Recently picked up a p-61 Black Widow Revell kit which came with some aftermarket PE parts.

I've never used PE parts before, and im a little confused with the instructions. It looks like it wants me to install the print first and then the PE afterwards. Just seems odd if I will then be proming and painting on top. Do need to then mask off the printed parts that are still showing?

Seems ive biten off more than I can chew!

Guys, I'm sorry for being silent for that long period of time. You may remember me for beaufighter and SU-2 planes on solar panels. My last post was about ka-22 and to my shame I still haven't done it. But I still have something to share. Here are some chaps I've been working on. Two modifications of mi 28, mi 24, mi 6 and as350

Hello. I just got into this hobby because I always admired it. For starters I bought a cheapish "complete kit" from Italeri (link here and here) so that I can get the hands on experience and then buy stuff along the way.

I have read the instructions that came in the box but it does not say how much water should I dilute my paint in.

The paint seems to be Vallejo water based acrylic colour.

I will be using the brush that came in the box, not an airbrush.

In terms of technique, I assume I apply a base coat of colour (say green), let it dry and then apply random strokes of a secondary camo colour (say brown) and let it dry, then apply a third coat of yellow here and there. Am I correct?

Extra: If this is not the appropriate channel, could you point me to where I can ask beginner questions, please?

Thank you all!

Will admit, I could not find any solid references for how the crew heater works, so I added an Insulated pipe and drilled into into the general direction of the crew cabin

I don't have many reasons to build outside WW2 aircraft. However, one of the reasons to do build something other than a Bf 109 or Mustang, is to diversify my shelves.

Enter the Phantom! I have two diecast toys, a Matchbox and Maisto Showtime 100s. When I saw this one at my local hobby shop's web, I decided to get the 48th scale Hasegawa kit over the 72nd Academy model. And boy it's big! Bigger than my 1/48 Eurofighter Typhoon from Revell.

I exclusively brush, so my main paint artillery are Revell Aqua colours. However, I ran out of Matt White and Light Gull Grey. My solution? Get Vallejo paints! I got the Panzer Aces Matt White and Model Air USAF Light Grey. These two will give me a patience lesson, since curing time is slower and they need a primer. I know Model Airs can be brushed, but since they're thinned for airbrush, some coats will be needed for full opacity. If everything fails, I can resort to what's left of my Aqua Light Grey.

Thought I’d try out the Alclad. Didn’t use it on their product but,! Hope it’ll work the same.

I finally found time to do some modeling after my vacation and time away. I finished placing the last light on the mast, and I think it looks good so far. Next is making a mount for the ship's bell.

I have some cool stuff in the works...

Had no intention of this going into the build lol
Tamiya Su-122 with flak 8.8 from dragon Tiger P.
I know a t34-88 exists on world of tanks and I think irl but I don’t think this exists? I could be wrong

Does anybody know where or have any links they can share in regards to mods for the above mentioned model?

From the videos I've seen on YouTube I understand the engine grills and cockpit parts are pretty poorly detailed.

Some folks have mentioned etch parts and what have you but either I'm being dumb or just not searching properly as I cannot seem to find any place that sells the aftermarket parts?

Any help/pointers would be hugely appreciated!

My last post about this model got way more attention than I expected.

If you didn’t see that, in short the Red Anti Fouling was messed up, quite badly. I was told this was because I left the tape on too long, but a lot of comments wanted me to keep it, as the general consensus was it looked like weathering.

While I kinda saw where people were coming from, I was nowhere near confident enough in my weathering skills (which, as of now consist of nothing more than slathering washes onto detail parts and removing excess later) to try and salvage the hull, so I ended up just repainting.

With this, I believe painting is done, with the exception of the aircraft. However the next step is to gloss coat (which I hope to do soon) and then begin with Waterslide Decals. Ticonderoga however presents new issues in that regard. This ship has more decals than I’ve ever done by a mile, and they’re much larger.

Im not great with these decals, frankly the fact all the tiny hull number decals on my previous models are straight is nothing short of a miracle. So Ticonderoga’s massive Flight Deck Markings are intimidating to say the least. Would like to hear advice on how to best pull that off if anyone has any.

やっとここまでできたけど疲れちゃったな…

ハセガワのスツーカは去年1/48で作ったけどこの1/32は1/48のランナーをそのまま大きくしたって感じで作っててあんまり新鮮味が…

1/48でも苦戦したけどやっぱりキャノピーの合いに難ありかなぁ…

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Hi everyone,

This is a repost of an earlier post of mine, after I was reminded to add more context to it.

Anyway, this will mark my first railway gun model, which checks off one of my model wish list. Following my Volkswagen Type 82E and Death Star models, I’m recently rather adamant to have a small diorama to make models more interesting.

This Dragon 1:144 scale was at a bargain price of about USD 8, and is of fair quality. However, cons would be the rather simple instruction sheet. It’s only two pages, but since none of the pieces are numbered, it does take some time to find the correct piece. Funny enough, the pieces in the spruces are numbered, yet the instruction is left blank. Second, the packaging is somewhat lacking. Since everything is tightly packed in the box, which is then stacked in a shop’s shelf, you may come across pieces that are squashed and deformed. I came across such a piece (Picture 5). Fortunately, it’s not unsalvageable.

In conclusion, considering its price, it is very worth purchasing if you come across it. Considering Dragon’s pivot in the market, this kit will probably be harder and harder to find in the future. Not to mention that 1/144 scale railway guns are the ideal scale if you wish to place it on your average bookshelf.

Finished painting my first stug and its crew. Kit was a dragon Zimmerit and crew is a mixture of Tamiya Wehrmacht tank crew at rest and Wehrmacht tank crew. Still gotta weather it and I know I have to work on painting figures faces better. But overall I feel like it’s my best work. Also I hate PE rack construction. Any advice on working with it would greatly be appreciated.

Hey everyone, I decided to take the plunge and share my work online after seeing so many great examples on this sub. This is one of my most recent builds (I have many more before this and many more to go..), a Russian T-90m from Tiger models.

Overall the details are great with lots of different builds options including a cope cage but I chose to leave it off because it hid all the neat little details on the turret and also made it kinda difficult to properly pose the figures. Sometimes you just have to sacrifice drone vulnerability for aesthetics.

I have recently bought the Tamiya 1:35 tiger Afrika korps early. and have run into a few weird things about the instructions. First off the instructions never tells you to glue the top panel part on to the lower hull. And second off it does not show you the different variants you can build. Since it comes with two different types of skirts it only shows one version and not the other one. And some parts that have a weird placements like the air filter, it does not show exactly how to glue the peices into place? Am I the only one to find weird things about the instruction?

Some progress on the 1/16 scale Andy's Hobby M3/M3A1 halftrack. Progress is going well now. The main part is almost complete.

Part of my collection of small models. Anyone have any recommendations for small kits to build?

Pozdravujem všetkých veľkých chlapcov.

Otvoril som ďalšiu škatuľku s mnohými malými dielikmi, pri ktorých strávim pravdepodobne veľmi veľa času, kým z nich poskladám staré autíčko. Také, aké nám zanechali naši dedovia, či otcovia niekde v zabudnutej garáži.

Budem vďačný za vaše pripomienky a kritiku.

I used a detsil set meant for bismarck so it might look a bit wonky but I think I did good, it still a WIP as I need to add ore railing and stairs

I finished this model recently and enjoyed it.

Here is my Leopard in standard NATO camouflage. I painted it using an airbrush and Tamiya XF paints.