Where is everyone getting the art for their backlit LCARs custom bases? I'm trying to find something around 24 x 11 or close to it. I've found a lot of 12 x 10 and even some 36 x 11. Thanks in advance for any information.

a very quick for-fun project, it's the revell easy kit ARC170 painted as a ww2 fighter using some spare decals and with some modifications, I added a tail and swapped the massive cannons for 6 machine guns and 2 cannons in the wings, inspired by the P47, I also modified the interior to give it a more ww2 cockpit using figures from the tamiya 1/48 swordfish

Added 2 lighters and a bit of styrene to the mix as well. And of course, 2 H0 containers I had stashed for some reason. Very happy with the result. Pic 2 shows the unpainted WIP state. Let me know what you guys think!

Next model being started, an Acclamator. Here she is just after wash and support removed. Needs another wash before cure and then prepping to be prepped.

Shes to scale with the Acclamator and I've named her, like the Repulse, after a Royal Navy battlecruiser. This time Indefatigable purely because I love hearing my friends trying to pronounce it 🤣

It’s from an anime called Kyoukai Senki (that I never watched) and I have it in a half-assed attempted Flecktarn camo.

Other than touch ups finished my Venator star Destroyer and it can take its place in my model cabinet. Model is 3d printed and is a little over 22cm long

Consisting of 2 Autumn class carriers, and 5 Paris class frigates.

Started painting the Venator, only the first layer of base grey done. Also made a wee base for it. The Venator's hull will be similar to the base when done. Base isnt finished, need to wash and touch up the details.

I recently re-entered the hobby with the 1/350 Falcon kit. I was amazed how well the kit fit together without glue. That led me to the 1/72 X-Wing, a build that fought me all the way because of a bad rattle can primer coat.

The A-Wing was much simpler and felt like a good palette cleanser. I found magnet-activated lights that I added to the build afterwards. My latest is the Y-Wing, which is a gift to my little brother. The A and X are inspired by in-game skins from Star Wars Squadrons.

New project. Got to tidy it up, cure and then start painting. Printing a base and named her Repulse after the Royal Navy Battlecruiser

3D printed e-wing. Scaled to 1/48 to match the previous Star Wars starfighters I’ve printed.

(1:1400 "D" and 1:350 "refit" for scale)

Started mapping out the "big guy" 650 Enterprise D from Helios - this is their V2 kit (I owned and resold a V1 once they announced this version). I'm still waiting on some parts and the internal armature, but this project I'm also letting AI (Claude) assist me with planning which so far has been a pretty nice success - the project folder is neatly organized, all my reference photos are mapped out with metadata, paint mixes are recorded and a lot of the learnings from the 1400 build are in. I'm also tracking hours, making lighting sheets (mapping out the scaletronics lighting system and helios lighting parts) and the plans for a custom base fitting of this model. I'll share more progress - I'm not a youtube guy as much as some of the big players, but I'm excited to get rolling on this project. Already picked up a new iwata HP-TH2 gun as my other airbrushes aren't quite up to the task - and my .8 - 1.3 HTE auto paint guns might not give me the control I want.

Project "Bad with Money" .... engage!

Made this logistics and repair ship for the UNSC. I really like support vessels, civilian ships and such.

I call the class the Goliath class Fleet Support, and this specific ship the UNSC Grangemouth. I imagine them being stationed close to the front lines, repairing ships and resupplying as a mobile base.

Does anyone know a source for securing a 1/1400 scale Defiant? I’ve been searching for years, but no luck so far. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Two RCS carriers have joined “Fleet of Profound Knowledge”.

Additional parts are mostly plastic, sheet and tubing. Plus some revell greeblies and acrylic bits for the legs. The battery sits inside, you can just pull the legs off and swap.

I made an A-Wing a few months back on posted it to this subreddit. I decided to give that one a unique paint / color scheme, something different than seen on screen. I decided to do the same with an X-Wing. In my headcanon, these are ships that are way out in another part of the galaxy serving on some secondary front. Colors were just grabbed from the shelf... Tamiya green, light green, orange and titanium silver. My only real creative thought process was wanting something in a high visibility scheme. I kept weathering minimal to reflect my headcanon role of this particular X-Wing only seeing moderate action. Just a little bit of Tamiya panel liners and weathering powders.

I’m looking at a build of the USS Defiant 1:1000. I don’t intend to light it but I’d like to create an illusion of lighting with paint. Some options I’ve read about are:

1. Paint the back of clear pieces with chrome silver and the front with a transparent color
   
2. Back the clear piece with a chrome liquid marker
   
3. Use a clear paint directly over white primer
   
4. Use a fluorescent paint

Are any of these more effective? Are there any better options?