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COOL!!! Wonder what it will be! - MT
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Thank you for sharing, Shawn! That's a COOL find! - MT
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What do I think of the R/C function? "Interests:Models of: Macross - Aircraft - Armor - Warships and R/C Makes it better!" I agree, that may put it out of everyone's price range. Maybe the "catapult" action helps the Ingram get out into action faster!? 🤣 - MT
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Thanks for the updates guys! - MT
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@Rock Your mods are a great improvement over the stock! @electric indigo That kit has some NICE details molded into it! Mold making for that must have been a bear to do! Your painting is CLEAN as usual. @Urashiman The -19 is coming along nicely! Your VF-1 (if it REALLY is that bad) is what we call a ten foot model. It looks good 10 feet away😁 @Thom Clean intakes! What will it become... @pengbuzz The Lady is looking good!😉 - MT
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@pengbuzz The theme song started going through my head the moment I saw your progress! It looks GREAT! The master of Masking Tape is back! @Kurt That's a PRO looking paint and weathering job! You just need to Photoshop some people in their and it would be hard tell what's real and not! - MT
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@pengbuzz That Tape-traedi ship looks COOL! It does have an organic feel to it! - MT
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@pengbuzz Great find!!! AWESOME job on the Superman mods. Maybe he was supposed to look more like Clark?🤣 - MT
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I'm glad you're going to a model show! They are tough competition, but really A LOT of fun! Great place to get stuff at good prices, awesome selection, and cool to meet with people. AND if you win anything a bonus! If not, a lesson learned. Don't be besides yourself at the show, people will think you're weird!🤣 - MT
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@Thom Looking good! I HATE getting ahead of myself! - MT
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@Big s You should have seen the crowd at Richmond VA. They had TONS of AWESOME Gundam kits and SEVERAL categories too (I couldn't get all the photos). I think they got wise to how "easy" it is to build a Gundam kit now. It also seems that judging criteria has changed from accuracy of, "Where that panel line is" to how well it was executed. I know my club REALLY throttles back on that, especially since a lot of them were aviation career related. They could get really nit-picky, especially since companies like Trumpeter have so many errors in their kits, especially the 1/32nd ones. My guys are looking for stuff like whole greasy hand prints on Navy fighters for realism😁 It was also good to see all the youth and youngins in BIG Gundam clubs representing the hobby. Just when I thought it was getting bad for our hobby, things are brightening up! @pengbuzz It's a good thing Ernest Borgnine is no longer with us, he might object to the extra "putty" you piled on him🤣 They look AWESOME! I also know who to go to if I need a REAL propeller made up too!😁 That is an AWESOME transformation! Though you had issues with the boom, it might be one of those blessings in disguise kinda things. Especially getting rid of the screw holes from the toy version. - MT
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@pengbuzz FUNNY with the jellybeans! Your making great progress with the pilots and cockpit! @electric indigo The usual clean and smooth paint finish! @derex3592 Those pilots will make a nice touch when its all done. @SteveTheFish I've heard guys complain about that kit's fit and the wings not taking the right shape or angle without a lot of help and a jig. It's a big point of contention with judges at model shows. You can have an awesome finish, but if they don't have the right angles, it puts you in a lower category. I hope it works out for you! - MT
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@SteveTheFish Wow, from one extreme in model building to the other😁 The '38 is looking good! I remember, those Arii kits looked so cool - until you opened them!😕 The sculpts looked very different than the lineart - but they are still a COOL part of Macross model history. I have them, but will probably never build them as collectors items. Thanks for sharing your builds! - MT
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@VertexNebula Dah! I meant 1/285th. That's cool. For gluing the parts, just put a thin layer on both pieces and hold them together. It will prevent all the excess glue. Just be patient. After glue is coating both sides, then the baking soda can be used (just a bit) to accelerate things. CA takes some getting used too, but you'll get it. @Urashiman Oh, sorry comrade! I missed the Soyuz while posting. Looks good! - MT
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@VertexNebula Welcome aboard! I know you said you had fit issues. It looks like there is a lot of glue oozing out of the joints. You can use baking soda as an accelerator and filler too if it comes down to that. I'm guessing that's a 1/265th gaming piece? @Urashiman WOW! you get extra bonus points for not only being a good dad AND passing on the hobby, but for completing THREE kits! That's about one a month so far. Can he keep up!?😁 - MT
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@pengbuzz Sorry about that! You got that vintage heli at a good price, though. - MT
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@pengbuzz I hate when they cheat - whoever they are!😁 How about these dudes? Chopper Pilots @Kurt Your paint is looking good! Don't chip it too much. A lot of those parts are actually composites. The good news is if it's going in a desert setting, it just needs a LOT of dust on it. Ours was ALWAYS dusty! Even the windshield! I probably ate as much dust as food over there - 😝 - MT
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That - ting - is - 'uge!!! I would need a new case to put it in - and a new wallet to replace my old wounded one too😁 - MT
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@pengbuzz I see what you mean. Could it be that "anime magic" is also present in live action shows😕 - MT
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@Thom That's great! @Bolt Where old Valks go to die or get parted😁 - MT
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@pengbuzz They STILL look great - and not too close together. The Bell 222 has side entry doors, so nobody's really going to go between them. - MT
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You're welcome, everyone! A lot of people don't know that there are shows right in their home area, and what they're missing out on! I forgot to say, that 1/200 Yamato (Gallery Models) won best in class for ship. I believe it was that tiny Y-wing that also won best in it's class. This show was tough. They judge all the models, then the best are given medals (gold, silver, bronze). Our local rules are the same, but to include nothing. We judge each model on its individual merit. Only best in class gets a "best over all" medal. So many more people get medals, and judging takes half the time! These judges took FOUR hours! - MT
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ALCON - I just posted photos from this past weekend Old Dominion Open Show: @derex3592 That Super Hornet is looking Super so far! @pengbuzz You're gonna make the network sorry they cancelled that show! - MT
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For those of you who don't know, the model show season has started. If you haven't gone out to a show, you are REALLY missing out on: the contests, the vendors selling great models and supplies (often at CHEAP prices), and all the great models on display and in competition. IPMS branches usually hosts these contests. They also have branches in Canada, Germany, and other places world-wide. Do a search for them. NO - you DON'T have to be an IPMS member to enter the events or competitions. I FINALLY made it to the IPMS Old Dominion Open in Richmond Virginia this past weekend. It was a GREAT experience! There was about 80 different categories and over 900 models on display! I can't post the whole thing, but here are some highlights. I hope you enjoy the photos; I left them full size so you can zoom in on them. - MT
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@wm cheng Thank you, I am VERY honored! Sorry, this is just for me. Our local museum is an air museum, so no surface warfare stuff. It is 1/1 scale and 1/72 scale. I have two other fuses (from WWI) and they make GREAT paperweights for holding down parts that are drying too! The original and cast for this one are below. At least they are stamped what they are, vs a lot of other old fuses. @Thom Thank you very much! @Big s Thank you very much! Yeah, I only heard about water colored pencils through my modeling club. They are an AWESOME and cheap tool! @derex3592 Thank you very much! @pengbuzz WOW! I am sorry to hear about your Superman figure! That REALLY sucks! On the other hand, it looks like you're gonna make a princess out of that pumpkin! You TOTALLY have the skills to do it too! - MT
