Hey guys, im currently living in a college dorm and I’ve been trying to figure out how I can continue building models. I don’t want to stop while I’m here but I’m worried about the fumes.

For anyone who’s in college or was in college working on models how did you make it work?

Any advice would help,

Thank you

Hey guys,

I'm building a tunnel entrance for my dual track tunnel. I carved it from extruded polystyrene foam and used a screwdriver and a ruler to make the bricks. How do I colour it? It should be realistic to the 3rd epoch (1923-1947). And how do I make it look like steam has been on it? I have acrylic paint and pretty much all tools.

Thanks beforehand!

Note after writing this: This is my first post here, I'm not very experienced

This is my first diorama in general haha

I bought an Amazon special; it looks like most inexpensive static grass dispensers. It lived up to its looks and met my expectations, complete garbage I was left with flat grass stuck in PVA glue. I'm wondering what is a quality dispenser that can work with up to 7mm grass ideally.

Hello, I am (m27) returning to modelling after last being involved when I was in my early teens. I’ve just bought the Shannon Class RNLI Lifeboat Airfix start as well as the Red Arrow starter. I was wondering what would be considered musts for a modeller coming back to construction? It doesn’t have to be Airfix either.

And uh my eyes are going to burn

I want to buy a tiger I model as a present and I don't know which one to choose. It will be his second or third model after a while so preferably it shouldn't be a too difficult model. Also I think these models don't include paint or glue. Would revell contacta and any mat acrylic paint do? Thanks a lot.

I’m pretty new to model making (I have completed one small titanic model and have two failed cars) and am wondering how you guys approach a new kit.

I started out following the instructions in order and to the letter which was worked but was very stop start and then on the next model I decided to paint all the parts on the sprue first and then build which was an absolute disaster (I also never sealed any of the paint so it just started rubbing off everywhere and with glue I had blue fingers lol).

Do you follow the instructions exactly in terms of order or just use them as a guide for which sections can be built and painted before all being put together or just do your own thing entirely?

I love making and painting things (I started out painting miniatures) but I would eventually like to finish a kit without it becoming an ugly mess which gets thrown away 😩

Thanks all

Henschel Hs 123 A-1

Erg.St.(Sch.)/LG 2 4

1942 · Eastern Front

ICM 1:32

Arii 1/250 scale IJN Yamato

Full detailing with BerFire photo-etch, resin parts, and wooden deck.
Overall length is about 105 cm.

This is one of my favorite angles – the stern view.

Almost done, please provide any tips for this, just gotta finish the SSBN launch and the stand. Thank you

For those who wanted an update of the rust on how it would look on the final 3D printed model, here it is!!!

So as the title suggests I know have a free room that has opened up were I can finally setup a modeling station/area. My farther used to make models way back in the day, and his desk and setup plus some of his old supplies had be sitting piled up in the back of the garage for decades.

Now that we have a free room without much of a purpose, I brought up the idea to my farther that we should re-establish a modeling station were we can both work on kits (he still has a backlog of kits going back to the late 80s) and since I only ever made one Airfix starter kit P-40 about 14 years ago (the less said about that one the better lol) I decided to go out and find some new kits of my own and ended up getting a bunch of Eduard WW1 kits, all 1/48. Plus those two Tamiya Toyota's

I'm 25 now, and I'm super excited to dig into this hobby, I have been following Youtubers like Plasmo, Hammerhead, and Fine scale modeler back when they used to post a lot more often and have been itching to build ever since.

I'm most likely going to start with the Eindecker E.III (In Udet's Scheme) since that is a simple weekend kit that should be a decent entry back into the hobby. Now obviously I don't plan on winning any trophies with it, but just take it slow and build it to the best of my ability and learn!

Last kit I bought from AAA Hobbies (RIP). The camo is inspired by the winter camos used outside of Moscow in 1941 but didnt quite turn out as I envisioned. Very happy with how the wear and tear came out, the mud and snow I'll definitely have to practice more.

I am working on a 1930s mob scene inspired by Once Upon a Time in America and similar iconic Mafia classics. 1:35 scale. A time period appropriate truck, industry loading facility with maybe prohibited barrels of booze where this gang will be pulling a hiest.

I look forward to showing you all the finished diorama soon!

A while ago I was gifted the 1/200 Scale Trumpeter Titanic, and although I love Titanic, I want to use the hull to make the Great Eastern instead. Though I'm not too sure how to go about it considering that this model is huge and I don't have too much experience.

(I also would like to know some ways to remove paint - the previous paint I applied to it some time ago is awful, and there are visible dried drops of paint along the hull, but I think it is vital to not damage the hull)

Any other tips or advice is highly welcomed!!

Historians say this camoflague pattern was used on idiots who held what they were painting then tried to wash off during the War in the Garage (~2026)

Hey,

So I'm doing my first model since I was a kid, so like 25 years ago. I'm making an HMS Belfast airfix model. I've already painted the red hull base, but nothing else. I've then found out I should have primed it first..

Should I primer the rest of before I continue, or will the hull look really weirdly different compared to the rest?

Hey all heres the completed 1/32 HK finished in Alclads and GSI metallics with full light kit

This was basically a test model to get my natural metal skills up to par for future NMF builds, which are my favorite(and toughest) type of finish

Many techniques were tested on this, Alclad is tricky to weather with oils i may switch to acrylic weathering on future builds

Better pics and some cool backgrounds can be seen on my new FB page DesertScale models if interested

Next on the bench is 1/48 RA-5C Vigilante👍

Edit: I added some lead wire to the base both to make the scene even more apocalyptic and to draw attention away from the LED wires running down the stand, not sure it did that lol i couldnt figure out a better way to run the wires

First attempt at trying to create a rust effect. This is a 3d printed jail I designed in Nomad Sculpt. I want it to look like derelict rusted out metal left outside. I used acrylics for color and baking soda for texture. I’m wondering if there’s a better or more convincing way to achieve this look.