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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: DmonSlyr on January 19, 2020, 12:35:12 PM
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I just found out about this hobby last month. Found them at a gaming/calendar store. They were pretty cheap so I picked up 4 of them. Little did I know what I had got myself into. These things are really cool. They are very tiny, however, and quite challenging. Have you guys heard of these before? I think they are great. Their new series are painted now and highly detailed. Here are my first two so far:
(luckily super glue saved me a few times!)
Second build
P51D Mustang "Sweet Arlene"
(https://i.ibb.co/bvwxpvv/P51-D-Mustang.jpg) (https://ibb.co/n1dTh11)
(https://i.ibb.co/9GD7vpQ/P51-D-Mustang-Sweet-Arlene.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wYkfLd5)
(https://i.ibb.co/nwjVR2Y/P51-D-mustang-underneath.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GdR1Fw8)
My first build
1934 Packard 12 Convertible ($500,000 car btw)
(https://i.ibb.co/TL3TMGj/1934-Packard-12-convertible-front-right-side.jpg) (https://ibb.co/m8WB5KZ)
(https://i.ibb.co/xX4Y5Dt/1934-Packard-12-convertible-top-off-front.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ZGZSTVp)
(https://i.ibb.co/d7mWx6X/1934-Packard-12-convertible.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8XYKt2G)
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Scale??? 144th is getting pretty popular..
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Scale??? 144th is getting pretty popular..
I believe they are 144th, though I have no idea. It doesn't say on the box. Some of the new "icon" models are little bigger. I guess the smallness of them adds to the fun LOL. Definitely makes them more challenging. Very nice detail on them.
They have some awesome tanks too.
https://www.metalearth.com/tanks
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I built the Black Pearl a longtime ago when they came out. They are kind of cool.
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Cool.
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They look like paper model plane cutouts done by lazer with very thin metal.
Take a look at the P51 paper kit here and you can see what I'm talking about.
https://paperwarplanes.com/products/p-51-mustang
If you really like those metal models, this link should wet your appetite for metal modeling.
https://militaryhumor.net/functional-miniature-fighter-plane-models/
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I built the Black Pearl a longtime ago when they came out. They are kind of cool.
Their boats look awesome. Probably out of my league for now.
They look like paper model plane cutouts done by lazer with very thin metal.
Take a look at the P51 paper kit here and you can see what I'm talking about.
https://paperwarplanes.com/products/p-51-mustang
If you really like those metal models, this link should wet your appetite for metal modeling.
https://militaryhumor.net/functional-miniature-fighter-plane-models/
These models have really spiked my interest. I like the plastic models, but cannot paint them. These new metal models have a lot of detail and it's easier for me on the couch :D. That guys models are insane. Real artistry. I can only imagine the amount of work and precision that takes. I found this guys channel the other day who does plastic models. This is a tamiya P51D he did. Amazing work of art.
https://youtu.be/OFb6yxoEgcA
I forgot how much I enjoy models.
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I forgot how much I enjoy models.
Me too man.. Have recently started building again, after 40+ years..
Kits are easy to get, and pretty cheap.. Supplies are another thing..
$3.50 for a bottle of paint, and $3.00 shipping, EACH.. LOL, ridiculous!
Finally found an online shop that combines shipping, and ships fast..
On the bench right now, the notorious 1/32 Revell P51B, 1971 kit..
Yep, the good old vintage mold from the 60s, same exact one I built as a kid..
The one with the INFAMOUS 6pc canopy that has a horrible fit..
:rofl, my results are MUCH BETTER this time..
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Details? Check this out. Scan the whole thread! Amazing stuff on this one.
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/topic?url=https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/hyperscale/1-18-p51c-mustang-lopes-hope-3rd-t498612.html&share_tid=498612&share_fid=2031166&share_type=t&link_source=app
If that link doesn't work try this one
https://forum.largescalemodeller.com/topic/5742-118-p51c-mustang-lopes-hope-3rd/
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Their boats look awesome. Probably out of my league for now.
These models have really spiked my interest. I like the plastic models, but cannot paint them. These new metal models have a lot of detail and it's easier for me on the couch :D. That guys models are insane. Real artistry. I can only imagine the amount of work and precision that takes. I found this guys channel the other day who does plastic models. This is a tamiya P51D he did. Amazing work of art.
https://youtu.be/OFb6yxoEgcA
I forgot how much I enjoy models.
Painting is the fun part! I find that putting them together are fairly easy, adding the details with paint and stuff is where the challenge is. Heres a couple of my resent builds.
(http://66.189.10.34:8080/pics/P51_top.jpg)
(http://66.189.10.34:8080/pics/P51_bottom.jpg)
(http://66.189.10.34:8080/pics/T34.jpg)
Just started a FW190 F8 in a bigger scale, hoping to detail the crap out of it! :D
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Fugi
What scale is the pony, and what did process did you use for weathering..
Sludge wash, pin wash, panel liner pens???
I am trying something new, watercolor weathering over Enamel color coat..
That way I can eliminate the lacquer sealer coat, between the color and weathering..
Just use one Lacquer top coat over everything.. Less coats is better..
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1/48 scale, I used an oil wash for the panel lines. Wasnt too happy with it as it had a bit of a blue tint to it. Smoke was just lit thin coats with the air brush, grime was an "engine oil" effect paint. After every effect coat or decal coat I spray a good coat of future on it and finished with a clear dulcoat.
I got some pencils, panel liner paints and a couple of other effects type paints to try out on the next one.
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What type of base Color coat, enamel, lacquer, or acrylic???
I tried acrylics, didn't work out well for me, so back to good ole enamels..
But oil paints for weathering will dissolve the enamel base coat, so it requires
a lacquer sealer.. Future huh??? I'll have to try that in the future..
More coats of whatever, washes out the tiny details, so looking for a way
to avoid that..
That buffable "Metalizer" paint is very interesting too.. Have an 1/32 F104C in the line up!
Looking forward to trying that out.. Might try it on something smaller first..
Man, tons of new processes and coatings out there that I have never seen..
Model building has come a long way in my absence..
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A couple pics if I can figure it out, again..
(http://[img]https://i.imgur.com/RqqKaWc.jpg?1)(https://i.imgur.com/sOa1bJC.jpg?1)[/img]
See if it works..
Oops only one, supposed to be two..
Try one more time, :bhead
(http://[url=https://imgur.com/RqqKaWc][img]http://i.imgur.com/RqqKaWc.jpg?1)[/url][/img]
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Painting is the fun part! I find that putting them together are fairly easy, adding the details with paint and stuff is where the challenge is. Heres a couple of my resent builds.
(http://66.189.10.34:8080/pics/P51_top.jpg)
(http://66.189.10.34:8080/pics/P51_bottom.jpg)
(http://66.189.10.34:8080/pics/T34.jpg)
Just started a FW190 F8 in a bigger scale, hoping to detail the crap out of it! :D
Those look nice! I'm just not in the point of my life to be able to paint models. Don't really have the space. I don't have the first clue how either.
Details? Check this out. Scan the whole thread! Amazing stuff on this one.
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/topic?url=https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/hyperscale/1-18-p51c-mustang-lopes-hope-3rd-t498612.html&share_tid=498612&share_fid=2031166&share_type=t&link_source=app
If that link doesn't work try this one
https://forum.largescalemodeller.com/topic/5742-118-p51c-mustang-lopes-hope-3rd/
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Damn that guy is going all out. Ridiculous detail. Will have to check back in on that one.
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Same here, been out of the hobby for about 30 years. I come back and its all changed..... for the better I think :)
I used a base of flat black acrylic, and coat of future, then added "Alclad" Aluminum Lacquer, a coat of future, then the nose color, the tail color, and the invasion strips, another coat of future, then the oil wash, a coat of future and then the decals, smoke effects, stains a coat of future then a coat of the clear to finish it off.
So most of my stuff is acrylic. Easy to work with, easy to clean up, easy to shoot in the airbrush. Like I said Im working on a FW190 right now, got a Panther and a Sherman in the wings as well as a Bill Elliot "Coors" nascar race car. Keeps me out of trouble and its one of the few hobbies I like that my wife doesnt mind :)
A couple pics if I can figure it out, again..
(https://i.imgur.com/RqqKaWc.jpg?1)(https://i.imgur.com/sOa1bJC.jpg?1)
See if it works..
Oops only one, supposed to be two..
Thats a trick Im working on is getting those decals to lay down nice like that. Looks good!
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Lemme try another post..
(http://[img]https://i.imgur.com/RqqKaWc.jpg?1)(https://i.imgur.com/RqqKaWc.jpg?1)[/img]
Geez, finally..
That raised rivet detail is the old school mold, we all know Ponys
are smooth as a baby's butt.. Recessed panel lines are the new way..
I'm just building this old kit, for personal nostalgia reasons..
Sure adds a ton of detail to the wing surface tho..
I love that microsol stuff, softens the decals.. First time use!
The old 1971 kit was in good shape, but the decals were wasted..
These are aftermarket, very nice..
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I've been out of actually building kits for a while. But I keep up with it via YouTube and the hyperscale forums. As to the raised rivets the way around that is a lot of extra work but there's a tool for that! Gotta sand the raised ones smooth and then trace along the path your want rivets to be with the tool. Looks like a pounce wheel. They come on different sizes for different scales and different patterns. But afterwards you have recessed rivets instead.
I miss building models. Getting back to them is getting closer. Kids are out of the house now. Need to reclaim one of MY rooms!
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Drano,
Not worth the trouble to sand all that detail away.. I'll just roll oldschool with it..
I'm not complaining, just noting the difference between the old kits, and the new..
The weathering will be key.. Makes a great model, or ruins it..
After the decals are done, and lacquer sealed, I'm planning on a watercolor pinwash
for the control surfaces.. And I may go with pastel powder to fade the paint.. A sludge
wash will leave too much color around all those rivets, making it look too dirty..
I don't think fighter planes, get as grungy as tanks, but up in that thin air, the OD paint
got pretty bleached by the sun.. Never done the pastels before, should be interesting..
Fugi
Yes, my wife is very happy that my new hobby keeps me home.. Instead of me out
tempting fate on a Motorcycle, or chasing wild women at the tavern.. :D
When I decided to start Modeling again, I kinda went on a kit buying binge..
Got some gooders in the Bullpen..
1/48 AMT A20G..
1/48 Monogram B26 Marauder..
1/48 Monogram B25J Mitchell..
1/48 Monogram A6M5..
1/48 Monogram F4U4..
1/48 Hasegawa KI61..
1/32 Revell P51B, on the Bench right now..
1/32 WCM Macchi MC205..
1/32 Revell Mk4 Mosquito..
1/32 Revell Bf110 G4 Nachtjeager..
1/32 Revell HE219 Uhu..
1/32 Hasegawa F104C
1/32 Revell Mirage IIIe, will be built as an IAF Nesher..
1/32 Trumpeter Mig19..
1/32 Revell Mig21PF..
1/32 Revell F4J Phantom, with Tamiya underwing stores..
1/32 Revell F4E Phantom..
1/32 Revell F14A
1/32 Trumpeter SU27..
:rofl I think i have enough for a while!
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where do you get your kits?
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where do you get your kits?
Ebay.. Not like you can find Brick and Mortar stores
that cater to plastic kit builders any more..
For me, it all comes from Ebay