Plastic Modeling

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

When I can find them at a decent price I am ordering a 1/350 scale I-400 aircraft carrier sub kit https://www.tamiyausa.com/shop/1350-...bmarine-i-400/ and a 1/48 Seiran http://www.hyperscale.com/2013/galleries/m6a148rs_1.htm



Going to then scratch build the hanger entrance and portion of the deck and catapult and have the Seiran all folded up being pulled out and prepped for launch to show with the full sub.
Like this:

http://i46.servimg.com/u/f46/11/16/10/09/seiran13.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-400-class_submarine

Whoa, I didn't even know submarine aircraft carriers was a thing!

The submarine kit doesn't include the plane? You building that kit will be entertaining! Also, wouldn't 1/48 look way too big on the submarine since it's 1/350?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Whoa, I didn't even know submarine aircraft carriers was a thing!

The submarine kit doesn't include the plane? You building that kit will be entertaining! Also, wouldn't 1/48 look way too big on the submarine since it's 1/350?

The sub kit has a plane but it is only an inch long.
I am going to make my own 1/48 scale deck section for the big one to display beside the whole sub.
It will only be about this much of the sub.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

The sub kit has a plane but it is only an inch long.
I am going to make my own 1/48 scale deck section for the big one to display beside the whole sub.
It will only be about this much of the sub.

Ah, so you don't mind the plane being bigger?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Ah, so you don't mind the plane being bigger?

The plane and the deck/hanger sections will be the same size. I will build the deck and hanger in 1/48 as a base for the plane.
The full sub and tiny plane will be separate from the 1/48 plane/deck/hanger. to show what the whole sub looks like.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

The plane and the deck/hanger sections will be the same size. I will build the deck and hanger in 1/48 as a base for the plane.
The full sub and tiny plane will be separate from the 1/48 plane/deck/hanger. to show what the whole sub looks like.

OOOOH, must have missed the part about it being two separate things. That's going to be super cool! Definitely let me know when you get this kit!

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Whoa, I didn't even know submarine aircraft carriers was a thing!

The submarine kit doesn't include the plane? You building that kit will be entertaining! Also, wouldn't 1/48 look way too big on the submarine since it's 1/350?

i knew about the japanese submarine, but didn't know it was something just about all major countries experimented with
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submar...rcraft_carrier

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

ah, tis true. I'm not really into aircrafts (well, buying/building them). I do appreciate looking at people's build of them cuz I can't ever do them myself. haha. Not gonna lie, thought about getting the 1/35 Stealth Fighter Jet (yeah, I'm not good at remember plane models) with the Hummer that Tamiya had on sale for $50 over Superbowl Sunday. And that's cuz it's just linear body panels and flat black. HAHA

F117 Nighthawk?

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Spuds

F117 Nighthawk?

Yup, that's the one.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Well, lots of mishaps with this one, and I think I got a bad kit. The parts of the windows that had to be painted did not line up correctly, and it had a couple scratches (molding issues?) in the windows.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Also experimented using some cheap acrylic paint from Michael's for the suspension bits...not sure if I had to thin it or not, but I did not like the finish.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

This time I tried using one battery/case to power the headlights and taillights, but all three are on separate channels on the switch. Well, low and high beams can turn on independently and together, but if either are on when I switch the taillights on, they get turned off for some reason. I guess I'll stick with two batteries and cases like I used on the R34.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

This time I tried using one battery/case to power the headlights and taillights, but all three are on separate channels on the switch. Well, low and high beams can turn on independently and together, but if either are on when I switch the taillights on, they get turned off for some reason. I guess I'll stick with two batteries and cases like I used on the R34.

Looks perfect.
I am sort of on and off working on doing cars that I had. Unfortunately they are all of course 30 or 40 year old molds and all the lack of detail that comes with the old molding tech. The best you can hope for is something that is al least close. The good part is that since most of my cars were pretty beat up I can at least hide some of the lack of detail with weathering.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Looks perfect.
I am sort of on and off working on doing cars that I had. Unfortunately they are all of course 30 or 40 year old molds and all the lack of detail that comes with the old molding tech. The best you can hope for is something that is al least close. The good part is that since most of my cars were pretty beat up I can at least hide some of the lack of detail with weathering.

Thanks! I've seen people do barnyard find and wrecking yard builds on their models, complete with dioramas! I don't think it's something I can ever do since I really don't have any weathering skills whatsoever. haha

Since you have outstanding weathering skills, I think you should give a barnyard find look a try with one of those old kits. I'm sure it will come out very nice.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Thanks! I've seen people do barnyard find and wrecking yard builds on their models, complete with dioramas! I don't think it's something I can ever do since I really don't have any weathering skills whatsoever. haha

Since you have outstanding weathering skills, I think you should give a barnyard find look a try with one of those old kits. I'm sure it will come out very nice.

I have a couple of Junker kits that were given to me (an 86 Monte Carlo and a 91 T Bird) that will be part of a wrecker diorama someday. The focus of it will be a rough but salvageable 60 or 70 Mopar of some kind.