Thom

1 hour ago, Dynaman said:

I wish 2205 had subtitles...

The DVD I bought had subtitles.

I wish it had subtitles!

Thanks @MechTech!

@505thAirborne Nice progress on that Widow.

@electric indigo That's looks to be about the right color of spice!

@Urashiman Nice print!, and that stand is looking good too!

2 hours ago, SteveTheFish said:

Found these on Pinterest!

 

That first one though, wow.

Doing my usual jumping around from kit to kit, I put some plumbing into the wheel bays of Academy's 1/72 F-14. Used some lead wire secured with CA. There's a lot more that needs to be in there, but I'm banking on keeping my sanity.😀

And the resin seats showed up for the D-variant. Now those others I was kit-bashing together will show up.

Thom

8 hours ago, Big s said:

That really felt way too rushed. We don’t know these characters, they don’t really know these characters, then they’re instant friends and now they’re dead or mostly quiet. For a two parter it really felt rushed. 
I made most of my complaints earlier, but I still say it wasn’t as bad as others have reviewed it to be and now we gotta wait for part two of Starwarhammer 7 or whatever 

No, other than that, I thought it was pretty good. And they are working the script for a third.

Saw Rebel Moon and despite hearing a lot of criticism about it, I liked it. It was interesting, adventurous and fun, which is my bar. I thought Sofia Boutella did a good job doing the character of a tortured ex-soldier. Andor (I forget what his character name is, but the guy she left the village with) was pretty good too. He came off as a bit weasel-ly at the start but proved himself. The other 'Samurai' were good too. If I have one critique, it is that they blew through their introductions a little too fast, and then they were just in the background or filling out fight scenes. I would have sat through twenty more minutes to flesh them out with more interactions.

Really interested in seeing the next one, and finding out why she has the nickname of Scargiver... There was pain on her face when Noble called her that.

One thing I really didn't like about it, was the design of the ships. To me, they were too rounded and bulbous. King's Gaze had a nice profile, but that was it. Watching it, I was wishing they had the ships from Jupiter Ascending instead. Those designs would have fit better.

@Rock I was right, it does look awesome!

And staying tuned in @pengbuzz! Any plan of doing Lewis next...?

@Rock I'm assuming the Eduard is on the left. Get that painted up and it will look awesome!

@pengbuzz The added articulation is impressive, esp putting it all together so that it barely looks like its even modified. Fantastic!

That's a really sweet mash-up!

Milestone!! Everyone have a celebratory swig of your favorite brew!

@Goodman Models Some nice blue tones on that mech. Clean looking build.

@Chas Never was one much for the old anime-style ships, but that does look pretty cool. Nice.

@derex3592 I did the Jolly Roger MCP boxing a few years ago. It's a good kit, nice OOB but open for extra detailing if desired.

18 hours ago, pengbuzz said:

While waiting to find a solution to lightening up the paint job on my Tomcat (suggestions welcome folks!), I started a Christmas project  a little early (my wife let me open one of my gifts a day or so in advance):

She got me a pre-painted 1/6 Horizon Robocop model that I had been asking for (I wanted any version of it really, but she found this one for me!) for Christmas. The basis behind this project is to cut apart the armor and mount it on a 1/6 body, making it into a fully poseable 1/6 figure.

*Note: 500+ dollars for a 1/6 figure from Hot Toys is well out of my price range!!! O.O Even 60 bucks is a bit much (which this cost)!*

So, got the armor cut apart and test mounted:

Most of the parts fit okay, with the chest being a primary area of concern. It's a bit wide for any of the 1/6 figures, and after comparing it to screenshots and still pics I have, it needed some reworking. Thankfully, vinyl figures can be reshaped via a heat gun or hair dryer (note: if you're cutting a vinyl figure,  it stands a very good chance of cracking unless you heat the material first).

Next, time to sew up the body suit:

This was a couple of pieces of Spandex/ Lycra from an old piece of clothing my wife no longer wears (a top that had this under a layer of lace that wore out), that I ended up harvesting for this project. I hand-stitched the pants and top for the undersuit, after which I slid the armor parts into place. Some were tacked into position with hot melt glue, while others I put furniture cushion foam in between the outer shell and the inner bodysuit both to hold it and cushion the figure from any abrasiveness from the vinyl:

  

My work so far (apologies for the blurry pics; will try to get better ones tonight with a fresh set of batteries):

  

The helmet comes off the figure, revealing Murphy's face underneath. I'm planning on finding a cost-effective way to make a mold of the head sans helmet; after than, I will case a new face and rework it to exclude the chin guard and show a better portrait of Peter Weller in the role. The plan is for two interchangeable heads; this way, I can permanently glue the helmet to the original and fill the head so it remains stable, and have the option of switching the heads:

Stay tuned...

 

Some truly great work there, @pengbuzz! Love the new articulation! Can't wait to see what you do with the head.

@HWR MKII Great work on that Kronos One! Love all the detail and the lights.

@derex3592 Sounds more like a short story with a loong happy ending! Sure you could have just bought a new one, but where's the sense of victory in just buying something..?

Impressive work on that dio! I can picture Roy climbing out of the Tomcat, giving its side a little farewell pat, before turning and going to the Valkyrie.

15 hours ago, electric indigo said:

Just A24 doing their thing. They had me at "Smalltown Boy".

 

Took me a moment to recognize Ed Harris! Looks interesting, though I'm not usually into crime dramas.

8 hours ago, jvmacross said:

I'd rather have a SDFM TV remake....

I know Kawamori wouldn't do any follow-on to the original series because the voice actor for Hikaru (who was his friend) passed away. But I could see, and would love, for them to just redo the animation and keep the original voice audio.

On 12/14/2023 at 12:37 AM, sh9000 said:

 

Finally saw this teaser and it certainly feels like a BHC movie. Though, I'm wondering if they de-aged Murphy, esp when compared to Reinhold and Ashton!

On 12/18/2023 at 3:11 PM, Shawn said:

HLJ charged me $69 bucks to So Cal....2x Queads and 1x Max with the shipping discount.
Geez rates seem high again

That's about twice what I paid, but you got three kits delivered, to my one, so I think you are ahead.

And mine showed up. Damn big box, which doesn't make it easy on shipping either.

4 minutes ago, Bolt said:

Lol. It's interesting to note that one of the longest Macross relationships was intertwined with having babies and having fights . 

 

Heh. I decided to go with the slow boat option, even with the 25 percent off at hlj. I've waited years for a Hasegawa 1/72 Q-Rau. What's 2-3 more months..

I almost did to, as I have no plans of building it yet, but the difference was only about 5 or so bucks, so...

Cool seeing a Catseye back on the table! @derex3592. Those pilots look really good. 

9 hours ago, Bolt said:

The VF-1S Max came in. Now the painful part. Shipping 

12 hours ago, pengbuzz said:

...

Even after the end of the world, the fragments of the planet float peacefully in space.

27 minutes ago, renegadeleader1 said:

He's lucky it was a later model. The early F-104's had a downward firing ejector seat through the floor of the cockpit. Using that would have made him a human lawn dart.

Still would have been the first!