299 MODEL WORKS / ISSUE 001CREATED BY 299 WORKSHOP CHIEF

MODEL MAKING / TOOLS / AI / 3D

Build models.Build tools, too.

Not just finished models — the process, failures, tests,
and the tools that grow out of the work.

299 MODEL WORKS scale-modeling workspace in natural light — 01299 MODEL WORKS
MODEL MAKING / TOOLS / RECORDS

MODEL MAKING299 TOOLSPAINT REFERENCEBLENDER3D PRINTINGAI EXPERIMENT

NOW AT 299 MODEL WORKSRECENT UPDATES

2026.08.29TOOLS

299 Paint Finder v0.6.4↗

Released with Japanese / English UI and English search.

FEATURED

What represents this workshop today.

01 — 2026

299 Paint Finder displayed in a scale-modeling workspace

299 TOOLS / WEB APP

Model paint,
beyond color matching.

With Finisher’s added, search model paints by approximate color, use, color standards, legacy codes, and more. A model-paint reference database covering 2,296 colors from seven makers.

PAINTS2,296

MAKERS7

KITS45

REFERENCES953

LEARN ABOUT 299 PAINT FINDER →OPEN PAINT FINDER ↗

TOOLS

Build tools from the problems that slow the work down.

BLENDER / CALCULATOR / GPT

BLENDER ADD-ONS

299 Tools for Blender

Seven Blender helpers for figure-scale adjustment, simple pose changes, automatic segmentation, surface bridging, freehand cutting, backface inspection, and clearance booleans.OPEN GUIDE →02

CALCULATION TOOL

299 Chain Builder

Calculate sprockets, center distance, and chain-link count to support CAD drawing and printable model parts.OPEN TOOL ↗03

THE TOOL BEHIND THE TOOLS

Making with GPT

Turning rough ideas into usable tools through conversation, testing, iteration, and practical model-making feedback.OPEN GUIDE →

MAKE

Selected finished work.

SELECTED WORKS / 5

MOTORCYCLETAMIYA

Honda NSR500 ’84

A representative motorcycle build and a starting point for the MAKE section. BUILD LOG [JP] ↗

Biker Girl and Ninja ZX-10R scale-model display

FIGURE / MOTORCYCLE1:9

BIKER GIRL & Ninja ZX-10R

A figure and motorcycle presented as one finished display piece. BUILD LOG [JP] ↗

AIRCRAFT1:48

Lockheed Vega 5C

A quiet aircraft display built around the silver airframe and wood-grain base. BUILD LOG [JP] ↗

AFVWORK IN PROGRESS

Panzer IV Ausf. H (D conversion)

A 1/12 Hachette Panzer IV project being converted to a Girls und Panzer-inspired specification. Work in progress. BUILD LOG [JP] ↗

MOTORCYCLEDETTe

Mobitec EV-01Z

A 3D-printed kit presented as a finished scale-model build. BUILD LOG [JP] ↗

MORE FINISHED WORKS

These are only a few of the finished builds.

More finished models and gallery posts are collected in the Japanese build log.

SEE MORE BUILDS [JP] ↗

JOURNAL / 6 THEMES

Follow the build records,theme by theme.

Related posts are grouped by project so the process is easier to follow from the beginning. Detailed build-log articles are currently in Japanese.

SERIES / 6 ARTICLES

Building the 299 Black Cat Racer 1/12

From character design and AI-assisted 3D generation to Blender edits, resin printing, painting, custom decals, and the finished helmet — a six-part 1/12 racing figure build.

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00READ PROJECT GUIDE→ 01PART 1 — PLANNING & GENERATION [JP] ↗↗ 02PART 2 — BLENDER EDITS [JP] ↗↗ 03PART 3 — RESIN PRINT [JP] ↗↗ 04PART 4 — PAINTING [JP] ↗↗ 05PART 5 — CUSTOM DECALS [JP] ↗↗ 06PART 6 — FINISH [JP] ↗↗

SERIES / 7 ARTICLES

Finishing a Marui Porsche 935-77

Opening the vintage motorized kit, body corrections, custom parts, interior, decals, final assembly, and gallery.

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00READ 935-77 GUIDE→01PART 1 — UNBOXING [JP] ↗↗ 02PART 2 — BODY CORRECTIONS [JP] ↗↗ 03PART 3 — CUSTOM PARTS & DECALS [JP] ↗↗ 04PART 4 — INTERIOR [JP] ↗↗ 05PART 5 — DECALS ARRIVE [JP] ↗↗ 06PART 6 — TO COMPLETION [JP] ↗↗ 07PART 7 — GALLERY [JP] ↗↗

DEVELOPMENT / 8 ARTICLES

From the original 189-paint release to 2,296 colors across seven makers. In addition to finding paints from images, it can now search by use, paint name, color standards, legacy paints, and more, with Japanese / English display support.

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