THOR

$108 shipped for a Cat's Eye in the "For Sale" section of MW...

I always put the clearcote on last over the washes. I only use washes made of the same ingredients as the paint (enamel or acrylic). Never tried oils...

I'd like to weigh in on the legs vs wheels debate. If I have win a race on ground that is level or as difficult as a baja race, I'd go with wheels. Great for long distances. If I had to move on a very jagged surface or balance on a beam or climb or polka, I'd go with legs. Great for short distances. Mecha have a distinct advantage in an urban or obstacle laiden setting. They lose their effectiveness on open ground. And forget about dodging a rail gun or laser. You would never see it coming in time to react. While we are at it, I think with the advent of rail-guns and particle accelerators, armor would eventually become useless.

Great Googly-Moogly!

Sarasota, Florida

simple AutoCAD example...

Project Slowing Excuses: new job, new home, break-up with girlfriend, etc. This weekend I'm back in the saddle. I'll never be able to live up to Captain America's standards for speed and skill but I can always try.

i'm dedicating this weekend to the Spartan and will show progress pics...

Thanks AlphaHX and >EXO< more...

Identityno, I'd just reverse engineer a hasegawa or bandai kit and pick the best dimensions that look and work the best for you. Compare the kit and dimensions to pictures to get the look right. Get a set of digital calipers (20-30 bucks ebay) and log the dimensions into a spreadsheet. Have a formula in the spreadsheet that translates the 1/72nd scale number into a 1/35th scale (or any scale) dimension. Then just draw in the dimensions on your CAD program. Print the drawings out on that sticker paper you can buy at walmart. Cut out those stickers out and apply them to the plastic or wood or whatever. Start cutting!

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I've never seen either of these two before...Are they rare?

Sweet! The welds look cool! My vote is to forget the raffle if it doesn't apply towards the purchase price and put this thing up for sale.

Captian, Food for thought: Maybe you could try rotational molding to hollow out the main body. The area under the pedestal could be a separate solid piece that mounts to the bottom floor of the main body. There's some guys I know who do rotational molding for the dinosaurs they sculpt. You grab the body of a triceratops thinking it's going to be a heavy chunk of resin but it's incredibly light. Maybe they would share with us some pics of their contraption/machine. From talking with them I got the idea that they had a rotating table and they would stop the table and re-mount the mold in different ways every couple of turns to get full coverage on the inside of the mold. Let me know if I can help in any way... -THOR

Wow! That will make my Sunfang Bromry-LTR63 Trailer Truck look tiny. They sure don't give you much to work with in the few sketches I have from my Rtech role playing game. I'm sure you will dazzle and amaze us. I keep thinking of some kick but dioramas: 1. A crane lifting the VF/Rocket Sled onto the Launch Vehicle 2. Gantry cranes mating a VF to the Rocket Sled 3. Countdown to take-off with steam venting, etc 4. Blastoff with a pillar of black,red,orange smoke (airbrushed cotton) behind the VF/Rocket Sled

Captain? What are the rough x, y, and z dimensions for the launcher? That thing has to be gi-normous!

I love it! Captain America, thank you for your hard work. You can definately count me in as a buyer for this and any other projects you guys do. We're not worthy! We're not worthy! THOR

Lat: 27-24'-3" Long: -82-30'-35" Sarasota, FL

I found this on the web: "The basic makeup of many polymers is carbon and hydrogen (polystyrene), but other elements can also be involved. Oxygen, chorine, fluorine, nitrogen, silicon, phosphorous and sulfur are other elements that are found in the molecular makeup of polymers. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) contains chlorine. Nylon contains nitrogen. Teflon contains fluorine. Polyester and polycarbonates contain oxygen. Urethanes have oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen. There are also some polymers that, instead of having a carbon backbone, have a silicon or phosphorous backbone. These are considered inorganic polymers. One of the most famous silicon-based polymers is Silly Putty." Plastics are made from crude oil and natural gas. There are 2 types of plastics. Thermoset: once heated they are changed forever and will char once reheated. Thermoplastic: can be reheated and reformed many times Casting resins are usually urethanes and are "thermosets" Injection molded kits are typically polystyrene and are "thermoplastic" You could actually grind up an old injection molded polystyrene kit into plastic dust and throw it into the hopper of an injection molding machine and use it to make a new kit. Yes, I'm a geek.

I'm interested in these kits. Thor

smooth!

Please ad me to the list if there's a recast. Please! everyone keep their fingers crossed that hurricane Charley misses my new home in Sarasota.

Hello, This project is sooo cool. Can't wait to get my copy. I have a question for John. How did you create those curves? I can cut out the blocky parts easy. It's the compound curves that give me fits and make me throw up my hands to solid modeling and cnc stuff. I'm going to run into this problem on the "calves" of the Tomahawk I'm going to start once I wrap up my Spartan. Any tips? Thanks for doing this wonderful kit, btw. -Thor

Sweet! Keep it up! It looks great!!! -Thor

Hello Everyone! I'm in the middle of moving into a new house. I'll be back to work on the Spartan in the middle of July once all of my stuff is settled down into my new home. The arms, knee/hip joints, missile bays, weapons, and cockpit are what's left for me to do. -Thor