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Looks great. I was wondering where that valk girl was. Love your painting.
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This shot is for you guys. Feel free to point out all my non-canon mistakes in the Model Kits thread
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Thanks guys. She is up! Lots more to do, but we're getting there.
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Very nicely done paint work. How did you set up the photography with the leds?
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Hi Shawn, Thanks for your kind words. I really appreciate it. Bit by bit, it's starting to come together.
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The last gear on the Prometheus Flight Deck! I would appreciate your comments and feedback.
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I've finally finished the last gear on my Prometheus Flight Deck. I tried to make a rolling garage, but it can't close horizontally , only vertically like a car garage. So I went with Mechtech's approach and it did the trick. I used duct tape as my mesh to hold the door styrne strips together, and learned that neither epoxy nor super glue adheres to duct tape! That was a puzzle... Once I figured that out, I super glued the timing belt directly on the styrene and it stuck like a champ. Next I need to build the interior of the lift and make a big box for the thing.
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tekering's BItComp entry #3 - VF-11 Thunderbolt Super Battroid resin kit
arbit replied to tekering's topic in The Workshop!
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Looks great. Can't wait to see it painted.
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Cool. Interested to see what you do with it. You've got some nice painting skills.
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Even though my desktop looks like this these days, not sure I need this little kit. I'm waiting for a SOC Chogokin version.
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CHAVAKAISER, Does that transform? Checkmate, which Ingram is that? I have one and a Pit Road vehicle planning to light up eventually.
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I slowed down the motor for the Deflectors. Starting to make some progress now that major issues are solved.
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I slowed down the Blast Deflectors a bit. And some progress on the base.
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Ha! I didn't know that.
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So the third gear in this project is finally solved and I am super psyched about it. I've been researching and scheming and plotting how to solve this for about a year. One more gear to go. The scissors lift dimensions are 9:10 ratio for the short legs and long legs, to get a level surface. All the holes and supports also have to be symmetrical. Little motors can't lift this. I ended up using the strongest N20 motor I could find at 12V 60RPM, and added a compound gear to get it lifting above 200 grams, which is what I need for the valk. The compound gear is a beast, my new best friend saved the day. I scribed the elevator shaft by hand into the Trumpeter flight deck. My hands still ache. It was awful work, so I split it up over several days. Test fit looks about right. Lots more to do...
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This is what I'm up to in my dark cave. Took a lot of trial and error to get the right motor and gear set up, given that I don't know physics and how to calculate torque or the stall weight on this contraption. But it got done finally.
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Another Pengbuzz special! Looks great.
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Question: Are there knock offs of the Sentinel Riobot VR bikes? I see some low prices on Ebay and didn't want to accidentally get a KO version. Thanks.
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They're hollow? Okay that has me interested. How thick would you estimate the shell is? 2-3mm or even thicker? Rough estimate. Also, I assume it is one piece, so there is no access to the interior for the hull, right? I'm going to ask him for a two part mold so I can get inside the hull for lighting.
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Hachette Collection 1/24 VF-1S (subscription collectable)
arbit replied to CF18's topic in Model kits
For my taste, this will be one of the best Macross toys ever when completed: Remote controlled canopy, landing gear, and the classic Macross verniers. It's fantastic. But I wouldn't drop that kind of money on a toy. And the subscription approach is not interesting to me either. -
Cute pic!
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I hope they get on with it and finish the Destroids. All of them.
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Salamander, Nice start on the diorama. I'm actually doing something similar to scratch build Hagrid's Hut with my daughter. This is a practice run before we do it again with better materials. I've made some progress with my gear set up for the 1/72 Flight Deck. I put a detailed tutorial on my Model Kits Thread.
