The Plastic Model kit hobby thread

[dezzo69]

actually alot of china kits are very good
bigger and cheaper

just quality not as good.

koto kits also quite good.

quality can be an issue for unseasoned builders. i think most important is the build design. for example the solomon nightingale suffers from poor design choices (they tried to make a rg) and ugly heatsink on the ''wings'' and poor fit tolerances.

my happiest build so far is my MG Dom. the bazooka cracked when i was assembling it post painting i lazy to fix but other than that, solid build.

 

[sky00sky]

ok fine

edmw hate girls

this time put lao unker video as introduction ok?

those complain and report one i hope you ls every 2 am

u put that jipun, mei mei one tio complan??

 

[gilcrest]

Rast time I did my research at places like page one at vivo city.
Read the reference books there but never buy. I think cheapos like me were a big reason why they closed down.

What change for the better was the internet; so many resources online. I wont term it as cheapo; when we were young, how many got rich parents to splurge on resource books. Its a long journey; its the process that build the person

 

[dambio]

ok fine

edmw hate girls

this time put lao unker video as introduction ok?

those complain and report one i hope you ls every 2 am

Last time my mother say I still small kid nv grow up. So I dulan n threw all away. Including alot of 1st gen transformer toys

 

[Sutebenu]

Where can buy tamiya ah?

 

[dezzo69]

Bandai official idol group to promote plastic model kit. They do review and assemble model kit on the channels. Now also has figurine model kit

bandai actually going woke but in a different way.

they are cultivating the next generation of female hobbyists now, even though their biggest demographic of gunpla hobbyists in Japan are female.

 

[dezzo69]

Rast time I did my research at places like page one at vivo city.
Read the reference books there but never buy. I think cheapos like me were a big reason why they closed down.

actually the unpopular truth to WWII AFV modelling is the stuff made back then are often rushed to the front lines and what rivet counters say X is Y has no real standing because there can be 10 variants of a Stug III due to battlefield conditions and modifications.

i think whats most impt is the kit has the size and dimensions correct because i have seen tiger I same scale but different size one and went wtf lol.

 

[PikaPika33]

quality can be an issue for unseasoned builders. i think most important is the build design. for example the solomon nightingale suffers from poor design choices (they tried to make a rg) and ugly heatsink on the ''wings'' and poor fit tolerances.

my happiest build so far is my MG Dom. the bazooka cracked when i was assembling it post painting i lazy to fix but other than that, solid build.

nice

I still at the stage of trying panel lining.

buy some paints and some cheapo EG and HG to try painting on

 

[PikaPika33]

Where can buy tamiya ah?

sunshine plaza got diecast shops for vehicles

the old buildings nearby got some shops that sell model kits for ships and cars

if not need order from japan

 

[gilcrest]

Where can buy tamiya ah?

Bras Basah there for a wider range, others dun carry much and the distributor just got whack by chapter 11

 

[gilcrest]

actually alot of china kits are very good
bigger and cheaper

just quality not as good.

koto kits also quite good.

Chiu sure china kits not so good in quality? Newer players like RyeField/ Meng and established one like Trumpeter equally good compare to Dragon which was a standard comparable to Tamiya at one point.

I can only say their mould finer and little to no flash for rework.

 

[GreatPumpkin]

actually the unpopular truth to WWII AFV modelling is the stuff made back then are often rushed to the front lines and what rivet counters say X is Y has no real standing because there can be 10 variants of a Stug III due to battlefield conditions and modifications.

i think whats most impt is the kit has the size and dimensions correct because i have seen tiger I same scale but different size one and went wtf lol.

Quite true actually. A lot of those camo patterns were also applied in field conditions so ironically a roughly painted model is more "accurate" than one where the builder took great pains to ensure the paint is even and lines sharp.

 

[mel1888]

You might as well buy those 1/72 die cast aircraft.

Amazon about ~$150

ya partly also bec i wanted it sprayed a certain way.

 

[XCalintz]

tiagong they trying to get rid of MG

been decades since a new MG line is release

rg is the new mg liao sadly

hg is where the money is, cos cheaper and easier for people to buy and try

MG Barbatos Lupus is releasing soon.

Nowadays, they doing poll to choose which model for each series.

 

[PikaPika33]

Chiu sure china kits not so good in quality? Newer players like RyeField/ Meng and established one like Trumpeter equally good compare to Dragon which was a standard comparable to Tamiya at one point.

I can only say their mould finer and little to no flash for rework.

i buy some from local shops

so far ok for me

but the unkers got tell me, sometimes got missing parts, or sometimes the parts might not fit.

see luck.

 

[PikaPika33]

MG Barbatos Lupus is releasing soon.

Nowadays, they doing poll to choose which model for each series.

nice

always wanted a mg baratos

but always sold out

 

[XCalintz]

nice

always wanted a mg baratos

but always sold out

Hope we will get Lupus Rex next year!

https://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2025/02/mg-1100-gundam-barbatos-lupus-announced.html

 

[gilcrest]

i buy some from local shops

so far ok for me

but the unkers got tell me, sometimes got missing parts, or sometimes the parts might not fit.

see luck.

Maybe earlier releases, i only find Academy and Italeri got serious warping issues

 

[Kitaro9202]

Tamiya have also but the car or bike all need to spray ur color and i suck at it

 

[deathan9el]

me have no patience for this sort of hobby
nice jipun mm anw