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gorby
Very nice work!

Rui S
I agree 👍

Ekki
And me!
Very well done!

gorby
Nice!

Neuling
Good paintwork and photography!

Rui S
Very Nice work 👍

gorby
Nice work!

Alex K
Indeed... 👍 (Don't they deserve perhaps separate albums - and surely a different "teaser" photo for the album?)

PHILIPPE PINON
bonne année a tous
la remarque est juste
car le kit heller incluait la R8 et la fourgonnette
sauf que j ai mis alpine a la place de la R8
et du coup j ai mis la R8 a part
a la base je voulait mettre la R8 dans le diorama mais j avais pas la place

George Williams
Great idea brilliantly carried out.

Rui S
Beautiful work 👍

nikfrost
Thanks for that Ben hahahaha.

Ben M
All I can say is, I understand. I recently did a bunch of yellow.

nikfrost
Turning into a right slog, sticking at it though, the vehicle build finish is in sight now...

Ben M
Good looking slog 👍

gorby
Very nice work so far.

Ben M
Yeah nice update!

Alex K
Very appealing - congrats! 👍 👍

gorby
Impressive result!

Rui S
Nicelly done Dio, indeed 👍

Spanjaard
beautiful

Neil
I agree with Spanjaard! Really beautiful work indeed 👏

gorby
Excellent!

Rui S
I agree 👍

Torsten
Some progress

Michael Kohl
Pics are a bit blurry but still hint at a more than decent figure painting job.

Torsten
That's right, my typical wip pictures on the side. Thanks for your compliment

Nicolas
Oh, I loved MacBest. eems like a freat work.

Dave
Nice job. She looks great

Torsten
Another character from Terry Pratchett's Disc World series. The witch Esme Wheaterwax in a ball gown, which is based on the novel "Maskarade" from the series of the same name, here is my interpretation.

gorby
Nice work.

Paul Shearer
Nice metal finish

Rui S
Great work 👍

Torsten
Started as a small side project after my wife and son found the bike in one of my leftover boxes

Nicolas
Nice start, following.

Rui S
Excellent work 👍

Bill Gilman
These are topics, not model products. These ejection seats are manufactured by NPP Zvezda, which as far as I know has no relationship to Zvezda who make model kits. The ejection seats are used primarily by jet aircraft, so the category for these topics is appropriate. I think Zvezda means "star" or something like that. Cheers, Bill

Nils Des
Hi and thanks for your reply. The issue is not the topics themselves, but that they are categorized as Jets. Looking at other detail sets shows that this usually not the case. Case in point: The list of (supposed) jet aircrafts includes these very two ejection seats just at the end: SCM Category: Jets
That doesn't look correct to me.

Mark
Viewing a random selection of Martin Baker ejection seats, shows them to have the relevant aircraft type set as "Topic". Although I note that just about every mark of MB ejection seat is available as a "Topic", I didn't find any in use in my quick review. Example:
Martin Baker Mk.10 B/1 (Earl..Graphic Models AC-209, 1:72)

Eddie Mann
All ejection seats are in category "Jets"
SCM Search: ejection seat

Nils Des
> All ejection seats are in category 'Jets'
That statement is incorrect. However, some seats are (incorrectly) assigned to the Jets category. Counterexample: F/A-18E ejection seat (Eduard 648931, 1:48)

Eddie Mann
That is because it is specifically for F/A-18E.

Rui S
Excellent 👍

Ronan
Many thanks, Rui 😉

Desert Marlin
Great looking. 2000D!

Shar Dipree
Very nice Mirage. 👍

Woit
Stunning model. Neat, realistic, with cool details. Great job! Chapeau bas!

Neuling
Same as Woit!

Dmitry Agafonov
Well done!!

Mark D
Beautifully done.👌.
(In my opinion, Kinetic got off too easy with the design of the exhaust nozzle.)

Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEver
great job !

Ronan
Many thanks, mates 😉

Jennifer Franklin
Very nice work; I like it.

S B
Absolutely great work! 😍

Ronan
Many thanks 👍

Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEver
bravo et meilleurs voeux 2025

Łukasz Gliński
Very neat and a cool background too 👍

Rui S
Nice work 👍

Michael Kohl
Right out of the truck wash. 😉
Well done.

Thomas O'Eh
looking good!

Thomas K.
Thanks Lukasz, Rui, Michael and Thomas 🙂 @Michael : Natürlich, was sonst 😉

gorby
Very nice job!

gorby
Excellent! Deserves more photos.

Łukasz Gliński
Very neat build 👍

Thomas K.
Thanks Lukasz 🙂

gorby
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Rui S
Looking Great 👍

David
Thank you, Rui! Hopefully finishing it up here soon so I can start up on the Diorama.

Ben M
Great weathering!

Kasper Teunissen
Hi, nice going! I was looking up the usage of this set of t-rex tracks. For me, the "outside" track pins stick out quite far.. what am I doing wrong? its like 3mm of pin head just sticking out it looks wrong. Not the first t-rex set ive done and all others have been fine for me so idk.

Bozzer
It's all in the prep work, Peter!
I'm curious to know though, will the black, also accentuate the panel lines?
For example, the doors, hood and trunk, gaps? Or, would you tackle that later down the line? Or even just leave it as is, and let the natural light, do its magic?

Peter Hardy
Prep prep and more prep! The black under the doors and bumpers is standard as is the blackouts on the r-send and grille. I want to give this to Jon on New Years Eve so I have a deadline!

Bozzer
Mate, recently I've done more rubbing, than Aladdin's girlfriend!
Large resin models, and OCD, definitely don't come hand in hand!
I have to stop, put it down, and do something else, just for my own sanity?
In the UK, we used to use a black paint, on the sills, called Tetrosyl. It was bitumen based, and prevented rust. However, it had the reverse effect, and trapped water, then made your car, rust to death! Now I just use roadkill. It's not as brutal, as the Tetrosyl 😉

Rui S
That's a shiny model 👍

Bozzer
Said the nun to the bishop!

George Williams
I always thought that it was the actress who said that.

Martin Oostrom
don't know Jon, I do like his taste in car colours

Peter Hardy
You would love Jon Martin. Walks his own path through life.

Bozz, keep your private life to yourself, I am too young to be corrupted by the likes of you!

yngvenett
I'm in to learn! What you did with the masking tape, Mig Oil and pigment marker on the air cleaner filters looks very good 👌

Peter Hardy
Thank you yngvenett The idea just came to me, after a lot of lost sleep! There are some very clever people on Scalemates who will help you.

Kyle DeHart
Just finding this Peter. Love th color of Jon's car. Outstanding work on the air filters. That worked well indeed. I'll be following along now

Peter Hardy
Kyle, I am trying to replicate the colour and just cannot get the right saturation. Shade is fine, colour is fine but the best I can get is a bit dull. Never mixed my own base colour before. I have spent way too much on paint now so will have to "run wot I brung" so to speak. I'll just be wet sanding the colour paint before I 2k clear over the top. My thoughts on cars are that the finish makes or breaks the build and that most of the finish is the top of the car. Roof, bonnet and boot lid.

bossy122
That is one colorful exhaust!

Peter Hardy
Jon drove it hard!

bossy122
As he should! : )

Martin Oostrom
Just love seeing Peter do his magic

Kyle DeHart
That photo you have used as photo 1. That definitely looks like a tough color to match!! Your paint color will pop nicely once you get it wet sanded and 2k'ed. Look forward to seeing it. Coming right along.

Peter Hardy
Kyle, that's the actual GM colour. Full resto job.

Kyle DeHart
Well that's a really nice color from GM

Tony Cooke
Awesome!!

Spanjaard
great job as usual

Kyle DeHart
Looking very nice Peter!

Martin Oostrom
Cue the music!

Peter Hardy
Thank you gentlemen!

Spanjaard
that is truly shiny!!!

Jay Dubya
Nice work, as always, Pete !!!

Dave
Peter that paint looks great.

Christian W
Very good paint job!

Kyle DeHart
Beautiful, beautiful finish

István Szücs
Perfect shine!

Peter Hardy
Thank you for your encouragement gentlemen!

Alexander Grivonev
Peter, you stepped up your game considerably, this looks terriffic, the build report and the model 👍

Martin Oostrom
I love it! An old car in a terrific colour.
Totally agree with Alexander.

Peter Hardy
Alex G, thank you my friend, you have been a major influence along my learning journey!
Martin, your love of old cars and gaudy colours is well known but thank you again for you unceasing encouragement.

Kyle DeHart
Truly exceptional work Peter!! A gorgeous build of a very, very cool car. This is a stunner.

Peter Hardy
Thank you Kyle! The DDA kits go together like four little mini kits that screw together at the finish. I can only encourage a car nut like your very good self to give one a go.

Peter Hardy
Model completed.

Bozzer
It's the Purple Peter, Tarmac Eater!
Awesome job, mate.
That shine wins the day though!
I enjoyed following this build.

Peter Hardy
Next one's a bit slower Bozz! Thanks for the rap!

Martin Oostrom
Best way to start a New Year's Day. A cup of coffee in the morning and browsing thru a PH album of happiness.

Alexander Grivonev
Absolutely pristine paintjob, bravo mate 👍

Bob Hall
Now that's cool ! 🤘😎🤘

Spanjaard
fantastic job Peter.

Kyle DeHart
Beautiful work. I absolutely love it Peter

Peter Hardy
Happy New Year to everyone! So glad you kept an eye on the build Kyle! Bob, keep an eye out I am hoping to do another couple of Aussie Muscle cars this year. Spanjaard and Marty, thank you both for keeping me motivated las year! Alex G, that damn Lamborghini of yours has me on my toes still! Thanks for your guiding words!

Alexander Grivonev
Then check out that damn Porsche Carrera GT of mine, I think you'll like it too 😉 😄

István Szücs
Outstanding result!

gorby
Looks like an interesting build.

Michael Osadciw
That's gonna be a lot of shelf space!

Roman Rieger-Grepl
Hello guys, thanks for your feedback. The kit is very good but not perfect. More pictures to follow....

Rui S
I'm in 😎

Treehugger
Nice PE detailing on that radiator. 🙂 Adding photo etch parts to a vehicle build is so rewarding I think.

Roman Rieger-Grepl
I absolutely agree with you!

Pepe
Looking

Neuling
Looking forward here ...........

Dietmar Bogatzki
Fantastic job Harvey, especially the trench

Rui S
Great weathering 👍

Mr James
I agree

Desert Marlin
Whew! That's a ton of good work!!!

Lebloge
Splendid 👏🏻

Neuling
I agree with everyone above!

Villiers de Vos
Fantastic work all-round.

gorby
Excellent work so far!

Ingo F
Thanks mate! 🙂

Ben M
👀

Kesa Tiho
Looks like a 1:35th. Very nice

Tom B.
Awesome level of detail here 👍 Always a pleasure to see such mixes of different materials on a single model!

Mr D
Looking great 👌👍👍

Rui S
Impressive 👍

Ingo F
Thank you mates! 😄

Thorsten Höse
Really impressive! I really like your clean building style! 👍

Ingo F
Thanks Thorsten! 🙂

Mr D
Fantastic..... coming along really good, nice extra parts 👌👍👍

Elshan Mammadov
Tiny, clear and beautiful work! Great!

Ingo Fuchs
Sehr schön!
Woher stammen den die Resinräder?

Ingo F
Thank you mates! 😄

@Ingo die Resinräder sind 3D gedruckt: cults3d.com/de/model..00-trailer-takom-kit

Ingo Fuchs
Sehen sehr detailliert aus, scheitert aber am nicht vorhandenen Drucker.... 😞

Gergő Takács
Again a nice project! I taking a seat! 😉

Zsolt Czegle
I'm in! Following!

Ingo F
Added a few pictures of the finished base. Will post the final pictures on weekend. 🙂

bughunter
If I remember right, Valeriia Buzina of ICM mentioned a delay (I guess you know why) in an interview. On YT you can find some talks by this tough woman.

Alec K
Looks like a great show! Thanks for sharing 👍

Villiers de Vos
Thank you for sharing. Very inspirational.

Lorraine Lin
Winners will be announced on Jan 1st, I will update then.
Happy new year everyone!

gorby
I had quite a few "WOW!" moments looking though those photos. Looks an amazing show and thanks for taking the time to post.

Hans-Jürgen Haag
Thanks for sharing!👍

Lorraine Lin
Too many pictures, so I made a contents here:
Aviation: The 18th Shanghai New Year Model Contest | Album by Sky after Snow
Military vehicle: The 18th Shanghai New Year Model Contest | Album by Sky after Snow
Marine: The 18th Shanghai New Year Model Contest | Album by Sky after Snow
Civil cars: The 18th Shanghai New Year Model Contest | Album by Sky after Snow
Science fiction: The 18th Shanghai New Year Model Contest | Album by Sky after Snow
Figure: The 18th Shanghai New Year Model Contest | Album by Sky after Snow
Junior group (age <14 yrs): The 18th Shanghai New Year Model Contest | Album by Sky after Snow

George Williams
I live in China and modelling is very much a minority hobby here. Nice to see some non-military models here. Thanks for sharing,

Erik Off
Great stuff! Compared to us in the EU, the visitors seem much younger. 👍
Picture 269 confuses me a bit - is model making a school subject in China?

Lorraine Lin
Yes George, Modeling is a relative minority hobby here in China. Comparing to military model or civil model, Anime and manga model is more popular, like GUNDAM or Garage kits. But I do see more and more new brands and new products, and more young molders.

Akaidada
COOL COOLER COOLEST I find my AH-64D~

看到我的阿帕奇了

Lorraine Lin
@Erik, Indeed, the history of models in China is not long. In the late 1990s, Matchbox and Bandai established joint venture companies in China and introduced model kit products into the country. Therefore, most model enthusiasts in China are under 40 years old.
And picture 269 is from National Youth Model Championship which is organized by the government. Actually this Shanghai New year model contest also sponsored by the government since year 2006.

Lorraine Lin
@Akaidada, 图25吗？我在比例战鹰里看到过。膜拜一下☺️

Alec K
Thank you for sharing background info about modeling in China. Very interesting 👍

Erik Off
Interesting, thank you for the info. 🙂

Lorraine Lin
Uploaded some more pictures from day 2.

Alec K
I have to say that the quality, both in execution and complexity, of the figures is one of the best I have seen 👍

Martin Oostrom
I have been drooling over this kit since it was new, so definitely following

Bozzer
Yeah, I agree with Martin. This has always been a kit, I wanted to get my hands on. I actually saw the built model, at Bolton IPMS in January. Those tyres are amazing and the vehicle itself, looked almost space-like.

Bozzer
This build excites me 🙂

Bozzer
Excellent progress. How's the interior?

Qwertzel
Thank you, Bozzer! Right now, I'm working on the equipment boxes in the back. I didn't start with the cabin. I will post some pictures later

Ben M
👀

Martin Oostrom
This is becoming very nice!

Bozzer
It most definitely is, a "must have" kit, for me! I can't help but wonder, why it's not been re-released again? I can only assume, it's something to do with the licence?

Martin Oostrom
It has been twice after approximately 10 years. Last one was in 2013….

Qwertzel
It's possible to buy this kit from eBay, but it costs round about 150€. I bought the kit produced in the 1980th and the plastic is very fragile and the equipment boxes aren't well detailed and it's not possible to open them fully. Besides that, I love this kit. The overall fitting is good and this kit is well designed. If it is possible to get this kit in a bundle with other kits, it is possible to get it relatively cheap

Neuling
Looking forward here ...........

Bozzer
Let's hope they release it again, soon? I read an interesting review of this kit, from when it first came out. I'll share it, just incase anyone has missed it?

Bozzer
The dream is real! I actually ordered one!

Qwertzel
Congrats, I definitely will follow your building process

Bozzer
My kit finally arrived. Still factory sealed and all the way from Poland. I'm looking forward to building it, in the new year. I'll certainly be creating a build log, of it 👍
Yours is looking mighty fine, and proof, that these things can't be rushed 🙂

Qwertzel
You need to be careful with the black and white parts. I broke many of them while building the chassis

Bozzer
That cab looks mighty complicated to operate.
I guess that it's safer inside, than outside?
Them boys deal with firefighting, on a different level.
Excellent work, as always, and merry Christmas to you.

Nathan Dempsey
Following 👀

Desert Marlin
I'm looking forward to seeing this one come together!!!

Ben M
👀

Villiers de Vos
Booking my seat.