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On 2/15/2023 at 12:54 PM, sh9000 said:

But, is it a good story? And will it have home on the title?

On 4/24/2023 at 5:32 AM, Convectuoso said:

 

 

 

That’s an odd one for sure. It took me a minute to realize the legs were coming out of the thrusters

Most of the Japanese sites sold out on the Guts and Griffith figures, but as I expected the U.S. sites have them and at a bit of an up charge. The Bbts price is $99.99 for Guts and Griffith is $144.99. I want the figures, but I’ll wait and see if there’s a better deal first

6 hours ago, sh9000 said:

Yes.  For he is Kang.

More like….he was kang 

13 hours ago, oshanmacross said:

I'm working on the Volks GGI currently.
I think they got a quick licence when the FSS movie came out.

It sucks but cost me 200+ for a $39 USD kit so I'm building it hook or krook!

I wouldn’t mind seeing pics of your progress. Maybe post some in the workbench section if you haven’t already 

4 hours ago, TangledThorns said:

Well, yeah. That's what James Gunn originally said. Still looks good tho.

I just kinda feel a bit let down, even by the Keaton scene. The let’s get nuts scene was such a classic moment and now it’s like just a catchphrase. 

9 hours ago, sh9000 said:

TVC The Mandalorian Speeder Bike Scout Trooper and Grogu.

MGS The Mandalorian N-1 Starfighter.

Does the scout have Grogu punching action, because that would be an instabuy if it did

3 hours ago, azrael said:

'Could just...I don't know...switch to a weekly release format like the other streaming platforms. Vol. 2 comes out exactly 5 weeks after Vol.1, or exactly when episode 5 would air if it was a weekly format. Come on Netflix, DO IT!

I prefer all at once, or a short break. The weekly thing does make it more of an event for great shows, but in the less than great ones, I’d rather just get it over with before I lose interest. I probably would’ve been more interested if this show still had the energy of season 1, but the second season wasn’t as good and the prequel thing was kinda just ok. 
I wouldn’t mind being surprised by a great new season though 

16 minutes ago, sh9000 said:

I think I'll buy the whole crew.

I kinda slowly checked out of Star Trek after tng, so these actually look really good in comparison to other figures from other companies in a similar size. I’m actually really tempted on these

The more I see of this in previews, the less interested I am about it. It looks like they’re mostly using time travel to try and undo things in the Snyderverse movies rather than try to do something new.

I’m not really a Star Trek guy, but that Picard face looks great 

2 hours ago, Darth Mingus said:

I literally just bought the Volks resin SAV version of this.  Maybe if I buy the resin LED Mirage with Boomerang unit I have my eye on, they will announce the IMS version.  In any case, I am glad they are still pumping out the IMS kits.  They are a lot more complex than gunpla but are quite fun to build in the end.  The lance on this one will be longer than the flame launcher on the Inferno Napalm.

I have a feeling that the boomerang unit is coming soon 

4 hours ago, Tking22 said:

Yikes how hard are those Berserk Figuarts going to be to get? Seems most Figuarts forums I check out have lots of people getting hyped, these could be some hard to secure releases. They both look great, I'm glad I never bit on the Figma with the giant hard-plastic cloak. 

Probably hard to get from Japanese sites, but like all the other releases, easy to get from a U.S. site. Just you have to pay the ease of preorder taxes

1 hour ago, pengbuzz said:

UPDATE: required medical attention for my hands. Typing a bit slow qt this point due to the cortisone shots (needles HURT), but overall reduction in pain and stiffness from the arthrtis.

A little good news though: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1395610846/amtertl-11400-scale-standard-uss

now i just need to find the money (and rest my hadns a bit)/

stay tunaed...

Take it easy and get well soon 

On 4/23/2023 at 12:05 AM, CoryHolmes said:

It looks to me like it has Godzilla eyes with a Kong body.

It’s just their love child from after the last movie 

Could enamel paint work in a similar way that people were doing the sleeves on the sinanju and geara Zulu kits from gundam unicorn. Basically paint a main color, then the other color in enamel and wipe away the enamel from parts that aren’t desired in that color 

1 hour ago, pengbuzz said:

No ink for the printer (hasn't been for nearly a year now); and I went to Carlos' aztec templates on SSM (firs thign I thought of). But they are in all different resolutions (400 dpi, 300 dpi, etc), and they don't match up with one another let alone the ship. I was actually trying to get them all to fit on 4-5 sheets of decal paper (and nearly succeded), but when I realized they were badly mismatched and off, I gave up. .

Even worse: I couldn't find anyone who had the aztecs for the 1/1400 E-D that didn't go multiple times what I spent on the model.

Thanks anyway Thom, but if i can't get the stuff I need to build my projects without continually running into shortfalls or needing help (which is a pain for everyone!), then I need to accept the fact I'm done. That and my hands are acting up.... just sick of it.

Anyways, let me get off the boards now and let the real modelers (like you) post.

Don’t cut yourself short. Frustration and questioning your own abilities are a sure sign of being a “real modeler”. Sometimes you have to put things aside for a short time and compose yourself and often a solution will come. I know things for you are tough and may be getting tougher, but I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one that has confidence that you’re still able to turn out a great project here and there.

2 hours ago, electric indigo said:

Ah, yes...

Well it doesn't look too shabby in the end.

 

Nice job on that one

1 hour ago, wm cheng said:

NICE PHOTOS!!! @electric indigo  I think I've just been spoiled with nice Japanese kits for too long.

I feel like a lot of people get that way nowadays. Some kits need a lot more work than others for sure, but I think the key is not to be afraid to try and put some effort and a bit of sweat and the reward is something to really be proud of.

2 hours ago, Goodman Models said:

Hi

Here's my 1/144 "Eye-Zack" Reconnaissance-type MS. The aircraft is a support unit for the Titans' Test Team and is equipped with the sub-arms and a 120mm Zaku MG. The build is conversion of the HGUC Hi-Zak and the 80's Ewac Zak kit. I added ball joints in the head and torso, lenses in the various sensors and gun site and various other antenna and details. Painted with Mr.Color. Thanks for looking.

Nice little kitbash!

2 hours ago, Bolt said:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CrPJ-4oS0MB/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Someone had a bit of fun with that one 

3 hours ago, derex3592 said:

@wm cheng - I'll post a scale pic later on for you. 

@pengbuzz - NICE find!  I've built that kit twice, and purchased the clear version TWICE. The first one I built as a kid in the late 80's. The 2nd I built in the early 00's and gave to a buddy of mine, (I don't know what he did with it), the first clear one went INTO A WALL in a rage of frustration about 10 years ago and shattered , the 2nd clear one waits for me in a dark closet with full aztec's (they GREY ones, NOT the Generations BLUE!) along with PE upgrades and lighting supplies. I don't feel like I'm there yet...LOOL! Someday maybe, however, I know I WILL sand off all the raised detail before I start this time around.  I've watched a LOT of YT videos of the build which kinda helps.  The only thing really holding me up is finding a 100% sure way of painting/scraping the windows for the light to come through, that's where the RAGE came from 10 years ago, by the time the primer and paint was thick enough to block the light form the outside, it was TOOOO thick to scrape off effectively.  

I’ve never built that or any StarTrek kits, but was curious if on your previous attempt if you tried priming the inside as well as the outside?
I was just thinking on a clear kit masking where the light shines through on both sides, but going a bit heavy on the inside might make things easier on the outside.

 I’ve never been a ship kit guy, but I do admire the work others put into it and love seeing those projects.

8 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Action Comics #1 premiered on American newsstands on April 18, 1938 (cover dated June). The iconic cover marks the first appearance of Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Marks the beginning of the superhero genre. The event which began the Golden Age of Comic Books.

That cover always made him look like a super villain. The comic itself is pretty hilarious in the way he deals with bad guys that have no chance

2 hours ago, Urashiman said:

Okay ... I think I saved it.

Looks like you absolutely saved it!

1 hour ago, renegadeleader1 said:

You should see his version from the comic books of the the original 80s-90s run. The guy literally had half of Cobra that was disloyal to him(including his own son) buried under a mountain with a cache of rations with the orders to dig themselves out to prove they deserved to live. He had the rations poisoned before hand so anyone that did manage to escape would die anyway. That is if they weren't executed the second they reached the surface.

I sometimes forget about the death toll in the comics versus the cartoon 

4 hours ago, sh9000 said:

Next Rambo figure.

I know Cobra Commander is a bad guy, but he’s more of a pg bad guy. Throwing Rambo at him would be a bit of overkill