Mister300

Plan to add this mech to my diorama what do you guys think?

Will stay on topic, no problem.

Final Pics of Ho 229 sub assemblies

Trying to decide which idea to go with. IDEA A Der Mann im Hohen Schloss (Man in the High Castle) 1/72 Ho 229 with alternate timeline theme Sherut Avir, Israeli air force development program Acquired Axis and Allied aircraft and integrated into program, BF 109, Spitfire, P-51D, S-199 Idea B Plane and Jeep with netting etc. Area 51 Alien theme?

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Plan to do diorama later.

Planning a test stand or Tinian Island bomb pit for my 1/8 scale 3 D print of atomic bomb. Here is the video of the working micro Geiger Counter IMG_0139.MOV

Is it the X-1 clear in the bottle or spray can, one is acrylic and the other is lacquer.

Doing a USAF Thunderbird, plan on using two bob decals over Tamiya fine white primer as color coat. It is a lacquer formulation, which brand of clear coat is safe to seal decals? I am a retired Chemist so I know it is voodoo science when dealing with chemical formulations. I made the mistake once of trying a generic clear over my Blue Angel F-18 and it ate the decals. It looks like the primer is glossy enough to handle the decals correct? I normally use Future to seal but want to try to avoid it in this build.

Welcome Mike, we do 3 D printing too. This is my 1/8 scale Little Boy.

What is correct shade of white for base coat ? Insignia white as stated in the two Bob Decal set or gloss white? Am I obsessing here but the called out ins white has a gray tint to it. Here is my photo I took in Houston.

This what a PRUSA printer is capable of producing ,over 100 PLA parts. Still had to assemble and airbrush no different than polystyrene kit. 1/8 scale Little Boy from CGtrader.com.

Well done !, kit brings back memories of days past.

Welcome to the forums. There are many possible color schemes, what I do is research the aircraft on the internet and pick your favorite plane and build away. I would recommend investing in a inexpensive Iwata airbrush for painting and get a decent set of camel hair brushes for detail work. See my earlier post for my P-51 prototype in Sn J natural metal finish. Learn to airbrush basic color schemes first and with practice it gets better.

1/48 Accurate Miniatures Wright Patterson AFB P-51 NA prototype 1/48 Ta 1831/48 prewar Tamiya Zeke

Hello all my name is Dan, I renewed my IPMS membership today, I was President with the now defunct IPMS Texas Outlaw Modelers back in the early 1990's. I build aircraft and armor. My profile pic is my P-61 diorama in 1/48. We do 3-d printing and are trying out some new alternatives to casting resin. This is our latest creation a 1/8 scale Hiroshima bomb. My son downloaded this from CGtrader and printed it in gray PLA (100 pieces +) and I applied some Iwata airbrush magic to it. It has 2 LEDs in it.