website of model kit parts?

[steveo]

Does anyone know of any website that contains photos of model kits parts? Something to help identify parts that have been used on props?

 

[ralphee]

This site doesnt hold it all, but its been a great help to many.

www.studioscale.com

bests.....lee

 

[superjedi]

Studioscale is great!! Here's another.

http://futchfactor.com/kitscans/index.html

 

[steveo]

Awesome sites guys! I hope these help others as well. Thanks for the knowledge.

Steveo

 

[steveo]

Those have helped a lot, but still missing a few parts. Anyone know of any other sites?

 

[Sidewinder]

Post pics of what you are trying to ID, then the knowledgible types around here can have a look.

SAS

 

[steveo]

Looking for this piece. it's the same piece just different angles. Thanks for looking.

 

[Jedi Dade]

Honestly that looks like a scratch built part. but I've been wrong before :redface

Jedi Dade

 

[steveo]

Thanks for the input, I've thought that it may be a few pieces glued together, but not quite sure. Anyone else?

 

[GKvfx]

The top rectangular piece look like the wicker ammo baskets from the Tamiya 88mm Flak 36/37. Looks like they have been glued to some other piece - probably just a block of wood/plastic/plex.

The tubes? Don't know, don't usually care as that stuff can be remade fairly easily using raw stock.

Gene

 

[iceman]

Thanks for the input, I've thought that it may be a few pieces glued together, but not quite sure. Anyone else?

Not sure, does look like an assemblage -

I used to work at ILM, I was responsible for ordering the model kits used to kitbash, so I've seen my share of parts -

Maybe some more angles and a ruler or something for size reference ?

 

[Treadwell]

iceman, I saw your note in your sig about PMs; it was a glitch that affected some users...I turned 'em back on for you.

 

[iceman]

iceman, I saw your note in your sig about PMs; it was a glitch that affected some users...I turned 'em back on for you.

(Sorry for the confusion - it's not the board,
The filtering software here does not allow me to access the PM function, as well as some other board options - none which I really need anyway,so no worries, I just didn't want people to leave a PM thinking I would get it)


As for the part in question - the bottom block may have been scratch built, but it has a curved bottom as it it were meant to mount on curved surface, but too hard to tell from the image.

 

[Treadwell]

Well, your PM access WAS turned off, so it might not've been the filter. Give it a try!

 

[DARKSIDE72]

Looking for this piece. it's the same piece just different angles. Thanks for looking.

Looks like a shell case for the Tamiya 1/35 88mm Flak gun.

 

[steveo]

cool, does anyone have a good pic of just that piece from the kit they can post?

 

[Sidewinder]

http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/vehicles/tamiya/tam35283.htm

Has sprue pics

SAS

 

[steveo]

That looks close, but i don't think it's an exact match. the ones from the kit look like a flat edge, where the kitbashed ones look rounded and the gridding doesn't appear on the edges. Maybe they covered them over for the piece?

 

[SSR]

I agree that the base is the Flak 88 shell canister. The link listed above is to a retooled version of the Tamiya kit; the canisters for the retool are different. As to the curved tubes attached, it could be one of three options: an EMA/Plastruct shape, a piece of sprue or perhaps a piece from a F1 race car kit (Tamiya, Hasegawa or other). That part of the assembly should be easy to duplicate.

Didn't know until I saw the link that the Tamiya Flak 88 has been retooled; must stock up on the old version !

 

[steveo]

any pictures of the untouched 'old' version of this piece? and what's the box cover look like?