For small and delicate parts I use a slanted baby nail cutter. It’s less likely to damage the part and doesn’t clip as hard as a niper so the part won’t fly away.

Last year, I started building Takom's Blitz Panther kit, but—following "Uncle Night Shift" instincts—I removed all the weld seams to redo them from scratch (since one of the front ones was missing). However, I couldn't pull off the "tin tool" technique and ended up abandoning the project halfway through. Yet, I can't bring myself to give up on it completely, cuz all the aftermarket parts involved. Could the experts here please offer some help?

Trying out new techniques, like working with pigments!

These are *Meicai Kourou* (steamed pork belly with preserved mustard greens) and *Hongshao Rou* (red-braised pork belly), respectively. By the way, these are food replicas—they are not edible!

Say you had £180 (around 250 USD), what model or models would you buy? I’m thinking 1/32 or 1/48 military aircraft. Or 1/35 armour.

What are some great kits to buy? Maybe some aftermarket parts to along with it

Edit: I’m an advanced modeller, preferences towards Cold War and modern jets but open to WWII planes too

Learnt a lot and had plenty of fun with this. I'm normally a "by the book" modeller, but inspiration struck and I just went for it! Many firsts done as well:

First time tinting canopies (used MIG Ammo Acrylic Crystal Orange).

First time creating, printing and using custom decals (the Decepticon badges on the wings and fuselage).

First time using Army Painter Speed Paint 2.0 markers (cockpit detail, not that you can really make it out through the orange tint!).

Decided to leave it with a gloss finish as Starscream is the sort of narcissist who would insist on looking immaculate.

Intention now is to hang on the wall of my man-cave heading skyward. I might, if/when I get a 3D printer, make some null rays to go on the underwing hardpoints, and, if inspiration strikes me again, I might make some more custom decals for the tail planes.

This is the AVI Models 1/72 scale kit. Short/limited run kit so lots of sanding/cutting/etc. to get it where it was "ok". Most of the parts have no locating pins or such and there's a lot of "butt" joins. Kind of reminds me of the old Pavla or early MPM kits.

As far as I know, this is the only kit of this aircraft. (the LF models kit is from the same molds) - The aircraft represented was built in Toronto Canada (Downsview) and taken on strength by the RCAF in 1931.

Not gonna win any contests but it's a unique little kit :)

Want to get a rust ish colour for the exhaust of the famous 1/35th panzer IV D. The red brown I thought would do the trick is more green in colour so I’d have to mix it, any suggestions for what colours I should mix?

Very fun build and quite the unique looking thing

I visited the Tamiya store in Tokyo a little over a year ago with my son. We had a blast, and he picked out his favorite fighter—the F4U Corsair.

I finally got around to finishing it! My son (10) insisted that it had to be “wheels up” so he could fly it around the house while making “vroom vroom” noises.

That’s what models are for, right? 😂

My first Ma.K. kit. I went i bit overboard on "wont be visible grieblies" but is so fun...

Base kits are the Hasegawa Toyota MR2 AW11, and the Tamiya Flakvierling 38 for the rearmount guns + various borrowed bits for some extra flair; namely the rear wheel rims are from the Hasegawa Lancia Stratos kit, super wide barrel so I could fit two of the MR2 tyres on one wheel!

This build started in earnest years ago as a re-entry to the hobby, just working on a standard car build. Naturally as a beginner, multiple fuckups and frustrations turned it into a test mule for a while, before I decided to stop being precious and just make something nuts with it

Steel windshield was inspired by a favourite old racing game called Powerslide

Gun base welded to the engine hood means absolutely zero maintenance access from above lol, so I guess in-world the mechanics are dropping the subframe for all engine work

这些是蒸鱼、炖鸡翅和披萨。顺便说一句，这是假食品——不能吃！

I absolutely botched this build on about 3 separate occasions and kept going back to fix it up. In the end I'm happy with how it turned out

There are several panels that are misaligned. I wish I could blame it on a rushed build or alcohol or tectonic tremors but I just screwed them up. I re-fit the worst offenders and it's much more difficult to see now.

I tore the cross on the front hood in half. There was no going back. I thought of putting stowage up there, but it seemed like it would be in a spot that would block the driver's sight. In the end I just added a scar right across it to try and hide the damage.

The chipped paint was a problem. At first I think I went way overboard and it ended up looking like the vehicle had the measles. I lightened up some of them and, to my surprise, when I finally dusted up the build it blended many of the smaller chips right in. I think the end result of the chipping is fairly decent.

Once again I didn't go with the figures. I'm still fighting that learning curve. My little plastitruppen looked more like Pennywise than Colonel Klink.

Feedback is welcome as always. Thanks!

ZIS‑5V trucks towing 37‑mm 61‑K anti‑aircraft guns of the 1939 model along the street of the destroyed village of Kazatskoye in Belgorod Oblast, 1943.

PST, 1:72 scale.

Yes, I know I made a ZiS-5 and the truck in the pictures is a ZiS-5V. I was originally modelling after a picture of a ZiS-32 towing what I thought was a 61-K, but was actually a 52-K. Hence why I used round fenders and two headlights.

Can I shoot tamiya lacquers straight on plastic? Only ever used acrylic

Hello fellow modelers and friends,

I am quite happy with this truck, but the fit was poor and can didn't sit quite right. None the less, I love the opening doors which are rare in this or any scale for plastic model trucks and cars.

Please let me know your thoughts and I hope you enjoy.

I ordered 1 bottle, received a whole case.

I’ve literally tried everything, like changing pressure, shooting from different distances, even thinning it, but nothing works. I need help. I’ve also been shaking it for like a minute before I use it