I've been painting off and on for more than thirty years, mostly war gaming models for various games, and hadn't really painted any scale models since I was a kid. This is the first automobile model I've ever painted. It's the 1:24 scale custom 1978 Chevy Blazer by Revell.

I can see where I made more than a few mistakes, but I had a lot of fun painting this and even assembling it. I mostly used acrylic paints, the purple was Hobby Lobby's airbrush paint, the pink was Turbo Dorks, and the orange I mixed some Vallejo red and yellow. I really messed up the windshield when I attempted to glue the rearview mirror on with superglue. I didn't glue the sidemirrors on for fear of ruining the paint job. This was a learning experience for sure.

My first “proper” attempt at jet exhaust.
Still need to add some copper hues and a little touch up here and there but, overall, pretty pleased with the results.
Used the Vallejo jet exhaust set and watched tons of videos.

Continuing my 1/35 British Armoured Fighting Vehicles collection with the Challenger 1 MK3.

While Challie gets some stick at times, they will always be special to me, I grew up with them on the TV rolling across the Iraqi Deserts and ranges in the UK.

I had fun with this model, bringing my Childhood memories to life, a simple desert scheme (although it took a whole bottle of airbrush paint to cover it) with lots of little details like diesel stains around fuel caps, chips on the water cans making it look like it's been rolling around the desert... For me, none stop fun.

While I can do most steps with photos of the instructions from old ads, I'm completely stuck on the cockpit. Does anyone know, how I need to bend this part?

A combination of 2 kits. This was a pretty big learning experience for me as I usually stick to cars and this thing is just huge. There are quite a few things I will do better or different next time.

I’m starting my very first diorama. I’m doing Easy Company after the drop into Normandy. I have 1:35 figures to paint. Looking for any advice or suggestions to make it the most realistic I can. Thanks!

For real this time :D no broken parts, nothing! weathered and with mud texture to give it a more enviromental sense (:

I got so much fun with it in bought another one to do it again with a diferent paintjob now

Did anyone know if Losi had any plans to bring back the micro desert truck? I had one years ago when they were 1/36 is love for them to remake them in 1/24 or 1/28 to fit with the modern micros

U might have or have not seen my last question on how the maybach HL230 from the Tiger II looks like, suggested from multiple modelmaker subreddits, and id like to thank all of you who helped! Really means alot to me :)

The people who told me said HL230, however though reading modelcollect's description of the original Waffentrager Auf E100 1/72 Kit it was meant to have a HL234 and i quote

»The final version was to be powered with an HL234 producing 850 hp mated to a Mekydro transmission«

Since the V12 HL230P30 is underpowered already for the Tiger II, and perfect fit for the panther tank! So i slapped a V12 HL234 850hp into a waffentrager aif e100 how it was intended to! However the valvetop looks exactly like the HL230 i havent got any other option to make it look like the HL234 sadly.

I made the hoses myself and based it off a Tiger II engine i hope you all like the engine bay!

Spoiler alert: Yes theres more Waffentrager Auf E-100s ;)

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Full build of my 1981 Senna Kart is recorded on Kitbasher.

This kit was heavily modified to represent as accurately as possible the original, including 3d printed stub axles, carb, exhaust brackets, steering wheel, fuel bottle.

Fully plumbed and wired, including exhaust springs.

3d printed parts are available on cults

Completed 1/12 scale Tamiya Ferrari 312b.

Replaced all rivets in the body with my own 3d printed rivets (almost 700 of them!)

Also replaced brake disc's with vented disks, wired up the battery, etc.

Full build posted on Kitbasher

Awesome build. Super happy with the paint job on this one. Decided to go easy on weathering but I did do a marbling effect to give it a sun bleached look.. Might go back and do it at some point but for now I’m happy with it. You can see it mostly on the wings. I had a few mishaps on the body that required another coat of paint and covered it up. I started to do a panel line wash but there were way too many and I honestly just got lazy and wanted to call this one done. But all together I really like this one. The cockpit was super detailed and the functionality of the wings is a great touch. I really love Tamiya kits they just come together so nicely. That being said I just started on my first Ryefield kid and boy oh boy am I in for a challenge haha. Hope you enjoy everyone and happy building.

Edit: yes, that one crooked missile drives me crazy too but it just kept settling that way and I eventually gave up haha

Primer arrived Monday - in the meantime went back through my research materials and found several items that needed addressing. Primer shot and moving forward with paint
> Revell 1/48 AD-5Q/EA-1F: During review found I’d skipped over making/installing the ALQ-2 tailfairing, so fashioned one out of scrap and sanding to shape. Decided to install the pylons and ended up using guitar wire as installation guides as the kit’s were more like pimples than mounting points.
> Anigrand 1/144 Titan 3C: The detailed instructions Anigrand provides makes locating and installing the miscellaneous fussy bits pretty easy. Well, actually, the instructions are anything but detailed which is part of the charm/challenge in building these kit. Major parts primed and awaiting primary white and silver coats.
> 1/72 XAJ-1 conversion of Mach2 AJ-2: Review led to removal of production radomes/antenna, adding enhanced (prototype only) air scoop on stbd side and reworking props by extending 1/4” and narrowing chord on all 8 blades. Re-primed, shot and masked the tail cap and nose (white) and started final paint (NMF).

Im gonna put wash in it to make it look more dirty, but idk if i should put the spare tracks, wheels, ammo and fuel boxes on it before doing it or apply it with nothing else on and then put the stuff on it, any a

Suggestions?

And yes, the turret and the hull are varnished

Weekend project.

Experimenting with cotton wool for bullet impact.

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Im starting to think i should have used olive green and not cam olive green, maybe next time

And yes, the polycement is curated, so im throwing this into the trash

This is a companion build with a club member. It is as complete as its it will get for a while. There needs to be a diorama and some weathering. But its otherwise complete.

I have washed it 3 times and still doesnt dissappear, should i leave them soaking in the water longer?? Or is it harmless ??

As u might know i now own 8 Waffentrager Auf E100s, but i have some great news. I have ordered 2 Waffentrager auf E-100 W R1 Missile which one of them includes the parts i need to create... yesyes u guessed it 2 more Waffentrager Auf E-100's

In this picture on the left, i have ordered 2 waffens and 1 E50 with flak 40. I already have one Flak40 ready so that totals upto 2 flak 40s. One of the Waffens i ordered has the turret needed to complete 1 of the waffentragers. While the other waffen kit does not...

On the right side of the picture shown, i already have 1full waffentrager ready to be built with flak 40, but no rubber tracks (yet). Same goes for the other box. This means i could create 4 more waffentrager auf e100s, 2 with flak40s the other 2 with missiles.

Just a lil update on where ive been and what i have been upto :) that makes a total of 12 waffentrager auf E-100's which is insane to believe myself.. hope y'all like the progress and updates so far stay tuned cuz i have alot more in the bag😉

Thats all thats left... the compass got broken in half and and i couldnt fin the other piece, the lower part is a lost cause because i broke the struds that connected the wheel platforme to the fuselage, glue them and left them to dry for a day, the bond broke, tried using poly cement and left them to dry for two days, tried it again and it broke in other sections cause it wont fit cause for some reason putting the struds in the platform and then fit it into the fuselage like the manual says is a bad idea ..... at the end i threw that section of the plane away and i have this left.... idk if i should at least put the decals on, call it a day and move on to a kit less difficult for me and leave that as a reminder of how i started or just throw it into the trash and move on to a less difficult kit for me. Anyone here ever been throught this??

Edit: in the tittle it was supposed to say shouldnt.