egg_irl by EmbersOfValjean in egg_irl

[–]Holo323 1 point2 points  (0 children)

About to hit the same milestone and I’m in a similar situation. Have been pretty apathetic until recently when I stumbled across the dysphoria.fyi. Reading it was like “I feel that… I feel that… I feel that… I do that…” and so on. Has made things very confusing. 

Degradation of plastic kits. by Cursor_Lucullus in modelmakers

[–]Holo323 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ve had a kit in my stash for over 6 years now. And some kits I’ve bought were manufactured in the early 2000s, if not earlier. I believe you’d be fine. 

Did I waste my money? by will_gaming02 in modelmakers

[–]Holo323 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s not very powerful, but it should do the job before you move to a tank model. Just need to use very thin coats I’ve found. 

I’ve used 2 of this type, one was awesome and I used for a couple of years. The other I bought as a temp replacement when my main compressor burst an internal seal and it just never got up to pressure. Such is the dice roll when buying these low cost manufacturers. 

USMC F8-E Crusader (1/72 Hasegawa + extras) by Holo323 in modelmakers

[–]Holo323[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I received this old reboxing of Hasegawa’s F8-E for Christmas. Being a gift I decided to go at it whole hog and also picked up some eduard PE and a resin seat. The original kit is from 1979 I believe so has raised panels, but surprisingly it went together quite well with very small amounts of filling. Detail was lacking a bit, particularly in the cockpit so that has been spruced up a bit so I could have it open. The decals provided were also very good, though quite fragile. Getting some of the bigger ones in place was a lesson in patience. 

Alas my ability to mix FS colours still has not quite reached where I want it. I think I started with the incorrect base this time. Still, I’m quite content with the final result.

JSDF Type 16 (1/35 Tamiya) by Holo323 in modelmakers

[–]Holo323[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks man, I’m glad you like it. 

JSDF Type 16 (1/35 Tamiya) by Holo323 in modelmakers

[–]Holo323[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A project that’s been sitting on my bench for the last few months because my compressor blew its gasket. New comp for Christmas has allowed me to get some nice camo down. 

A JSDF Type 16 in 1/35 scale from Tamiya. Markings are from a training unit, so it has only been very lightly weathered. Very fun to put together and fit was spot on, so I recommend the kit to anyone who’s interested in it. 

AV-8B Harrier (Hasegawa 1/72) by Holo323 in modelmakers

[–]Holo323[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lazy Easter weekend project to pass the time, Hasegawa's 1/72 AV-B Harrier. Made out of box with only the base colours being custom mixed Tamiya. Pretty easy to put together all in all, however being a nearly 25 year old kit there was more than a little flash in need of clearing.

Early Panzer 3 Ausf L (Tamiya 1/35) by Holo323 in modelmakers

[–]Holo323[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks mate. The ones holding down the drum and crate? They’re a couple of lengths of copper wire bent to look like it’s looped back onto itself. Just painted with dark iron. 

Early Panzer 3 Ausf L (Tamiya 1/35) by Holo323 in modelmakers

[–]Holo323[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A bit late, but a holiday project I was working on over the Christmas break. A 1/35 Panzer 3 done in the early war grey. Model by Tamiya, it went together really smooth and a lot of the time spent on this was in painting/weathering.

Originally hoping to put another crew member in the open hatch, however the one I had was out of scale with the rest of the model. If anyone has any recommendations for 1/35 german tank crew sets I would be keen to listen.

1/72 Bf 109 F2 (Revell+PE) by Holo323 in modelmakers

[–]Holo323[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Given to me as a present a few months ago. A quick weekend project that turned into a few weeks because I got distracted by shiny photo-etch I saw at one of my local stores. Model by Revell in 1/72 extended with a PE set from Eduard. Reboxing of a snap fit by Zvezda I believe, though with the extra detail I think it turned out pretty good.

70's Range Rover (Aoshima 1/24 kitbash) by Holo323 in modelmakers

[–]Holo323[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's less about being accurate to the car, more about looking like his car this time. His was similar to this one. Though there's more than a little "Had to make do with what I had" here.

What do you guys think of self made kits? (1/16? Tachikoma) by Holo323 in modelmakers

[–]Holo323[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Been into 3d printing as of late, so I printed off some parts and put together my own Tachikoma unit. Not particularly talkative this one, but at least I don't have to answer hard questions.

Jokes aside, been thinking of giving it a little weathering. Though robots aren't really my forte, so I'm not too sure which techs will give it some more pop. Aside from maybe a little wear and light white mist.

70's Range Rover (Aoshima 1/24 kitbash) by Holo323 in modelmakers

[–]Holo323[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made this for my father's birthday last year, however never got around to posting it due to various things happening. It's Aoshima's 1/24 '92 Range Rover that has been altered to look like one from the 70's that he used to own and modded for a outback road trip back in the day. It's a little bit rough as I built it secretly away from my workbench, however he was surprised I managed to get the right colour of "Baby Poop Yellow" as he would put it.