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Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1 Bird Cage Corsair VMF-213

by Seiji KIMURA on October 19, 2021 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

I assembled and painted the Tamiya Corsair in about 5 days. The painting was done mainly by hand with a brush. I used a light gray color that is not very noticeable on the panel lines to make the model look bigger than it is.

Bf-109E-4/7 Trop - HobbyBoss 80261 - 1/72

by George Schembri on October 18, 2021 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

As I haven't had too much time to build any kits lately, I was loosely following the Desert Air War Group and thought I'd add a quick little build using the Hobby Boss Bf 109E-4 Trop in 1/72. I did not have the time to update the progress [...]

Austro-Hungarian Dragoon Officer 1914

by David G LANE on October 18, 2021 · in Figures · 10 ≡

Vice75 Oils A few gripes with this figure: Only one picture of the box art to go by( with a 'blue' thats's way too bright...its supposed to be light powder blue ) No instructions No link to a useful website...which I found too [...]

'How To' Tutorial – Chipping 101

by Kits And Bits Scale Modelling on October 18, 2021 · in How-to · 5 ≡

Join me and Jack(ie) T. Ripper as we show you how to get nice, shiny, natural metal chipping on your model using chipping fluid. Might contain several bad jokes and internet culture tropes. (link)

It's time for Soviet mechas

by Jared on October 18, 2021 · in Sci-fi · 15 ≡

It's my first post here on this wonderful forum. Hello everyone! I am Jared. Non-standard, sci-fi/what-if designs that look believable, intrigue me. Eventually, friends convinced me to turn a mech design into a usable model kit, instead of [...]

Lt.Max Immelmann 1890-1916

by David G LANE on October 18, 2021 · in Figures · 8 ≡

Lt.Max Immelmann 1890-1916 German WW1 Ace 1:32 WnW figure Mike Good sculpt. Oils This is the 5th casting of this figure I've managed to obtain. All previous ones including that in the WnW kit were truly awful with all the details sludged [...]

1/48 Hobbyboss F-105G Thunderchief (80333)

by Richard Bungay on October 17, 2021 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

This kit is overall very nice but there are a lot of very fiddly bits that test the patience. In particular, the flap assembly and the exhaust assembly are a bit challenging since there are so many parts with little or not mating [...]

10 - AMT - Anakin's Podracer

by Anthony Ricco on October 17, 2021 · in Sci-fi · 12 ≡

What an incredibly fun kit to build, from the subject to the fit and finish I had a ton of fun. The details are great and the figure was amazing to paint, a few gaps here and there on the pod but nothing that was too tough to fix up. The [...]

Bombs away (B17E diorama)

by caudelguille on October 17, 2021 · in Diorama · 20 ≡

“Flak so thick you could walk on it” . Only over nazi Germany american B-17 dropped over 640,000 tons of bombs during the war. Estimates of German civilians killed only by Allied strategic bombing have ranged from around 350,000 to [...]

The importance of the research phase and build plan.

by Kits And Bits Scale Modelling on October 17, 2021 · in How-to · 20 ≡

If you’re an old sweat when it comes to modelling, this article is more than likely to be teaching you to suck eggs, and you are probably unlikely to find anything new or helpful within it. However, if you are new or relatively new, you [...]