Kitbashing
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Kitbashing or model bashing is the practice of making a new
Purposes, history, and methods
For the hobbyist, kitbashing saves time that would be spent scratch building an entire model. Hobbyists may kitbash to create a model of a subject (real[2] or imaginary) for which there is not a commercial kit.
Although it has a long history, kitbashing came to the attention of a wider public via the fine modelwork seen in TV series such as
It is not uncommon for parts to be cut and filed into shapes leaving gaps that are later filled with putty to hide defects. Textural details known as greebles may be added to enhance a model.
Sometimes, kitbashing has been used to create works of art. The Toronto sculptor Kim Adams has used HO gauge freight cars, containers, detail parts, figures and scenery to create artistic landscapes. American artist Kris Kuksi also uses kitbashing to detail his maximalist sculptures.
Genres
A popular venue for kitbashing is diecast emergency vehicles such as fire apparatuses. Kitbashers often use models from manufacturers such as Code 3 and Corgi[citation needed]. The kitbash in such cases can be as simple as painting or redecaling a model, or as complex as tearing the model down and adding scratch-built components, followed by custom decals.
An important aspect of kitbashing in model railroading is the reconfiguration of structure kits, most often to fit the geometry of a specific space. Walls can be shortened or lengthened, and/or corner angles changed to fit a given location on the layout. Another application is to use the wall parts to create a "flat", or shallow relief model to be displayed against the backdrop. For example, since it isn't needed in this case, the rear wall can be abutted to the front to double the length of the building; usually, but not exclusively, done with industrial structures. Plain sheet styrene or other material is typically added to the rear to strengthen the resulting model.
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With radio-controlled aircraft, such kitbashing can be done to either kitted aircraft as they are being built or more often, so-called "almost-ready-to-fly" (ARF) aircraft to change their appearance or flight characteristics to suit the owner. This can even extend to "plans-bashing", where a plans-built model has its construction plans partially re-drawn by the builder, either by hand or with CAD software before any part of the model's airframe has been fabricated from raw materials.
See also
References
- ^ "Features: Ask Brian Johnson". Space:1999.org.
- ^ "C-37 Berkoot". The Russian Aviation Research Page. Archived from the original on August 5, 2009.