Jumpingmanjim posted:

It's a reissue of a model they made in the 50s (or 60's), so it's not gunna be as good as kits made in last few years. The reason why is it such a strange scale is because they made it to fit a standard box size, not to be consistent with a standard scale like 1:350.

It might be helpful to look athe instructions pdf in your link, that will give you an idea about how detailed it is.

The revell one is the only one made by a major model company. There is also a 1:700 scale and 1:350 scale made in resin.
http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/ships/cl/cl-50/350-cw/review.html
http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/ships/cl/cl-50/700-ms/midship-review.html

Nebakenezzer posted:

I had that when I was a kid. I'm not sure what you mean 'turn into' the Red October, the October was just a Typhoon class.

Nebakenezzer posted:

They left off the caterpillar drives on my model. This is possibly because the entire sub was covered in acoustic-absorbing tiles. (Or they already had a Typhoon model and all they did to adapt it was remove the bow sensor.)

Actually, did we actually *see* the back of the caterpillar drive? I remember the front of it...

Granite Octopus posted:

This might be my memory failing, but was there a goon-made app (for iOS or Android) that let you look up and convert paint codes for all manufacturers?

Nebakenezzer posted:

Er, true, dude actually owns Lionel trains

Tias posted:

Any of you Scale goons know if there's a thread for Flames of War players somewhere? I've been meaning to get into the game and need help.

Ensign Expendable posted:

You can just submerge it into the ground with the tail sticking up. A crash landing doesn't have to reveal that many internal bits.

Iron Crowned posted:

I live about a mile from this place:

http://www.entertrainmentjunction.com/

It's a big old family oriented model train display, which I've never actually looked at, I just go in and get modeling supplies there. Strangely enough though, they do not carry static grass, but have just about everything else I could need

Iron Crowned posted:

I didn't know the Hall of Justice had that, but I also haven't been there. At least it makes sense since it was a major train stop once upon a time.

I always find Entertrainment Junction weird though, because it's always packed, and I'd think a standalone train display (especially in such a growing suburb) wouldn't be enough of a draw to keep it's doors open.

I'm just glad I can get things like sheets of plastic, and just about any kind of shaped rod I'll ever need in about 15 minutes. Of course if I ever need static grass, I have to haul my rear end all the way to Hobbytown on the other side of Mason

Unkempt posted:

I've been meaning to do this for ages and it might be helpful for a couple of people; this is my list of actually good Airfix 1/72nd aircraft kits. They're relatively cheap (small fighters are about ) and these should have pretty good fit and detailing, especially for the price. I've only built about half a dozen of these but I've checked out reviews for the rest and they're all new tool and shouldn't have the shiteness associated with older Airfix kits.

code:

Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.1 1:72   A02069
North American P-51D Mustang 1:72  A01004
Vickers Valiant BK.Mk.1 1:72 A11001
Avro Lancaster BI(F.E.)/BIII 1:72 A08013
Avro Lancaster BII 1:72 A08001
Avro Lancaster B.III (Special) The Dambusters 1:72 A09007
Hawker Hurricane MkI 1:72 A01010
De Havilland DH.82a Tiger Moth 1:72 A01025
Bristol Blenheim MkIV Fighter 1:72 A04017
Bristol Blenheim MkI Bomber 1:72A04016
English Electric Lightning F6 1:72 A05042
English Electric Lightning F.2A 1:72 A04054
Douglas Dakota C-47 Skytrain 1:72 A08014
Hawker Hurricane MkI 1:72 A02067
Folland Gnat T.1 1:72 A01006
Supermarine Spitfire MkIa 1:72 A01071A
Supermarine Spitfire MkI/MkIIa 1:72 A02010
Supermarine Spitfire PRXIX 1:72 A02017
Hawker Typhoon Ib 1:72 A02041
North American F-51D Mustang 1:72 A02047
De Havilland Vampire T.11 1:72 A02058
Gloster Gladiator MkI 1:72 A02052
Gloster Gladiator J-8A/Gladiator Mk.II 1:72 A02063
Focke Wulf Fw190 F-8/A-8 1:72 A02066
Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR1 1:72 A03003
Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3 1:72 A04055
Messerschmitt Bf110C-2/C-4 1:72 A03080
Fairey Swordfish Mk.1 1:72 A04053
Fairey Swordfish Mk.I Floatplane 1:72 A05006
Curtiss Hawk 81-A-2 1:72 A01003
Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero 1:72 A01005
Messerschmitt Bf109E-4 1:72 A01008
Messerschmitt Bf 109E-7/Trop 1:72 A02062
Focke Wulf Fw190A-8 1:72 A01020
Douglas A-4B/4P Skyhawk 1:72 A03029
Messerschmitt BF110E/E-2 Trop 1:72 A03081
Supermarine Swift F.R. Mk5 1:72 A04003
Dornier Do17z 1:72 A05010

I'll get round to doing 1/48th later.

Arquinsiel posted:

So thinking about it, should we do Craptank 2.0: Son of Craptank in October or November? Leaving it until December runs into Christmas so that's basically not a good plan. Once we decide that we get to decide on what kit to build

The Locator posted:

Silly me, I thought this was for November. Cheaters all starting early while I finish my boat.

Unkempt posted:

I assembled and primed mine in an afternoon. What the hell were you doing?

(Got stuff still to do, though. I have a plan.)

TasogareNoKagi posted:

I got distracted on the way to the metaphorical gunpla store.

I've never done photo-etch before

Arquinsiel posted:

But if you put them on the probe you can put teeny astronauts on it and claim it's a Bond movie or North Korean landing on the sun!

porkfactor posted:

Never mind, my wife bought me another tank for christmas - looks like it could be pretty amazing



Only thing is, this is entirely made of paper, and none of the parts are punched - the tracks alone look like a nightmare.



that's page 1 of 3 for the tracks alone

Brovine posted:

Sort of relevant: Even the UK did armoured trains. Though sometimes bureaucracy happened...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Romney,_Hythe_and_Dymchurch_armoured_train.jpg

Molentik posted:

I don't think you can salvage that canopy. But what you could do is make a tissue tarp and put it over the canopy. Add a layer of dust/sand or snow over the plane and you have a nice little plane graveyard diorama!

Antifreeze Head posted:

And there's no need to limit it to the folks who do minis. If you prefer cars, just slap a racing stripe on the drat thing! It's not like it look at all like a dinosaur is supposed to, so there shouldn't be any need to paint it like one.

Pierzak posted:

Make sure to add a Superman-style cape.

Baronjutter posted:

The Locator posted:

So, just how big is a 64 gun 3rd rate ship of the line modeled in 1:24 scale?

Umm.. Fairly big...

Taintrunner posted:

I'm still waiting on the Rocinante from The Expanse, feels like months now.

Nebakenezzer posted:

I can sympathize, I just discovered the vinyl tracks Trumpeter gave this kit has an issue:

Blue Footed Booby posted:

The most fun way to have your historical accuracy cake and eat it too is to get models in pairs: a 109 and a spitfire, a panzer 4 and a Sherman, a zaku and Optimus Prime. Then apply battle damage to the bad guys.

Boomer The Cannon posted:

The Swiss Air Force flew German planes, along with the Israelis, Czechs and French post-1944 for a time (plus Spanish Buchons, which were ME-109s with Rolls-Royce Merlin engines).

E: https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2017/08/28/the-swiss-air-force-in-world-war-ii/

FrozenVent posted:

What if you’re making a crash site diorama, is it ok to put swastikas on the debris?