I have compiled a colour chart of RLM paint chips taken from Merrick's book (Luftwaffe Camouflage and Markings 1933-1945 Vol.2 2005) along with a couple from the Kookaburra book by J. Smith (The Modeller's Luftwaffe Painting Guide 1979) and their claimed hobby paint equivalents...
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Oddly enough, I was watching an episode of QI on the box the other night and they were discussing exactly this phenomenon.
Links to Vendors selling 1/144 (inc 1:144) as of May 2019
It is worth noting that not all items will be properly categorised in the left hand-side and that you may have scroll through the 'All Items' section!
Vendors offerings can change overtime - especially following...
Shapeways 1/144 Vendors
I thought it about time to recap on the movers and shakers on the Shapeways 1/144 scene, there has been quite a bit of action on this the Shapeways front over the last year or so. With CGD and Kampfflieger leading the way in AFV and Aircraft respectively...
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JARFIR has been around for a while.
I should probably publish my excel spreadsheet, as I do a deep trawl now and then to dig out what's going on (the blogspot page only has a shortlist on it). It is made harder by the fact that a) sharp ways metadata handling and therefore...
Tim is correct. Unlike a number of manufacturers who, for one reason or another, give colour callouts in terms of brands like Humbrol, Gunze and Tamiya, Mark I have just gone with the generic naming. Sometimes this aids in finding the right paints (e.g. RLM codes are a godsend...
I'm currently thinking through the best approach to simulating windows on my Pe-2. Whilst not for VVS light bombers in WW2, I came across for a whole range of airliners. From the model photos, they look most convincing. Ideal for resin kits that lack apertures for windows (look...
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Luis and Marco, just revisited your builds. Both gorgeous even without the cockpit/cabin decals, but the latter do add to the realism factor. Not quite sure any of the decals could be adapted for a Petlyakov Pe-2 though. I've seen my brother in both his Cathay and now QANTAS...
In the GB20 General Discussion, I made mention of listing all the Ukrainian aces of WW2. Being so focussed on the one topic, I didn't go to the until today and boy, is this THE site for finding aces or what? WW1, WW2, the Korean War, the Spanish Civil War, Nagorno-Karabakh...
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Oooo...
That is a rather good site. That should go in a one of the resource stickies somewhere!
Last summer, I finally went to Canada to visit my brother and his family who live near Montreal. Being my first visit, my brother organised trips to various places including Quebec City and Ottawa and he very kindly arranged things so that we visited the Canada...
After noticing that Panzer Depot main site doesn't work anymore (it is online but thereare no payment options ater you have your cart ready and go to checkout) I've contacted them and got this reply:
We would like to inform you about the relocation of the Business of our...
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If you're looking for decals, try N-scale railway shop sites. There are plenty of sellers in Europe and US.
Schermata 10-02-2022 18.53.33.png That's new! A Shapeways designer now offers his creations in full colours.
These 3d printed models aren't sold after someone has done a paint and decals job on them: they are 3D printed in a combination of uv cured inks to produce professional...
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Surface quality: It's only when I take a photo that I really notice any stepping or uneven reflections from the 3D printed material. From a normal viewing distance the only thing you might notice is a kind of satiny sheen to the surface rather than a fully smooth specular...
Came across these whilst browsing through YouTube late the other night ...
Part 1: 1/144 U.S. Fighter Model Kits:
Part 2: 1/144 U.S. Fighter Model Kits:
Part 3: 1/144 U.S. Fighter Model Kits:
Part 4: 1/144 U.S. Fighter Model Kits:
Part 5: 1/144 U.S. Fighter Model Kits:...
Hi. I've just discovered this resin model producer.
I don't recall any mention of them on this site but I might be wrong. Here it is
There are also British and US tanks: nice ealy type M10 gmc Achilles and M36...
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Maybe it's the photo. Their M-36 is better than the other one. The original Japanese model I believe is the source of the Kamyia one is way better but where to find it?
Primarily an analysis (in Japanese) laced with nostalgia for early Sankyo Peanut series, Early Doyusha and modern F-Toys vs the real deals.
You will need to translate the page, but it's an interesting read and if anyone wants a project to do this that...
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wow, lots of great material there!
I went on to peruse one of the armor pages too, I had one of those type 61 tank motorized rubber belt track models, it ran pretty good as I recall, the brass gears made a goodly whine. I must have been about 12.
Hope this site info has not been posted previously?
Mainly articles of current world-wide military aircraft.
Click on The War Zone to the right of the title.
There was a message on their page I translated with google basically saying health and personal reasons meant he wasn’t doing decals any longer which is sad.
A helpful guide into some of the techniques for taking reference photos.
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That's really useful. I normally know exactly what details I want to capture, but always go completely to pieces once I am given a camera and am standing in front of the thing I need to photograph. :oops:
This is an interesting though overlooked reference site, it's been around for years - but, nice to stumble across.
Its a shame that many of the images don't expand!
My browser auto translates the site. if yours does not then there is probably a widget or something you need to...
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When I get the NBN at home, I'll be spending a rainy afternoon going through this one.
As promised, here is a link to photos I took at the premise of the Museu do Ar at Alverca, Portugal, in August 2018.
This was the original premise of the museum and was slated to be closed once the main one in Sintra opened but didn't due to local pressure. It only...
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