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Symetrique posted:idk where i'm going with this build. Did some color modulation with oils and some light staining. I was not happy with the way the AK RC paints went on. The medium sea grey seemed way too dark so I had to do a light coat of Tamiya Sky Grey. Well, I think it's looking pretty slick. 
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If I'm buying fancy Tamiya nippers, which one do I want? I want a nipper for fine detail work, for general stuff I'm already well supplied.
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Nebakenezzer posted:If I'm buying fancy Tamiya nippers, which one do I want? I want a nipper for fine detail work, for general stuff I'm already well supplied. i have their $20 side cutters and they work pretty well. still nothing on the meng side cutter though, hope they make more of them soon
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Raskolnikov38 posted:i have their $20 side cutters and they work pretty well. still nothing on the meng side cutter though, hope they make more of them soon The Meng ones are still widely available. They're also just a rebranded ST-A cutter from DSPIAE, and you can often find those ones for even cheaper than the Mengs.
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Nebakenezzer posted:If I'm buying fancy Tamiya nippers, which one do I want? I want a nipper for fine detail work, for general stuff I'm already well supplied. If you dont already have a pair of forged nippers (as in, not the stamped steel xurons), then either of the Tamiya Sharp Pointed Side cutters would be an upgrade. If you want high end nippers, look into single-blade models, like the Meng/Dspaie, Mr Hobby GX, or Godhands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJFYCHfjXYc Gewehr 43 posted:Well, I think it's looking pretty slick. Gracias. Oils really feel like the most versatile tool out there sometimes. Now I just need to wait a few days.
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:The Meng ones are still widely available. They're also just a rebranded ST-A cutter from DSPIAE, and you can often find those ones for even cheaper than the Mengs. hey hey $34 shipped from aliexpress hell yeah. thanks
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Man, you guys make me feel like a real rear end in a top hat with my Harbor Freight side cutters and pilfered nail files. I'm finally getting settled into the new house and I think I want to try my hand at a plane. I picked up the Revell A-6E quite a while back but kind of flamed out on it. Didn't even bother bringing it in the move. Any recommendations from you guys for a first plane?
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Jul 11, 2019 02:47
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I used wire strippers for a couple of years until I got $12 clippers.
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Man, you guys make me feel like a real rear end in a top hat with my Harbor Freight side cutters and pilfered nail files. Tamiya 1/72 kits. If you want an uncomplicated paint scheme, pick any of the newest tool 1/72 Zeroes. The 1/72 P-47 is also great. The 1/72 Bf109E is also an older (cheaper) kit that still builds up nicely too.
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Man, you guys make me feel like a real rear end in a top hat with my Harbor Freight side cutters and pilfered nail files. Seconding Symetrique's recommendation. You've got to work at it to go wrong with a Tamiya 1/72 plane. In particular the Bf 109-G is extremely good, but it's new and popular, so it might be hard to track one down at a reasonable price.
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The Locator posted:It's $51 now. Luckily I'm not really into this sort of thing so it's not terribly disappointing that I missed it. The price usually floats between 80 and 110, fyi. Would love to know what the hell is caused it to plummet.
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Blue Footed Booby posted:The price usually floats between 80 and 110, fyi. Probably a mistake, and the other shops having their prices fixed to the lowest competitor. I mean, with free shipping they're taking a loss on the shipping alone at the price I paid.
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Thanks guys. I'm familiar with Tamiya stuff and if their planes go together like their bikes and cars do, I'm sure I'll be happy. I like the newer stuff so I snagged the 1/72 F-16. $14 on Amazon! Reviews all seem good so I'm excited to tear into it. If it goes well and I enjoy myself, I may splash out a bit on the 1/48 Aggressor version. I really dig the alternate/aggressor paint schemes on the F-15s and 16s, but I think I'll stick with straight out of the box for my first build.
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Double check to make sure you picked up the Tamiya 2016 kit, and not the old F-16 kit that was a reboxed italeri. If the box looks like this, its the italeri kit: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/tamiya-60701-f-16-fighting-falcon--134508
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Symetrique posted:Double check to make sure you picked up the Tamiya 2016 kit, and not the old F-16 kit that was a reboxed italeri. Kit 60786 - new tooling in 2014. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/tamiya-60786-lockheed-martin-f-16cj-block-50-fighting-falcon--258689
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Kit 60786 - new tooling in 2014. Nice!
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Jul 11, 2019 20:02
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Aaw Amazon refunded my Rex after the shipping email. 
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ijyt posted:Aaw Amazon refunded my Rex after the shipping email. Yup mine too
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Boooo.
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Mine isn't refunded, and I ordered before anyone posted. I've got a smug emote cautiously ready to go.
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Blue Footed Booby posted:Mine isn't refunded, and I ordered before anyone posted. I've got a smug emote cautiously ready to go. Wow why werent you the first one to post then? 
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Symetrique posted:Wow why werent you the first one to post then? Because I was super, super drunk when a friend texted and pointed it out to me. I didn't think of posting.
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A lot of Amazon and eBay purchases will show as shipped when the seller prints the label, don’t believe it until the tracking information says it’s been dropped off at the post office or otherwise shows motion.
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Just saw this on another site; it's from the 1/32 SWS Ki-45. Yes, those are pistons. No, you will never see them again after you stick those halves together.
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So that's why those kits are 3x more expensive than everyone else.
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No articulated pushrods, no buy.
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grassy gnoll posted:No articulated pushrods, no buy. Re-make those parts from scratch with brass and articulate them. Easy peasy.
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Sultan Tarquin posted:So that's why those kits are 3x more expensive than everyone else. Their new 1/72 + 1/144 Ho 229 is $39. Seems pretty steep but uh, it has a full interior   
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Well gently caress I didn't know I needed that in my life but here we are.
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Was looking through prime day stuff; the Bandai AT-AT is one of the upcoming deals https://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/r...9290310&ie=UTF8
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My cats kept stealing and playing with the tank treads from my Tamiya T-34, so now I'm finally painting it this morning. Only done gunpla so far, so this ought to be a trip. Also managed to finish something small/dumb, inspired by Star Trek: It's a little golden Death Star 2! Thinking of doing the rest of these tiny Star Wars ships like this. Taintrunner fucked around with this message at 20:17 on Jul 15, 2019 |
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drat, missed out on the AT-AT. Though the bandai TIE Fighter is on sale for the next 5 hours and 45 minutes. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RYSAWVS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_JpHlDbNACE0CQ
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BOGO LOAD posted:drat, missed out on the AT-AT. Though the bandai TIE Fighter is on sale for the next 5 hours and 45 minutes. Dang it. Now I have a tie fighter on the way. Oh whelp.
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everythingWasBees posted:Anybody know any good 1:100 figures? It seems to be a bit of an odd scale for scale modeling stuff. I've only just seen this but I have a load of 15mm stuff if you wanted to see? poo poo sorry is that a lot smaller? I did have some 6mm but lost it in the annuals of time. big_g fucked around with this message at 23:09 on Jul 16, 2019 |
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And now the weathering can begin in earnest.  
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Speaking of weathering:     Full album The kit seems to be a pretty old resin kit. Fit was terrible, and it was incomplete, so I had to make up for the missing parts as much as I could. All the engine deck components were scratch built, the deck is pretty barren in the original. Overall it was an interesting experience, I didn't expect this one to come out to be a masterpiece, it was really just practice with destroyed tanks for my PzIV.
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Gewehr 43 posted:And now the weathering can begin in earnest. How are you gonna weather it more? Ensign Expendable posted:The kit seems to be a pretty old resin kit. Fit was terrible, and it was incomplete, so I had to make up for the missing parts as much as I could. All the engine deck components were scratch built, the deck is pretty barren in the original. Overall it was an interesting experience, I didn't expect this one to come out to be a masterpiece, it was really just practice with destroyed tanks for my PzIV.  Did you mask off the black parts of the camo, or paint that by hand? I've been wanting to do a 1/72 French tank but their camo looks annoying to paint. Really nice job though, way to make the most out of a bad situation.
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I did the same scheme on a warhams tank at one point and it's easiest to just do the big patches and then freehand the black line between them. They weren't consistently spaced in reality, so it's worth making it messy.
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Symetrique posted:How are you gonna weather it more? I used a black paint marker for the black lines.
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Lurker here, how's the Scharnhorst coming along?
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