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Ensign Expendable posted:Finished a fairly large project: an Academy Achilles Ic: I will second that the red/black stencil weathering looks kind of odd, but mostly it stands out because every other aspect of the model is sooo good. I wanted to share the newest release from Plasmo, in which he literally gilds a Land Raider with real gold leaf. Which still costs less than the actual model, because haha Games Workshop. The man has gone insane.
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The dreadnought Queen Elizabeth has eighteen freaking boats on it.
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Raskolnikov38 posted:ugh i really wish thin plastic tubes making up things like the t-55 headlight cage would always just come as PE. or just a single loving piece instead of individual tubes
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Vorenus posted:I will second that the red/black stencil weathering looks kind of odd, but mostly it stands out because every other aspect of the model is sooo good. At one point he says that if you play WH40K, you will understand the significance of the gold leaf. I don't play, so can you explain it to me? Is it just a mockery of how overpriced their models are, or does gold have some significance for that army?
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Skunkduster posted:At one point he says that if you play WH40K, you will understand the significance of the gold leaf. I don't play, so can you explain it to me? Is it just a mockery of how overpriced their models are, or does gold have some significance for that army? I don't play 40k either, but I know enough that Adeptus Custodes are the Emperor's personal guard, and gold is a big part of their color scheme, probably because the Emperor sits on the Golden Throne? IDK I think the modeler is overselling it, and works better as a mockery of the price than "these guys wear gilded armor in the loooooore."
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I'm not saying he's definitely doing an April Fools thing, but last year on March 31st was when he put out the video of a World of Tanks Maus with an AA gun on top of the turret So I expect "the looooore" is a way to "justify" slapping gold leaf all over a warham without just saying "I did this because it's funny" Phy fucked around with this message at 15:28 on Apr 3, 2023 |
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As Warmachine said, gold is the standard color for the Custodes. It definitely works both for lore and for poking fun at GW's ridiculous pricing. I still think he's (hilariously) out of his mind to gild a tank for a gag, but either way I enjoyed it.
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FPyat posted:The dreadnought Queen Elizabeth has eighteen freaking boats on it. I feel for you. I'm looking at putting together one hundred 25mm AA guns for the Kongo. Each consists of at least 4 parts. I think that increases to 8 per unit if you add the 4 little braces between the baseplate and the gun pedestal. 
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Vorenus posted:As Warmachine said, gold is the standard color for the Custodes. It definitely works both for lore and for poking fun at GW's ridiculous pricing. I still think he's (hilariously) out of his mind to gild a tank for a gag, but either way I enjoyed it. In his defense, after watching the whole video, it did come out kinda sick looking. And it's an excellent riff on GW that the gold leaf was of comparable price to their gold paint. It was also nice seeing how he did his LED stuff, since I'm working on a project involving those right now as well and was planning to do what he did regarding using resin to create the lens effect. I cannot stress this enough: gently caress Games Workshop.
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Do they still call their miniatures “Jewels of Wonder” or whatever the gently caress they used to excuse their prices?
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Warmachine posted:In his defense, after watching the whole video, it did come out kinda sick looking. And it's an excellent riff on GW that the gold leaf was of comparable price to their gold paint. It was also nice seeing how he did his LED stuff, since I'm working on a project involving those right now as well and was planning to do what he did regarding using resin to create the lens effect. I completely agree, and I don't mean "insane" as a pejorative. I've really wanted to do a Tau Commander or Dreadnought model, maybe even a Titan, but I look at the price and and the size and I just laugh to myself.
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The really depressing thing about GW's prices these days is that by licenced wargaming standards they're not that bad. They're solidly middle of the pack now.
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Every time I feel bad about how much I've just spent on a scale model kit, I simply look at the price of a 40k kit or a model railway locomotive and feel slightly better.
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I always have my old gun collection to look back on to keep things in perspective. Over the last 10 years of modeling, I've probably still not spent as much as I did on one of my more esoteric guns. Plus, I get infinitely more joy out of building a model than I did getting a gun and putting it in the back of my gun safe in perpetuity.
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The thing about hobbies (at least the vast majority of them) is that by their very nature they are expensive regardless of what they are and how much money you have. The purpose of hobbies is to utilize your free time and disposable income, whatever that might be. If you're poor than buying some basic paints and a couple models and laboring over them will do the trick, if you're rich then buying lots of models, fancy equipment and traveling to hobby shows will be on how you spend your money and time. The same goes for Model Trains, Classic Cars, Playing Music, Board Games, Motocross, Golf and just about every other hobby you can name. I mostly paint Warhammer minis, but I dabble in traditional scale models, and gundams, the kits are cheaper, but that just means I buy more of them, and spend more money on extra nonsense like tools and paints.
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Warmachine posted:I cannot stress this enough: gently caress Games Workshop. Over a decade ago, I bought a Tau Piranha because I thought it looked cool. I was pretty disappointed in the fit, finish, and level of detail compared to what you would get for the same price from Hasegawa or Tamiya. I posted my thoughts and a sentiment similar to yours in the WH40K miniatures thread and found how how loyal their fanbase really was. I've been too afraid to post again in that thread since then. Are their any companies that make fantasy vehicles like that, but as detailed scale models instead of clunky toys?
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My dad gave me this old modelmaking guide, it’s got some fun tips to get that 80s look     
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Skunkduster posted:Over a decade ago, I bought a Tau Piranha because I thought it looked cool. I was pretty disappointed in the fit, finish, and level of detail compared to what you would get for the same price from Hasegawa or Tamiya. I posted my thoughts and a sentiment similar to yours in the WH40K miniatures thread and found how how loyal their fanbase really was. I've been too afraid to post again in that thread since then.
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Skunkduster posted:Over a decade ago, I bought a Tau Piranha because I thought it looked cool. I was pretty disappointed in the fit, finish, and level of detail compared to what you would get for the same price from Hasegawa or Tamiya. I posted my thoughts and a sentiment similar to yours in the WH40K miniatures thread and found how how loyal their fanbase really was. I've been too afraid to post again in that thread since then. I am actively working on one of the big GW showcase models right now. Recent manufacture, modern molding techniques, all that stuff. It still sucks in detail and fit compared to some Tamiya kits that are older than I am. You want Bandai kits. Get you a big dumb robot in 1/144 for like fifteen bucks that goes together like a charm, or get a Master Grade for some absurd features.
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Another dumb newbie question, sorry. I have the Tamiya acrylics for airbrushing but will they be okay for the small details that absolutely require a brush or for dry brushing? I looked online and from searching everyone says you can't do brushing with them and I'm wondering if that applies to any brush work or just using them for large brush work like base coating?
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I brushed with them for years without any problems.
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They're not great for brushing, as they're a solvent based acrylic, so the paint tends to dry on your brush before you can even get it to the model. It can be done, but you have to really thin them down with thinner, and keep your brush clean so it doesn't get bogged down with dried pigment. Much easier to grab yourself a few true acrylics in the colors needed from any of the major brands, i.e. Games Workshop, Vallejo, Ak Interactive, etc etc.
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Skunkduster posted:Over a decade ago, I bought a Tau Piranha because I thought it looked cool. I was pretty disappointed in the fit, finish, and level of detail compared to what you would get for the same price from Hasegawa or Tamiya. I posted my thoughts and a sentiment similar to yours in the WH40K miniatures thread and found how how loyal their fanbase really was. I've been too afraid to post again in that thread since then. There's an absolutely gorgeous Bandai kit called the M61A5, and I desperately want to buy and build it. Unfortunately, (I'm assuming due to rarity) it makes GW stuff look quite reasonable at $240.
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Skunkduster posted:Over a decade ago, I bought a Tau Piranha because I thought it looked cool. I was pretty disappointed in the fit, finish, and level of detail compared to what you would get for the same price from Hasegawa or Tamiya. I posted my thoughts and a sentiment similar to yours in the WH40K miniatures thread and found how how loyal their fanbase really was. I've been too afraid to post again in that thread since then. You just described Gunpla and, in general, anything made by Bandai. Their basic niche is meticulously engineered fandom models that their experience with making absolutely bugfuck amounts of mecha kits for 40 years feeds into. I posted this video in the gunpla thread, and one of the things he touches on is the fit and finish and how impressive Bandai kits are in that regard. Even the jankiest Bandai kits will give your average scale model a run for its money on fit and finish. They spend stupid amounts of money and effort on the engineering and it shows. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMAOZNnP3OY And, speaking of the gold-leaf Land Raider and GW in general, I got the exact same kit when I was much younger, and I still remember how awful the fitment was. This was well before I knew what 'Tamiya White' and 'Sanding Sticks' were. Vorenus posted:There's an absolutely gorgeous Bandai kit called the M61A5, and I desperately want to buy and build it. Unfortunately, (I'm assuming due to rarity) it makes GW stuff look quite reasonable at $240. Oh gently caress me, and gently caress you for bringing this to my attention. And yeah, I'm pretty sure anything in the "U.C. Hardgraph" line is going to be marked up to high hell now, since I think they only got a (very) limited run in the https://gundam.fandom.com/wiki/Universal_Century_Hard_Graph Warmachine fucked around with this message at 06:03 on Apr 4, 2023 |
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Warmachine posted:Oh gently caress me, and gently caress you for bringing this to my attention. And yeah, I'm pretty sure anything in the "U.C. Hardgraph" line is going to be marked up to high hell now, since I think they only got a (very) limited run in the They rerun those periodically though not as often as more popular sellers. Keep an eye out over the next couple of years, we're about due for another printing.
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If the 40k aesthetic is something that actually matters then checking out Etsy for 3d printed kits or resin casts of 3d printed kits might be an option for you too.
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Dr. VooDoo posted:Another dumb newbie question, sorry. I have the Tamiya acrylics for airbrushing but will they be okay for the small details that absolutely require a brush or for dry brushing? I looked online and from searching everyone says you can't do brushing with them and I'm wondering if that applies to any brush work or just using them for large brush work like base coating? Echoing the comment that Tamiya acrylics dry very quickly, but they sell a product they call "Paint Retarder (Acrylic)" that slows the drying time nicely.
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MyronMulch posted:Echoing the comment that Tamiya acrylics dry very quickly, but they sell a product they call "Paint Retarder (Acrylic)" that slows the drying time nicely. I'm pretty sure this is because Tamiya uses alcohol as their solvent instead of water, which most other acrylic manufacturers do. On one hand, this makes it great for airbrushing because of the quick drying effect. On the other, that makes it harder to deal with brushing.
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It varies wildly from colour to colour as far as I can tell. I've had Tamiya acrylics brush on fine, and then the next colour fails to survive a second brushstroke and takes off the colour below it.
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Well, try both. Half of hobbies is experimenting and finding out what works and what doesn't, and discovering something new along the way. Even the top modelers in the world will be done wrong by a product now and again, but messing around leads to new techniques and skills.
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I agree with what Hedgehog said and will add that experimentation is why a lot of us keep paint mules around. I have an old P-39 kit that was an absolute failure for me that I use to try out new paints and techniques before I try them on the kit I'm actively working on.
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I've lost one of the 1/350 ship propellers for my Dreadnought - it was on my desk in a cup and now it's just completely gone. Before I break into the surplus kit I had earmarked for resale, is there anywhere online which supplies just the propellers?
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Southern Heel posted:I've lost one of the 1/350 ship propellers for my Dreadnought - it was on my desk in a cup and now it's just completely gone. Before I break into the surplus kit I had earmarked for resale, is there anywhere online which supplies just the propellers? Did... Did you take a sip from that cup?.... 
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Southern Heel posted:I've lost one of the 1/350 ship propellers for my Dreadnought - it was on my desk in a cup and now it's just completely gone. Before I break into the surplus kit I had earmarked for resale, is there anywhere online which supplies just the propellers? Scalemates says this at least exists, you just need to rummage through google to find a stockist
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Ah, another member of the It Was Right Here Three loving Seconds Ago Club. Welcome, brother. We are a proud, if not frustrated, people. Edit: one step closer to that seascape diorama. 
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Southern Heel posted:I've lost one of the 1/350 ship propellers for my Dreadnought - it was on my desk in a cup and now it's just completely gone. Before I break into the surplus kit I had earmarked for resale, is there anywhere online which supplies just the propellers? The carpet monster claims another. Thoughts and prayers. I lost not one but two parts in my previous build. I tore apart my whole hobby room to find the first. The second I didn't discover until much later, at which point it had already been crushed.
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I've found the most foolproof way to find something I've lost to the carpet monster is to immediately start scratch-building a replacement from sheet styrene or leftover PE and by the time I'm finished I will find the missing part on top of my shoe or something.
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Well, try both. Half of hobbies is experimenting and finding out what works and what doesn't, and discovering something new along the way. Even the top modelers in the world will be done wrong by a product now and again, but messing around leads to new techniques and skills. Alright. I’ll attempt using both just to see. I might even prefer using both for various things anyway. I just like to get off on good habits when starting something new just so I don’t have to unlearn bad habits down the line (like when I started learning mandolin)
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