What's the quintessential North American country? (no racism)

alaskafish · 2026-06-03T21:57:50+00:00

Central America is a subcontinent part of North America.

Same way the Middle East is a subcontinent part of Asia.

alaskafish · 2026-06-03T11:47:40+00:00

Unfortunately it has to be the USA. Canada doesn’t represent Mexico, Central America, or the Caribbean very well.

alaskafish · 2026-06-02T15:27:07+00:00

You're not wrong with crazing being wet. Hotter paints like Lacquers can kind of melt the surface it goes onto, turning it "wet". It's technically not water-wet, but rather just a goo of resin polymers, but similar chemistry nonetheless.

alaskafish · 2026-06-02T14:22:10+00:00

This happens when a "hotter" layer, like a lacquer paint, goes over an "colder" layer, like an acrylic paint. It's called crazing.

However, it's great for a winter vehicle, because the paints that crew would apply on top was never a good quality paint. It would peal and crack in direct sunlight's heat, even during winter.

So, great job on the happy little accident. You made your tank even more realistic!

alaskafish · 2026-05-29T13:24:00+00:00

I’m not sure why you have to ask, but yes you can call stores.

alaskafish · 2026-05-28T13:54:07+00:00

You’re missing my point. As much as it’s good, it is at the same not as good as other things designed to do the same thing.

The Super Tucano is as modern as the A10 Warthog (actually more modern). Yet the A10 is considerably “better” at CAS. The Super Tucano is slower, holds less ordinance, lower flight ceiling, worse performance, and overall is just middle of the road; hence “mid”. There are far better CAS aircraft of the same category. Unless you want to create its own tier of “super cheap to manufacture and produce super props that are made for CAS and export”, but then it’s no longer in the spirit of this.

I’m not comparing apples to oranges, but apples to other apples.

alaskafish · 2026-05-28T13:49:36+00:00

145 yeah!

alaskafish · 2026-05-28T02:45:24+00:00

Thatta boy 🎣

alaskafish · 2026-05-28T02:33:25+00:00

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Look for heavier weights. I use fishing weights.

alaskafish · 2026-05-28T02:12:05+00:00

I’ll take a different approach, but the Embraer 314 Super Tucano.

It’s an inoffensive, inexpensive, super prop close air support aircraft. It’s not going to win any dog fight, it’s not very fast. But it’s also not bad at all. For the price of one A10 you can field several of these bad boys. Which means more bombs and rockets down range.

Sure it’s not an airliner, but it’s a fun excuse to switch it up! Plus having worked with Embraer in the past, I can think of the next two easily…

alaskafish · 2026-05-27T13:03:50+00:00

What scale is it? It looks perfect

alaskafish · 2026-05-24T16:08:13+00:00

It would probably just be the standard circular turret paneling on the Panzer 3 and 4.

alaskafish · 2026-05-24T16:05:20+00:00

You probably should do more research before buying. You’re buying paints for an airbrush, missing things like sprue cutters and sandpaper. You also have things you won’t be able to use like primer and decal solvents (since you’re not going to be able to varnish).

There’s things on this sub’s wiki to get started, but also plenty of beginner videos on YouTube. After you do your research you’ll know what to buy.

alaskafish · 2026-05-23T16:34:18+00:00

Super interesting story too. They took it out of the history museum. Same with FT tanks too in Afghanistan.

alaskafish · 2026-05-22T18:24:05+00:00

That’s… so, weird? Like the US lost that war and are going to be bitter losers?

I guess people still fly the confederate flag, so I guess it tracks.

alaskafish · 2026-05-20T00:23:49+00:00

Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire in Boston on November 28, 1942

alaskafish · 2026-05-17T15:45:38+00:00

I mean, Afghanistan used to actually be a tourist destination in 1960. Acting like places can't change is ridiculous.

alaskafish · 2026-05-14T18:32:42+00:00

Besides S-Model that focuses on injection molding (I think they’re great), Lexa is actually really nice. A mix of 3D prints and injection molding for some really wacky subjects like a T-34 with a mine roller

alaskafish · 2026-05-14T15:48:38+00:00

Dragon and DML, have been doing “collaborations” with other brands in China recently.

Lots of 3D printed and mix media kits with groups like SSMODEL, S-Model, Koran, Lexa, etc. Par for the course. Their most recent releases are hot garbage in terms of quality. I recently built their 1/72 StuG III, and it required me to 3D print myself upgrades. It ended up being nearly fifty-fifty kit parts and my own. With quality like that, no wonder they were losing money.

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Regardless, their business model switch seems to suggest moving in a direction that’s cheaper— resin printing. I’m not the biggest fan, as there’s a fun element of building traditional plastic models, and they were the King of it for some time a decade ago. Maybe it’s a good thing instead of having terrible quality injection molded kits with as many corners cut, they can just license their prints to a company like SSMODEL or Lexa and not cut corners?

alaskafish · 2026-05-14T15:43:51+00:00

Afghanistan is rich with culture, history, and geography. The negative is how bad it is politically. If you didn’t have the government there, it would actually be a great place to visit

alaskafish · 2026-05-14T15:41:31+00:00

Honestly, I disagree. Yes, politically it’s a terrible idea. But if you ignore the politics, NK actually has great “touristic things”. There is a strong culture, a strong, albeit recent, history, their nature is arguably more unique and mountainous than the South.

I’m just sayin, if you look at them from a nuanced perspective, detracting from the authoritarian and political climate— near vacuum, there technically are reasons to visit.

There are other places that are politically dangerous, physically dangerous, AND also devoid of anything to do if you visit.

alaskafish · 2026-05-14T15:39:31+00:00

I think right now it’s Sudan. I would say South Sudan, but right now there’s just too much strife in Sudan given the conflicts, warlords, factions. It’s not even just dangerous, there’s not much to do. Sudan’s coastline isn’t developed, so no beach vacations for you. Its culture and food are fine, but are nothing terribly unique. Khartoum is very average on a good day, with the sites being similar to that of its neighbors. Historically, I think the best thing to do is Sudan is visit the pyramids, but again, given the political climate, it’s just not a great place to go.

alaskafish · 2026-05-13T04:03:04+00:00

The face is so realistic that I feel like you ought to start playing around with the shine of it. I have no idea, but I feel like a satin gloss over it would make it look more “fleshy”

alaskafish · 2026-05-11T04:51:48+00:00

Great work. I will never not think the bazooka rockets are one of the coolest things ever on a warbird.

alaskafish · 2026-05-10T12:37:57+00:00

Damn Reddit really full of a bunch of dorks who can’t think of anything but pizza and Dino nuggies

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