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  3. tekering
    Dude, you're a machine! I can't believe how much progress you make with every post in this thread. 😲 I hate struggling with the limitations of vintage kits, and much prefer the accuracy and ease that comes with modern engineering. I think perhaps you enjoy the challenges of surface prep. and painting more than I do. 😅 Yeah, but look at how much time he's putting into it. He's accomplished more in a month than most of us do in a year! I've only been 3D-printing for a year or so, but I've dedicated so much time to it that I know my equipment better than some professional printers do. The more focus you put into an activity, the quicker you gain skill and expertise. Oh, and speaking of which: This cost me a great deal more than @LocusPocus paid for his, I'm sure, but it's still cheaper than what Bandai would charge for the Hi-Metal R toy they teased (but will never release). 🙄 Sounds to me like a bath in isopropyl alcohol is warranted. After that, a little air drying in the sun will ensure the parts are completely cured as well.
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  5. Graham
    Yet to see one of these things in the wild in the toy and hobby shops we have here in HK. If I did see it, I'd probably pick one up on impulse, just for shits n giggles. But if I did get one, it would remain in Battroid mode forever. 😅
  6. pengbuzz
    Glad I could be of help; Arbit deserves the lion's share of the credit though, as he did the work on them! All I did was to point you in the right direction.
  7. grogall
    Another great Canadian actor gone.... R.I.P! I liked his role in Maverick more then the one he played in Dancing with Wolves!
  8. Papa Rat
    Thanks. The pilots are my favorite part. 😊
  9. Papa Rat
    Hey thanks. Yeah, I love to push myself and try new things. I also read up on how to approach things that interest me so I am prepared to dive in. Maybe it’s making sourdough bread, learning to drywall in my home, fixing my bicycle or whatever it happens to be. Reading about how to do something and the actual doing are so wildly different. I still learn the most by the doing part and all the mistakes I make are great opportunities for learning. I have a good enough sort of attitude with the hobby for the most part but I pay attention to the process and outcome. There is plenty of room for improvement, growth… I wish I had started building sooner but better late than never. I think that getting older and having a family has changed my priorities quite a bit. I go out way less and I find that I’m more of a homebody and this hobby just dovetails into my lifestyle at this point. Also having a place like this with a great community is an amazing resource for creativity, insight, and inspiration! ✌️
  10. Big s
    Looks really great so far and love the little dudes He’s definitely come a long way, but I do gotta say that people new to the hobby these days have far more resources than people starting out before the age of the internet. There’s also been a lot of innovation in tools and tricks that weren’t around a decade or so ago. I think community has a lot to do with newer builders compared to the lack of community back in the day. There’s also a certain amount of natural talent that some people have for learning a hobby or music or art. Some people just catch on to these things much faster than others
  11. SteveTheFish
    @Papa Rat You're coming along very well. I'm still tempted to think you're a phony when you say that you've only been modeling for about a year or so, like you're having us all on. You demonstrate skill that people who've been doing models for a long time do not have. Heck, I know one young man online who has been building models for a long time. He slathers unthinned paint all over his models and lays down expensive aftermarket decals, then sends me pictures and asks me how I feel about them. He has no self-awareness. You, on the other hand, are doing a fantastic job with your model kits. OK, so I have a question for people who do 3D resin printing. I had a guy print out a figure of Rei from Evangelion for me and some of the parts have a waxy feel to them, as if maybe the UV curing process was cut short. The figure's body and head parts are fine, but the limbs have a weird texture to them. Do these parts need to air dry, sit under UV lamps a bit longer, or do they need to be washed off with alcohol or something?
  12. pengbuzz
    Ladies and gentlemen... Psy, featuring Devastator, performing "GANGNAM STYLE"!!! (@ 1:55):
  13. pengbuzz
    You could use the booster engines from both kits to make a special "orbital defender" version, with a pilot and RIO, and devise some "planet buster" multi-launchers for them. That... or a flying billboard for Budweiser.
  14. Papa Rat
    Getting closer. Still needs decals, detail paint, top coat, the usual…I’m excited to finish this up but I have to say that this build hasn’t been as fun as some of the old vintage stuff I have been doing. Regardless I’m learning a lot through the process. Maybe I’m learning in too hard on the highlight shading thing with my paint jobs? I am on the fence about it. A big thanks to @pengbuzzfor the heads up about pilot options. I reached out to @arbit for the digital pilot files. They are tiny tiny and work perfectly for this build. I had a blast painting them and they actually look half decent. ♥️ @derex3592Look! Got one of those stands you plugged awhile back. Super handy, thanks for the heads up. 👍
  15. Big s
    I was trying to be nice, but smeared works better.
  16. 505thAirborne
  17. Old_Nash_II started following [R.I.P] Graham Greene
  18. Old_Nash_II
    https://deadline.com/2025/09/graham-greene-dead-dances-with-wolves-wind-river-1236502962/ Thanks you for all iconics roles. As the greatest representative of his people. He will never be forgotten by those who admire him.
  19. M'Kyuun
    Wow, that's some next-level cosplay. I'm not even a fan of the Ride Armor, but I certainly appreciate the culmination of talent and craftsmanship that this represents- just extraordinary!
  20. M'Kyuun
    You're not wrong, Mike. I've long been a fan of MMC's work, and with this being my first glimpse at their all-in-one Constructicons, my bias is rewarded. This most certainly has to be the most challenging of combiners to do as an all-in-one given the amount of partsforming required on the original set and pretty much every set thereafter regardless of scale. MMC takes on the all-in-one challenge and I applaud them for it. If I didn't have so many life expenditures, or potentially pending ones, I think I'd be inclined to go in on this set to replace my old Toy World Constructor. Right now, I'm just looking forward to completing my Hasbro Devastator and I'll likely look at add-on kits for it to make improvements, so that'll be the extent of my Devastator expenditure for the foreseeable future. I'll enjoy this set vicariously via reviews, though. Cheers to those of you who get it, as I think you'll have a banger on your hands.
  21. Old_Nash_II
    And we lost a great game
  22. Chas
    Well I pre-ordered the VT-1. I've had it in mind to do a dio of the tent scene for years now. Plus I couldn't pass up those figures. Now I just gotta figure out what I'm gonna do with the two VT-1 fighters I have in my stash.
  23. pengbuzz
    More like smeared things together...
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  25. Big s
    Yeah, not sure how all this is gonna play out.
  26. Bolt
    My thoughts exactly. Didn't pull the trigger on that one. But i definitely got the tv Q-Rau. But i can't help feel like I'm adding to a stash i have no idea when i'm gonna see . Also pre ordered the full armor MG ZZ and the hangar w leds.
  27. F18LEGIOSS2 started following 1/55's revisited
  28. Hikaru Ichijo SL
    I watched episode 6 of this season. I finally enjoyed it. Maybe because the pompous Captain Pike was not in it mas much. Also it was nice seeing Kirk and his future crew together.
  29. Big s
    Why would it be white? It usually looks more gray in the show. I really didn’t get a great look at them in the movie version though. i was thinking more like a few junkers got parts together from things in the Macross 2 universe and kinda slapped things together
  30. Big s
    I really love the movie version and would also get at least one tv version. The only thing other than larger ships would be the gnerl fighter and I’d definitely get at least one of them
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