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Unkempt posted:That was me! Yay. How on earth did I miss that? Fuckin bra-vo.  SkunkDuster posted:Is there a way to search scalmates for dates on molds? I'd like to search something like WW2 aircraft tooled after 2000 and go from there. Yeah, it's a little clunky tho. Click "kits" from the main nav bar under the header. Select a category (propeller is a good place to start), then use the check boxes on the right to narrow down scale, year of release, etc. Make sure you select the "full kits" option at the top, or you'll get a ton of hits for aftermarket parts and things. Chuck_D fucked around with this message at 16:23 on Jun 29, 2017 |
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I find myself liking the idea of doing this, even though I have literally dozens of these Soviet tanks sitting around forever unpainted.
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Jun 29, 2017 17:13
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Well since you're busting out the 4BO for this one, might as well paint the rest!
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Jun 29, 2017 17:36
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At least one company already has 4BO on it. I just can't be arsed to do the tracks. Yes I do realise that this is me complaining about having to do two steps to finish a model which has had only one step applied, but there's loving dozens of the things because I decided that building a whole drat T-26 Battalion was a good idea 
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Jun 29, 2017 23:15
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So, you guys that like to do car models. It's time to step up your lighting game... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU77FifakDQ
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Jun 30, 2017 00:13
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WIP on a 109G-6. Cockpit is done, now just waiting on a resin engine kit to arrive. My first time doing a plane, a bit different from the usual armour.  
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Jun 30, 2017 12:40
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Tentacle Party posted:WIP on a 109G-6. Cockpit is done, now just waiting on a resin engine kit to arrive. My first time doing a plane, a bit different from the usual armour. Well, that's stupidly good. What scale? (don't say 72nd)
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Jun 30, 2017 13:38
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Unkempt posted:Well, that's stupidly good. What scale? (don't say 72nd) 1:48 Eduard kit, but I have some 1:72 armour coming (with PE) 1:35 tanks are too expensive on paint!
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Jun 30, 2017 13:43
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What always strikes me about plane kits, specially older ones, is how boxy and uncomfortable everything looks inside military planes until basically today when they finally figured out that if maybe the pilot isn't horribly uncomfortable he'll perform better on longer missions.
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Jun 30, 2017 17:14
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They figured out that uncomfortable crewmen got tired pretty quickly rather early on.
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Jun 30, 2017 17:20
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Baronjutter posted:What always strikes me about plane kits, specially older ones, is how boxy and uncomfortable everything looks inside military planes until basically today when they finally figured out that if maybe the pilot isn't horribly uncomfortable he'll perform better on longer missions. Yeah, it's kinda nuts. Same with tanks, like how the T-34's turret doesn't have a floor, so loading while traversing involves crab stepping over tops of ammo cans. Or how the very first tanks often had the engine in the crew compartment. 
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Jun 30, 2017 17:32
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The T-34's ammo boxes form an even floor. The real pain in the rear end is hopping over the drive shaft on American light tanks.
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Jun 30, 2017 17:45
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http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/on-average/ 99% invisible did an episode on just that, how cockpits were designed for the average Joe, and in turn actually fit almost nobody.
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Jul 1, 2017 01:15
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The last time you guys did crapkits I was unemployed and struggling, but this time I'm doing ok and will be able to participate once the kit is decided
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The Locator posted:So, you guys that like to do car models. It's time to step up your lighting game... That is just sick. I saw the headlights at the beginning and thought, "that's kind of cool", then my jaw dropped when he showed off the interior lighting. I'm amazed how the floor lights fade out when the doors are closed.
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Jul 1, 2017 23:59
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I've another good kit going to a good home if any UK goon wants it. It's the Tamiya 1:35 M190  Free to anywhere in the UK, as before the only proviso is that you build and paint it with pictures in this thread so we can all enjoy it.
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Jul 2, 2017 16:38
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If anyone is interested, Adam Mann is running a 6 month group build of Tiger 1s to celebrate its 75th anniversary. There is a Facebook page for it at "3D Scale Tiger 75 GB". I've joined and will be doing a braille scale.
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Jul 3, 2017 02:32
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I could go for the lovely Airfix 1/76 Tiger I for a crapbuild.
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Jul 3, 2017 02:39
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Oh god, it even looks like poo poo on the official website.
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Jul 3, 2017 04:20
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I finished another cockpit. This one is a Douglas A1-J Skyraider (Tamiya 1:48). I finished the P-47 Thunderbolt that I posted the cockpit pictures earlier of, but I don't have pictures of the final model yet. Will post them in a week or so. 
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Jul 3, 2017 05:23
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Those tracks... But that cockpit is nice, those controls really pop!
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Jul 3, 2017 06:03
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Yeah, great cockpit. I wish my hands were that steady to get those tiny controls. Even with my 10x magnifier, I can't keep a brush steady with my palsy rear end hands to keep it all that neat and tidy.
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Arquinsiel posted:I could go for the lovely Airfix 1/76 Tiger I for a crapbuild. That's... interesting.  At first I thought you'd posted while thinking about T-34's or something, but no. Is that a common scale I wasn't familiar with, or did airfix just make up their own not-quite-1:72 scale for funsies?
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Ensign Expendable posted:Oh god, it even looks like poo poo on the official website. I've already got this model made and painted somewhere, did it when I was a kid. The tracks were silly, iirc the instructions told you to melt the ends together around the wheels, and I accidentally set one on fire and it burned away too much so it wouldn't meet anymore, hence mine is presented as battle damaged.
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Ensign Expendable posted:Oh god, it even looks like poo poo on the official website. Blue Footed Booby posted:That's... interesting.
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Jul 3, 2017 13:15
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Supermarine Walrus, Trumpeter 1/350.  Comes in a box of 6 for  . I'm getting some etch for the next one, those 'struts' won't do.
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Jul 3, 2017 14:54
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I just want to say I'm blown away by you guys who do the cockpit detailing.
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Jul 3, 2017 18:25
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I built Dragon's Panzer IV ausf H late production with zimmerit:  
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Jul 5, 2017 05:52
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That's a mighty fine looking tank.
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Jul 5, 2017 07:14
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WIP on a M1A1 while I wait for all the aftermarket coming for my other projects. This one is OOB so I'm aiming for a two day schedule. Day one has it built, preshaded, coloured and varnished.  
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So it turns out that Zvezda are releasing a 1/100 Maus kit. The very definition of craptank perhaps?
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Frenz posted:I built Dragon's Panzer IV ausf H late production with zimmerit: Looks good! Looks like you painted the bands that hold the muffler in place rust coloured though, they shouldn't rust like the muffler does.
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Ensign Expendable posted:Looks good! Looks like you painted the bands that hold the muffler in place rust coloured though, they shouldn't rust like the muffler does. Haha thanks, I forgot about that. It's actually ground up pastel chalk and not paint so I can just scrub it off with a clean brush.
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Man, oh man. I really underestimated how much paint and primer it would take to cover this 1/16 tank. I bought one can of primer, and one can of color for the exterior, and now I'm probably going to have get one or two more of each to cover everything. Plus having a full interior that I want accessible so people can see it means SO much fiddly masking. Gonna stick with no interiors next time, and nothing this big again for a while.
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Man, oh man. I really underestimated how much paint and primer it would take to cover this 1/16 tank. I bought one can of primer, and one can of color for the exterior, and now I'm probably going to have get one or two more of each to cover everything. Plus having a full interior that I want accessible so people can see it means SO much fiddly masking. Gonna stick with no interiors next time, and nothing this big again for a while. Is it RC? I've become obsessed with watching the 1/16 RC tank videos and now I really want to build one. Is there any you would recommend?
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The_Rob posted:Is it RC? I've become obsessed with watching the 1/16 RC tank videos and now I really want to build one. Is there any you would recommend? No, just a regular model by Trumpeter. I think Tamiya is usually the only one that makes their larger models have conversion options for R/C. EDIT: Quick test shot of the initial paint and priming work. Will definitely have to do some post-shading right off the bat, since pre-shading won't show through the opaqueness of rattle-can paint. Plus this doesn't show the other 100+ modules I've kept separate for ease of painting.  
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Plus having a full interior that I want accessible so people can see it means SO much fiddly masking. Gonna stick with no interiors next time, and nothing this big again for a while. I've been jonesing to build a T-34/85 in 1/35th scale, but the only one in my stash is the full interior AFV Club kit and I just can't muster the mustard to start it for that very reason. Your monster tank looks great, by the way.
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Is that one of those transparent hull ones?
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No, everything is opaque. The turret will be buttoned up, but is removable so you can see into it from the underside. The main body will just sit loose on the chassis, so it can be removed to look inside as well. Took a bit of modding as well so it sits flush and looks good, while still being easily removable. It won't be perfect, like if the body had been glued down tight, but I think it'll get 99% of the way there and still look good.
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I need an airbrush, I can't do this anymore with a brush.
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