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Danger - Octopus! pointed to this thread so I thought I'd show some work off. Click here for the full 2048x1536 image. This is a small tank diorama I made. I put it together a few years ago while playing Call of Duty with a realism unit (clan). I made this page explaining how the base was made: http://www.darthbrooks.net/Tank/Tank.html It was made long enough ago to have a 56K warning on it. This is another kit, the interceptor from Mad Max. The car I want is Chitty Chitty Bang Bang but nobody makes it.  Click here for the full 900x471 image.
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I've pretty much quit making models but the one car I'd like to build is one from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Why do they have models of virtually everything else that has been in movies / comics / tv series/ anime but not that car? I know there's a replica for $40 and an ancient and expensive Aurora kit but nothing current.
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SkunkDuster posted:I bought a 1966 Ford Mustang coupe about 15 years ago and had the idea of painting it up like a P-51 Mustang with aluminum panels, rivets, checkered nose, etc. That never happened because I decided I really didn't enjoy restoring cars and ended up selling it. Still, the idea of painting cars to look like WW2 fighter planes always appealed to me. Inversely, I thought it might be cool to do a plane in NASCAR livery, but it would probably work a lot better on something like a WW2 fighter that has a side profile. There isn't much to work with on the side profile of modern fighters. Wouldn't it be awesome to have a hardtop NASCAR Superbird painted like a P-51 Mustang and a P-51 decked out in NASCAR STP livery? I don't even like NASCAR racing, but the idea of those two models side by side is something I'd love to do. I did a Spitfire Vette, similar to what you were talking about doing. 
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For the longest time I wanted to build an AT-AT and motorize it. E: Awesome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti6OQO0SqTc Darth Brooks fucked around with this message at 05:01 on Jul 30, 2015 |
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Jul 30, 2015 04:56
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Baronjutter posted:The thicker parts of my modge-podge waves aren't drying right, it's like they're filled with bubbles or white or something. I don't know if I should just wait or do another coat or sand them down or what. That looks fantastic.
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Aug 13, 2015 05:06
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Throbbing blob posted:
Ever try a polarized lens?
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Oct 8, 2015 00:14
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 That would make an interesting model. Very Star Trek-ish. It would be neat to have a progression New>Used>Abused.
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Dec 26, 2015 07:02
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Triggerhappypilot posted:
I love the Rodney. It's a real life Imperial Star Destroyer - all guns facing forward. "We will never retreat. We can't."
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Mar 13, 2016 05:43
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I love the expression on his face.
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Jun 1, 2016 05:01
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Suspect Bucket posted:So my Grandpa (Frederick Gutheil) served on the USS Cubera, and made himself a souvenir some time in 74. Bought an off the shelf model and made himself a plaque. Definitely leave it alone. The fact that it's painted by someone who served on her gives even a crap paint job a meaning that a perfect paint job wouldn't have.
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Aug 6, 2016 04:00
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I like the lighting in that shot.
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Unkempt posted:Hahaha no. I could give it a try. If you need photos of kits I've done I can post them up.
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Jan 28, 2017 04:18
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If he could have, Hitler would have definitely built the Death Star.
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Jan 31, 2017 16:54
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Look at what showed up! The crap plane! Out of the box. The line up issues are as advertised. It's not so much a kit as the raw material to carve a kit out of.   These two are being pressed together.  After some clean up. The red arrow is pointing to the wheel winglet and it's just straight going to need to be carved. I wondered what the two thin pieces were and then I realized THOSE ARE THE SPARS! You have to cut them (ALL) to size, and then glue them. There's just the barest impression of where the braces go.These things have no strength whatsoever. I may just carve some toothpicks instead. I have no idea why the top wing was molded in three pieces.
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Bonus shot of the instructions. I think it might just be pewter. incidentally, those seats are meant to be glued to the side of one of the fuselage pieces THEN the interior is painted. You don't see it but part of the instructions for painting the US version essentially say that they don't know what colors they were, you're on your own for that.
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Feb 3, 2017 19:31
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This is it.  Now think about it. Those braces have to be measured and cut by hand.
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Feb 3, 2017 19:50
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The body of the plane should be easy enough. I've got some scrap Sintra/Komotex which is a plastic that's really easy to carve, I'll use it to shore up the inside. Those struts, that's gonna be a bugger.
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Feb 3, 2017 21:06
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I'm not sure "good" is a word I'd use with this kit but here's a picture. The original box was something else. 
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Feb 3, 2017 21:56
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:You should get some of those micro brushes they sell in hobby stores. Perfect for getting into tiny little crevices. They sort of look like little inter-dental brushes. Are the shafts made of plastic or pressed cardboard? I'm needing something to replace the braces on the turdplane.
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Feb 16, 2017 17:25
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I'm beginning to make some progress on the crapplane. I bought piano wire (the hobby type) for the braces. The ones that came with the kit have the strength of wet spaghetti. I plan to heat up the wire in order to make the fitting holes. Biggest issue is going to be cutting the braces. I can't sand them. Building up the cockpit. The instructions say to glue stuff to the side but there's no way that's happening. As it is I had to sand and then squeeze the pilots seat in order for the two sides to fit together.  there are some fitting issues. My wife's comment was "I hope he (Unkempt) didn't spent that much money on the kit.
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Feb 27, 2017 22:17
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The silver parts are the seat.
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Feb 27, 2017 23:07
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Crap plane is coming along. Yes, there are shavings everywhere. I have to make a jig to keep the wings even while I put the spars in. They had very small holes to indicate where the spars went so I've had to do some drilling. Actually, some of the holes were bumps. It really does still look like a dog has been chewing on it.
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Mar 2, 2017 21:01
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Mister Kingdom posted:If you squint a little, it looks real. It looks like a good place to work.
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An update on the crap plane. I built a jig to add struts. Afterward I ending up moving one of the lower wings because it wasn't straight. Otherwise I thought it turned out well.  I did a base coat of silver mainly to test the sanding job. I'll paint it later. There are still a few flaws in it ( I realized to late I put the aileron in upside down) but it's getting there.  
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Mar 11, 2017 05:20
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The jig was made from a foam box from Braum's
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Darth Brooks fucked around with this message at 23:42 on Mar 11, 2017 |
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Surprise! I did a google search for Merlin Models. Most of them are reviews talking about how bad the plane. Best one was "An ancient short run injection moulded kit, consisting of parts that might look vaguely like bits of TSR2 in poor light or if you have cataracts. There are absolutely no redeeming features in this box of horrors, and it should be avoided at all costs. In 2011 a shop in the US was reportedly selling off stock of these at $4.95 each; they were still overpriced. Having said that, it is at least marginally easier to build than the Contrail monstrosity (below) and the shapes are a little better too, so it gets one star for that. This is not a recommendation of any kind - avoid!" I tried adding decals but my spare ones and the ones from the kit were all old and unusable except for one star. It's funny that these were high end tech in 1918 and would have been a lot more famous had the war continued. Darth Brooks fucked around with this message at 01:58 on Mar 12, 2017 |
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Mar 12, 2017 00:10
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Yes, and the planes go whoosh as they fly by.
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Nebakenezzer posted:Revell is releasing a 1/72 Black Pearl with nearly 1000 parts. I like their description of the Starsky and Hutch Gran Torino. "A model construction kit of this liberally dimensioned upper-middle-class vehicle. The Torino became well known worldwide through a US American crime series that was transmitted from 1975 onwards."
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I think I did that Submarine at some point. May I suggest a real crap plane, maybe a Merlin Models Fokker C.1.
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Hey!, http://round2corp.com/product/interplanetary-ufo-mystery-ship-2/ I had one of these when I was a kid. It was a Star Trek model, the invisible alien space ship that they couldn't show you because the budget was too low. It was glow in the dark. ....and I just found out the model's history: http://frank.bol.ucla.edu/le.html  This is the box art from when I was a kid. I guess it was originally the Lief Ericson Galactic Cruiser of Strategic Space Command.  The box included a free record of The Sounds of Space. 
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Gewehr 43 posted:Presenting the USS Chevalier (DD-451) in 1/144 scale. Finished her up last night to wrap up about 6 months of steady building. This is the platinum edition of the Revell Germany kit that came with a crazy amount of photo etch. While not perfect, I'm really happy with the way it turned out, especially for my first attempt at a ship. It's really interesting to me how the build process differs from subject to subject. With tanks, you build everything then paint. Airplanes are a mix of build/paint/build/paint. Ships get everything built as subassemblies, painted, then stuck together. Having rigged a relatively few lines on this thing I cannot begin to fathom how tall-ship builders do this. I seriously have a new-found respect for you guys. That's beautiful.
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Arquinsiel posted:I found it amusing that they seemed to paint their "Tiger" in the British camo of the day. Hey, they did a lot better than Patton or Battle of the Bulge.
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The Locator posted:It wouldn't shock me.. there are some crazy people into modeling. He must have not had a younger brother. Mine kept damaging whatever I built by playing with them.
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Did your parents watch you 24/7? Little kids are sneaky, love new toys and that freshly painted model airplane looks a lot like a toy. I have a two year old and he stares and points to the plastic kits in the display case. Before he's four I'm going to have to hide them.
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I (still) wish someone came out with a model of the car from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
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Took me a moment to realize that was Diorama and not the band.
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Artesania Latina 22810 1/48 HMS Bounty https://www.ebay.com/p/Artesania-Latina-22810-1-48-HMS-Bounty-Model-Building-Kit/18020469354 300.00 or so Darth Brooks fucked around with this message at 04:11 on Aug 22, 2018 |
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Jonny Nox posted:Your wish is my etc. Every single one of those pricks has a shaft the size of a telephone pole up their rear.
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Dunno if this fits here but I thought you might like it. I bought a very beat up and rusty Tonka truck at a flea Market .I just started working at a place that does graphics and the owner has a side sandblasting business. I took apart the truck and he had it powder blasted. Then I painted it. Then I made some decals over several breaks. This is how it looks. Right now my son is two and doesn't quit get it (He likes playing in the sink and taking things in and out of the trash can) but I hope when he's older he'll like it.   
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