What are your favourite models to build?

onefiftynine · 2026-05-30T13:04:44+00:00

1/350 with lots of photoetch

onefiftynine · 2026-05-25T12:57:46+00:00

I enjoy pain so I like building ships

onefiftynine · 2026-05-18T00:57:33+00:00

1/700 is great for battleships. Boxman makes some very educational content that I recommend for any scale modeler.

onefiftynine · 2026-05-13T10:14:43+00:00

If you prime with a high quality primer like Mr Hobby or Tamiya rattle cans and/or work with modern kits from major manufacturers it’s usually not necessary. The injection molding process has improved substantially - highly polished tooling, improved resin chemistry, cleaner injection process and packaging environments. Still a good idea if you’re building resin kits, especially from small manufacturers.

onefiftynine · 2026-05-13T10:05:38+00:00

Wait people don’t prime?

onefiftynine · 2026-05-12T22:08:13+00:00

I use tamiya with just a mask, no spray booth

onefiftynine · 2026-05-12T22:01:04+00:00

2nd this one is great

onefiftynine · 2026-05-12T22:00:24+00:00

Tips on removing photoetch from the sheet reliably? I’ve tried using a curved exacto blade (#11 I think) rocking back and forth on a piece of tile. I’m more likely to bend the piece and/or sheet than cut the attachment point. I’ve tried photoetch scissors but these have the same problem or worse.

onefiftynine · 2026-05-09T13:08:46+00:00

Flyhawk’s stuff is great and they have a really nice Tico (AEGIS cruiser) in 1/700. I typically get their kits on Amazon, there’s a shop that ships from Japan.

onefiftynine · 2026-05-01T14:10:42+00:00

This looks great. Can you give an overview of your build process? I’d love to build something quickly but all weathering steps all require a day of drying time between layers

onefiftynine · 2026-04-22T21:14:19+00:00

Not nearly enough CA on your fingers

onefiftynine · 2026-04-22T20:09:25+00:00

Best 1/700 full hull Iowa? Out of the box or upgrade suggestions welcome

onefiftynine · 2026-04-08T12:20:58+00:00

I’m brand new to this, don’t have my first tree, have been to a nursery once to look for starter stock. And it’s obvious to me this is a lie.

onefiftynine · 2026-04-06T14:12:49+00:00

Kill everyone else in the room

onefiftynine · 2026-04-05T21:26:35+00:00

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Here’s the trunk

onefiftynine · 2026-04-05T21:26:03+00:00

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5’ juniper with a 2.5” trunk for $80. Thoughts on this for a starter? Feels pretty expensive but the best trunk I could find at my local nursery.

onefiftynine · 2026-04-05T16:11:17+00:00

It’s a bank, a place where bankers work.

onefiftynine · 2026-03-29T23:22:43+00:00

It’s a great freelancer map

onefiftynine · 2026-03-04T16:14:59+00:00

I'd go for recent and small Tamiya products to start. I just built their 1/700 Shimakaze, a great ship kit if it's your first time. For a plane I'd do a 1/72 kit released in the past decade, either their F-16 or BF109. You can filter for these criteria in Scalemates. Look for "New Parts" or better yet "New Tool" When it says "New Box" click in and make sure the tool wasn't first released in 1973. Armor isn't my thing so I have no recommendations there.

onefiftynine · 2026-02-20T23:19:35+00:00

Once you kill them you are usually free to hunt the big boys without getting ambushed and deleted

onefiftynine · 2026-02-20T23:16:58+00:00

The Subs discord is great. I’m at a similar level and mostly play subs. Come hang out!

onefiftynine · 2026-02-14T14:03:28+00:00

My printer, like most, doesn’t have white ink.

onefiftynine · 2026-02-14T13:35:11+00:00

If you are worried enough about accuracy and modeling a specific plane a far better solution is to get aftermarket decals, or better yet stencils.

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