MechTech

@electric indigo As usual, nice n clean with great surface detail! @arbit Your figures are very realistic, even with anime hair! If I need figures for a project, I know WHO I'm going too.. @Thom The shipyard is looking busy these days. Your stingray is really coming along great. @Chas It's great seeing a Phoenix here. I love your model. I LOVED that show growing up too. I actually built a very big and rough version out of wood scraps when I was a kid. I'm sure it was VERY rough looking too! Imagine a kid trying to "fly" around about 30lbs of wood model. All my "missions" were short and on the ground.🤣 - MT

Dude! I can see my house from here!😁 That city looks awesome in there! This is turning into a museum piece! - MT

Those mods an additional updates look REALLY cool! - MT

GREAT mechanical modifications! That's also a nice-n-clean paint job too! She looks ready to start an intergalactic war all over again! - MT

@pengbuzz I'm glad to hear you're healing up! It's frustrating when your hands are out of commission! That also sucks about your local hobby shop too! We had one here once until he closed too! @Thom Your mods are looking really good and clean. @derex3592 You'll be busting a scale bottle of champagne on that hull soon! She's looking good! - MT

I'm sorry about the clogged can! Even more sorry about your hands! I empathize with you. Sometimes its good to just rest up. I hope you feel better REALLY soon! - MT

The cockpit canopy looks cool on that version! - MT

@pengbuzz That stinks; I hate it when that happens. You can try soaking the nozzle and the can opening with thinner /lacquer thinner. Maybe another can's nozzle? If that doesn't work, then definitely try soaking the can opening in thinner or solvent of some kind. I hope that helps. - MT

Hey Derex, rattle can. It comes out perfect every time! It's never gotten a rough finish and always lays down smooth. I also shake it for THREE minutes to ensure a good mix. - MT

@electric indigo Great looking paint and colors! Nice color panel variation too! @derex3592 Those details are REALLY making it pop! By the grace of God, I somehow got the strength to re-shingle a 24 foot length of strip on our roof. It was done wrong by the original contractor. It was made with a "valley" that was collecting water which made its way through the roof. I was exhausted and almost heat stroked afterward! After chilling, I went outside and noticed the humidity was low. My glasses didn't fog up. Thank God the humidity was low in the afternoon. I've been waiting weeks to put a clear coat on my Turbo-spitfire with humidity like this on our windows: This was my chance! So I mustered up the strength and put a clear coat of Mr. Super Clear Matt on it. I think it is the best clear coat I have EVER used! Now on to the canopy and paint details. Thanks for checking in guys! - MT

After three decades or so, we finally get a transport model! Thanks for posting! - MT

@electric indigo Thanks for posting that! I'll have to try it. I'm used to poking holes to release air in stickers, but not to allow the setting solution to suck a decal downward on a model. - MT

That looks COOOL! - MT

@pengbuzz That totally SUCKS about your injuries! I empathise with you after having BOTH carpal tunnels worked on. I pray you feel better soon! @derex3592 Nice chain work! Getting into the stretch now... @electric indigo Great looking paint as always! - MT

That's a nice looking model! Thanks for sharing. - MT

@nightmareB4macross That's interesting! Looks like someone 3D printed the parts. @electric indigo Dress so shiny!!! 😎 - MT

@Urashiman You sir are dedicated!!! @Big s It is from the MAILeS BYAKUCHI kit(?). Never seen the anime, but Bandai has been pushing these kits like crack on the market. It looked cool at the local comic book store, so I thought I'd help their business out. @pengbuzz I think you need to start with a chainsaw and work your way down from there!😁 You will be like the cartoons, whittling down a tree to make toothpicks. Don't get carpal tunnel from that beauty! - MT

@Urashiman I hope you you smoothed that over with water before it dried. That will be fun to sand down (in a bad way). It's looking good though! @electric indigo Nice mod to the windscreen! @pengbuzz WOW! Talk about whittling down some wood! I look forward to seeing what you do with that! The hobby stuff has been slow. A lot of my spare time has been going to museum signage for the TACAMO organization guys. For the Spitfire, this is the second canopy. The first was badly cracked by solvents I didn't know would kill it. And the first pilot (for it too) I have done seriously in years! This is the OLD Monogram 1/72 Black plastic F-14 Tomcat snap-kit. Plane sucked, the pilot was cool and was kept over the decades. The visor is only Prismacolor silver pencil. Looks better in person. Also highlighted buckles with it too. The Spitfire needs an overcoat, but the humidity is too high right now. So I started a side project. This is for an upcoming light robot build. The model was cool, but as usual, the gun seemed to be an afterthought. So I drilled the holes out and made a steel barrel for it. Then a flash suppressor to make it look a little more cool. That's it for now. Thanks for checking in guys! - MT

That Valk linked to the cockpit is AWESOME!!! - MT

@Thom Your mods are looking good! @derex3592 You could have foiled me, the tarps look realistic😁 - MT

@Thom Your ship mods are looking great! @derex3592 Those lights AND your skylights both look really nice (other wise your furry friend wouldn't be there)😁 @electric indigo Your primer looks SMOOTH. @Urashiman Despite all the flaws still on the surface, that is a VAST improvement over the original! You can do it! @ahiachris Those look cool! What type of mod are you doing? - MT

Happy Independence Day to my fellow Yanks! @pengbuzz Dude, you totally transformed the Lisa figure! She was like "Plane Jane", now she's like "Babe-alicious Barb!" You have some great skills transforming or scratch making figures. The "organic" sculpts are the tough ones for me. @Rock Oh , oh, someone's gonna get J'Dammed! Your ordinance looks great. For those Gundam fans near a Hobby Lobby, they are selling all sorts of anime related merchandise to include socks not listed online. You have to ask for a rain-check from management if they are out. One of the cool items they have is the Gundam ramen bowl. Here's some photos. Their prices are much better than other places. I found this adjacent to the models on an end cap. In fact, my son and I notice the anime models are pushing the conventional models down or off the shelves! More Gunpla kits now than ever. No Hobby Lobby near you? The last photo has their contact info on it. I know - I don't have time to post this in the "Gundam Thread." I've gotten a little work done on the Spitfire. I've completely redone the markings except the shark mouth. The decals are a modern British scheme from the 80's. Like Pengbuzz, I'm having fun polishing this windshield too. The parts DO NOT fit well out of the box. It's taking me about a whole day to make this windshield section. Then I'm covering the end with felt to cover the wire slot and also some for the bottom. It was a huge .33 cent expenditure. After it dries it needs to be trimmed. That's it for now. Thanks for checking in everyone! - MT

That's looking BEAUTIFUL!!! - MT

@derex3592 Your ship is looking great! The details will REALLY make it when you hand it over to its new owner. I hope your leg heals quick and thoroughly! Keep that knee moving😁 - MT

@Big s Yeah, mine helps inspect the new boxes for "defects." 😁 @Urashiman It may be a pain to do, but it looks good! @derex3592 That will add more "pop" to the upper decks when your done! The variations are a nice touch! - MT