What is on your bench right now ? Share a picture :)

[BlrwestSiR]

Japanese garage kits back in the '80s and '90s featured a lot of unlicensed vinyl models. Mostly figures but also vehicles. A few have recently been reissued and are even licenced now. That's the case with this Chibi Godzilla I picked up last year. Made by Kaiyodo, it even has a trademark registration on it. 

It's a simple kit, just three parts. 

The excess vinyl gets trimmed off. They generally put in some cut lines to help guide you. 

Tail and lower body press fit together. 

Then add the upper body and the assembly is done. 

Now the fun part- the paint job. 

[BlrwestSiR]

Almost missed a fourth part: Junior 

[belugawhaleman]

8 hours ago, FullArmor said:

What is on your bench right now ? >> 1/4 of bottle CA glue spilled on my desk🤬.

There are two types of model enthusiasts. Those who haven't yet spilled a bottle of glue and those who have. I belong to the latter group.

Done that before😑 I hate when that happens. Last time the CA spilled over a Takom SMK tank I was building....destroyed in seconds

[PanzerWomble]

2 DEC time to put up the treeeeee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Look with added Squirl !

 

Been many years since I bothered making pines with this method , this below was years ago when I thought bigger dioramas was better . Had to ship it to a a buyer in Australia later ..ffs...

 

 

[BlrwestSiR]

Wow, that's pretty cool. 

[PanzerWomble]

6 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:

Wow, that's pretty cool. 

😀

They are a lil time consuming but a simple idea -

 

[GusMac]

Got the basic painting done on the F4D. All done with MRP and free-handed to give the new H&S airbrush (and me) a bit of a test. I sometimes forget how easy the MRP is to use.

Next up is all the fun masking around the rear and on the tail for a coat of Tamiya LP black as a base for the metallics.

[PanzerWomble]

11 hours ago, GusMac said:

Got the basic painting done on the F4D. All done with MRP and free-handed to give the new H&S airbrush (and me) a bit of a test. I sometimes forget how easy the MRP is to use.

Next up is all the fun masking around the rear and on the tail for a coat of Tamiya LP black as a base for the metallics.

Love a Vietnam 'toom , looking good Gus , I have the same airbrush , solid bit of German tech . 

[Spitfire]

Not a jet fan but that paint scheme looks great.

Cheers

Dennis

[BlrwestSiR]

And I found it! Looking for a Mad Max conversion kit somewhere in the stash, I found the Amusing Hobby  FV217 Badger I'd started last year. I wanted to finish it earlier this fall when I came across the box with the few remaining parts in it but no tank. Wasn't on my bench so I had no idea where it had gone. Seems  it got put in a storage container so now I'm good to get it done 

[Martinnfb]

On 12/3/2025 at 1:59 AM, PanzerWomble said:

😀

They are a lil time consuming but a simple idea -

 

Long time ago when I lived in Kent, I made an appearance at the local IPMS chapter. Meeting a whole bunch of great modellers, mostly old gentlemen that were willing to share their impressive knowledge of figure making and realistic painting. One of them showed me a similar way, where he used a bunch of wires taken from an old TV ( yes it was long time ago), coiled them up into a future tree trunk and once a while let a strand of wires out for branches. Then he brush-coated the whole thing with plaster of Paris creating an interrupted layer of bark looking surface.  The cool part was the fact that he was able to create roots and branches from big to small, simple and brilliant .

[PanzerWomble]

1 hour ago, Martinnfb said:

Long time ago when I lived in Kent, I made an appearance at the local IPMS chapter. Meeting a whole bunch of great modellers, mostly old gentlemen that were willing to share their impressive knowledge of figure making and realistic painting. One of them showed me a similar way, where he used a bunch of wires taken from an old TV ( yes it was long time ago), coiled them up into a future tree trunk and once a while let a strand of wires out for branches. Then he brush-coated the whole thing with plaster of Paris creating an interrupted layer of bark looking surface.  The cool part was the fact that he was able to create roots and branches from big to small, simple and brilliant .

Yep twisted wire works well 😀 as does twig and sea foam 🍋

[FullArmor]

Christmas card crafts.

[PanzerWomble]

Part Deux of the Xmas build 

Only the two part per link tracks to complete ..

#regrettablelifechoices

 

[FullArmor]

6 hours ago, PanzerWomble said:

Part Deux of the Xmas build 

Only the two part per link tracks to complete ..

#regrettablelifechoices

 

that is very small. Or you have found a large match somewhere😁

[PanzerWomble]

5 hours ago, FullArmor said:

that is very small. Or you have found a large match somewhere😁

Well spotted …thats my 1/24 match 😀 heres the 1/35 version 

[PanzerWomble]

Part trois of the xmas build , 

 

[GusMac]

Got the base colours down for the metallics at the rear. Xtreme Metal aluminium, dark aluminium, duralumin and steel over Tamiya LP1. Just waiting for some new paints and then we can dirty everything to make it look used.

 

[Martinnfb]

That looks really good.

[PanzerWomble]

On 12/13/2025 at 11:04 PM, GusMac said:

Got the base colours down for the metallics at the rear. Xtreme Metal aluminium, dark aluminium, duralumin and steel over Tamiya LP1. Just waiting for some new paints and then we can dirty everything to make it look used.

 

Looking great , nice tonal variations .l dont  know if you are a fan of Flory washes but used them in the past on NMF and they really pop the dirt and smoke residue effect . 

[belugawhaleman]

On 12/13/2025 at 5:04 PM, GusMac said:

Got the base colours down for the metallics at the rear. Xtreme Metal aluminium, dark aluminium, duralumin and steel over Tamiya LP1. Just waiting for some new paints and then we can dirty everything to make it look used.

 

Nice work. Which F4 kit is that? 

[GusMac]

21 hours ago, belugawhaleman said:

Nice work. Which F4 kit is that? 

Thanks, it's the Zoukei Mura F4D kit. It's the first ZM kit I've built and I have to say I'm impressed. I know their 1/32 kits are said to over-engineered but this seems sensible and goes together very nicely.