r/modelmakers

Model Makers

Founded April 2011 · Public — anyone can post

Updated Sep 6

The subreddit dedicated to the hobby of plastic model kit building and painting. Swap tips and techniques, show your latest builds/WIPs, post kit reviews and discuss the latest kits! And much more!

Members

333,264

333K

Online now

not captured in the last snapshot

Posts per day

36.0

from the last 100 posts, spanning 2.8 days

Comments per post

no sample yet

Growth · 7d

not enough history yet

Growth · 30d

not enough history yet

Promo tolerance

not assessed yet

Last post

Sep 6

sampled Sep 6

Distinct posters

88%

of the last 100 posts

Tracking since Sep 6 · growth spans are the real distance between snapshots, not rounded windows. Posts/day is measured from the community’s own newest posts on Reddit, not from what Prowlo happens to crawl.

Member growth

Tracking since Sep 6 — growth charts appear after a week of history.

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r/modelmakers — frequently asked

How many members does r/modelmakers have?

r/modelmakers has 333,264 members as of our most recent crawl on Sep 6. Prowlo re-checks tracked communities on a rolling schedule, so this figure moves rather than sitting frozen at whatever it was when a scraper last ran.

Is r/modelmakers growing?

We don't have 30 days of snapshot history for r/modelmakers yet, so we're not going to invent a growth number. We've been tracking it since Sep 6; the chart fills in as history accumulates.

How active is r/modelmakers?

Around 36.0 posts per day, measured from the newest 100 posts on Reddit, which span 2.8 days. Posting rate matters more than subscriber count when you're deciding where to spend your time — it determines how long your comment stays visible.

When was r/modelmakers created?

r/modelmakers was founded in April 2011 and is a public — anyone can post community. Age matters: an older community with steady growth has survived Reddit's moderation churn; a young one with a spike may not.

Who posts in r/modelmakers?

Of the last 100 posts we sampled, 88% came from distinct accounts; the newest was published Sep 6. A low share means a feed dominated by a handful of accounts (bots, mods, or one prolific poster) rather than a community.

Can I promote my product in r/modelmakers?

We don't have a promo-tolerance read for r/modelmakers yet. Default to the safe approach: read the sidebar rules, contribute in threads where you gain nothing, and mention your product only when it is the honest answer to someone's question.

How do I monitor r/modelmakers for mentions?

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