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  2. Old_Nash_II
  3. TangledThorns
    This is the way. I wouldn't game unless it was hardwired and my PC connected to my Verizon FIOS modem. Everything else is fine via WiFi tho, lol.
  4. Dr_Breen
    Since I started reading Insight, ive resumed work on my Supersylph. Its been quite awhile since last and my skills have improved alot+developed new ones, so still frustrated with my previous attempts to give her cockpit detail, I decided to go at it again from the top. I vacformed, rather than crash formed, new canopys from the kit plugs again, and really let the plastic sheet sag and relax, then pulled vacuum for like 12 full seconds. The canopys came out MUCH better, albeit with a few blems from presumably dust particles or such, which Im willing to live with. Then I 3d modelled in Plasticity basic representations of the cockpit panel/dash and seats, referenced from the concept art drawing of the Supersylph cockpit, scaled off the 3-view art which is available, and modified/simplified to fit the highly constrained area of the bored out cockpit slots in the kit - such as, instead of making sidewalls and side panels, then locating the stick and throttle on them, I placed representations of the controls on extensions of the dash, which isnt the layout of the ""real"" thing lol But after printing and install these look fairly good under the canopys, which will be gently tinted with tamiya smoke anyway. I also redid my old swept blade fan intakes from the past but in much higher fidelity. I mixed up some Tamiya Quick type and repaired her damaged dogtooth wing points (not the best putty user but its hard to notice and certainly looks better than busted tips), filled a few small resin blems and and voids, after sitting overnight I blended the putty in with increasing grits and polished with like a 10k or 12k pad While getting her gear on I found that my kit came with a duplicate set of main gear legs but only one main gear side stay/brace, I didnt feel like trying to measure, design and print a close one so the spares box came to the rescue, i dont remember what the gear spares where from lol I build almost everything gear down, maybe alternate options from something. Then I primed her, speckle/mottle coated. Agonized over the damn belly color for like a whole day, every source is contradictory, but the alleged duck egg green doesnt seem to match up with any shots of Supers in the show or art, its at most a greenish teal, but in a lot of shots (maybe cause of the lighting and Faery's teal as opposed to blue sky) it appears more powder blue, pastelish even, or like the RAF PRU blue, sky type S with blue in it, etc. Anyway I went with an eyeballed mix of Vallejo Intermediate blue grey, then a few drops of sky type S to lighten and add the hint of green, this was still pretty dark and grey, so I added a good squirt of Faded PRU blue, which got me close enough I think, its definitely light and greyer than on screen, but still has some blue and I think, crucially, looks better/more believable than the supposed duck egg, and a bit more subtle than the show's more vivid coloration. I went with Ocean Grey as a base on top and Dark grey blue for the camo splotches, which on its own even sprayed gently and thinned was much too contrasty and dark against ocean grey, so I misted some thinned ocean grey back over and unified them, I think the blending and softening effect looks good, however Im concerned that overall the top tones, specifically ocean grey are still too light and I should maybe try to filter them darker? But on the flip side, no washes or weather have been applied yet, and even with careful oils pinwashing, it will darken her appearance somewhat, what does the thread think of the top color greys?
  5. Thom
    Micro Galaxy's Kylo Ren TIE silencer. Cool looking little rig. Good detail for a toy, barring the flip-up canopy with Tiny Kylo and the screws on the bottom. The rear deck even pops off to show the engine details. Neat. No stand or gear to sit on so I'll have to fudge something for that. All in all, since I doubt a kit will be coming, this is a good buy!
  6. Thom
    Five years after Ep 9. I wonder what the Far Away Galaxy has been up to since then...
  7. Roy Focker
    (Repost this here. Couldn't find this thread earlier) It was mentioned a few years ago that IOI the makers of Hitman were going to do a James Bond game. I was wondering about its status after the franchise was sold to Amazon. Looks like the game is still going forward. I found their Hitman games to be very fun with the sneaking around or walking around wearing disguises in exotic locations trying to get to your target to very Bond like. Can't wait to play this game.
  8. sh9000

    Macross Books

    sh9000 replied to Penguin's topic in Collectors

  9. sh9000
    Carnage.
  10. sh9000
    Lilith.
  11. sh9000
  12. sh9000
  13. Today
  14. sh9000
    I'll check it out this weekend.
  15. jenius
    I wired my home for Ethernet while I was waiting to move in... Everyone thought I was crazy because mesh has taken over but I love my old dependable wires.
  16. sh9000
    Rivalry.
  17. Yesterday
  18. KOG Water Dragon
    Seems to be the case.
  19. Old_Nash_II
    Resident Evil Re9uiem
  20. Duke Togo
    I watched the first of the three stories and this really comes across as an animated 300 with the Predator in it. Don't expect anything grounded here. The humans are superhuman and the Predator is Hulk-sized.
  21. Tking22
    I didn't know a Technic 2 Fast Skyline GTR just came out. Wish it was Icons, brick built, I don't like Technic cars, they're too fiddly. I got the Ford GT on sale and it looks okay, Technic gappy, and like I said, fiddly overall, just not as solid as brick built.
  22. TangledThorns
    Newer homes may be wired for Ethernet or... you can buy a hybrid mesh that uses Powerline which is what I use and works great in my house. https://www.tp-link.com/us/deco-mesh-wifi/product-family/deco-px50/
  23. Duke Togo
    Mia Goth joining the Starfighter cast. Very interesting casting. https://variety.com/2025/film/news/mia-goth-star-wars-starfighter-ryan-gosling-1236421361/
  24. azrael
    I wouldn't call this connected tech. Infrastructure more like it. Home mesh systems are increasingly entering the realm of necessity for most homes (not apartments & condos). Home networks running 6Ghz wi-fi definitely need a mesh system to get the best coverage. Extra 2 repeaters or APs are kinda needed if you want proper 5 or 6Ghz coverage. Also unfortunate as well is that there are still many homes without structured data wiring.
  25. Black Valkyrie
  26. M'Kyuun
    Man, it figures that the fanstream is on the 10th; I'm getting laser surgery on my eye at the time of the stream. Fortunately, i should be home by the time POs go up.
  27. Big s
    Ok, they don’t really have the same limit after the stuff comes in stock, so the last three were just basic add ons I guess.
  28. shazam
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