arbit

17 hours ago, Rock said:

Let there be light(box)

Very nice photography.  What's your set up?

On 3/26/2024 at 5:08 PM, Kurt said:

Grungy JLTV is complete. Starting to work on some stowage. Doors are not glued on. Will likely have at least a couple of them open once I settle on a diorama idea.

I check in for a minute to see what's up, and all I see is a masterpiece.

Very nice dirt on that.

Just how do they do it?

Beautiful.

4 hours ago, electric indigo said:

This is the most complex paint scheme I built in a while.

Don't know what it is, but looks pretty menacing.

A truly talented artist.  I am assuming you are a pro?

Beautiful work.

@Bolt @Urashiman  I had one more idea for you. 

19 hours ago, Urashiman said:

Build time: ~2hours.

Man, third kit already done this year! I‘m on fire! Hahhaha

What a beautiful plane.  Reminds me of some Miyazaki airships.

2 hours ago, VertexNebula said:

I'm currently trying to get resin printed parts of my VB-6 Koenig Monster model to fit nicely together, but without luck. These are the sloppy results. Not too happy with it. 

Maybe you are using auto supports?  I can't really trust those.  The model looks too complex to print in one part, or just a few parts.  For example, I would want those legs to be several parts in order to support the print well enough to preserve the details and get a smooth finish.  

Another possible issue in the orientation and supports.   We would need to see images of your supports to give you more feedback. 

@Bolt @Urashiman

Done. This is about as far as I will go with it.

On 2/6/2024 at 12:53 PM, Urashiman said:

Was thinking the same here ... we need a Yang Neumann for the back.

@arbit you got a new task

 

On 2/7/2024 at 6:46 AM, Bolt said:

Yes !  

Okay. This is WIP.

14 hours ago, Jasonc said:

The bike design looks really good. All the figures look pretty good, too. I like the riding/stationery options. As I do like seeing the Guld figure, Isamu's pilot face looks a little off. It might be the eyes. However, as I print these in small scale, I don't go for super accurate figures, as the painting process is impossible to get them anime accurate. For that, these are great. Awesome work.

Thanks for the feedback.  I have made some adjustments to Isamu's face as you recommended.  Other than fixing glaring problems, I am not a perfectionist.  As you said, these are intended for small scale, not professional level figures.  

Geeking out with Guld's helmet.

20 minutes ago, Kurt said:

Ready for paint.

Nice photos.  Lots of cool details for the next step.

Can't wait to have this guy next to my 21.

This is WIP. If you are like me, you always want a Guld next to your CM's Isamu.

22 hours ago, Urashiman said:

workbench stuff. Kid wanted to build something and decided for this:

Trumpeter Su-47 1/144. I got this years ago for 1,57€.  

That's cute.  Gotta start them young!

On 2/8/2024 at 2:09 AM, 505thAirborne said:

Well, here she is, my YF-23 Black Widow II. I have a little touch up to do on the landing gear/wheels but overall, I'm calling it done. 

Wow! That's a beautiful finish.  Nice work.

This is my new take on Isamu's bike.  I had to take a shot of my own, after @Xigfrid came out with his amazing work a few years ago.  

13 hours ago, Urashiman said:

@arbit you got a new task

Really? 😁 

3 hours ago, MechTech said:

Isamu's bike (and babe) look awesome! You must be on a Macross Plus kick😁 AWESOME looking sculpt! - MT

Thanks.  Yes, it is all M+, all the time, for the foreseeable future.  Isamu's flight suit was been a big challenge, and I had to learn a lot to get through it.   

This is my new version of Isamu's bike, and some others you might know..  

17 hours ago, Chas said:

@arbit wish I had the patience to learn 3D modeling. The things that 3D printers make possible, I mean the sky is the limit, and your designs look so good.

Thanks Chas.  Very nice of you.  Personaly I find it a great way to have fun with Macross.

On 1/31/2024 at 2:13 AM, MechTech said:

All of the gun mechanisms below deck are controlled through this panel on the actual gun. The model has two LEDs. One is a color changer and the other is a tea-light candle LED to flicker. All are soldered to a 1.5V "Joule Thief" board to run them. LOTS of blackout methods used to control the light leakage.

Lots of nice little details on such a small scale. 

What's with the Joule Thief, is it to save space from a 3V setup?