#1/72 scale

[hobbystationerytagimi]

ハセガワ　1/72 J35J ドラケン エースコンバット エスパーダ隊　エースコンバット・ゼロ・ザ・ベルカン・ウォー　再入荷しました。

#エースコンバット #ドラケン #1/72 scale #ハセガワ #プラモデル #hasegawa #plastic model #ace combat

[gundamatt]

#macross frontier #vf-25s #1/72 scale #scalemodel #hg #supermessiah #bandai #hobby #valkyrie #ozuma

[triangleofdog]

A crashed star wars A-wing, vertical diorama

A mix of this idea

But alter the paint scheme...

I'm working on how to make the pilots bad day, worse....

Hey....

Bad day, gone worse.

I like that....

#scale model #scale figure #1/72 scale #miniature figure #bandai #a wing

[mitsue-n]

The Mole

1/72 scale

下の部分の組み立てがほぼ終わった。

24/06/2022

#thunderbirds #thunderbirds 1965 #the mole #1/72 scale #plastic model #aoshima

[victory-raiga]

Recent Pickups

I’m really excited to own these rare/vintage kits! I absolutely adore old-style box art, it’s just got so much heart and soul!

Top Left is the Buffire and Bowg from Powered Armor Dorvack.

Top Right is the StrikeDog from Armored Trooper VOTOMS.

Bottom Left is the Legioss in the Armo-Fighter mode from Genesis Climber Mospeada.

Bottom Right is the VF-1S Armored Valkyrie from Super Dimension Fortress Macross.

I’ll hopefully be able to build these within the next few months, I have a project related to Macross currently in the works.

If anyone would like me to go more in-depth about older kits, I would be more than happy to get into what they’re like.

#mecha #vintage #robotech: the macross saga #super dimension fortress macross #マクロス #Robotech #mospeada #votoms #dorvack #legioss #anime #manga #vintage model kit #old model kit #Plamo #haul #Genesis Climber Mospeada #1/72 scale #1/35 scale #sci fi model kit #science fiction #sci fi modeler #scale model #plastic model #Powered Armor Dorvack

[taka0227metal]

1/72 TAMIYA_Hughes AH-64 APACHE

#plasticmodel #plamo #1/72 scale #tamiya #ah 64 #apache #military

[reversemoon255]

MAILeS YM-04 Kenbu Zan

I didn’t watch past episode 3, but does the main character die at the end of season 1? I only ask because the only registered pilot for the Kenbu Zan is its tiny Shisa-like AI, Gai. I mean, if that’s true, that’d be a neat twist. I always felt like the MC would die, anyway, since a lot of the imagery in the OP/ED (I don’t remember which, it’s been a while) showed the other characters without him.

This kit is essentially identical to the original Kenbu, but with almost all the armor redesigned. You could swap any part between them with no issue, except the ankles which are new. Their range is about the same, though differ slightly in where they reach. Also, the torso, waist, and head are the same with new red armor pieces and horns. It also comes with a second copy of the original Kenbu’s rifle and both of its mismatched shoulders.

The Details: I replicated everything I did on the original Kenbu; black panel lining, black fill, repainting the yellows gold. I did take a little liberty on the shoulders, doing them in just black rather than a separate stickered grey that only appears on that one piece.

As for the sword, I filled and lined it in black, painted the top of the hilt red to match the stickers, and painted the blade silver to match the production photos.

Overall, it is the Kenbu again, but has enough visual and constructive differences that I didn’t experience much mold fatigue when building it. I think I like it more aesthetically, with the more concentrated reds and large sword, but they also make a nice pair, and it’s cool seeing the two of them side-by-side. If they do a third iteration, I’ll probably pick it up, too.

#Kyoukai Senki #Kenbu #Kenbu Zan #Gunpla #Model Kit #1/72 #1/72 scale #review

[moondrome]

the first finished model this year it's the A-10 from Italeri in 1/72 scale. ground crew figures and additional items are from Hasegawa and Italeri. the airfield base was scratchbuilt .

#italeri #a 10 thunderbolt ii #diorama #1/72 scale

[knchr]

ハイパーペーパートイ 1/72スケールマットアロー１号（DAICON FILM版 帰ってきたウルトラマン）

#want #paper toy #1/72 scale #mat arrow 1 #daicon film #ultraman #hideaki anno #tooru saegusa #1983 #2023

[alfazagato2]

Has anyone else gone through a sort of modeling identity crisis?  For years, I was collecting & building WWII RAF fighters in 1/72 scale.    All graceful curvy things.  Even the Defiant.  (The Defiant is hilarious.)  

Lately, though, I’ve been real keen on the horde of weird airliner designs from the interwar period.   I have one on my shelf, a 1/72 DeHavilland Dragon Rapide “City of Bristol” in Railway Air Services livery.  Bad R.A.S. livery, at that.    Some of these things are absolutely goofy, though.    Annoyingly, not all of them are kitted.    Really want an Airspeed Ferry.   Can’t find anything of that.    Or a Handley-Page H.P.42/45.    There’s an ancient Airfix kit of that in 1/144, or a vacuum-formed kit in 1/72 that scares me

Still, my point was whether anyone else has done this to themselves?  

#models #modeling #aircraft #planes #handleypage #airspeed #ferry #1/72 scale #1/144 scale #im just weird like that

[magistralucis]

Miniature Painting Retrospective (2023)

2023 has been a hell of a year, but it had one upside to it, namely that this was the year I got into miniature painting. The downsides are money spent on plastics and paints and my ever-increasing piles of shame, but what mini lover doesn't deal with that 🤣

I'm a relatively new painter. I began painting in the second quarter of this year, and I haven't exactly done it every day or even every week, though I think I've improved greatly nonetheless. This is a retrospective post with some examples I've painted this year, what I learned, what I'd do better, and goals for the future.

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April 2023

Despite the many pages of ramblings on my blog, I did not actually get into miniatures because of Warhammer 40K, it was Dark Souls that got me to pull the trigger 😂 I love, love, love Dark Souls, when I realized there was a boardgame and people painted the plastic figures that came with them I had to get me some of that. I've actually posted these before on my DS sideblog, so if you've seen them around somewhere else 'twas I who was responsible, but these are the very first minis I've ever painted.

Siegward of Catarina was painted almost entirely with contrasts and metallics. I wanted to give him the really rusted look like Catarina Armour has in DS3. Solaire was painted similarly, except I didn't really get how to 'paint white' or 'paint yellow' or to use ink to fill in the sunface, so his chest is woefully incomplete. I thought of stripping him to start over, but have since decided against it; what I'll likely do is to get another Solaire and do the better job with that one. It's good to see where you began. Gives perspective.

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May 2023

I began properly looking up painting tutorials around this time. Coincidentally, this was the first time I began to really feel like I knew what I was doing 🤣

Eygon of Carim was painted almost entirely with drybrushing, save for the brown cloth, which was my first attempt at wet blending + adding wear and tear and scratches to simulate realism. He was drybrushed with a gunmetal grey then tinted with Black Templar for the majority of his dark armour, then drybrushed with silver to highlight the edges. His shield and mace followed the same procedure, except they were sponged with bronze later.

All of the models so far remain unbased to this day... I am not very good at remembering to base my models

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June 2023

Got into 6mm historicals (Anglo-Saxon/Vikings) during this period, which I don't have a picture of as those are currently in a storage box we stashed away for the Christmas holidays (guests staying over 😖).

Had another go at painting an Onion Knight, however, this time of Catarina Armour than Siegward specifically. Siegward has a longer Zweihander and a more detailed look. I wanted to give this version a clean look, and he was painted in a much more traditional style, following the base + shading + highlights + edge highlights method. No contrasts nor drybrushing, though the shield was mildly sponged with black. I'm proud of this one.

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July 2023

Got into Warhammer during this period. Had a break from painting as I tried to read and digest WH40K necron lores/novels, then became attracted to some of the full-size models, as well as building an army for Epic Armageddon. Shown above are some 6mm necron warriors, Immortals, Flayed Ones, and pariahs I painted as an example at this time. They are very, very small and very delicate and I love them your honour

I'm especially happy with the Flayed Ones. I'm actually using those to make a small Twice-Dead King diorama atm, I'll get some more made for the actual army. The pariah models have that warscythe design with a hole (?) in the middle but I... don't??? like the hole??? so I just filled them in with milliput and painted them up similarly to glaives instead

I also obtained a larger Dancer of the Boreal Valley model. She is in the pile of shame. I am afraid to begin painting her now that I've been staring at her for so long 😖😖😖

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August - September 2023

I............. ghghgghgghggg

The pile grows. At least I gave Orikan his green marble interior design???

Started doing 28mm historicals in early Sep. When it comes to the actual gaming aspect of this hobby, I have played way more historicals than I've ever played Warhammer or the Dark Souls Boardgame; I play SAGA with my sig. other, and he got me into Chain of Command, though I'm playing solely with the models he painted for that one (since he has been in this hobby for many, many more years than I). Here's a berserkr I painted and based up. NMM chainmail and glazed fur detail, the rock/ground based with cork.

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September 2023

Still doing historicals. My Viking warlord, rock based with foam, need to add some grass on there or something. Otherwise very very happy with how he turned out. I keep going back and forth between giving him a shield, since I love painting shields, but I also don't want to obscure the main details of his body. All metallic details are NMM.

Note the scabbard and the glint of his sword. I'm not super good at NMM yet, but I can do tiny glints and details like these.

An example of general warriors, huscarls, etc. I have about 50 men in varying states of completion. These are all Victrix models. Every one of those shields are freehanded. They make for very good practice because they're a nice, well-defined flat surface. I'm really proud of those.

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October - November 2023

My beloved Tea Space Marine brothers 😂☕ I've posted about those before (x, x, x) - the Arizona Tea dude is not yet done because I actually need to give him a banner and paint up his base, and during December I was too occupied with other creative activities to work on him. They are the first Space Marines I've ever painted and tbh I don't find them the easiest to paint (???) but they're some of the best fun I've had so far!

I want to make a whole series of those, not just of Space Marines or even the Imperium. I might do more porcelain, they're really fun to pose next to tea-things. The teacup Marine was painted a gloss white (after being primed not-white 😨) then freehanded with royal blue, with Retributor Armour being the gold. The Arizona Tea Marine was painted emerald with pink edges, tinted in places with Magos Purple, then freehanded with various shades of plum blossom-esque colours. Still wondering what design his banner ought to be.

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That's it for 2023. Next year I want to do the following things.

Finish up the Epic Armageddon necron army, complete with vehicles (300-400 points).

Finish the Dancer of the Boreal Valley statuette (because that's what she is at that scale, she's the biggest model I have, it's part of why I got intimidated lmao).

Get better at NMM.

Apply aforementioned NMM techniques to necrons on the pile of shame that are not painted.

Learn how to airbrush.

Obtain at least 6 points' worth of guys for a SAGA Viking army, then paint them up and base them properly.

Base my minis properly, full stop 🥴

Looking forward to some fun painting sessions next year!!! 💖

#warhammer 40k #dark souls #miniature painting #miniature #mini painting #freehand #epic armageddon #not included in this retrospective is the fact i'm building a plane with sig. other at the moment #1:72 scale nimrod. it's quite a lot for people who've never built a plane before but we're managing 😂 #no pictures of that because we haven't put on wings yet

[hobbystationerytagimi]

コトブキヤ　1/72 CO3 Malicious R.I.P.3/M ブルー・マグノリア搭乗機　アーマード・コア ヴァーディクトデイ　再入荷しました。

#アーマード・コア #ブルー・マグノリア #1/72 scale #コトブキヤ #プラモデル #kotobukiya #plastic model #armored core

[hellfiremodels]

fucked up flying dorito

#aviation #scale modelling #planes #model aircraft #model airplane #plamo #scalemodel #brush painted #italeri #1/72 #mirage #mirage 2000 #mirage 2000c #Armée de l'air #gulf war #operation daguet #Youtube

[triangleofdog]

More progress on the crashed A-wing diorama...

Yes, a bad day....

Painting a desert scheme helped achieve a more natural looked.... baked and windblown sand on top, and fresher, brighter, cleaner sand below...

Some wip pics. And a build up of sand in / on the belly of the craft as it bounced to a belly landing...

And I'm still sculpting a pilot in 1/72 trying to escape....

#scale model #scale figure #1/72 scale #bandai #scalemodel #diorama #a wing

[flight-fanatic]

I managed to get myself to airbrush for the first time in about a month!

(Also welcome to my scale modeling and aviation blog)

#scalemodel #aircraft #model airplane #1/72 #1/144 scale #f 14 tomcat #revell

[stevethefishdotnet]

Hobby Boss 1:72 P-40B/C Flying Tigers plastic model build photoset May 15th, 2022

This is a pseudo-snap kit by Hobby Boss with nice external detail and very nice decals that are sturdy and yet the transfer film provides a very nice painted-on look. One complaint is that there aren’t enough decals for both sides (there’s one registry number decal but not two for both sides). The biggest drawback is the cockpit interior. It provides an idea of a seat, head cushion, and flight stick, but there is no instrumentation panel and there’s just a concave void where one should be. Apparently this was sacrificed for the sake of a snap fit complexity, but come on, it’s not like the canopy doesn’t require glue.

I cut off the wing guns and replaced them with Wave brass piping, and used another brass segment to replicate the pitot tube. If there is a way assemble the propeller so that it spins, I couldn’t figure it out and the instructions fail to explain it. It just has some leftover parts that have no explanation.

I painted this with Tamiya acrylics: XF-52 Flat Earth, XF-26 Deep Green, and  XF-19 Sky Gray for the underside. Again, these decals are great. I had one side of the shark mouth stick to my finger and lift off. I was able to put it back down without it folding in on itself or ripping. Very nice!

#Hobby Boss #Flying Tigers #plastic model #scale model #plamo #1:72 #1/72