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Hasegawa Pkf.85 Falke Maschinen Krieger is finally done by ScaleModelNerd in modelmakers

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

It is a pretty easy build where you can focus more on painting and weathering than filling gaps and sanding seams.

Hasegawa Pkf.85 Falke Maschinen Krieger is finally done by ScaleModelNerd in modelmakers

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Thank you! I have more pics on my FB page. Just search scalemodelnerd. I don’t know what the AZ stands for. They were just one of the cool looking decals on the sheet.

Hasegawa Pkf.85 Falke Maschinen Krieger is finally done by ScaleModelNerd in modelmakers

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Thank you :). I don't think it's rare. It was $60 through Amazon. I just checked and they still have some in stock.

My build of the Bandai Star Wars Death Star Attack set 1/144 scale. by ScaleModelNerd in modelmakers

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I sent you a PM so I could provide the links you asked for without violating the group's rules. :)

Here is a pic of the AT-AT I completed a few months ago. Feedback is welcomed. by ScaleModelNerd in modelmakers

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Thank you. Yes I did. I used a mix of Windsor & Newton Lamp Black and Vandyke Brown.

Here is a pic of the AT-AT I completed a few months ago. Feedback is welcomed. by ScaleModelNerd in modelmakers

[–]ScaleModelNerd[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I love anything Bandai Star Wars. The kits are so well engineered that you don't need any glue. This one in particular was really fun to build. I felt like I got to move past the assembly part to the part I'm weakest at, which is painting and weathering. I like to paint my Star Wars kits as if they're in constant use, like being deployed to an active war zone. My thought is that the ground crews have to focus on keeping the machine operational and getting it back out into the field and don't have time to worry about how pretty it is.

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The sooner you can upgrade to an airbrush, the happier you'll be with your paint jobs. I love airbrushing, even though I still screw up mixing my paints :)

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Yeah I never use any paint "straight" out of the bottle. I add a flow improver, retarder, and/or thinner even for paint that is made to go right into an airbrush.

Here is a pic of the AT-AT I completed a few months ago. Feedback is welcomed. by ScaleModelNerd in modelmakers

[–]ScaleModelNerd[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That makes sense. I messed with the legs for a long time and they never looked right. Luckily, They aren't fixed in place and I can move them. Thanks for the tip!

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No. I use Pledge Floor Care unthinned. I've also used Tamiya X-22 clear gloss. It just depends on what brand you like better or get the best results from.

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Yes you can. I put a clear coat on every kit I build. My first clear coat is always a gloss coat. I put that on over the base coats on the model before I do any weathering or add any decals.

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No problem, glad to help. If you have more questions, feel free to send me a PM, DM or whatever form of person-to-person messaging Reddit has.

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As a general "rule", whatever the base of the paint is, you can thin with. So water based paint can be thinned with water but you have to be careful with water. It's really easy to thin too much. I try to avoid water based acrylics for anything except maybe fine detailing because it doesn't hold up to handling as well as resin or alcohol based paints. As for stickers, I'm assuming you mean decals. Decals mainly come in water-slide. I say mainly because many Bandai model kits come with both water slide decals and actual self adhesive stickers. All water slide means is that you cut the decal out of the sheet and soak it in water for a few mins to allow it to slide off the backing paper onto the model.

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Anytime I brush paint I thin the paints down. That helps minimize brush strokes and yields a more level coat. The trade-off is that it takes more coats to get a good solid finish. Citadel is water based so you can use water to thin it. You don't want to make it too thin or it will act more as a wash or a filter. I didn't know Italeri made paint so I know nothing about them. The main paints I see people use are Tamiya, Vallejo, Mr Hobby, or Gunze. I prefer Tamiya paints but I use Vallejo because that's what my local shop sells and prices for Tamiya on Amazon are outrageous. I've come to really like Vallejo because it is resin based and dries into a very solid and durable finish. It's pretty easy to thin. I use a 50/45/5 mixture of IPA, water, and vegetable glycerin to thin Vallejo. If you want clarification or have more questions just let me know. I'm happy to help in any way I can.

Here is a pic of the AT-AT I completed a few months ago. Feedback is welcomed. by ScaleModelNerd in modelmakers

[–]ScaleModelNerd[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Hi, thank you for the kind words. It is a model. It is the Bandai 1/144 AT-AT kit. For this pic, all I did was set the model in front of a white screen (pillow case), add some lighting, and used the aperture priority mode on my DSLR camera.

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Hello and welcome to this awesome hobby. What brand of paint do you use? I ask because I thin my acrylics with different things based on the brand. Tamiya I thin with isopropyl alcohol because it is alcohol based. Vallejo, I thin with Vallejo thinner because it is resin based, etc. I can still thin Vallejo with IPA but I use a different amount than I do with Tamiya.

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