This is my first attempt at a diorama. Xps from Lowes, plaster over cork for the concrete, pipes from miniart, and barrels/jerry cans from tamiya. Thinking about my next one now for the 1/35 Kangaroo

At my local model club for the latest group build we were given a 6x4 photo frame and we had to use it in a diorama. I have deepened mine added some scenery and going to have the Grober walking through water. First use of resin,so lets see how that goes.

This kit has been a ton of fun to work on and a real learning experience. Setting it aside for a bit so I can come back with fresh eyes to finish it up (and learn how to take decent pics.)

Obviously pretty heavily modified. The ‘snooper’ in the right hand, radiator fins on the back, as well as the pilot’s gas mask and suit’s antenna were scratch built from putty, styrene and extra parts that came with the kit. Camo was based on desert night camo from the Gulf War.

My story for this character is that he’s a recon trooper sent out to observe and report EM signatures from unmanned combat systems like Nutrocker. The device in his hand pipes data into the suit through that data link in the forearm and subsequently back to HQ via the antenna.

Clearly he’s been in the field too long haha. I am planning to finish the diorama at some point and do some oil paint weathering before calling it complete, but for now, we both deserve a little break.

I finished this kit in 2009 and it has been in storage ever since. Pretty sure it is the Nitto kit. Today I dusted it, reattached the bits that had fallen and put it back on display. Best weathering I ever did, and my first time painting a figure. Now I'm thinking I may start building again.

Pics are from today :P

I recently saw a 3 pack of 1/35th scale suits with chimpanzee pilots on Amazon (I know, Amazon=Evil) for $30. That seems like a bargain at $10 a figure, but I was wondering about the quality of the ARTPLA kits? The pictures look a little soft, almost like dollar store Army Men.

TIA!

This is my first Ma.K kit and I see what all the hype is about. Aging and weathering is such a deeply rewarding process and I am having a hard time being ‘done’ with this model- I keep picking it up and adding extra filters and chipping.
I promised my wife I wouldn’t get any more kits after I got the 1/100 Kshatrya kit at Christmas, but now I want to build a Falke or a Stingray.

Livery*

After the JAGERDIVER I’m glad to share with you BULL’S-eye 🥹

Fireball SG by Wave is finished up.

Unfortunately the photos are a bit blurry from how they were sent to me

I sculpted all the joins, other than that it’s pretty basic

Hi, I really like Youtube channels like Paint on Plastic and Jon Bius for their Ma. K content, who do decently long videos that show their process with lacquer hand painting on these kits.

Any similar creators who do content like this that people would recommend? English, Japanese, any language creator is fine really. I just like watching the process. Thank you.

Totally forgot I had this! The part breakdown is really nice so I think I'm gonna build this to go with the 1/35 Sturmkafer.

Someone else's unboxing here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMpJDcCcCh0

Chaotic idea by the founded decals from the Porsche 934 and lunadiver from my backlog, I’m so proud of this hybrid of race livery and ma.k aesthetic🥹

I have been working on this project since March. What with a job transition and feeling a bit burned out.. I still get maybe an hour a day to get things put together. I have so many ideas coming and going constantly, but I think I am on the right path with this one.

All done with my strumvogel. So much fun

Felt overwhelmed by this one. Glad it’s over hahah

Finally got around to putting this guy together. Fun little kit, no fitting issues and pretty easy seam removal. I did replace the antenna since the included one looked pretty fragile, and added some dents and dings here and there to add a bit of interest.

Finished 1 out of 2 models.

North American City Defense, day time color scheme.