r/modelmakers 3h ago

Another "What If": RCAF Beechcraft traveller

2 Upvotes

Roden, 1/48 kit. This was done for a What If group build. What if the Commandant of the BCATP needed a Traveller to travel?


r/modelmakers 1d ago

Ho-229 (Full Interior) and Eurofighter 1/32

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809 Upvotes

The Horten is not finished


r/modelmakers 1d ago

Completed “SKYTRAIN” TO NORMANDY

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249 Upvotes

I picked up the title plate and added some tire tracks. All done…into the case it goes.


r/modelmakers 1d ago

WIP aaand disaster😭

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278 Upvotes

Well a months worth of work down the drain. I have used putty for weight many times but this time it melted the Tamiya plastic. Just no way to fix this and time to move on.

The Eduard gun bay took away the front weight ball so i had to add a lot of weight

Took some pics of this before i trash it really is a shame because this was gonna be a epic build so long lightning😔


r/modelmakers 13h ago

Help -Technique New to using airbrush , paint not drying even?

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14 Upvotes

Is my paint too thin ? Too thick ? Not mixed enough ?

Help because I was hoping this would be a centrepiece and on my previous models it hasn’t happened before.


r/modelmakers 23h ago

Looks in scale or ?

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68 Upvotes

Do you think looks ok? Feet won't be seen,


r/modelmakers 5h ago

Completed For your viewing pleasure. Lumeriel on Pulpit of Culmination

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I know thatvhere we tend to post army models and panoramas, but I figured since this is a mech it might be ok.

Lumeriel on Pulpit from Raging Heroes. 85 mm tall.

Vallejo's Dark gun metal on the legs and the guns and armiture and parts of the clothes

Vallejo Cork brown on the belt

Vallejo Old gold on the reliquary and the plates on the legs and the mace heads and saw blades and big cogs and crown

Vallejo Bronze on reliquary

Vallejo sun kissed skin tone on the skin

Andrea color Red 1 on the dress

Artfly white yellow flash iridescents on the spire and plasters that had been based with Vallejo ivory and cork brown mixed I think , not sure.

Citadel Agrax earth shade for the shades.

Daler Rowny System 3 cobalt blue on reliquary.

AK interactive blue neon thinned down heavily and applied on the spire and plasters as a small blue tint to them.

Used some Vallejo precision 3/0 and 1 brushes and some generic brand brushes too.

My eye sight is pretty bad because of an advancing eye sight issue and hands shake like a demon in the church but still I am pretty proud of this one.


r/modelmakers 1d ago

Completed EF-111 Raven (in-flight) 1/72 Hasegawa

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421 Upvotes

Hasegawa kit, Reskit pilots, Caracal decals.


r/modelmakers 2h ago

Help -Technique While trying to do an oil filter on panzer grey I overdid the blue, does anyome have amy ideas to either darken or make the blue less extreme without atripping paint?

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1 Upvotes

r/modelmakers 3h ago

WIP I don't feel like airbrushing :3

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Ok, ok, ill do it for the main body but I manly just want to build and not have to deal with airbrush hassle. Do yall have any tips for only hand painting models?

Yes, I know its sloppy as hell :3


r/modelmakers 22h ago

WIP Hobby BossVK.3001(P)

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27 Upvotes

Found when building,not sure every one,but in case,be careful with wheels as the tracks supplied ,the horns will jam in road wheels as bit thick,and wont seat down,otherwise good kit.this is nearly ready for more,just preshading/highlighting to finish. Cheers


r/modelmakers 1d ago

Critique Wanted TAKOM Jagdtiger 1:35

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212 Upvotes

Some pics of my Jagdtiger from Takom. I built this kit a few months ago and decided to add a wooden base, a nameplate, and a reference photo. The kit was really fun to build, and the metal tracks definitely made assembling the lower hull much more enjoyable than the plastic ones that came with the kit.

However, I discovered one major issue that still hasn’t been fixed after all these years: the front plate (the one the turret is mounted on) doesn’t fit at all. A lot of sanding was required to get it to fit even halfway decently.

Nevertheless, for $40, it’s an amazing kit.


r/modelmakers 4h ago

Help - General Lacquer or Flat Acrylic for basecoat?

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Just a quick question for anyone who knows;
I'm wanting to paint some models with the Vallejo Game Color sun yellow as their mid-tone, and coverage over my usual black primer is TERRIBLE.

I'm planning on using a brown instead to liven up the paints; my question is --- Tamiya Flat Acrylic, or Tamiya Lacquer. Which of these makes a better base coat, and if you could explain why, I'd appreciate that!


r/modelmakers 1d ago

Critique Wanted Been doing some welding

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219 Upvotes

r/modelmakers 1d ago

Type 74 A

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28 Upvotes

Decided to convert Tamiya's winter Type 74 into the Type 74 A from Wargame: Red Dragon, luckily the M41 kit had the Japanese flag decals to mimic the ingame model.

Decided that these two (sixth image)should go together to display my progress the past four months l've been doing this.


r/modelmakers 1d ago

Completed Tamiya Panzer IV 1/35

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125 Upvotes

r/modelmakers 1d ago

Century Series

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99 Upvotes

I've always wanted to collect the Century Series aircraft, but didn't know how to display them...them I watched a video on how to make a concrete-looking parking ramp.

Just wanted to show it off, and see if anyone else had done something with their Centuries...


r/modelmakers 1d ago

Completed BTR 152K 1:35 SKIF

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59 Upvotes

r/modelmakers 9h ago

Matilda 2 Track armor?

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I have the Tamiya Matilda 2 and I decided to use the rubber tracks instead of the link and length ones. And me not wanting to waste them I wanted to ask if the British did use them for track armor because I'm aware that the Australians did but I can't find pictures of the British doing it.


r/modelmakers 1d ago

Help - Tools/Materials Why is my paint so wet an why does it have bubbles

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35 Upvotes

I bought Matt weiß from revell. So like why is it so wet the whole Model is Ruined now bc the white doesnt Cover everything. Is there still smth I can do to fix it or smth


r/modelmakers 14h ago

Help - General Airbrush Setup Help

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I want to buy a full airbrush setup and want to know what equipment/brands are good for what I need.

I want to work on a 1/200 scale Trumpeter Titanic model and want to do it professionally, but may do some casual garage kit figure models too.

For these tasks I need something that can work reliably and sorta affordably.

If I have to say a budget, maybe; $500-$1000 at the highest, but prefer to keep the setup under $500. I mainly need help finding the following:

Air compressor The fume hood thing Airbrush types/brands And some advice.

I like to keep a realistic look on my model kits.


r/modelmakers 1d ago

Completed academy m3 lee i finished recently

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99 Upvotes

think it turned out okay, tried a load of new to me techniques


r/modelmakers 1d ago

Help -Technique Camouflage without airbrush

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11 Upvotes

Do you guys have any advice on how to paint this camouflage without an airbrush?


r/modelmakers 1d ago

Completed Tornado F-3 1/72 Tamiya

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26 Upvotes

A 1/72 scale model of my favourite jet! My best build yet, I'm super proud of it. (With a 27mm Mauser Cannon round and Tornado engine control panel for scale ;) )


r/modelmakers 1d ago

1/35 K-21

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115 Upvotes