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  1. tekering
    The 1:72 figures are the main draw for me as well, as difficult as they'll be to paint... 🙁
  2. tekering
    This year's the 40th anniversary of Robotech, actually... 😝 It's a moot point, though. I'll be busy with work all weekend, and will barely have any time to visit the modeling exhibit, much less participate. 😓 However, given that deadline's not hanging over my head any more, I can put more time into Halloween prep instead: I've been asked to host an event downtown, so I can display some of the masks I've painted. 😋
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    That's a fabulous way to demonstrate your work, and it's all the more impressive as a result. I think I'll try the same: The tiny conning towers on these were almost absent from the 3D models, and pretty much had to be scratchbuilt to approximate the line art. Now, onto the battlefortress itself... Yeah, you want something with a lid. I like toolboxes myself... I've been disassembling Star Wars figures for decades, and find this to be an effective way of organizing parts for customs. Regardless of how you do it, though, you've already got the most important element: the ingenuity and skill required to scratchbuild the parts you've lost. Zeta Gundam had far better production values, mecha designs and music, but the dialogue and character motivations were often baffling... especially among the women, yeah. 🤨
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    While you're at it, Greg, you might as well give him the proper licence plate. I mean, if you're gonna go the distance, then go the distance, right? 😉
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    Weathering can be a double-edged sword. It's gotta be dirty to bring out that detail, but we all know that Max wouldn't allow it to get that dirty (much less the SDF-1 maintenance crews)... It's not realistic in-universe, despite how cool it looks. 🤷‍♂️ Is that a Hasegawa kit? Actually, that's the live-action Arcee from Rise of the Beasts.
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    I'm pretty much done with the Prometheus. The bridge was definitely the biggest challenge. Again, the 3D model was not detailed enough, and I don't think something so small would survive resin printing anyway... ...so instead I scratchbuilt a conning tower with acupuncture needles and masking tape. I'm sure @pengbuzz would approve. 😉 Several, in fact... The TV version lacks significant surface detailing on the legs. Certainly not. Most of it's not my work, nor can anyone involved claim the IP rights... and I'm really more of a 3D-printing service than a virtual modeler, anyway. I do take commissions, though! 😊
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    Surprise! Kai's coming out in December. I hope he won't be too hard for you to get.
  9. tekering
    ...or boldly go bankrupt overestimating their market. 😓
  10. tekering
    So, it turns out these new G.M.G. Collection figures were announced last month: ...and these two back in August: ...but since I've only just discovered their existence, I'm much too late to preorder them from any of the usual sites. 😣 So now, it's "wait 'til retail release" or "pay the online scalpers" if you want 'em. 🤕
  11. tekering
    Wave FOUR? They're still taking pre-orders for the first wave, and that was announced over a year ago... 🙄 Heck, BBTS listings still have a "Prototype Images Disclaimer" attached, since we don't even know what the production figures will look like. Still, Star Trek has always embraced an optimistic view of the future, so I suppose it's on-brand for Nacelle to keep forging ahead and hope for the best. 😅
  12. tekering
    Hopefully into a modern age of detailed sculpts and articulation, unlike the vast majority of 5POA retro crap that continues to dominate the 3.75 scale. 😒
  13. tekering
    I'd pay up to $100 for the five TRON figures, but I've already got several lightcycles at that scale. I'm not gonna pay another $160 for bikes that other manufacturers have already produced! 🤨
  14. tekering
    After months of neglect, I'm finally back at work on the SDF-1... or the Prometheus, at least. Note if that's the standard kit, it doesn't include the photo-etch parts, the LED lighting kit or the waterslide decals... but it does include a large sticker sheet! 😅
  15. tekering
    Thanks, but I didn't realize how low-resolution the game models were... 🫣 That might be adequate for a tabletop gaming miniature, but it certainly won't look good at 1:60th scale. 😒
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