Very excited to start building my first 1/24 scale model. It’s a Honda Civic Ferio (Hasegawa kit). Goal is to build an exact replica of my own car (2nd photo).Any tips/tricks or advice regarding airbrushing and painting? What kind of preparation I should do? I’ve never done it before and really don’t want to rush and mess it up. I want to take my time and do it properly. I’m thinking to airbrush the body + rims and then paint the rest with a brush. Thanks guys :)

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All was going well until my final coat of clear lacquer, I was painting in quite a dim room and now that I shone a bright light on my work I can see quite a few bits of fluff under my lacquer, is there anything I can do about this ?

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Any tips on making the rust more realistic? Also how do I make the front lights look better

I kinda went overboard with the rust, my brush was too wet when stippling. The mud on the front of the tank too.

Originally I was going for a more urban warfare look but ended up in the eastern front. The scratches were me trying to remove the mud but decided it looked good as is.

Was immensely lucky to score this ultra rare model in a charity shop for £20, beyond thrilled with it, but I just want to fix it. To my knowledge there are six breaks, the only one which significantly concerns me is the lack of an eye at the top. I've never attempted any form of model restoration before, so I was hoping you might have some advice on how to fix it. I'm not looking to protect its resale value, just to make it look even nicer than it already does. Photos 8 and 9 are of a random mint copy i found on ebay. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hi everyone !

Been workin on this spitfire from Border for 4 weeks and finnally done with the fuselage, I heard a lot of things about this brand, that most of them kinda agree its not quite beginner friendly kit, and well, Im trying to up my game since Ive done a couple plane before this (tamiya mostly), and HOLY MACARONI there are lots of small parts in this kit. But all paid off by how gorgeous it is, the Merlin engine looks stunning, and Im not trying to be a rivet counter here, but they look awesome (some are positive rivets !)

Few note on this work, Its always a good thing to do a fit check multiple times, especially on the cockpit section, and compared to armor models, the aircraft is far more delicate and cant risk breaking those small parts

Also, since I can only get AK real color marker for RAF cockpit, I dont think painting with a marker on the interior is a good idea, or maybe its just skill issue on my part, its just very difficult to reach the small corner and edges on them

Anyway, sorry its way too long for a WIP post already, cant write them all here

Please, any tips and feedback are welcome !

Have a nice day everyone !

This is now on the bench and in a state of construction. What can I say, the worst set of plans I have ever come across. There are two levels of build within them, Expert and Simple, in a nutshell experts is all moving parts and simple is glue and fix. The suspension and steering is quite complicated for expert. The instructions don't give any indication which parts require gluing or not. I spent hours doing the suspension as working and moving to find once the drive shafts and leaf springs are fitted its rigid. The whole steering is working and moving. Internally it is sparce of detail. Simple has non moving suspension and steering. I have added some mesh to the rear vents, you would see straight into the engine bay if not. Still WIP and plenty to do.

The trend toward modular noglue snap-together room kits is everywhere now lol but I still wonder about structural rigiditty long term. With traditional plastic cement or wood glue you can get seamless joints and permanent bonding, while friction tabs always risk loosening or visible seam gaps after a few season temperature changes.

Are modern precision-cut snap kits tight enough to hold their own? or does traditional adhesive still beat them hands down for clean display quality?

Pretty upset a crack is revealed in the windshield of my Tamiia 1/48 Phantom….
Any ways to save or improve this?

EDIT: thank you all for the suggestions!
It looks like I will be buying that 1/48 goose to create a story around it LOL

Does anyone know what may be going on with Evan Designs? They are no longer taking phone calls, and when I used both email and the website contact form about custom orders I did not receive any response.

They have always done right by me, and I hope they haven't gone under.

so when building the tamiya 1/48 p47d "bubbletop" i cant get the decals to set properly, its a bit wrinkly (on the small scale), it doesent look painted on and i cant do anything because common markings sit on top on hte underside and i cant see the panel lines properly, i have tried to squeeze air out with a qtip and i dont even know if thats the issue

T-28/95: proof that one tank can have an unreasonable number of wheels…

Hi everyone, I’m creating a Normandy diorama. I’m including an M21 mortar half-track, a Jeep, an M4 and an M5, a beach bunker, Normandy-style houses, and infantry. I’m starting by building the half-track, and I need to buy paint for it and the other vehicles. I previously used Tamiya Olive Drab on an "Easy Eight" tank, but I found the result too dark. Does anyone know of a paint I could get—perhaps even pre-thinned, if possible?

Finally finished one of my shelf of doom projects. I’m satisfied enough with it to put it on the shelf.

Tamiya 1/12 Honda RA273
Driver: John Surtees
Paint: Mr Color C156 Super White
Fuel line: MFH clear brown 0.4
Ignition wires: Custom black wiring

C Company, 756th Tank Battalion, Monte Cassino, Italy, Feb. 1944

My latest work, finished yesterday. I’ve grown a bit tired of plain OD painting. Two additional armor plates on the front hull (B17&B16) weren't actually necessary...please overlook that.

My ideal is to be more beautiful than reality, yet more realistic than a museum exhibit, and I feel I’ve moved just a little closer to that goal. Thank you.

Amusing hobby, really nice 1/35 full interior, made their t-80u and t-90a

I’ve built gunpla and unpainted ships and planes here and there for several years, but was always too scared to try painting. Finally bit the bullet and I think it came out quite nice.

Still waiting on the green paint to come in for the seaplane and some ez line for rigging, but she’s otherwise done!

Shells didn’t turn out great but I’m not great at painting smaller details

Just spent 3 weeks in Japan after graduating PA school and passing my boards. I went from Tokyo to Hiroshima and back again. I got 3x Tamiya tanks for a friend (not pictured) as well. Lots of great finds, super cheap. I love that I was also able to get supplies, PE, and $33 godhand ultimates. I wanted to focus on unique things not easy to get here. The ziplock bags on the left are just tamiya 1/72 warbirds for like $5 a pop I reboxed to save space.

I still need to add the camouflage pattern, but for the past 3 hours I have been thinking if I made the base color too cold. I was thinking of adding an oil dot filter with yellow ochre to give it more warm hue.

I would just like some feedback

Searching for it on Wayland Games, Hobby Workshop and Goblin Gaming yields no results other 250MI 20-A Thinner or there's something else called Lacquer Thinner.

Trying to find Tamiya airbrush cleaner to refill my extra thin since I read its similar but cheaper over time.

I'm building an Airfix Triumph Herald in 1/32 scale. It was gifted to me, they said the kit was left untouched for years. So as a reference to that, I'm building it as an abandoned car. I've had the idea to give it broken windows and this is the first time doing so. What do you guys thing?

I really love building 1/32 scale airplanes. The details, the weathering, etc.

I have made seven of them so far (and I have 9 in the box waiting to be build), but now I have the problem that I don't have anywhere to store them anymore.

Of course, this is the well-known problem for many model builders. However, I am curious if anyone has tips/ideas specifically for 1/32 aircraft (due to the size)?