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Ordered my js-3...and also a tamiya Matilda that was in the suggested items list beneath the product description. drat you, Amazon. I haven't even gotten out of bed yet and I've already ordered tanks. 
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I'm out. No local store has it (out of 30+), and gently caress international shipping.
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Jul 31, 2015 11:25
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Blue Footed Booby posted:I haven't even gotten out of bed yet and I've already ordered tanks. Living the dream.
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Jul 31, 2015 12:51
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I suppose I'll get in on this if only to force myself to build something.
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Jul 31, 2015 14:57
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Greyhawk posted:If you use a nail with a larger head than the hole in the yoke instead of soldering in the bottom rod than there's nothing to break. Of course that will pretty much deprive you of the option of standing up the assembly from the mount base. Thanks - the nail won't work for me because the rod I'm using is sized perfectly to drop into the bases I inserted into the wood for mounting. I'd still need to solder it or affix the nail to the yoke in some fashion too, but it's a good idea to keep in mind for future stuff. Nice looking carronade. Does the jack-screw work? 
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Jul 31, 2015 15:10
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I put down some grass. It always expands beyond where I want it even if there's no glue. It's like the staticyness welds it to everything in sight. I also finally zapped my self with the applicator, it made a bit blue spark but didn't actually hurt so now I'm over my fear of it. Mine's powered by a 9v battery, my friend made one powered by 120v, I ain't touching that one!    My sort of attempt at flowering Scottish broom  Static grass is really easy to apply and you can make your own applicator for like $10 or less. Anyone doing little dioramas or figure bases should really check it out. You just attach a tea strainer to a fly zapper and you're done. Mine is a piece of garbage I made without even soldering anything. 
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Jul 31, 2015 15:39
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The Locator posted:Does the jack-screw work? Not yet. But now I have an irrational desire to do this. 
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Jul 31, 2015 16:54
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Pierzak posted:I'm out. No local store has it (out of 30+), and gently caress international shipping.
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Jul 31, 2015 17:55
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Greyhawk posted:Not yet. But now I have an irrational desire to do this. My work here is done.
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Jul 31, 2015 18:15
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Arquinsiel posted:Where are you? International shipping isn't bad from here. Poland. But it's more the hassle than the expense. And speaking of hassle, I finally found one local store that has it. It requires entering a landline phone # to place an order  (no, not a mobile #, there's a separate space for that). And when you do enter the number, it switches the two spaces and sends you an order confirmation with an empty number, a reminder to "check if your phone # is correct because we can't send your order otherwise" (it's a normal package, for gently caress's sake), and of course does not provide a reply email, no, you have to look for it specifically  I think I know why they still have the model, no one wanted to shop there. I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out to be a hosed webstore and they were actually out. At least they provide the store's number so I can call them tomorrow and scream at someone until they straighten this out v  v
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Jul 31, 2015 18:55
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Just ordered my IS-3. It will be here around August 10th-12th.
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Jul 31, 2015 19:07
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Well, I'm in.  to Amazon, it'll be here Tuesday.
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Jul 31, 2015 23:25
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Baronjutter posted:My sort of attempt at flowering Scottish broom I like the Scottish Broom, looks good. What's the theory behind the applicator? I've always just poured static grass on and tapped the base - but that's usually been 30mm scale or so.
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Aug 1, 2015 00:29
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Warmachine posted:Well, I'm in. Same here.  Excited to start on it!Started on Spitfire attempt 2 a few days ago. This time I went with a Tamiya kit. Primed and camouflaged. 
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Aug 1, 2015 00:46
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Warmachine posted:Well, I'm in. Same. I stopped on the way home at the local hobby store, but they didn't have it, so I bought some glue and misc. stuff is all, and ordered the kit from Amazon. Was hoping to work on it over the weekend if my store had the kit, but oh well. Also, holy poo poo 3 hour commute home today (including the hobby store stop).. terrible. Edit: For a tank will I need putty? If so, what kind? Also microsol and microset or just apply decals on a gloss finish (like Pledge)?
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Aug 1, 2015 02:45
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I'd join in on the group build, but I've got too much on my bench as it stands. I'm starting classes again in November, so my modeling time is going to vaporize quickly. My desire is to finish all my in-progress builds before 11/2. Here's the list...
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Aug 1, 2015 02:49
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wtfbacon posted:I'd join in on the group build, but I've got too much on my bench as it stands. Sounds like you just need to prioritize your time better. 
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Aug 1, 2015 02:53
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I'm going back to college in late September myself. Pick one project, get it done, move on if you have time. That's how I'll be de-stressing for the next two years I guess.
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Aug 1, 2015 02:58
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this group build thing sounds fun, i'll try to join if I can get a hold of the kit in time.
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Aug 1, 2015 03:00
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Sanguine posted:I like the Scottish Broom, looks good. It's just like how when you rub a balloon it makes your arm hairs stand up as it passes over it. The applicator creates a static pull that makes all the grass stand straight up and it dries like that. I put down a glue-water mix, stick the loose wire from the fly zapper into the puzzle of water, sprinkle the charged static grass over the area, then once it's dry hit it with hairspray. It creates a pretty durable grass. My wife put her hand right on a patch and I was able to just sort of brush it back up. If I didn't use the applicator it would just look like a pile of hay or grass clippings.
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Aug 1, 2015 03:05
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The Locator posted:Sounds like you just need to prioritize your time better. Ha. Perhaps. My primary goal - aside from maintaining a happy household with my wife and kid, as well as not get fired from my day job - is to cross a marathon off my bucket list before 11/2 as well. So, I'm putting in many hours a week pounding the pavement. Tomorrow morning is a 12 miler. Ugh.
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Aug 1, 2015 03:11
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The Locator posted:Edit: For a tank will I need putty? If so, what kind? Also microsol and microset or just apply decals on a gloss finish (like Pledge)? Putty isn't absolutely required in a tank, with the prevalence of right angles. You can do some interesting additional effects though, like welding beads, or a cast metal texture on the turret. I'm not sure if the model already includes a cast metal texture on it (probably not), but Russia used very coarse sand molds to cast their tank turrets, so the finished surface was very rough and pitted. Microsol/set would be good to use as well. Any model with decals can benefit from those.
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Aug 1, 2015 03:40
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 Everytime I visit a japanese model shop I wish I liked the Gundam aesthetic more, because drat if there are not a lot of those kits. So it's nice that I finally have a good reason to throw money at Bandai. The 1/12 landspeeder comes with a multi-posable scout trooper which looks real fun, and I have special plans for the scout vehicle used by an evil regime and comes in 1/48... I was tempted to get a full hull WW2 ship, maybe next time.
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Aug 1, 2015 05:28
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:... where do you think pigments come from? Testors also makes a thin brush on plastic cement, which may be easier to find than Tamiya in some places. Definitely avoid the crap in a tube, though.
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Aug 1, 2015 05:55
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I found the IS-3 online at Udisco and Imperial Hobbies, but neither of them have shipping costs on their website. Have any of you used them before? What's shipping like?
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Aug 1, 2015 17:27
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I wanted to show the front bumper of the 30CWT as if it was a rusty replacement part scavenged from a scrap yard or something, to add a bit or character to the model, so last night I banged out this: I'm done now bar waiting on these new detail brushes to be delivered so I can finalise the chipping, so I got this delivered today as a next project, it's proper dinky and I'm very much looking forward to getting it assembled. 
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Aug 1, 2015 19:22
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Very nice, that exact SdKfz 222 kit was one of the first 1:35th vehicles I built. I don't think I did it justice, but it's a great little kit.
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Aug 1, 2015 19:41
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Ensign Expendable posted:I found the IS-3 online at Udisco and Imperial Hobbies, but neither of them have shipping costs on their website. Have any of you used them before? What's shipping like? I've never used either, but that link I posted when mulling over the IS-3 is for an American store in Connecticut with reasonable rates, if that helps.
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big_g posted:I'm done now bar waiting on these new detail brushes to be delivered so I can finalise the chipping, so I got this delivered today as a next project, it's proper dinky and I'm very much looking forward to getting it assembled. Any chance you could return it? The Tamiya kit is an OLD rear end kit from the 70's in a new box. The Hobby Boss kit of the same subject is much newer tooling and more accurate. The Tamiya kit isn't terrible or anything, but there about 5 different photoetch sets out there to bring it up to modern standards.
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Any chance you could return it? The Tamiya kit is an OLD rear end kit from the 70's in a new box. The Hobby Boss kit of the same subject is much newer tooling and more accurate. Aaaah that is a shame. I'm not going to return it in this instance as I just wanted a fun little build to do before I move onto something bigger but thanks for the advice. Ensign Expendable posted:Very nice, that exact SdKfz 222 kit was one of the first 1:35th vehicles I built. I don't think I did it justice, but it's a great little kit. Got any pics?
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If you wanted a cheap little kit, Tamiya light armoured cars also come without photo etch and cost about half as much. I posted a 221 earlier in this thread, I had a lot of fun with it. http://i.imgur.com/SKVQbOSl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/PouHe3tl.jpg The 222 doesn't look as good... I'm on mobile so it's hard to find pictures, but there are some earlier in the thread.
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big_g posted:Aaaah that is a shame. I'm not going to return it in this instance as I just wanted a fun little build to do before I move onto something bigger but thanks for the advice. Should still be a fun build. This is where Scalemates comes in handy. It lets you see the lineage of a kit, and whether you're getting something new, or something old in a new box. Check out the page for this very kit: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/128398-tamiya-35270-sd-kfz-222-leichter-panzerspaehwagen-4x4
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Ensign Expendable posted:If you wanted a cheap little kit, Tamiya light armoured cars also come without photo etch and cost about half as much. I posted a 221 earlier in this thread, I had a lot of fun with it. Only ones I can find are from July 2010 and the waffleimage links have perished. Never mind I'll make sure to let you all know how it goes.
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Aug 1, 2015 20:23
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If you want a fun build, get one of the early trumpeter 1/32 migs, the ones that come with the photoetch hinges for the control surfaces and the incorrect canopies (that is, all of them)
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Ventured down to the one shop in town that wasn't answering calls, turns out they had the IS-3! They also had a 1:30th scale IS-3 from the USSR (no year on the box) which I'm definitely looking forward to cracking open. To complete the IS-3 trifecta, there was also an HO scale one by Airfix that looked like something a child might draw if asked to draw a tank. I didn't buy that one even for comedy value, as it was somehow the most expensive of the 3.
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Ensign Expendable posted:Ventured down to the one shop in town that wasn't answering calls, turns out they had the IS-3! They also had a 1:30th scale IS-3 from the USSR (no year on the box) which I'm definitely looking forward to cracking open. To complete the IS-3 trifecta, there was also an HO scale one by Airfix that looked like something a child might draw if asked to draw a tank. I didn't buy that one even for comedy value, as it was somehow the most expensive of the 3. says your one has a 1960's copyright stamped on the sprue somewhere. I had no luck locally, so grabbed one from Ebay. Should be here sometime next week.
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Alrighty, IS-3 is on the way. This is the kit that looks like a half-blind man's version of the is-3 after seeing a soviet parade in black and white on a 12" tv, right? In other news I'm making some progress on the Pz IV. Chipping than oils and then the hull and turret are about done - then the Shurzen and figures. I rarely enjoy putting some much work into something, so here's hoping I don't rush the end.  Also someone please talk me out of buying the 1/350 Tamiya Tirpitz - the LHS has in on sale and I've just started playing WoWS...
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That's the one alright. Welcome to crapkit building!
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Speaking of crappy kits, why do so many older crappy plane kits have positive panel lines, i.e. instead of lines being recessed, they actually stand out from the surface? It's not like the technology of scoring a line is a new-fangled invention that wasn't available to to the person making the master model way back when.
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I'm wanting to get an airbrush kit to spray stuff with duracoat, specifically guns. I have only done a tiny bit of research so just trying to figure out what all I need and what I should get. Brush Compressor Moisture Trap Pressure Regulator I'm not made of money so I'd like to do this as inexpensive as possible but not so cheap that I'll only get 2-3 jobs before everything goes to hell. I found this kit but I don't know if it's worth a poo poo. http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_22788_22788 I'm completely lost on compressors. I'd like something that would be quiet enough that I could work in the garage or basement without waking up my wife and 6 month old.
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