Model Builder Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · February 4, 2022

In our Model Builder Review, we get to play a game all about building and customizing model vehicles. Assemble, customize and display your creations – we fill our virtual shelves with our models! So grab some glue, A keyboard, and your imagination.

Model Builder Review

Model Builder Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
15.56GB Download size.
Steam achievements.
Graphics settings – display mode, resolution, overall quality, gamma correction, HBAO, reflections, screen-space global illumination, Temporal anti-aliasing, and depth of field.
Mouse settings – Invert axis and sensitivity sliders, and set default hand.
Field of view slider.
Two ways to play – sandbox and career.
Model building gameplay.
Tutorial pop-ups as you play.
You open the model from its packaging or blister pack.
Use a craft knife to cut the parts off the sprue. You can select auto-cut if you wish.
Paint individual parts of a model.
Includes model kits and miniatures.
A laptop is where you go to get missions/builds to do.
Every build gives a ranking and star rating and you get paid per rank.
Full control of the model using a drag and drop system. Parts of the model will highlight green or red to help with placement.
Instructions manual is down the bottom, you can zoom in and change pages.
Very zen-like experience.
Keyboard shortcuts.
Full paint Station with dry brushing, airbrushing, and brush painting options.
Each page of the manual has a progress bar.
Clicking paint on the manual will select it for you to use.
Double click a piece on the manual and it will show only the parts you need to paint.
Filter to help select parts.
When painting you can highlight an area to see how it would look before committing.
Display case to place and display your builds.
Decals can be added and rotated with their own menu area to spin it around.
Walk around the room to look at your display, go to the workbench and use the laptop.
Take part in competitions and do commission work for money.
Save/load when you want.
The shop on the laptop allows you to buy new paint, tools, kits, and upgrades.
Earn EXP for builds and level up.
Seven levels of model difficulty.
Basic photo mode. More of screen capture.
Lenient with decal placing, generally as long as you are in the vicinity you are good.
Possible to finish a build by missing paints and decals.
Multiple choice interactions over email.
Painting is streamlined in that clicking one element of it will do all of them so for example, paint one nail, and all nails are painted.
Models vary from ships to army vehicles to historic items and even Gundams.
Sandbox mode lets you choose any kit.
Unlock new basements and studios.
You can change opacity and brush size on an individual basis.

Model Builder Review

Model Builder Review Cons:

Graphic setting changes can have the game freeze for a short time.
No controller support.
Decal placement is a nightmare to line up properly.
Performance hits happen a lot when painting.
Career mode is very slow-paced with its gameplay and progress/unlocks.
Just annihilates your time.
Had it not always recognized my painting.
No brands or official models that I have heard of anyway.
Cannot zoom right in on the manual pages.
No way to bring up the controls.
Could do with a quick return to default position button or indeed a way to tell you about it.

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Model Builder Review