VF-19
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I have 3 Detolfs and I'm thinking of getting a fourth. I wished Ikea made a double wide Detolf, so that I could put my growing collection of 1:350 battleships in, but otherwise, I'm pretty happy.
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Started work on Tamiya's 1:350 DKM Bismarck as a reward for tedious progress on Queen Mary 2 (do work on one, and switch to the other). Again, I'm going to install a wood deck. I think it worked out really well on my Yamato. I really wish Pontos (the manufacturer of said deck) really would include better instructions...
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Well, the pilot got quite the noble ride. I wonder how high he went before he ran out of atmosphere for his control surfaces, 80, 000+ ft?
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I would use white glue. Just rough up the tabs a little bit and apply a dab of glue. At least if you need to take the missiles off, you can.
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That thing looks like it's pregnant with F-35s!
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A diorama to induce optical illusions and epilepsy?
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Pity the show's premise would not have worked out nearly as neatly if it was made in the late 1980's versus the 1970's. The condition and precise location of the wreck of Yamato wasn't known until sometime in 1984. Still, it's a great way to recycle a battleship.
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I've got the queen of tedious repetition on my bench. Revell's Queen Mary 2 in 1:400 scale. I'm building it for a travel agency. Things got in the way of my speediness, and now I'm working on it full tilt.
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The computer and electronics super geek thread
VF-19 replied to azrael's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
I've noticed an oddity while shopping for TVs. There are no 32 inch 1080p televisions for sale in Canada, or at least from what I can see. If I go a little smaller, I find 1080p models in the 24 and 27 inch class, and if I go a little bigger, I find them too. Hmm. I'm suspecting it's an effort by the manufacturers to cut costs, as some of the 24 and 27 inch 1080p TVs cost exactly the same as a 32 inch 720p TV. Edit: Spoke a little too soon. It's more like there are a few (and very hard to find) 1080p TVs in Canada... There's one at Futureshop, and couple of models at Best Buy. -
Got mine today. Still can't get over how awesome it looks. I'm especially digging fighter mode. It's drop-dead gorgeous!
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Mine still hasn't shipped from HLJ... Oh well.
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My future was ready to work the day after. Again, I tested out techniques on the scoop first, before I applied them to the main body. Admittedly, I didn't do decals until after I dirtied up the MiG-3, so I may have dodged that particular bullet.
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The flat coat should be the last layer of paint you apply to your model. It's purpose is twofold: 1)To give the desired look to your model (a flat, non-glossy look), and 2) To protect the layers of effects and paint underneath. Also, your decals will also blend in and you won't be able to tell those decals are decals, which just adds to the realism.
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There shouldn't. but, the MiG-3's radiator scoop was a separate part, so I experimented wash techniques and combining paint types (and blasting future on it), as it would be much less painful if something went wrong. However, panel washing works better when applied to a glossy surface, so if you're painting with flat colours, you'll need to put a clear gloss layer on first, then panel wash. Otherwise, the paint won't flow as neatly into the panels. Using the MiG-3 as an example here's the steps I took: 1) Painted the summer camo colours with acyrilics 2) Painted the winter camo colours with acrylics 3) Sprayed Future 4) Panel wash and weathering using enamel paints 5) Applied decals 6) Did exhaust, gun, and rocket stains using acrylics 7) Sprayed a flat clear using acrylics I should note that Future is an acrylic based product, and readily dissolves in windex (which is a soap, ammonia and alcohol blend), and I don't know how future will react using another acrylic on top of it to do panel washes.
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Actually, its because, once you put a coat of future on the model, the heavily thinned enamels won't strip the underlying acrylics. I did miss a few tiny spots on my MiG 3 with my future coverage, and the enamels took the acrylics right off. I was using Testors Model Master enamels to put the panel lines on the MiG and the grime too. If I had painted the model using enamels, I would have used Tamiya to put the panel lines on, for the same reason.
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Well, the base coats (the summer camo, and then the winter camo on top of it) were done with the airbrush. The rest was future floor polish, a q-tip, thinned enamels, and generous drybrushing. I use Tamiya paints, so it's easy on the cleanup. Cheap too, as I just stock up on Windex to clean the airbrush with.
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It's a gravity fed double action. It's also compatable with parts from the 200 and 155 (more so with the 155 as it's a gravity fed version of this airbrush). I find it really easy to use, clean and maintain. I do, however find that the trigger is really stiff out of the box (for me), but there's an easy way to loosen it up. The spring that governs trigger tension is held in with a screw. One or two turns to loosen the spring is enough for me. I've also tried putting a tiny bit of lube (WD-40) on the trigger and rocker, but it was too inconsistent. The MiG-3 in the workbench thread was painted up with the Badger 105 (aka Patriot). Honestly, I love that airbrush.
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I can vouch for my Badger 105 Patriot. Nice and simple to maintain. Needs no tools to take apart or to assemble. At worse, you'll need a wrench, but that happens rarely.
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They do mention that the fighter bay is in zero-g and you do see fighers stored on all available spaces. There's a little bit of magic going on there, but I think it's plausible for 6 fighters to fit in there. Plus, the Cosmo Zero does fold up a bit, so each figher doesn't take up as much room.
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Reminds me of when I was barely getting any paint through my Badger Patriot. Turns out I had paint buildup inside the nozzle. An overnight soak in windex, and a good scrubbing (carefully!) fixed that up. It was just really weird that I had the trigger all the way back, and I was still getting pencil thin lines, instead of broad coverage.
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Well, aside from the obvious, reassemble and give it a try (with water), if you can't find it, there's a chance it never was there in the first place. What model of airbrush do you have?
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Just got this off of my workbench. It's Trumpeter's 1:32 MiG-3. It's my first time doing any substantial weathering. I made sure it was a filthy, filthy bird.
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The bit with the zombies piling up reminds me more from the Zombie Survival Guide... Dunno if I want to see this one...
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Youch. Looks like the vertical stabilizer took a hit. I wonder if the other planes are ok...
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I found that delaying the story missions makes the game much, much easier. On my first playthrough, i rushed to get to the story missions, and I found myself severely strapped for resources and cash.
