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Scratchbuilding 101: Never throw anything out! :)

Welcome to the Herd! Sorry, I can't help you with an app to track building time. I don't track it, myself. If I did, I'd need something like Stonehenge, I build so slowly. I look forward to seeing your work! Best regards, Brad

Looks good! You made me curious, so I ran a web search on "soda city modelcon". Turns out it's an IPMS club that stages it, the Mid-Carolina Swamp Fox Modelers. We get their newsletter through the regional exchanges IPMS runs. Their website is https://ipmsmidcarolina.com/ I'd be surprised if...

I wonder if any manuals are available online?

Yeah, we want to distinguish between kit builders and kit collectors. Kit collecting (not the same thing as accumulating a stash) has become a hobby in its own right. Kit collectors acquire kits and look at criteria like other collectors do with their favorite subjects. For example, they...

Welcome to the Herd! Since we've mentioned hobby and craft shops, something else to consider is talking to the owner or store manager and seeing if he's interested in donating kits and materials. For the store, it's good publicity and it helps foster future customers. Best regards, Brad

They're yooge!

I get that with movies and TV shows. I see something that feels like it just came out a couple of years ago, and I realize it was 30.

Thanks, Momo! I found the image I have to illustrate the nozzle cap I mean: Yeah, 10 years sounds about right for when I first saw them on rattlecans sold here in PA. And the latest design, a pistol-grip, I just saw for the first time this past fall. Yeah, it may seem like a small matter...

The new nozzles haven't been around for 30 years, more like 10. Before that, they used the same design as every other rattle can. And I'm not the only one. I found comments online from people with the same experience, and talked in person about it. Like I said, they've changed the design...

And I'll add regarding proprietary thinners: there is a bit of a learning curve, depending on the product or brand, and the type of paint. For example, I learned to use Tamiya's thinner for their acrylic paints, for my best results. But I can use generic lacquer thinner to thin them for...

I agree with BlackSheep that the Vallejo primer may be the culprit, though I won't go so far as to agree with "Vallejo is garbage". But I have seen enough posts from people who have had similar issues with the products. But I've seen comments like Pantherman's, too-folks who use it without...

I just realized I misremembered the maker of those Star Wars kits-it was MPC, not AMT. Though AMT issued the original Star Trek models, and I loved the Enterprise kit-whatever Hyperscalers today might say about it. I never did get around to building the entire Star Fleet, though.

I only ever got the first generation of "Star Wars" models, when AMT brought them out in the wake of the first movie's release. I built them and enjoyed them, but I always wished they had also kitted the Y-wing and a regular TIE fighter, instead of Darth Vader's machine. I built their original...

I went over the thread a couple of times to make sure I didn't miss this, but what primer did you use? Or did you prime the parts at all? I apologize if I've missed this but I don't think I did.

Ah, OK, the civilian boxing. They first released that in '91 with the new parts necessary to make the airliner. You can make it into a nice model, and I think you'll enjoy building it. I look forward to a build blog here in the forum! Best regards, Brad

Welcome to the Herd! Is that the C-47 boxing, with the stick of paratroopers? I built 2 of those when I was a kid, when they came out. I think it still holds up well today, but then, I'm a Monogram fan. I grew up on their kits. Looking forward to your builds! Best regards, Brad

Thanks, Momo! The Internet has ruined my reading comprehension; I went right past that. Then I stand by the advice to thin the Tamiya products with Tamiya's proprietary thinner. That's what I do. When I paint figures and use Tamiya acrylic colors, I paint them on by hand. And I always thin...

When you say "brushing", are you airbrushing or brushing by hand? I second Momo's question about what you're using to thin the Tamiya X-22. I'll include in that question any other Tamiya acrylic colors you're using. I use Tamiya's acrylics all the time, and apply them by hand as well as...

Burnt and raw sienna and umber are good general wash colors. If you have a plane, or an piece of armor, with a figure or two, for example, and you're not confident in your figure-painting abilities, you can lay in your basic colors, then use a burnt umber or burnt sienna wash to pick out the...