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Getting there with the GT40. I think it'll be a while before I do another car they just don't capture me like the planes do but it's aight. The rear engine compartment of the Fujimi kit sucks, it doesn't fit. I think the easiest thing to do is just to assemble the body and glue the rest in place to fit best as possible but we'll see

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He cute

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3rd for revell is ok sometimes
almost done with this bf 110 i cant wait to move on

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anyone made the SCUD from trumpeter? got the chassis done years ago and restarted recently, working on the cab now.

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>>11758867
not yet, but its in the stash. baby bereg is pretty close tho. Make sure to test fit how the cab fits into the chassis, it's a pain in the ass since you cant see where the fit issues are. I had to trim those front hooks extensively.

>>11758659
tiny boy :)

>>11758893
yeah the bereg has the same chassis but only one cab instead of two. Thank you for the advice, I'll be sure to test fit it first. yours looks like it's coming along nicely btw

Grabbed a few AK acrylic markers at a show recently, they are quite good for bullshit like cockpits or pioneer tools and do well without priming. I wouldn't do a whole model in them but for kids or people not in a position to easily airbrush, not absolutely terrible under some weathering.
Which begs the question, because its AK, what are they really for a fraction of the price.

>>11759616
Probably permanent markers. I found that using a fresh Sharpie or Marks-A-Lot produces a good gloss black with some time and patience. Not clue about the other colors though.

>>11758522
can someone recommend a book on aircraft and/or ship techniques?

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To the anon from the last thread that recognized the chassis for the RA2 Tesla tank
I hate how much everything fits together, the turret ring for the M42 is slightly bigger than the turret base for the Tesla coils
A conversion to make it into the render-accurate version is dangerously easy

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Wake up babe, new Mr. Surfacer.

>>11760050
>plastic colored surfacer
Why?

>>11760062
Depends what you're trying to paint over it with, pink is good for annoying colours like yellow

>>11760036
ngl that looks so much better than the recycled BMP-T hull Border used

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beginner here, got a 3m 6200 mask some 6001cn filters with a 3m 5n11cn pre fitter, when spraying my tamiya paint i could smell it, is the pre fitter i'm using wrong perhaps? or what other factors could be the case here

Do you have a beard? is it properly tightened down? I get some odor when spraying with my half mask with VOC filters if I dont tighten it properly.

hold your hands over the filters and try and breath in, if its easy then its not sealing properly somewhere

>>11760623
You know, if you keep spraying without a mask until the burning sensation stops, you won't need to use a mask ever again

>>11760661
its difficult to breathe in, but no sure why i still smell the fumes

>>11760675
when you block the filters and breathe in your mask should suction into your face.

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i'm trying to get into this hobby but it honestly fucking sucks, the gx100 paint and tamiya mr tool airbrush cleaner have fumes so strong that i'm feeling dizzy the second i open the fucking pot, and yes I have a ventilator airbrush box AND a half mask with vapour filter, doesn't seem to block it

mr tool cleaner also seems to have melted all of the rubber o-rings in my $150 made in germany airbrush, so now I have to drop even more money buying a replacement

and the thing I was spraying? I was trying to de-tack the masking tape but it has still ripped up a shit ton of lacquer from last week's spraying

so im sitting here with a couple hundred bucks of half broken tools and half broken lungs - what the fuck is this shit? are you guys all insane or something?

kek

>>11760870
idk man is it really that funny? i'm just sitting here and im very sad

>>11760862
Use acrylics and learn to brush paint some things. "Mr. Airbrush Cleaner" sounds like a meme product, there are a lot of household products that can work.

>>11760879
are you really going to buy a new airbrush because you busted an o-ring

>>11760862
switch to acrylics
buy a replacement o-ring
peeling paint happens because there was no primer or left over mold release on the plastic

You made mistakes that have simple fixes and learned something for future builds. Yea it's frustrating and I could see taking a day or two off from building, but anything worth doing is going to have a learning curve. I'm pretty sure every single thing I've built, designed, studied, learned or done has involved a series of at least minor fuckups along the way.

>>11760862
>half mask with vapour filter, doesn't seem to block it

If it doesn't block it then you have no vapor filter, just a particle one. In EU the organic solvent filter is indicated by a brown stripe. In burgerland they probably use a combination of numbers and body parts along with gang signs to distinguish the different filters so can't help you there.

>>11760862
I just use a paint brush

>>11760862
yeah the only reason to use lacquers is for priming and varnishing. I typically use mr surfacer in a rattle can and use acrylics for my air brush. as for cleaning your equipment; acrylic thinner, acrylic
air brush cleaner, and water works. lacquer paint is not worth it, and acrylics are way less toxic.

>>11760862
>are you guys all insane or something?
Of course not. All these happened because mistakes were made somewhere. Yeah there's a learning curve but you can help yourself and take notes and learn from your mistakes.

>>11760862
100% skill issues from going balls deep in the hobby with airbrush and hundreds of dollars worth of equipment instead of sitting the fuck down with a paintbrush and learning how it all works

>>11761384
We need more gatekeeping.

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>>11761473
>he doesn't keep his first model from childhood around to remind himself how far he's come

ngmi

>>11761500
When did you build this? The late Mesozoic era? At least I painted my first kit (kind of).

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>>11761644
I was maybe 5 or 6? I'm not sure why it wasn't painted at the time, maybe my dad didn't trust me with enamel paint. Here's my most recent Hurricane for comparison albeit in 1/48

>>11762115
lmao dorf

>>11761500
soul
>>11762115
soulless

>>11762149
So true I wish I could retvrn to giving that little of a shit about the result and just having fun with it

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https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1a7QgBGEud/
>In conclusion, let's summarize the Wheatfield kit. First, its advantages are excellent articulation, with unique movable tracks and suspension. Second, it offers good assembly with a small number of parts, the fewest photo-etched pieces, and is the easiest to assemble in about 12 hours. Then, the disadvantages are: 1. The marching lock is from a post-war version, requiring the interior to be cut out and hollowed out for wartime use. 2. All road wheels and rocker arms lack casting texture, requiring manual application of putty. 3. I dislike the orange peel texture on the turret, and the turret and hull are not from the same version. 4. The gun barrel is split in two for the purpose of selling printed parts, making it difficult to stretch; the barrel should be seamless, and the lack of a plastic muzzle brake and the textured printed parts require sanding. 5. The turret rails are very shallow; I recommend using a 0.8mm drill bit to enlarge the holes, otherwise they are unlikely to glue properly. That's all. Thanks for your support

>>11762227
>rocker arms lack casting texture, requiring manual application of putty
you are gonna hide them behind 24 kilos of acrylic mud, who gives a shit

>>11762227
>The gun barrel is split in two
Should be punishable by at the very least weekly lashings.

>>11761500
We should've stopped you then.

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Polishin' me plastic. Gave them a few coats of GX yesterday. They're getting a nice shine but the state of my decals are shocking. Giant decals conforming around curves with holes for vents is a fucking nightmare.

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finished the revell bf-110 g-2
didnt enjoy the build very much and it took me much longer than any model ever has. despite this it looks pretty mediocre and I also absolutely half assed the final stretch. cant wait to start on something else

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as bad as it looks, this is the GOOD side

>>11762409
why are you saying it's bad