299 MODEL WORKS JP
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
MODEL MAKING299 TOOLSPAINT REFERENCEBLENDER3D PRINTINGAI EXPERIMENT

TOOLS

Build tools from the problems that slow the work down.

BLENDER / CALCULATOR / GPT
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299 Tools for Blender add-ons

BLENDER ADD-ONS

299 Tools for Blender

Thirteen small practical add-ons that grew from inspecting, selecting, splitting, and repairing 3D data for scale models.OPEN GUIDE →02
299 Chain Builder calculation tool

CALCULATION TOOL

299 Chain Builder

Calculate sprockets, center distance, and chain-link count to support CAD drawing and printable model parts.OPEN TOOL ↗03
Making with GPT at 299 MODEL WORKS

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
Honda NSR500 '84 1/12 finished scale model
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] ↗

Lockheed Vega 5C scale model
AIRCRAFT1:48

Lockheed Vega 5C

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

Panzer IV Ausf. H 1/12 work in progress
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] ↗

Mobitec EV-01Z 1/12 finished scale model
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.

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SERIES / 3 ARTICLES

Building an Original Figure with AI

From concept art and 3D generation to Blender edits, printing, painting, and completion — a three-part record.

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00READ PROJECT GUIDE→01PART 1 — BASE 3D DATA [JP] ↗↗ 02PART 2 — BLENDER EDITS [JP] ↗↗ 03PART 3 — PRINT TO FINISH [JP] ↗↗
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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] ↗↗
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DEVELOPMENT / 7 ARTICLES

299 Paint Finder Development

From 189 paints to a six-maker, 2,194-color reference database with Japanese / English UI, English search, standards, uses, and kit references.

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00READ PAINT FINDER GUIDE→01FIRST RELEASE [JP] ↗↗ 02v0.2.6 — 746 COLORS [JP] ↗↗ 03v0.2.8 — VALLEJO [JP] ↗↗ 04v0.2.9 — AMMO [JP] ↗↗ 05v0.5.1 — BEYOND COLOR MATCHING [JP] ↗↗ 06v0.6.3 — AK / 2,194 COLORS [JP] ↗↗ 07v0.6.4 — ENGLISH UI & SEARCH [JP] ↗↗ TOOLOPEN 299 PAINT FINDER ↗↗
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GUIDE / 3 LINKS

Building a Custom Ninja ZX-10R Exhaust

CAD design from real-bike references, roughly ten prototypes, and heat-stain painting for a 1/9 model exhaust.

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00READ EXHAUST GUIDE→01CUSTOM EXHAUST BUILD [JP] ↗↗02FINISHED GALLERY [JP] ↗↗
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GUIDE / 4 LINKS

Building a GSX-RR Chain from Scratch

Pitch, tooth count, center distance, and link-count calculations that eventually became 299 Chain Builder.

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00READ CHAIN GUIDE→01299 CHAIN BUILDER RELEASE [JP] ↗↗02PART 9 — CHAIN & TIRES [JP] ↗↗03OPEN 299 CHAIN BUILDER ↗↗
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SERIES / 8 ARTICLES

Finishing a Union Ferrari 512S

Eight posts covering body corrections, paint, decals, engine, rear assembly, completion, and gallery for a difficult vintage kit.

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01PART 1 — UNBOXING [JP] ↗↗ 02PART 2 — BODY POLISHING [JP] ↗↗ 03PART 3 — PAINT & TIRES [JP] ↗↗ 04PART 4 — BODY DECALS [JP] ↗↗ 05PART 5 — ENGINE [JP] ↗↗ 06PART 6 — REAR ASSEMBLY [JP] ↗↗ 07PART 7 — FINISHED [JP] ↗↗ 08PART 8 — GALLERY [JP] ↗↗
299 MODEL WORKS workbench with scale modeling and digital tools
ABOUT THE MAKER

One hobby led tomore things to build.

Scale models, figures, and small tools that make the work easier. This site collects what I build and the records behind it.

AI, Blender, and 3D printers are simply tools I use when they help. Repeated problems gradually become small web tools or Blender add-ons.

READ 299 BUILD LOG [JP] ↗