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Holy cow, that's cool! Lots of the 'usual suspects', but I'm really impressed by the particularly far-flung places. Madagascar? Mauritius? Niue? Mongolia? Kazakhstan? Ethiopia? And apparently the Pope came, too, since you've got a pin in Vatican City's flag. 😀

That's what I get for going off the half-remembered instructions from a single build ~25(!!!) years ago. 🙂

Translations are up on Hobby Search Japan https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/plamo/ , or you can translate the text in the images via Google Translate.https://translate.google.com/?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&op=images Nothing super interesting, though the text in the images is a little more detailed than on HSJ. The F-15J comes with pilot figures designed by Tamiya, with Japan-specific headgear. The Israeli F-15C is from the 1982 war (I thought those were mostly A/Bs?) The F-14B is... just an F-14B. Appropriate parts for the type, but nothing special. The F-4EJ

You're from Argentina? Have you ever encountered that knob-end who keeps posting under stupid fake personas on scale model discussion boards? Used to post here as "Uncle Uncool", "The Scaremonger", "Hubbie Marsten" and a bunch of others. He'll make up some new schtick, post for a while, then inevitably everyone realizes he's the same moron who has been banned a dozen times before, so he gets the boot. Always comes crawling back with some other dumb 'persona' though. Really, it's pretty pathetic when you think about it. Like, how pathetic does your life have to be to waste THA

https://twitter.com/RupprechtDeino/status/1118174489131532289 https://twitter.com/RupprechtDeino/status/1021607182213767168 https://xueqiu.com/7956505474/195521830 https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/china-defense-close

Anybody have any idea about the relative reputations of the drawings from Aviation & Time vs DM(? the 1/35 drawings by Malkov)? I'm finding serious discrepancies between the two sets of drawings. Of course, there are also minor discrepancies between the different drawings from Aviation & Time, so I'm not really sure which to trust...

Googling 'airbrush patent 1908' shows the patent belongs to Paashe, along with a few useful pages. https://www.airbrushmuseum.com/airbrush_patents_14.5.htm https://www.airbrushmuseum.com/airbrush_lit_1915_paasche_cat_index.htm I'd guess it's a Paasche H, based on the 'H' on the body.

You could reach out to the person who printed the model in the OP. It wouldn't be hard to re-scale the larger prints.

http://soyuyo.main.jp/f4c/f4c-1.html

To be fair to the builder, the instructions probably weren't ready when they had to build the display model. And they probably had a very short amount of time to build the model/s (it wouldn't surprise me if they had a few models to build in, like, a day), so no time for research. And as you suggested, they're just a worker, doing a job, building everything from Sopwith Camels to submarines, so they can't be expected to know the arcane details of every kit they have to slam together and photograph.

It's probably a spammer registering for the site.

Well it might be coming back: https://www.pink-unicorn.tv/jpsmodell-de In the mean time, this Flickr stream popped up in a Google search. Not sure if it's everything, but there are a lot of profiles. https://www.flickr.com/photos/70058423@N07/35860014711/in/photostream/

Could be worse: https://jalopnik.com/europe-funds-nuclear-rocket-research-deep-space-travel-1850405252

No, not at all. Apart from the obvious pylon/cockpit differences, there are a few panel line subtleties around the engine humps between the fighter and strike Eagles. There is zero reason to split it that way for the A/B/C/D - they're all the same. The only reason for that specific breakdown is that they're at least considering a Strike Eagle.

The only reason for that unusual rear fuselage breakdown is to allow them to do an accurate Strike Eagle rear fuselage. Interesting.

I mean, he uses the scan to completely re-draft the part in CAD, because it's not even remotely useable for production purposes, but other than that, sure, it's great. My point being, if it's so bad at recreating such fundamental geometric shapes as "circle", "flat" and "parallel", then don't expect to be able to just scan and print kit parts. The technology, while it has its uses, just isn't there yet. As for the Solidworks vs Fusion 360 debate... Solidworks now offer a hobbyist license for $90/year. https://discover.solidworks.com/3dexperience-solidworks-mak

Note, though, that the scan... sucks. None of the holes are round, smooth surfaces aren't, and the raw scan data is basically unusable - he's just using it for gross measurements to completely rebuild the part in CAD.

Short answer: yes, we are light years from that. Again, there is no magic button that turns an idea into a physical object. If you want to 3D print for scale models, you need to learn CAD, or digital sculpting. There aren't. Again, if you want to 3D print for scale models, you need to learn CAD, or digital sculpting. And that's really unlikely to change; after all, it hasn't changed for decals or masks, even though between printers, plotters and laser cutters, you can pretty much reproduce those at home. Because it takes time, experience and expertise to create quali

From the questions you're asking and your other comments throughout the thread, I'd suggest that you probably want to wait before buying a printer. There are very few files out there for the scale modeller. There will be some of the more generic items like bombs (though no vouching for quality. the designer may or may not care about accuracy - even if the file looks nice - so you'll have to vet everything yourself), but if there's something that you want to add to your model, expect that you'll have to design it yourself. If you want things that are 'pop culture' related (sci-fi

You're not going to be happy with versatile plastic. It's made by laser sintering a fine nylon powder (melting it together with a laser) and has a relatively rough, grainy surface finish. It's a little bit like the faux-velvet flocking you see on Christmas ornaments. You can't really sand it smooth, as it's nylon so it doesn't abrade well, so you'd have to do multiple primer coats and sand that to smooth it out. You'll also probably want to replace the props and landing gear, as they'll be super simplistic. If possible, I'd go with Frosted Detail plastic instead; it will be sig

First off, thanks! (very belatedly!) Secondly, if you're looking at detail parts, I wouldn't get an FDM printer like the Ender 3. You really need resin for details - the Elegoo Mars and Anycubic Photon families of printer are a great starting point, although as with any 3D printer, they'll have a definite learning curve (it's a tool, not an appliance). And thirdly, there's not really a whole lot out there for the scale modeller in terms of ready-made files; if you're into figures and fantasy, sure, but detail parts for scale aircraft kits... not so much. So if you want to print detail par

Alvis is in the same town and is friends with Steve. I've just sent him a PM to try to reach out to Steve for some help. I also sent a PM to Neo, who is an admin on the site, so should(?) have the same powers as Steve (ie.,he can appoint mods, too), but has been on here as recently as today, though apparently only posts in the B/S/T section now. Being Super Moderators, it's possible that both Alvis and Terry Sumner might be able to appoint new mods, too. It's been a while since I dug around in IPB. (at the very least, they CAN help delete the SPAM). Are any of these four on Fa

LOL. Knowing your name or email address is literally the least info that FB has on you. If you're concerned about digital privacy, The Algorithm is far more powerful than your registration info, particularly if you're using FB on your phone. Also, WhatsApp *IS* Facebook.

Hmm... those prints are really disappointing. Like, I'm tempted to cancel my order, disappointing. They show a fundamental lack of understanding of the technology - the parts would be much, much better if they just fixed the orientation. Case in point, that instrument panel is pretty terrible, but it would be smooth and crisp if it were just printed horizontally, rather than at an angle. Guess it just goes to show, 3D printing isn't some magic bullet; you need to understand and master it, like any new tool. Wonder what printer/s Jetmads are using? And what settings. They s