electric indigo
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It's the 1/72 Hasegawa release from 2011 http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10144510; the base kit might be the 2000 kit of the F-16C, with additional parts on separate runners for the Emirate's E. I did not use any 3rd party upgrades, the pilot is recast from Hase's 1/72 aircraft crew figure set, which looks much better than the neckless kit's figure. I built the HUD from two bits of 0.25 mm plastic sheet and iridescent gift wrap foil, which I also used on the sniper pod. Fitting and detail level is what you expect from Hasegawa, although not quite as good as their 2003 kit of the Mitsubishi F-2 I have here for comparison. It needs putty at the intake parts and the seams of the two fuselage halves.
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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
electric indigo replied to areaseven's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Great. Another Texas Braincell Massacre. -
The Wolverine FILMS (X-Men Universe)
electric indigo replied to antibiotictab's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Should be SNIKT! -
We have lift off...
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Just another day in the office for Samir
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Rex is here.
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Almost there. Mechtech, thanks for the info on the equipment. Petar, after some unpleasant results with flat cotes, I don't seal the weathering at all. Once dry, the paint is quite resistant to touching. This might not work so well with larger areas treated with chalk.
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Looks like a very generic superhero comic minion design. IMO the robotic cops from the Total Recall remake looked more believable from a product design perspective.
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Water color, or artists gouache, to be specific. It's odorless and can be corrected easily. Usually, I use a darker tone of the base color, but here I went for black and smudge the excess with my finger for a dirtier look.
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Thanks, derex - looking at the real things, it's too perfect actually. Desert makes them age fast. But the Greek ones are the worst. Do they park them in earth holes filled with salt water? Worked on the panel lines today, completed the under side and part of the left.
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You're never too young to rock:
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I still had my sleepy hat on...
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Here's the full resolution character from the Kotaku page: I like the new Makoto, but I always liked the movie design better than the manga version.
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More Desert Falcon work: I'm building the Emirates' version straight from the box (Hasegawa). Is there a place where I can find a description of all the humps and intakes they put on this thing?
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I'll wait for the Kotobukiya version...
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Bandai 1/72 fully transform able VF-1 plastic kit for Macross 30th Ann
electric indigo replied to Vi-RS's topic in Model kits
I still wonder what he was thinking when he drew that left hand of the Battroid... -
LOL
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Speaking of sexiness - the guys at Lockheed did their best to beat it out of this bird: F-16E Desert Warthog Falcon
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Lens flare in this decade is what slowly rotating ceiling fans were in the 80s.
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The stand is made from a material that is called "Dibond" here; it's 3 mm black PVC sandwiched between 0,5 mm aluminum sheets - looks very sleek. I got a handful of pieces from a company that makes custom shop displays, it's also used to mount large photos, so you may find it at related businesses. The kit is mounted on a strong 1 mm steel wire, I simply drilled a hole in the fuselage at the center of gravity.
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Still no release date on the Moebius Pegasus, but I found this comparison shot with the Galactica:
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Kotobukiya Ray is not even announced. But seeing the success of their Rex kit, I'm sure it will show up in a couple of moths.
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Thank you, ivorysniper. Here are more pics, but I really need to set up a proper shooting.
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New images of Ray: Full size here.
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Mine's still in the mail. I also wonder how big the finished kit will be.