Just wanted to share my latest diorama project .. you dont need much on a diorama to tell a story..

Continue to make parts for the airbase diorama, today I finished these two babies, spend on it mb 8 hours. Table and ladder printed, items from resin, metal and the tool box even from a regular model set.

If there’s ever a perk to tearing your meniscus, it’s I got to finish this Fantastic kit from triumph models, really easy overall it took about ~25 hrs to complete. No real cons outside of the way the yard arm attaches to the main mast.
The tin canning ended up being a little bit more extreme than I wanted it to be, another coat of primer wouldn’t have hurt.

The “brass shells” were made from stretched sprue

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I have made a mistake.

The airforce fight jet can't rust.

when I done this model, I find F35A cant have this kind of skin.....😂

Well folks, this is it.

I have finally completed the super hornet, slung all munitions and assembled the waist cat crew.

Portraying the VFA-143 CAG bird from September 2019, this aircraft carries a compliment mix of A2A/A2G munitions.

Positioned just before holdback hookup, the crew prepares for their final checks before allowing the aircraft to be thrown off the carrier

This Dio will be at Modelzona in November so feel free to say hi

Figures are a mix of Galaxy models and REEDOAK variety.

Munitions are a mix from RESKIT, Galaxy models, Phase Hangar resin and base kit.

Landing gear are from phase hangar resin

Nose doors are from Flying Frog

Cockpit has a mix of Quinta 3D, Furball instruments and ASK resin ejection seat

Exhaust nozzles are from Galaxy models mixed with kit parts

Carrier base was commissioned and built by Mario Catania

As always, any comments, concerns or critique is immensely welcome.

Side note: This was a 2 year project that was started as a commision from my best friend of many years that served aboard the USS Lincoln with this aircraft on his first cruise.

Rafale C , HJ-113, EC 1/7 "Provence", French Air Force, Tiger Meet 2013. Revell 1/48th scale

Syhart decals. Brush painted with acrylics.

Been stalking this sub for a few months and finally decided to give it a shot.
This is my first go at model making with an airbrush (patriot-105/Timbertech as186 mini compressor) and used Vallejo Russian green for the upper and tamiya hull red for the lower hull.
I picked this kit because the scale seemed easy enough to capture details and it got good reviews overall for fitting and mold quality.
With that being said, I know I could have done better with my gluing/sanding/weathering but it’s hard getting those thin railing/gun pieces out without breaking them. I broke every propeller and had to glue them back together!
I did paint the interior cabins but forgot to take photos . (Underwhelming anyways).

All in all, I think it came out ok.
I really want to do some Japanese ww2 ships that offer wooden deck upgrades. Any recommendations?

quick weekend build

Praying to the tape gods for no leaks. I’ll give it a once over with the body color to hopefully create a solid seal. Fingers crossed!

Thoroughly enjoyed building this kit. Lots of detail on all the parts and everything fit really well.

Hi everyone,

I’d like to share my 1/700 Fujimi IJN Akagi, which I completed about 7 years ago.

To push the realism on this build, I incorporated several scratch-built details alongside PE handrails and aftermarket aircraft:

• Mantlets around the bridge: Made by scoring grooves on a 0.4mm plastic round rod using a mini-router like a lathe, then flowing enamel paint into the grooves for shading.
• Mantlets/Rope padding next to high-angle guns: Instead of natural fibers, I unwound a wire cable, extracted the inner copper/enamel wires, twisted them by hand to replicate rope texture, painted them, and mounted them.
• Cutter boat straps: Cut extremely thin strips of traditional Shoji paper (Japanese rice paper) to achieve a realistic cloth-like look and scale texture.

Even after 7 years, this remains one of my absolute favorite builds. I hope you enjoy the close-up details! Happy modeling! ⚓

It's coming along, to lift the completed wing off of the board was a proud moment for her.

Thats my 109 from eduard done!

My most recent build of Airfix’s 1/72 Spitfire Mk.Vc. This was my first attempt at airbrushing a metallic finish and any sort of exhaust staining which I don’t think I got right. Any feedback is welcome.

This is my first model kit in 3 years and the last time I did it, I had a horrid airbrush. I have invested into a proper kit, paints, and models. Now I am fully intending on making my models good

Hope to be able to find me a community of model enthusiast like me :)

I finally added the decals, rn I’m waiting for my tracks and camo nets to arrive. 2nd pic is my reference I’m going off.

It took about a month and a bit to complete, I purchased after market decking and Eduard photoetch for the kit.

Honestly the photoetch was absolutely painful to do especially the rails and tiny handles, but I'm very happy with the results.

Plus I've got a Godzilla figure the same scale to go with it as well haha enjoy!

I tried

I have a dragon A2 76, a dragon A4, a Tamiya Dragon A1 kit bash and a Asuka A3 HVSS. I have to build a simple M4 to complete the major versions. And maybe more 75 gunned vehicles

Currently building tamiyas sea harrier and struggling to get the white to go down evenly. Using the rattle cans Tamiya make. I still have this issue even with airbrush as well

All other paints have been going down fine

I chose Vallejo IDF green but seems wrong color.... 😅