Scale Model And Hobby General - 1/35 with new tooling

[FatMebius]

Damn, RIP. I'm going to paint my Moderoid ED-209 in his honor

I don't mean to double post, but please let me know how it is. The Moderoid line is so inconsistent, quality-wise.

 

[Kofi Drinka]

I've had the same pair of Tamiya nippers for around a decade. My previous pair also lasted me a long time. I got a God Hand pair on a sale last year though, and man. It's a little finnicky at first, but once you get a feel for them, they're really smooth.

They're too much money when Tamiya ones already cut so cleanly and require barely any clean up after. They stay sharper than any cheap pair you buy off Amazon. I had to use a pair of very cheap clippers recently and it felt like I was using garden shears to cut parts.

 

[Don't bullshit us brother]

God hand are insane for side cutters and sanding paper, never going back. Tamiya started me on plastic crack when I was kid, now its a never ending money pit, thanks.

 

[Mortan Shekelstorm]

Airfix has gone from absolutely brilliant to complete shit over the course of the 2000s.

around 2020 Airfix kits went from mediocre to outstanding. Their newly tooled stuff is very clean and crisp, with excellent fit.

Came here from community features. Rip Tamiya. I happened to be watching a documentary on Hornby and Airfix and their efforts to turn the business around featuring James May. It was posted 27 August 2024, Figured some in the thread would find it interesting as did.

James may has had a number of videos on model trains or model kits in general most posted on full to youtube.

 

[Mr Clark]

Tamiya make the best nippers. It's a quality company in an industry full of crap

Their 123 nippers are really really good. Nice sharp cuts before the godhands come in.

Im mad the spring fucked up on mine but amazing $40aud purchase.

 

[Kofi Drinka]

Came here from community features. Rip Tamiya. I happened to be watching a documentary on Hornby and Airfix and their efforts to turn the business around featuring James May. It was posted 27 August 2024, Figured some in the thread would find it interesting as did.

James may has had a number of videos on model trains or model kits in general most posted on full to youtube.

There was a 10 episode series called Hornby: A model world made by the UK network Yesterday. It follows a product from the research and design stage up to release each episode. With autistic Hornby fans and their home lay outs here and there. I'm not a Hornby modeler and I hate Airfix kits but the series was enjoyable. Seeing the length the researchers go to get it as accurate as possible made some interesting stories.

Their 123 nippers are really really good. Nice sharp cuts before the godhands come in.

Im mad the spring fucked up on mine but amazing $40aud purchase.

I'm going to buy another pair soon. A pair of cheap Amazon clippers, a pair of those and a scalpel is all you really need to model. I will rarely get out a file to sand something down because of fit but never because it's not cut smooth or flat. You could use the 123 nippers and not clean up the nub after and get such a close cut most wouldn't be able to pick out the nubs. I wouldn't unless it was a speed build weekend project but you could.

 

[Wahgonga]

Sad to hear about Mr. Tamiya. RIP. Here's some Tamiya stuff for you all.

This is one of the earliest 1/16 R/C tanks they produced. The Leopard 1A4. I built this one back in the early 90's.
Still runs great-





Here's a more recent WIP. The Full Option 1/16 R/C Leopard 2A6. Still needs final details and assembly, paint, and decals.





And yesterday I bought the Full Option 1/16 Tamiya M1A2. It has lights, sound, recoil, gyro stab, everything. There'll be some nostalgia with this one as I was a Tank Commander on an M1A1 Abrams in my former life. Here's a comparison of 1/16 scale next to 1/35-



The Tamiya product page detailing all the features-

https://www.tamiya.com/english/products/56041/index.html

And finally some more Tamiya oldies. These are the original 70's vintage Tamiya Kubelwagen and PzII models. I built these two nearly 40 years ago.