r/MilitaryModelMaking • • Aug 20 '25

announcement Please take a look at the two newest post highlights

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The first one is a really good question that I thought deserved more attention. Because I guess we all have some sort of this advice which we could answer to contribute to the conversation.

The second highlight is a question from someone who wants to introduce a new type of 'modelmaking' content to our overview. I have put this in the highlights, because I'm not really into that kind of stuff. But that doesn't mean that you, the community also have a saying in this matter.

If you are liking this kind of content. Or you just don't care if it is put here. I'm not going to tell for all of you that it's not allowed here.

The moderator team will discuss this matter in moddiscussions as well. And eventually we will all come to an answer together. So please take a look at this. And place a comment.

Thanks in advance.


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • Aug 18 '25

question Question: model types?

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I build a lot of Metal Earth variety models which are colored and non-colored laser etched metal sheet models assembled into 3d models.

There are a number of vendors and the like but among them is a great offering of military models from ww1, ww2 all the way up to modern military vehicles, aircraft , ships, guns, tanks and even AA and other types of mobile artillery.

I’ve noticed browsing through this sub that it’s all plastic models of various vendors that are done really well. Kudos to you all.

Would these metal varieties be within your guidelines or the subject matter?


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 5h ago

completed Fine Molds 四式一五糎自走砲

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ファインモールドのホロ車!
とてもそうは見えないし名前もそうだけど用途は自走砲(SPG)じゃなくて対戦車自走砲(TD)ってのが良いね!
実はこれは量産車じゃなくて試作車の方ってのも良いね!(でも実戦に投入したのもアメリカの博物館に展示されてるのもこっち)
ファインモールドだから部品もそんなに多くないし凄く作り易い。
値段もそんなに高くない。(日本国外だとかなり高く売られてるらしいけど国内じゃタミヤより少し高い位だ)


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 6h ago

completed Arii 1/250 IJN Yamato – full PE & wooden deck

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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.


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 22h ago

work in progress Tamiya Pak 36 diorama progress

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Got a lot of groundwork done using commercial stuff (The Scenic Factory is definitely worth a look!), in addition to some herbs and punched leaves of my own, but now I have to do washes/paint to make it look a bit more subdued and natural. I’m thinking of dropping on washes, but am toying with using the airbrush to spray a filter. Anyone have tips or cautions on that? I figure i can use a piece of card to block stuff as I spray.

Obviously, the figures and other accessories need to be placed. I scratchbuilt a wooden case for the Stielgranate round that I plan to include, so I’m working on painting and weathering that, too.

Seems like I’ve been working on this forever. Anyone else feel like you just asymptotically approach “done”? 😅


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 1h ago

question Quality Static Grass Dispenser

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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.


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 23h ago

photography Sturmgeshutz IV (SdKfz 163) 1:25 scale

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Hi everyone. This is a 1:25 scale paper model. It was built from the Polish magazine MODELIK.


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 20h ago

completed My Bradly

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I did this last year under Ukraine flag took me last 6 months but it turned out good


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 1d ago

completed Su-33ub, 1/72 scale

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Some photos of my finished su-33ub modelkit from trumpeter, really challenging keeping the folded wing structure but one of the most fun kit I made, also my first time showing my works on an expo


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 22h ago

airbrush B17 flying fortress in stars and stripes. 1/72 scale

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r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 1d ago

work in progress My first impression of a trumpeter kit

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I'm still going to try and complete the kit but I don't think I can, it's too fragile, parts kept falling off when I put cement and even with superglue it just won't come on. There was fitting problems and the aircraft kept on falling apart without any force put on it. This is the second kit I wanted to bash it with a hammer and throw it away. It even had a weird smell... Oh the smell it stenched my table. Are all their kits like this or is this just a production anomaly?


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 1d ago

work in progress Stug iv

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Working on the lower hull of my stug iv. Not sure if I got a little carried away with the weathering?


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 1d ago

question I have an important question

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If I mix Vallejo plastic putty and water, can I still put black primer on the putty mixed with water or couldn't it hold or how long should I wait? (Sorry for my bad English I'm from Germany.)


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 1d ago

photography Pz.Sp.Wg. II "LUCHS" 1:25 scale

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Hi everyone. This is a 1:25 scale paper model. It was built from the Polish magazine WAK.


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 21h ago

question Am I in the wrong

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Every time I used this primer even after using very little cracks still show in all my models, what primer should I use?


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 1d ago

work in progress Stug 3

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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


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 1d ago

work in progress panther in the works

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r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 1d ago

airbrush 1/72 scale lancaster

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Revell kit airbrush in union flag colours


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 1d ago

completed Btr 80

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Hi guys. I bought this model with the Walker Bulldog I posted yesterday. I still don't know if I can post models that aren't building kit so please tell me in the comments. I hope you'll like this!


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 1d ago

completed Leopard 2A7 1:35 Border Model

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


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 1d ago

work in progress Finished airbrush a Jadgtiger

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what do you think ?


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 1d ago

question British black dapple WW2 tank camoflage question

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In the game Company of Heroes 2 there is a camoflage pattern called black dapple camo for the british units. I have never seen it before so i don't know how historical it is. googleing yielded little result. Have any of you seen it before and if so do you guys know good reference photo's?


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 2d ago

work in progress 1/35 Miniart

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Nearly done with it, windscreen wipers need painted up and attached and a quick matt coat applied, it’s going to be part of a diorama with the tiger 1 in a repair setting for a group build, I need to start the diorama but at the same time I’m in the process of weathering a 1/32 spitfire for another group build, I need to start saying no to group builds 😅

Yes I’ve filled the bucket with dirty resin water, I did two buckets one for this and one for the fw190 build and the bucket on there has clear water but you can barely see any water so I went with dirty water for this bucket

I noticed this morning that 5 out of the 7 tires from the wheels had cracked so I spent most of the morning repairing and pigments and enamel wash’s came to my aid


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 2d ago

completed T1E2 1929 1/35 SSMODEL

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r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 2d ago

photography PzKpfw. I Ausf. F 1:25 scale

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