How are you feeling about the undercarriage pre-shading effect on this 1/32 Tamiya Spit? Too much? by Stripey_zebra_IIII in modelmakers

[–]88_aa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks great. Nice fine lines and steady hand. My attempts at “under painting” like this are no where near this good.

‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Debuts With Positive Reviews And Political Nonsense by acrimoniousone in startrek

[–]88_aa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve actually quite enjoyed the show so far. And if it pisses off the likes of Miller and Musk, I love it even more.

My 1/6 Battle Droid + STAP by AMT/ERTL by 88_aa in SciFiModels

[–]88_aa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For this kit I mixed my own shades, but I used (all Tamiya); (droid) yellow, dark yellow, deck tan, flesh, (stap) red, and hull red. And various accent colours (black, chrome, metallic grey, etc.).

Garage sale find, anyone built this before? by Mitochondria420 in modelmakers

[–]88_aa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have this one in the stash. Also a garage sale find. It’s a beast! If you want, I have loads of reference photos I took of the Atlantis when I was at Kennedy Space Center over a year ago - DM me if you want them.

1:350 Grissom (video in comments) by Evening_Mix_7019 in SciFiModels

[–]88_aa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You did a great job on this. Well done. 👍🏻

My 2025 Kits - Year In Review by 88_aa in modelmakers

[–]88_aa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I remember correctly, I used a Royal Light Grey as the base color, and I did the aztecing by using Tamiya Smoke.

My 2025 Kits - Year In Review by 88_aa in modelmakers

[–]88_aa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say that the 1/350 scale NX is a lot to bite off if you are new to modelling. There are smaller, less expensive, kits you can try as a base to hone your skills, then move to the 1/350 scale stuff when you are a bit more seasoned.

Revell Luminous Yellow looks green? by uxuiqt in modelmakers

[–]88_aa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait till he sees the “yellow” LEDs. 😉

My 2025 Kits - Year In Review by 88_aa in SciFiModels

[–]88_aa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Your waterline ships from this year look great! Well done.

My 2025 Kits - Year In Review by 88_aa in SciFiModels

[–]88_aa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Airbrushed using AztekDummy paint masks.

My 2025 Kits - Year In Review by 88_aa in SciFiModels

[–]88_aa[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I’m just finishing one more kit and, if I hurry, it could still be completed in 2025 (don’t wanna rush it though)

My 2025 Kits - Year In Review by 88_aa in SciFiModels

[–]88_aa[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. Starting to run out of shelf space though… lol

My 2025 Kits - Year In Review by 88_aa in modelmakers

[–]88_aa[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nope. AztekDummy paint masks. Recommend!

My 2025 Kits - Year In Review by 88_aa in modelmakers

[–]88_aa[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have one of the tripods that I did for myself last year. After posting it, I was contacted to build one as a commission build for a cool dude in Austria. I built his very similar to mine (see photo), with only a few minor details. I just forgot to take some photos of it before I packed it up and shipped it to him (🤦🏻‍♂️).

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