MechTech

Bigger bang!? Was the disassembly going to be with an M-80? -MT

You can get a Monster and make the appropriate modifications...That's one down. I think they would make great kits too! - MT

Cool! More Macross stuff! And Blue Thunder with the metal gun -MT

Sorry for the LONG delay in updates. I did get a B+ in my class which is good for someone who SUCKS at mathematics! The ship will float with the hanger deck on it. In fact, with all that stuff just on the bow, the front bow half floats by itself. Thank you ALL for the many compliments! It helps keep me going when I'd LOVE to be building something else at that time. UPDATE 13 APRIL 09 I'm back to my days where I was designing and installing high end car stereo systems (except this time much smaller and in a "ship." First I built this hidden speaker: Then I really hated the sound quality (it was the driver) so I ripped it out and now the ramp is hollow again! Then I built this frame to mount three boards on: The two end boards are the sound cards containing the recording. The output of them sounded HORRIBLE. When I took the output, put a load on it and ran it through an amplifier (the tiny, funky shaped board in the middle) it sounds 100% better. Each board only has 30 seconds of time so one will be like alarms and announcements while the other will be "Daedalus Attack" related stuff. Then I can plug an MP3 player into it and play like an hour or two of background stuff (or even music)! The new speaker unit is made from a MUCH better speaker, styrene tube, and a segment of styrene towel rack holder! It sounds great. Nothing sits above deck in the newer installation: That little square in the top right hand corner is the speaker under fine stainless steal mesh. It will be covered a little better later on. The smaller flashing light by the door failed so I replaced it and added detail: After COMPLETING the controller and looking over the sound cards, I realized I would have to manually actuate the sounds. So how to add buttons to the controller and not make it look overcrowded? This was my solution: The smaller button in the middle controls amp power and the two big buttons control sound effects. The buttons are black with same colored yellow plastic cut THICKNESS wise from the battery hatch cover. It's a little thinner now, but my buttons match the case! That's it for now. I still have to wire all of this up. I tried to put this all on the same power supply, but I was getting nasty results despite using filter devices on the power inputs. So one runs off the ship, and one runs off of batteries. That's it for today. - MT

It can do the splits and everything! Must be a gymnast pilot! Thanks for sharing that, it does look a lot better. - MT

What really happened is that he built the kit, THEN the fast packs/armor came out. When he tried to take it apart to fit them on...well you get the point Actually it does look really good! - MT

Remember, it gets blasted to pieces in the anime Looks cool! - MT

Looking awesome! - MT

There's no school like the old school! I remember when that was THE BEST looking valk! The Hase's do look better, but can't transform. - MT

WOW! I miss this page for a week and I miss out on a lot!!! The Garfish looks awesome (you know you'll get buyers here Cap'n! The Optimus looks awesome and looks like a great piece of engineering! Everyone's work looks awesome! - MT

Thanks for posting that! It's a good thing I was eating some crackers to soak up the drool I always wondered what that place looked like - now I know! - MT

Let's see, it's a low wing with turbofans (not an A-10)... - MT

Coming along nicely! Sealing with superglue is a good idea. - MT

Ouch! Take it apart and glue it back to shape. You can do one of two things next, make a "washer" out of styrene that fits around it and glue it over it. The other is to glue fiberglass or carbon threads around the socket. Hope it come out out alright! - MT

I'm doing some catching up and this is looking good! - MT

Hey Cody, I think I recal your work. Your Mospeada work looks great and the the other works in progress too! - MT

Looks great! It looks like Ranka is the pilot judging by the markings. Good color scheme. - MT

Whew! Talk about a BIG girl (that works on many levels) Carefully clean the areas so there is no dirt or fingerprints, and use super glue. That's what it looks like to me. - MT

SWEeet! - MT

It's not me, but someone is selling this (accidentally found it) http://cgi.ebay.com/ROBOTECH-MACROSS-1-100...S:B:SRCH:US:101 Somebody here may love me for this - only about $50 so far... - MT

Looking great! I'm glad to finally see someone's WIP on this. Nice "injection of detail" with the needles! - MT

Schizo was complaining about the thread being "resurrected." All you guys need to do is buy decal sheets with the tiger shark teeth (probably 1/72nd aircraft). Take the nicely posted picture of Ranka and print it onto decal paper. It's not really hard to do. If you need help, you can be walked through it, plus there are kits out there to help you. Nothing like the pride you get from your own custom decals! -- MT

And I thought this thread was dying! Looking great! Remember that every detail you add makes it look that much better in the big scheme of things! - MT

You can also use clear styrene; evergreen has 6 x 12" sheets. - MT

Looks good! Watch it or you'll get "brushed off!" - MT