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I just finished this kit yesterday. I was not impressed with it at all. I have built other Academy kits with no problems, no such luck with this kit. It was supposed to be a new tool in 2017. But it seems like this particular kit must have sat in a warehouse or somewhere hot, because looking...

I am currently building an Academy 1/72 F15E Strike Eagle. I am to the point of finishing the canopy and was wondering why the model makers do not make the canopy in two pieces. One piece being the clear canopy itself, and the other being the canopy framing which usually has to be painted. I...

I bought 2 Bandai kits. An X wing and a Y wing. I just finished both. I bought them specifically for practice in Panel Accent Liner and detail painting. I tried several different techniques and colors on both. Mostly panel liner on the X wing and a bit of wash weathering. On the Y wing I did...

I recently was asked to build this kit from Academy by my nephew. He served with the Red Devils when he was in the Marines. He bought the kit in 2015 and was trying to find someone to build it for him. Now that he has moved to the town where I live, I was volunteered basically to be the builder...

After 6 months of getting back into modeling, I have progressed to the point of wanting to detail more. I bought a Bandai X-Wing Starfighter for practice. After assembly, paint, and decals, I will clearcoat the whole model with acrylic gloss coat. After letting it dry and cure, I will attempt to...

I just finished a Tamiya Yamaha 1600 Road Star. This was a fun build and I really like how it turned out. I used all Tamiya acrylic paints and brushed painted as I don't the room for an airbrush. Just wanted to share some pics as I know you all love pics. This is the second motorcycle I have...

I have built several Tamiya kits and they have always been good. This kit is awful. Not a single piece fits the way it should. I have to file and sand every glued piece. The fuselage, the wings, the engines, the landing gear. The instructions show how to build with landing gear up (my...

I finished this model recently. While it looks pretty good, it was not an easy build. All the parts fit well. The problem is, once you get about 3/4 done with the build, it is really tough to pick it up to work on it without breaking some super small delicate part. The kick stand would not hold...

I finally finished the Tamiya Porsche 911 GT1 Le Mans. It turned out ok, but I am not totally satisfied. The body didn't fit the chassis correctly. The pins on the chassis missed the holes in the body by maybe an 1/8 of an inch. As a result, the pins on the roof of the front cowling were up...

I was wondering what everyone does to dispose of their brush cleaner. Right now, I am using IPA to clean my brushes since Tamiya Acrylics are alcohol based. I have ordered Tamiya acrylic thinner, which I understand a lot of modelers use as brush cleaner also. I have a small plastic bottle I use...

I am back into modeling after a 30-year hiatus. I have just finished a 1966 Revell Mustang and an AMT 1968 Z28 Camero to get back into the groove and see how bad my skills are after the 30-year break. My skills are not great, but no bad either. I bought and got a Tamiya Porsche 911 GT1 Le Mans...

Hello Forum Members. I am a 69-year-old, getting back into modeling. My grandson found a Revell 1966 Mustang model in an old trailer on the property they bought in Terlingua Texas. My grandson is 5. He insisted on keeping it. No telling how long it has been sitting in that old trailer. My...