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Nissan Fairlady 300ZX Z32 interior 3D decals for Tamiya kit
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QD24011 2023 Új eszköz 12 July, 22:29
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MG Metro 6R4 1986 Lombard RAC Rallye![View album, image #22 View album, image #22](/albums/img/1/8/1/1766181-138194-24-720.jpg)
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Projekt: MG Metro 6R4 1986 Lombard RAC Rallye
11 27 April, 16:38
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Thanks Bozzer! I think I'm getting the hang of this gloss finish also...hopefully.
8 July, 20:23
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Nice 👍 very nice, the cast texture on the engine looks good, it's the prv V6 is it ?
I had an RC version as a kid .
Will look fantastic when the decals go on.
👌
12 July, 20:58
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The cast texture is Tamiya flat aluminium XF-16 very poorly sprayed by me haha, I think it was drying on its way from the airbrush to the surface and kind of built up.
12 July, 21:26
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There has obviously been a recent change that impacts requests for instructions. Previously I was only asked to supply instructions if a kit was in my stash. Now I am being requested to supply instructions for kits I have previously finished. As I don't retain instructions after completion, I am unable to assist. Some of the kits in question were finished years ago. I think it would be preferable to return to the earlier logic that applied.
Thank you ...
I just became aware of the earlier request to alter this logic. Apologies ....
Is it possible to limit the request to those kits in the stash or started but exclude those kits which have been completed. If not then I can just delete those kits from my completed list.
2 18 May, 08:31
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maybe an option to hide some would be a solution? you can hide the ones you no longer have. and people who keep the instructions will still be notified even if the kits are old.
2 July, 20:55
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I made the earlier suggestion: in hindsight, I agree that not listing Completed kits (only Stash and Started) makes more sense
12 July, 22:23
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Saab 35 Draken MikroMir-kit![View album, image #62 View album, image #62](/albums/img/6/7/7/1763677-72957-81-720.jpg)
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Now much better without preshading.
Projekt: Saab J35XS Draken
40 26 February, 21:28
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Very cool, I'm getting the Mikro Mir kit, interested to hear how it goes together
27 February, 00:22
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True! Joining in as well to see how this builds up. Enjoy the build! 👍🏼
28 February, 00:28
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Welcome, mates! I'm building also a Hasegawa kit alongside with this for comparison and for testing painting.
29 February, 06:24
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Łukasz, I was thinking the same. That 'old' Hasegawa kit isn't that bad after all. The MikroMir kit is only marginally more refined as it seems.
4 March, 14:38
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Hasegawa has only 60 grey parts and 3 clear parts, but it is pretty smartly made and easy to build. MikroMir has 150 grey parts, 5 clear parts and 67 mandatory PE-parts. Being a short-run kit its parts need more work to fit. Still MikroMir contains more details (and Falcon missiles) than Hasegawa so it's comparatively cheaper.
4 March, 16:18
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OK, so you do think the MikroMir kit is the more detailed one? Good to know when I get to my Austrian Draken project (sometimes this century.... )! Following your build with interest! 👍
4 March, 21:00
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Well my background research is still going on, but atleast the cockpit is more detailed.
4 March, 21:19
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I have to update that MikroMir's IRST is not as good as Hasegawa's. The seeker head is a clear part and there is one PE-part fin, but the two-part frame is bulky and doesn't have panel lines. Luckyly the Draken version I'm goingt to make doesn't have an IRST so I used the clear part and the PE-part to improve my Hasegawa-Draken's IRST.
7 April, 15:44
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Slow progress, but I'm very proud of this simple tool that I made in 15 min to make 0,8mm diameter styrene circles.
5 June, 17:38
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Man. Struggling away with the clear parts on my RF-8 right now. Toughest part of modeling probably. Nice work on your canopy!
28 June, 03:30
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Thanks! @Rando I agree it is one of the most tough and riskiest parts. They took me 3 days because I wanted to make them pretty shiny with Humbrol Clear, but it takes lots of time to dry and it has become too thick. Next day when I check the clear parts they have some ugly residues and unevenness +hair. On the other part I just sanded and polished some minor points, but the other part I cleaned the varnish away with isopropanol and tried to dip it in varnish again. Next day still unevenness so I just sanded and polished them avay and dipped it in my more reliable floor polish that also dries faster.
28 June, 17:31
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Yeah I've always had that with dipping parts in the floor polish, it doesn't dry evenly for me so I just polish with Tamiya and Novus compound. Good to get over the hump and onto painting and decals!
28 June, 23:59
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Bad luck with painting. I have to redo the top surface by removing most of the paint. It was a bad idea to preshade yellow with pink.
4 July, 23:05
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I've had better luck using tamiya XF-3 or any other flat yellow and following with a gloss varnish.
Gunze gloss yellow, orange, white etc are virtually useless to cover anything.
5 July, 06:32
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Yeah my choice of paints haven't been perfect, but I have settled for them and now the decals have been added. The big wisent needs some fixing.
12 July, 22:22
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32 26 May, 21:39
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Soviet's had some great green paints, really distinctive, love it.
If it's Russian Aircraft...it's got to be Zvezda 👍👍👍
4 June, 21:54
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Really interesting subject, love Soviet era stuff, Zvezda do a really nice kit, great work so far, good colour matching 👍👍 be following.
19 June, 20:33
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Hello everyone! There is a lot of work and little time for hobbies, but the model is slowly coming together!
19 June, 22:29
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Focke Wulf Ta 152 H-1 (1970 tooling)![View album, image #78 View album, image #78](/albums/img/1/9/0/1766190-46074-42-720.jpg)
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On the left I engraved a recess in the landing gear door and on the right is the original kit with injection mold keys i...
Projekt: Focke-Wulf Ta 152 H
61 27 January, 18:23
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My next big project is turning this FROG into a Prince. Wish me luck I'm going to need it.
27 January, 18:25
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I'm following. In my opinion the Ta-152H is the most beautiful plane of WW II. I got the kit from Kora in my stash and hope to start the build in spring this year. Good luck and, above all, have fun building it.
27 January, 20:18
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Nicolas, I agree. It's a long, lean, fighting machine as they say. Definitely one of the more elegant designs to come out of the war.
27 January, 22:10
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I had to widen the fuselage today, in order to make space, before I scratch build the cockpit.
29 January, 01:47
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this is going to be awsome.
I am picking kits that are near perfect so I have fun.
but there are also people who pick not-so-perfect-kits like this Ta152 and they still have loads of fun!
GL 🙂
31 January, 13:12
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Well mostly I pick not-so-perfect-kits because I'm a cheap skate. I'd rather pay 6 euros than 40 for a kit. I do have some moderately priced kits and they are a lot faster and fun to make, but often I just have the need to challenge myself and see where my skill level is at.
31 January, 17:56
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@Skyhiker: I totally like your approach and I think you did a great start!
31 January, 19:16
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same here @Skyhiker, I really like the 6eur price point. so affordable. probably thats why I started to look into the 1/144 scale 🙂
31 January, 19:58
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Excellent work on the exhausts, and the cockpit is coming along nicely.
2 February, 03:24
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I did a bit more today but I can't seem to get any images to upload. Anyone else having these problems?
2 February, 19:03
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Looking at photo #17 I want to give a tip:
I would be a little careful keeping the roll of masking tape on the table. I like keeping them in a holder, or placed in a bag, to avoid the side of the roll picking up all kind of dirt.
2 February, 19:10
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Yes, I keep my tapes in a bag but it doesn't seem to help as well as it should. I think I need a better bag. When I photograph things at this scale there is more dust than I realize.
2 February, 19:18
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I can finally upload my images again now, I was having problems too.
2 February, 20:13
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Treehugger I cleaned my tape and got a new bag. Thanks for pointing that out. No need for fuzzy tape.
2 February, 20:20
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I have to take a break and will be back in a week. I must say I am in love with this plane. It's really a beautiful design with those long wings. I can't wait to get back to it.
8 February, 06:54
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I'm going to build this one from my stash this year, definitely following! 👍
8 February, 14:14
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The canopy was totally uneven and so I decided to do the risky thing and file it from the inside. Hopefully I didn't just ruin it.
2 March, 13:17
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I have built 70s Tamiya kit - but that was a least workable. The base was there even though many errors. This 'kit' just seems like a waste of time. Like trying to make a dog poop look edible by putting a cherry on top.
If I saw this kit I would stamp it into the ground. Useless
8 April, 20:15
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This kit has its flaws but nothing that can't be corrected with a little bit of skill. Are there more accurate kits out there that are easier to build - yes. But the modern trend of wanting perfect kits seems counter to the art of modeling. If you have ever built a model from a block of wood you wouldn't call this kit useless. Challenging or time consuming I can agree with but it is not crap.
10 April, 08:09
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I agree with your modern trend thesis - especially if you add in the AM factor. But I think there is a line to be crossed between the kit manufacturers chucking out a quick buck kit with no effort in a fancy box (my pet peeve - rebox) etc, and thereby throwing the burden on the modeller and on the other side 'great expectations' along with spewing out bundles of dollars on AM on an already close to perfect kit.
I suppose if you are saying the kit can be built into an accurate replica then the modifications and work are justified.
I do admit that scratch building is the purest form of scale modelling so it depends on one's 'Weltanschaaung' and philosophy.
Anyway it looks like you gave up on it which influenced my previous comment - in other words all that effort bore no fruit
10 April, 11:54
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I haven't given up yet. Sometimes life forces me to take breaks but I hope to get back into this one soon. I have to put a lot of tiny details in the cockpit next and I need the right head space for that. Kits like these take time and often I will start easier kits mid process to keep things flowing. I absolutely agree that reboxing old kits without a mold date is deceptive. Thankfully with this site we can look up the history and sometimes see the sprues before buying anything. I've only had one kit that I couldn't do anything with. I bought it for 20 bucks opened up and threw it directly in the trash. That was a Top Gun F/A-18 Hornet snap kit, which really was a piece of shit.
10 April, 16:03
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lol - hopefully I wont end up with one of those 'open kit open bin' models. I would reconsider throwing in loads of detail in that cockpit because none will be seen - it may be one of those more of a burden - but it is your show.
As I'm just getting into it again I bought several boxes of the 1/72 AZ joy packs - about 20 bucks - 3 kits in a box - although the Gustav set has no stencils the Emil set does but no decals - much easier to deal with. I am using them to practice some skills. (Will post on here soon)
Just to add they are about to bring out AZ Mustang Joy pack - I'm only into German aircraft and armour but it might be for you. I suspect they may bring out another later mustang set
10 April, 17:59
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Following. Really looking forward to the end result.
Especially since I built this kit myself last year. Although I didn't put so much effort and detail into it as you are doing.
10 April, 21:29
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Worked on the canopy and tried to figure out how the scratch built cockpit will fit into the body.
2 May, 23:45
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It's coming along!
From about halfway back on the underside there should be no join line - but forward of halfway you are good which makes things a little easier.
Just an idea but you can download the ZM instructions to get an idea?
6 May, 10:13
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Trez your message is pretty cryptic. Are you talking about panel lines or internal wing structures? The last photo is just a dry fit. I haven't started with dealing with any panel lines yet. I've been working on the inside of the wing walls to make something that gives an impression of space for the wheels.
6 May, 11:45
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Apologies - I meant the external join lines. I can see what you done - it looks good. I thought the ZM instructions would help as a guide
6 May, 12:56
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Trez, thanks for your ideas. I'm using a lot of photos and the instructions from a 1:32 model to help figure out what is going on. This little model is a challenge to correct but I'm having fun pushing my skills and learning as I go.
6 May, 15:36
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I worked out most of the cockpit issues today. It's not perfect but I got it in there.
15 May, 23:09
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Moreno, I'm glad you're liking it. This is kinda pushing my skills a bit. We'll see what happens in the end together.
15 May, 23:11
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Don't worry too much about updates - things like that can cause one to rush. We ain't going away so take your time! 🫡👍
16 May, 00:34
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Getting this kit to accept a cockpit was like pounding a square peg through a round hole. I had to reshape the whole damn fuselage.
16 May, 03:35
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Whoah!!! Amazing what you did to that old tooling! Very cool to watch! 👍🏼
16 May, 15:20
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Really liking what you're doing, Skyhiker, and learning lots too. Impressed with your skills 🙂
16 May, 19:43
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Łukasz the shape of the hood is really off in the kit. The superglue is just material for me to try and sculpt into a better hood.
16 May, 20:26
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No, It's just cheap super glue from a discount store that I poured right from the tube and hardened with accelerator.
16 May, 22:08
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Well the fine engraving blade I just bought broke within a day of use. Very frustrating.
23 May, 14:42
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Luckily I bought a .02 mm blade in addition to the .01 mm that broke. It will have to do even though I would prefer the lines to be a little bit thinner.
23 May, 15:06
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Amazing progress! Once you go the route of updating such an old kit, there's no way back, is there?
24 May, 22:19
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Thanks Patrick, your right there is always more to discover and do. I'm having fun with it. Of course I have no idea what it will look like in the end. I'm spending far too many hours allowing myself to be lost in process. But if that's what it takes, why not?
24 May, 23:19
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It's amazing how every kit I look at of a FW Ta 152 H is different. All the photos of the original aircraft are so blurry that details are impossible to pick out, so I'm left with looking at kits and guessing which ones are correct.
26 May, 01:25
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Anyone out there with a book on the TA 152? I'm trying to figure out if the top of the flaps have a vertical line down the center of them or not. From underneath there is a line there but I am getting conflicting images of the top surface. Can anyone post a decent image?
28 May, 16:28
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I looked through some of my books and picture collection. But to find even a picture of the Ta152 is rare. 🙁
28 May, 17:06
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Thanks Mattes. There are a few decent books out there but they go for 80 Euros and I can't afford that. I doubt the library would have anything worth while. Maybe the model shop will let me look through one of their books but usually they are sealed in foil. Hopefully someone here has something. Getting panel lines correct is not so easy. Even worse are the rivets.
28 May, 17:49
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I found this image which clearly shows the flaps divide in two sections. Interestingly the sections are not even like the underside.
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29 May, 05:48
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Maybe this would be helpful? flugzeugclassic.de/f..hlands-bester-jaeger
I do not have the magazine, but kind of stumbled over the link 😉
31 May, 13:34
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Thanks Ben, this kit gets a bad rap. It's not as bad as people make it out to be. Of course I am putting a lot of work into it to make it better. But if its done straight out of the box it's not that bad. The backwards propeller is a stupid engineering mistake but that's an easy fix.
31 May, 23:54
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Yeah, I was a little heavy handed, but it's not a problem. I just glued it back together. I prefer trenching and filling over trying to get the lines the exact depth overall and then accidentally sanding away lines. The only problem with using this method is the deep panel lines can make the model unstable in places if you are not careful. But in the end it should all work out.
7 June, 21:47
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I am slowly moving forward on the panel lines behind the scenes. This is the part I have to force my way through because I don't really enjoy it. But it is coming along and I could have some photos soon.
2 July, 18:21
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Thank you Moreno, re-scribing is definitely the part that's the least fun for me too. Some days I have to force myself just to do one line. If you do that once a day eventually it gets done. But yeah, re-scribing sucks.
6 July, 16:21
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Big step made with attaching the wings. It makes me feel like I am moving forward after all.
7 July, 14:33
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An impressive amount of work, your patience and skills are incredible, congrats!
11 July, 20:02
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Wow, what an insane amount of work you put into this project! I am humbled by your perseverance and attention to detail!
12 July, 03:34
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Thanks Thomas, I enjoy the process of trying to figure out how to do stuff. The model is just an added bonus in the end.
12 July, 13:20
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