm just gonna say in my decade (and Chuck's two) on this website, that would probably be the best contextless red text anyone ever got.
|
|
#
?
Mar 21, 2024 20:26
|
|
|
Charliegrs posted:If you really want to protect it hit it with a 2K clear coat after you're done painting it. I'm pretty sure you can get 2k In gloss, semi gloss and matte finishes. That's pretty funny and I am definitely doing this, thanks. Always wanted my virtual pets to withstand highway conditions.
|
|
#
?
Mar 21, 2024 20:58
|
|
|
Chuck_D posted:The check is in the mail! I swear it! You're off the hook, the tiny singing (were?)wolf arrived today and is howling on the hood of my pickup, thank you
|
|
#
?
Mar 22, 2024 23:41
|
|
|
Friend posted:You're off the hook, the tiny singing (were?)wolf arrived today and is howling on the hood of my pickup, thank you Yay! May you be forever blessed by a host of furries. Yiff yiff, amen.
|
|
#
?
Mar 23, 2024 00:02
|
|
|
Turns out my wife actually listens to me when I’m getting all nerdy about WW2 tanks. She was out shopping with friends and came back with these for me. I knew she was the one many years ago but it’s nice to have these frequent reminders.
|
|
#
?
Mar 23, 2024 18:30
|
|
|
ohh she even had the innate sense to get the KT with the good turret
|
|
#
?
Mar 23, 2024 18:37
|
|
|
Tamiya too, clearly a lady of refinement and with a discerning eye.
|
|
#
?
Mar 23, 2024 18:39
|
|
|
Lord Ludikrous posted:Turns out my wife actually listens to me when I’m getting all nerdy about WW2 tanks. She was out shopping with friends and came back with these for me. Good work! A few years ago for Xmas my gf got me a bunch of Eduard 1/72 aircraft kits (Mig 15, Mig 21 and Z-73A I think), she said she'd remembered me blathering on about Eduard being a good manufacturer and had then taken some sneaky reference photos of my stash to ensure she didn't buy any I already had.
|
|
#
?
Mar 23, 2024 19:00
|
|
|
She got a bit confused and overwhelmed by the sheer amount of M4 variants that were on the shelves apparently, so she decided to be on the safe side and just stick with the M4 original. I’ve assured her that when it comes to Shermans there’s no such thing as “the wrong one”. I never expected to hear my other half ask me “what the hell is an Easy Eight?”
|
|
#
?
Mar 23, 2024 20:06
|
|
|
Lord Ludikrous posted:She got a bit confused and overwhelmed by the sheer amount of M4 variants that were on the shelves apparently, so she decided to be on the safe side and just stick with the M4 original. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CZWKr8_8C4
|
|
#
?
Mar 23, 2024 20:15
|
|
|
 edit: 
Blue Footed Booby fucked around with this message at 22:33 on Mar 23, 2024 |
|
#
?
Mar 23, 2024 22:30
|
|
|
Um actually the Ram is not a Sherman variant, it's a Lee variant.
|
|
#
?
Mar 23, 2024 23:20
|
|
|
One of the model kits I picked up is a Revell 1:24 Ford GT-40 that's missing the rims. I assume the owner stole the rims for a different kit. I looked online but didn't find a replacement and even emailing Revell came up with nothing. So I'm going to try 3D printing them. I'm genuinely surprised there weren't any add-on's for the kit.
|
|
#
?
Mar 24, 2024 00:10
|
|
|
Since Akira Toriyama died, I decided to put together one of the Fine Molds kits based off his designs. This is a vintage '94 model, and I'm pretty sure they made the original master cast out of green stuff, based on some of the textural artifacts. Lotta filling, lotta sanding. That break in the bag strap just outright cannot be made to fit, and I got too lazy to cut the whole thing off and reposition it. Alas. I get the impression the very detailed PPSh was intended to be about half the draw of the kit, instead of just an accessory.      I've got the Flyhawk T-34 in the mail to replace the Trumpeter one on the plinth, so I guess that'll be my next show-off post in this thread. Look forward to it in six to twelve months.
|
|
#
?
Mar 24, 2024 04:15
|
|
|
That whole build is pretty sweet, but I especially love the wood grain on the ppsh. Meanwhile, speaking of Russian equipment, I was working on the trumpeter BMP-3 I complained about before when I was struck, as I occasionally am, by how BIG modern fighting vehicles are.  Here's the work in progress with a Char B1 in the same scale. Imagine what a BMP with a 30mm auto cannon could do on the Eastern front.
|
|
#
?
Mar 24, 2024 04:46
|
|
|
I suppose a progress report is due on the truck This is the mess of an engine. Man, this has been a nightmare to put together. There are parts that were repeatedly glued, snapped off intentionally and re-glued in what hopefully was the right place. This is being printed Monday on clear and then die cut out.  And I found a 3D file and then adjusted it for the wheel rims. I hope it works. I hadn't said anything but that Spit from a couple of pages back was amazing.
|
|
#
?
Mar 24, 2024 04:50
|
|
|
Hi folks, I've got a project for someone to improve an otherwise very nice 1:6 scale cat figure that has no whiskers. I couldn't work out what was off about it until i realised. Any suggestions for material? And adhesive, keeping in mind it's already painted. Many thanks
|
|
#
?
Mar 24, 2024 16:10
|
|
|
I'd use stretched sprue, you can make it essentially hair-thick and it will be rigid enough to behave like a whisker. There's lots of tutorials on YouTube, but I hold a length of sprue above a candle and gently heat it then once it starts warming up, swiftly pull the two ends of it apart. It takes a bit of practice but after a while you can achieve different thicknesses of stretched sprue.
|
|
#
?
Mar 24, 2024 17:11
|
|
|
I’ve used fishing line for fuel lines and the like on cars. Comes in a bunch of sizes/colors too, but clear is probably the best bet. CA glue and pilot holes sized appropriately for attaching the line.
|
|
#
?
Mar 24, 2024 17:16
|
|
|
A picture might help. It will probably make me giggle a bit too.
|
|
#
?
Mar 24, 2024 18:10
|
|
|
Blue Footed Booby posted:That whole build is pretty sweet, but I especially love the wood grain on the ppsh. Thanks! Comparative bigness is legit one of the reasons I consider buying kits in first place, let alone putting the things together to gawp at them side-by-side. Just scratches an urge deep in the brain to categorize and compare.
|
|
#
?
Mar 24, 2024 18:24
|
|
|
Cutting foam with a box cutter is an extremely frustrating experience for me, so I'm going to invest in a hot wire cutter. I'm currently considering this: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/223201614660 - has anyone bought something similar to this kind? It seems fine... 
|
|
#
?
Mar 24, 2024 23:18
|
|
|
neurotech posted:Cutting foam with a box cutter is an extremely frustrating experience for me, so I'm going to invest in a hot wire cutter. I have that exact unit, and it works great. The only downside I could think of is the apparatus for tensioning and aligning the wire is a bit finicky, but that's it really. Cuts foam so nicely, I'd never go back to doing it with a blade.
|
|
#
?
Mar 24, 2024 23:49
|
|
|
Bloody Hedgehog posted:I have that exact unit, and it works great. The only downside I could think of is the apparatus for tensioning and aligning the wire is a bit finicky, but that's it really. Cuts foam so nicely, I'd never go back to doing it with a blade. Thanks for the quick reply! I'm gonna pull the trigger on it. $100 AUD is a pretty good deal from what I can tell.
|
|
#
?
Mar 25, 2024 00:15
|
|
|
tidal wave emulator posted:I'd use stretched sprue, you can make it essentially hair-thick and it will be rigid enough to behave like a whisker. I have plenty of grey sprue, it turns white when twisted so i imagine this would happen when stretched as well. May work well, thanks. Lord Rupert posted:I’ve used fishing line for fuel lines and the like on cars. Comes in a bunch of sizes/colors too, but clear is probably the best bet. CA glue and pilot holes sized appropriately for attaching the line. Of course, I totally forgot about fishing line. Not too keen to risk drilling holes in it though, I'll take my chances with just the CA Thanks folks
|
|
#
?
Mar 25, 2024 00:28
|
|
|
I varnished my Abrams three months ago and haven't touched it or the unpainted crew since. There is also a 1:48 Hasegawa F-22 Raptor menacingly watching me from the closet, daring me to begin the inevitable decade of doing the cockpit. Please help.
|
|
#
?
Mar 25, 2024 21:41
|
|
|
I'm planning out a new project, which is basically building a small fantasy/medieval "Witch Hut". I'm looking for recommendations for what to use for the walls - I've got some spare chipboard, but it's really annoying to cut. I want something that's easy to cut, is relatively strong, and won't warp once it takes on glue or paint. Is balsa wood the best option here?
|
|
#
?
Mar 26, 2024 03:29
|
|
|
How big are the walls? A thicker plastic "For Sale" sign glued to some coraplast would hold up. If you know of a local sign shop they might have some coroplast scrap. The Mack truck is done.  I'll add license plates later but I don't know if I'll do much weathering. My wife doesn't know I found a trailer really cheap and it will probably be awhile before I build it.
|
|
#
?
Mar 26, 2024 04:33
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 29, 2024 07:05 |
|
|
Those decals really turned out! Did the kit have any originally?
|
|
#
?
Mar 26, 2024 04:53
|
|