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Hey friends! Would just like to start off by wishing everyone the best of luck with their entries. The talent here on SMA is unprecedented! Amazing to see how much this site and contest has grown over the years. Well im keeping it pretty simple this year, I'm extremely busy lately and just don't...

Hey guys, been a while since i've contributed anything to the forum, same old story, life is crazy and hectic, I lost my mojo to build for a while. Well things have settled down a little and I've been able to get back to bench. Anyway, here is my latest finished build, I started this one back...

I screwed up the paint on my current build and need to strip and start over. I have somehow avoided having to do this for quite some time. The consensus seems to be that purple power is the way to go. I do have some speaker wire super glued to the model, its a Ma.K kit, will the the purple...

We all like to collect model kits, tools, paints, etc...but, what else do you like to collect that has nothing to do with modeling? I've always been a collector since I was a little kid. My first passion was baseball cards. In my adult life, I cant shake it. I love to collect vinyl records...

Category: Diorama Name of Build: Mars Attacks Martian Warrior Kit manufacturer: Moebius Scale: 1/8 Description Pretty much a straight forward build up.The only major alterations I did were light up the street lamp and I built a custom base for the model that is also lit up. The...

What is the best way to strip future off clear parts? I've heard alcohol and acetone will dissolve it but I just want to be careful before I soak my parts in anything.

Let the games begin... Being a huge fan of the Mars Attacks trading cards, I was pretty stoked when I saw moebius was releasing this kit. I'll be throwing this one in the diorama category. The kit is really nice with a lot of great detail. The sculpt of the Martian head is really the selling...

Well figured I took a long enough break from the bench after the contest, time for another project. Decided to build this little gem from the Irwin Allen show Land of the Giants. I really dig the designs of retro sci-fi ships. I plan on throwing some lights in her. Got the resin inserts for...

So, I've had the same photobucket account for the last 4 years, never had one single issue with the site. Now all of a sudden I cant upload any photos. I'm not trying to upload any files that are too large and I have plenty of space left on my account for photos, like more than I could ever use...

I've always been into art, drawing, painting, sculpting...I have always had this problem of throwing away my art that I'm not happy with, I can easily tare up a sketch i've been working on for hours because I just simply hate it. I consider model building an art form and every finished model a...

Decided to be adventurous and go for another entry with my giant Boba Fett. Its a vinyl re-cast from the old Screamin kit and this Boba is not pretty...But it was cheap and I really like the large scale of it, something different, and a nice big canvas to add detail. At a quick glance the kit...

Alrighty boys, here we go again! Some of you know I've been frothing at the mouth waiting for this kit. The Luna Tactical Reconnaissance Machine LUM-168 Camel finally showed up yesterday just in time for the start of the contest! I was so pumped. I cant believe I have to go to work right now, so...

Feel like a fish out of water posting in here ;) Im looking for a 84-89 Toyota MR2 kit with an engine assembly. I've already done googled and Ebayed, and really could only find the Fujimi kit with no engine, and the LS Japan kit which is going for $80 in 1/20 scale, and still has no engine...

A question for Grendels or ModelManTom mostly. I know you guys use dremel collets in your tamiya handi drills, I was wandering if there was a specific set I should order or size? I plan on ordering the drill soon and want to be able to use my tiny drill bits.

Plummeting further and further down the scale modeling rabbit hole...Here is my first ever circuit, first time soldering. Im stoked!!

I know Spud already posted about this. Steve deserves all the posts he can get. Please!! All you sci-fi guys, and modelers in general, check out Steve Neill's youtube channel. He is a veteran of the Hollywood make-up and effects industry and creates amazing detailed videos involving all sorts...

Ok, so back in January I bought myself an Xtronic 4000 soldering station, after reading many good reviews and careful consideration. Tonight, I go to use the thing for the first time and it works great, but, when I tried to put a new tip in (it comes with 10 different tips) the part which...

Other than those flashlight toys at the dollar store, what is a good source for fiber optics? Im having trouble finding a decent source. All I seem to be able to find on ebay are those fiber optic lamps and toy flashlight things. I would prefer spools of different sizes, if that even a possibility.

Godzilla rules. Although this model is technically a figure because it has arms and legs, Godzilla, to me anyway, represents sci-fi. Feel free to move this if need be. Now, I really love all 30-40 Godzilla movies, but for me the most fantastic era of the franchise takes place from the mid 80s to...

Anyone else bummed about the release of the 1/20 LUM-168 Camel being pushed back to January? I've been literally saving my pennies for this kit for months and was so stoked to order one this month only to find out I cant untill January!!! Ma.K addicted...