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Bandai teased a massive 1:900 Star Destroyer when they first announced the Star Wars model kit line, and haven't mentioned it since.
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Jan 18, 2017 10:37
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with the amount of detail they put into the tiny vehicle model SD I'd love for Bandai to do one that's around 30cm.
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Jan 18, 2017 11:13
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A 1:144 AT-AT makes it great for combining with tanks, which suits me fine, but isn't 4 500 yen a bit expensive? Wouldn't it be just like, 15-16 cm tall? The AT-ST is much bigger and only cost like 2 500. Am I missing something?
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Jan 18, 2017 11:25
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Is Dragon models still doing the 1/35 at-at? Still, a 144 is alright. Same scale as the falcon and the vehicle collection swings and such, so a lil diorama could be cool. And it looks like a real nice sculpt. I'm waiting for that destroyer too, but lord I have no idea where I'd put it I'd like to see one in scale with the Venerator (or maybe just the same size) that was reissued recently
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Jan 18, 2017 11:25
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Dr. Phildo posted:Is Dragon models still doing the 1/35 at-at? Still, a 144 is alright. Same scale as the falcon and the vehicle collection swings and such, so a lil diorama could be cool. And it looks like a real nice sculpt. Dragon are doing a few Star Wars kits but I think they've gotten slated on accuracy from the promo stuff so far. lilljonas posted:A 1:144 AT-AT makes it great for combining with tanks, which suits me fine, but isn't 4 500 yen a bit expensive? Wouldn't it be just like, 15-16 cm tall? The AT-ST is much bigger and only cost like 2 500. Am I missing something? Yeah 4200 seems a bit much I think that's about 40 dollars and I think I've only paid more than that for the falcon.
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Jan 18, 2017 16:10
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Why 1/144 scale ? Why not 1/160 and make it the same as N scale?
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Jan 18, 2017 19:21
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Baronjutter posted:Why 1/144 scale ? Why not 1/160 and make it the same as N scale? That's the scale of Bandai's HG Gundam models.
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Jan 18, 2017 19:24
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Also they've got a bunch of Star Wars 1/144 kits too. So it makes sense if they feel 1/72 and 1/48 are too big.
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Jan 18, 2017 22:07
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If you like big tanks and you can't deny, Takom announced today they were doing a 1/35 of the Maus. Within minutes of this announcement, Trumpeter announced well they were making a 1/35 Maus with a full interior
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Jan 18, 2017 23:54
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Nebakenezzer posted:If you like big tanks and you can't deny, Takom announced today they were doing a 1/35 of the Maus. Within minutes of this announcement, Trumpeter announced well they were making a 1/35 Maus with a full interior mother of god
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Jan 19, 2017 00:09
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Nebakenezzer posted:If you like big tanks and you can't deny, Takom announced today they were doing a 1/35 of the Maus. Within minutes of this announcement, Trumpeter announced well they were making a 1/35 Maus with a full interior That's great, a model kit arms race. Next stop: 1/35 Ratte.
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Jan 19, 2017 00:20
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I'm personally fond of 1/48 scale. Waiting for the Trumpeter 1/48 scale USS Arizona kit.
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Jan 19, 2017 00:23
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Sparq posted:That's great, a model kit arms race. yes please
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Jan 19, 2017 00:35
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Raskolnikov38 posted:yes please The Ratte was supposed to be 35 meters long, so at 1/35 it would be a meter long
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Jan 19, 2017 00:52
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Nebakenezzer posted:The Ratte was supposed to be 35 meters long, so at 1/35 it would be Raskolnikov38 posted:yes please
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Jan 19, 2017 00:56
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Nebakenezzer posted:The Ratte was supposed to be 35 meters long, so at 1/35 it would be Aren't there already model ships that are this big?
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Jan 19, 2017 01:03
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Revell has a 1/72 U-boat that is also a meter long.
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Jan 19, 2017 01:07
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Also a Revell 1/72 B-36, and a 1/48 B-1b. Trumpeter I think has finally released that 1/48 U-boat they were making.
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Jan 19, 2017 02:34
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Nebakenezzer posted:Also a Revell 1/72 B-36, and a 1/48 B-1b.
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Jan 19, 2017 02:43
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Was just at the model shop the other day, and the Trumpeter 1/16 King Tiger is loving massive. I mean, I have a 1/16 T34, and the box for the King Tiger is almost three times the size. It's a two person carry-job.
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Jan 19, 2017 03:03
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Maybe there will be a 1/16th scale T-35 someday.
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Jan 19, 2017 04:21
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All this talk of big models reminds me of something I've not thought of in years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_2P2mFT_ac
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Jan 19, 2017 06:16
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Ensign Expendable posted:Aren't there already model ships that are this big? Quite a large number of them. In plastic all of the Trumpeter 1/200 scale ship are huge, the largest (I think) being about 53" for the Missouri. In wooden ships, there are plenty of them that are well over 40" in length if you include the rigging, but I think most of the hulls are under 36" long, even the big ones. Of course in the scratch world of wooden ship building all bets are off as crazy dudes make 1/24 scale models of 70 gun ships of the line and other nutso stuff.
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Jan 19, 2017 06:41
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Told a coworker who does a lot of estate sales if she spots any model kits for really cheap to snag em. About a month ago the first results came in for $2 each, both factory sealed still. The first kit:  The Lockheed Vega 5C "Winnie Mae". I may have seem this plane in person, it's at the Smithsonian Air and Space museum, but I haven't been there in about 17 years. I'm not sure if it was on display or not when I was there. The back:  The complete instructions and sealed part bag.  Sprues.  It looks like its been kept in good storage for the last 40+ years. It's a good decade older than me at least. Started on the fuselage tonight, some seam filler drying now. Aside from the wheel fairings, or pants as the instructions call them, that might need some sanding and filling for the gap this looks like it'll be pretty straightforward and something I might actually finish this weekend or shortly thereafter. The other kit is from the same series, a Curtiss P-6E which I'll have to grab a photo of next.
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Jan 19, 2017 09:10
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Jan 19, 2017 10:27
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What caliber is it chambered in?
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Jan 19, 2017 11:48
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N17R4M posted:What caliber is it chambered in? A fairly common round 
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Jan 19, 2017 11:56
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I didn't understand this so looked up the railway gun calibre and did the maths and jesus christ that's right isn't it.
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Jan 19, 2017 15:28
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Unkempt posted:I didn't understand this so looked up the railway gun calibre and did the maths and jesus christ that's right isn't it. Yeah basically. 
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Jan 19, 2017 18:24
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I have the 1/35 Morser Karl kit, once I've finished that I want the 1/35 K5(E) Leopold, and then, on to 1/35 Schwerer Dora  
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Jan 19, 2017 18:59
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Es muy grande!
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Jan 19, 2017 19:16
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The A-Wing is almost complete. I did a clear coat prior to using the MIG enamels and everything is looking fine. I might hit it with a few pigments after I see how the oil layer dries. It's nice to be able to tweak the oils and enamels, come back twenty minutes later, tweak some more, and really take my time.
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Jan 20, 2017 01:32
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My washes take a hell of a lot longer than 20 mins to dry, what's your secret?
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Jan 20, 2017 01:47
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Ensign Expendable posted:My washes take a hell of a lot longer than 20 mins to dry, what's your secret? Impatience and a ridiculously low relative humidity? This project is the first I've used oils and enamels on so I could be loving it up.
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Jan 20, 2017 02:01
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Does anyone have any reference photos or other information on the Stalingrad T-34s that left the factory unpainted and immediately went into battle? I'm thinking that'd be a fun little project to get me back into modeling after a multi-month break.
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Jan 20, 2017 15:25
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That's one of those "the one with the rifle shoots" or "anri-tank dogs blew up the Soviets tanks" type situations where everyone swears it happened but there's no actual evidence it did. A bare metal STZ T-34 would be a cool looking project though.
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Jan 20, 2017 17:40
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I kind of figured as much due to the lack of resources I was able to find online. Did the Soviets use any particular colour primer like the Germans used brownish red?
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Jan 20, 2017 21:07
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Red-brown lead primer, with medium gray primer sometimes used during the war if there was a shortage.
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Jan 20, 2017 21:21
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Sparq posted:That's great, a model kit arms race.
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Does anyone know what the deal is with AK Interactive and Mig? Supposedly the story was that Mig was originally working with AK, but he and Vallejo (who makes AK) had a falling out, so he branched out and started "Ammo, by Mig". It's just that huge swaths of their inventories are basically the exact same products with the exact same names, and I even noticed yesterday that they're both using some of the same demonstration pics that show their "different" products in action. At this point I'm thinking that Vallejo, AK Interactive, and Ammo products are all the exact same thing, put into slightly different bottles with different labels.
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