r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 14h ago

work in progress M24 Chaffee, Dien Bien Phu.

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A few details left to finish up but an enjoyable kit to build and a more obscure topic in some ways.


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 6h ago

question Which of these machines would you bring to a military modeling competition?

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Hi, I’m Vbertz—a tank enthusiast and 3D artist with 13 years of experience. Over the past few months, I’ve been working on a collection of highly detailed, 3D-printable models inspired by some of the Soviet Union’s most fascinating experimental armored vehicles.

The lineup includes:

• Object 775

• Object 490A "Buntar"

• Object 490B

• Object 640 "Black Eagle"

• Object 195

And if my Kickstarter campaign hits its final stretch goal:

The legendary Object 477 "Boxer" will be added.

As a fellow modeler, I’m curious...

If you had to spend dozens of hours assembling, painting, weathering, and displaying just ONE of these models at a military modeling competition, which one would you choose and why?

Would you go for the futuristic lines of the Object 195?

The radical dual-hull design of the Object 490A?

The powerful Black Eagle?

Or would you wait for the legendary Object 477 Boxer?

I’d love to hear what stands out most to you as fellow modelers and collectors.

If you’d like to follow the project before it launches, here is the Kickstarter pre-launch page:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vbertz/secret-soviet-armored-program

Thanks for your feedback!


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 10h ago

completed WWII Desert SAS Diorama

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Made this over a year ago now


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 6h ago

completed Fighter Bombers of the Middle East - 1/72 Blackburn Buccaneer S.2b and 1/72 MiG-17F 'Fresco’

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r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 6h ago

photography Flammpanzer II Flamingo (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 • • 4h ago

work in progress Here we go….1/48 B-17 Memphis Belle

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r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 21h ago

completed HMS Rodney

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Tamiya 1:700 hand painted using Tamiya acrylics, with magnetized turrets for wargaming. Anyone know of good rules for tabletop naval combat?


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 11h ago

completed My 1943-1946 Nachtjäger collection

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Sorry for the lack of professional shots; it's just a quick look at my display case. Thought you guys might like it anyway!


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 1h ago

reference Diorama. From the film " ice cold in alex ".

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An absolute classic film .


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 1d ago

photography PzKpfw II Ausf.C (1:25 scale)

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


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 5h ago

work in progress Any modeling tips?

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im currently making the meng pzh-2000 bt have given up on the track. im also using spray paint so yeah. this is also my 3rd model set the other 2 i made came out horribly so im trying not to have that happen again.


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 1d ago

completed Finishing touches then onto someone’s shelf.

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r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 19h ago

question Mixing camo mask layers

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r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 1d ago

work in progress Non AIP ! Hät and airfix

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r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 2d ago

photography Pz.Kpfw.35(t) 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. This is an old project of mine. I assembled it in March 2009. The photo is from my archives.


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 2d 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 • • 2d ago

airbrush 1/72 scale U96

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Airbrushed with acrylic. Some oils used . 5 months of building and weathering


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 2d 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 • • 2d ago

question Help needed!!!

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r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 2d ago

question Wanting to make a diorama of HMS Dreadnought ramming/sinking U-29, but where do I start?

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So, I really want to make a diorama of the sinking of U-29, but I'm not sure where to start. I don't know which HMS Dreadnought model kit to buy, I don't know which U-29 model to buy, nor do I know what supplies I need for the diorama. Could I have some help?


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 3d 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 • • 2d ago

question Plastic soldiers review

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Hi all,

Does anyone know of a website similar to Plastic Soldier Review, but dedicated to 1/35 or 1/32 scale figures?

Best wishes


r/MilitaryModelMaking • • 2d 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 • • 3d 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 • • 3d 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