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It's Audrey Plaza!! And if it has two hours of this, I;m in!!
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@derex3592 With those pics, it wouldn't be too hard to scribe or draw the lines for the doors in the closed position. If you wanted to.
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Sad news indeed. You helped define the childhoods of a generation and more of kids and adults as well. Thank you for creating a universe that I really wanted to play in. Safe journey into the thereafter.
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Aargh, a typhoon is 'comin! Did that model come with the Caterpillar drive?
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That was dark... but good! I'm cornfused...
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That is one beautiful VF-4, @Bolt! If I ever do mine, I hope it comes out half as good. @Urashiman I try to steer clear of panel scribing! Or if I have to, use the raised lines (if they are) already there as a guide. On the Akagi, I finished the first little modification. Actually, the first was even getting a lower hull for this waterline kit! It came without, so I had also bought a Hasegawa full deck Akagi just to steel the lower hull from it. (It has since been sold off as a waterline kit.) And since I also have another Fujimi's 1/700 Akagi, I compared the bottoms after thinking that Hasegawa's was a little too flat and featureless. And there is a notable difference. Fujimi's has a longer, more gentle curve, whereas the Hasegawa is flatter and with a far sharper 'drop.' The keel ridge also doesn't go as far. I could leave it, but since I would eventually plan to have them side by side, I figured a closer resemblance is better. It's also a little long compared to the upper hull, but I'll just sand that excess off. But first, I added a strip of styrene that will be blended in, and then hit both sides with sanding sticks. (The bottom hull in the pic is the Hasegawa part.) At the end, the slope is far longer and looks a lot better, and less toy-like. And with that done, I can now get to the first step in the instructions!😁 Thom
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@505thAirborne Going to be neat seeing those refurbs. @arbit That is a nice pose for Max.
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I'd rather rewatch Pixels...
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Those are some fly boys you want on your wing! And yeah, even though I haven't finished my Battlestar Pegasus, I'm cracking out another kit! In 1922, the Washington Naval Treaty was signed to put a cap on the number of dreadnought-type warships being fielded by the most powerful governments. Battleships and battlecruisers from the major powers were scrapped, while a few were altered during construction, turning them into carriers. For the US it was the Lexington class, Lexington and Saratoga, and for the Japanese it was the Amagi class, Amagi and Akagi. Amagi never made it to completion, having been damaged during and earthquake, so only one of the four that started out as the Amagi class was finished, the aircraft carrier Akagi. I've had it in mind to build the Akagi in all three phases of her 'life,' the intended battlecruiser version, and both carrier phases, the double deck version and the final, full deck carrier that served as the flagship during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Thankfully, Fujimi actually made a model of the IJN Amagi, the 'what-if' battlecruiser, and so that is where I am starting, building this as the Akagi as she was originally intended. Thom
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That is a real beaut you have there! Wonder what that gunpod would look on the spine, firing straight between the canards..?
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Welcome, with a nice comeback to modelling! I like it! Real nice on the weathering, and there is just something about a big 'ol locomotive.
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It may be time for the yearly Yamato Marathon...
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Marvel Studios TV Shows and Animation on Disney+
Thom replied to sh9000's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Have to say, I really liked Moon Knight! As for Ms. Marvel, was alright, and She Hulk was fun and funny. I'd take more of all three. -
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania - February 17, 2023
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My local theater closed, so I'll have to find one a bit further away to see it. -
Very cool!
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Dom's car drops from a plane onto another car racing down a highway, crushing it and, I'm sure, still manages to outrace everything on the street. Nuff said,
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Oh, definitely a laxative! I didn't see the Rock anywhere...
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Supergirl is a big draw for me, but I would really hope that Keaton (if he wanted to) could spin this out into a further movie or two, if they are not smart to already have trapped him for Bold/Brave.
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Have to say, I'm more a Supergril fan.😁
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This does look really good, but so far, still just going for Batman and Supergirl!
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The arms of the Pegasus are glued into place, but there are some gaps to fill, seeing how they have been moved from their original positions. I have plenty of scrap plastic to fill those! But before then, I needed to get the parts for the arm faces done up. Moebius left them flat rather than making some cover pieces, but Paragraphix has a good set, though quite flat. The Shapeways alternative looks better, but that is too price, esp as I'll need two sets. So beefed up the PE with plastic backing, some misc parts to make it a little more 3D and then the resin magic started. The first pull is pretty good. There are a couple of air bubbles to contend with, but that should be easy. Now I need to cast a second set, and maybe a third if I need it, who knows?! Thom
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Love that movie! The 'making of' is pretty good too. Some nice shading going on the Dallas.
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Same about Keaton, even more than the Flash. As you say, he is entertaining, but the off screen b.s. is awfully distracting. In fact, with Keaton coming back for this one, not using him for Bold and the Brave would be a badly missed opportunity!!
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Looks great! And agreeing with that VE-1, nice job.
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Awesome @arbit