MechTech

That looks great man. I think you just came up with the solution Australia has whith what to replace some of it's aircraft with! - MT

There you go man! I just have to wait and get more stuff together. - MT

Big F, for two cents more I would have made the Daedalus 1/144. These things and so many standard kits are 1/144. It drives me nutz!!! I could have gotten armor and tons of contemporary aircraft in 1/144th too! I'm gonna stop banging my head against the wall the wall now and get back to building! - MT

Can't wait to see how it comes out in 7+ days. - MT

I can get a loan for that low! Ah, I mean lookin' good so far. I hate fillin' sink holes. Keep the updates comin.' - MT

HWR, looks like you found a suitable girlfriend for the monster . The kit looks good too, and huge! Cowie, tell the bean counter your diorama looks great. I didn't know the difference. - MT

Jardann, Greyryder knows someone who would like your setup . You're right though. Pilot lights don't go good with paint, unless it's all water based. Thanks Chas for the link! I never thought of the whole gravity issue. Smaller velocity equals a quieter booth. I could leave it on for gluing too! Brain cells are becoming a commodity. - MT

Weasel-rific man. Hasegawa should still make the weapons in 1/48th. I'm guessing it's not a "canon" design? - MT

Looks great man! Hopefully you got a shelf where they and the monster can go together. - MT

Thanks for the encouragement. We can have a pitty party together! I just had to redraw my plans last night. I measured the Monster model assembled and found out the example I was using was two inches off. That four inches off for two monsters. Then the ramps positioned in one photo gave no room for the Daedalus attack mode. That means all the frame work will not work as I wanted to. Time for some adjustments. By the way, what's up with the Promethius? - MT

Yeah, I gave up the dream of being a pyro technician when you don't see many of them visiting your school when your a kid . I never heard of renting a brake before. I'll try that some day probably. That would have saved me using the hinged bit of my workbench! Of course with aluminum it was no big deal. If I owned the house I have now, I would actually build a proper exit for the exhaust. That way I could still use the window for air. A/C in houses is not common place around here. About two weeks of extreme heat (90/100) and then back to good ole Atlantic storms coming through. The other option is just do what I did, disconnect the dryer, connect your hose to it, and set the booth up ON IT! The take it down on laundry days. Just don't tell your better half. "Honey what's that smell?" Uh, new fabric softener honey ! - MT

Thanks guys! I'm working out the anime magic problem now of how to do the Daedlus Attack mode and making the mecha fit in there. The problem is one drawing shows the internal ramps in the way of the mecha when the hatch and ramp open up. I think I can find a middle ground though. Another drawing doesn't show the ramps at all in that area!?? I want some blueprints man! I'm spending a lot of time just staring at drawings figuring out where to put stuff. - MT

Jardann, how immature man! I used black powder ! I'm surprised I didn't blow somone/thing up! Pfunk, that's what I'm hoping to do when I settle down, someday. A proper shop and spraybooth. When I spray the Daedalus I'm half thinking about taking it to an auto paint shop to be done . I just can't get a booth that big! - MT

Oh yeah, that's where it was, thanks. I wouldn't mind getting one either. I haven't found any anywhere just doing a cursory search. - MT

You just can't win sometimes with the whole yellowing part. I whish UV would bleach it out instead! - MT

I'm thinkin', yes to all the above. No thrusters on the Monster other than those four 40cm babies. - MT

There was a thread somewhere else around here on those. They do look cool! - MT

Ultimately I have seen people just take a ventilation blower and run a length of 4" hose out the window. I got some heavy gauge cardboard and some computer fans (the motors are brushless so there's no source of ignition). The trick is getting enough air movement and at the same time using a motor that is brushless or drives the fan off of a belt drive. You don't want to be happily spraying away and then have your stuff blow up in your face. That would take the fun out of it . - MT

Good detail work. I always thought that was an unusual design. - MT

I haven't heard of this stuff, but I want to know something about it too. I can see myself using it on white areas. I know white ABS usually yellows, even if they do add preventatives. Chemicals seem to break down, but not the sun. - MT

Looking great! If only I had the room and budget... - MT

It's like "Toy Story." but with Macross mecha and "plot." - MT

Looks great! - MT

Defender, that's a good idea (though mentioned WAY earlier). I think they won't need magnets. In fact when underway, the ship will be empty of all mecha, except maybe a few near the ramp. I'd hate to lose my whole "army" if something went very wrong. Berttt, thank you. That's actaully up to you! As you can see, there's a lot of sapce! I'm good for monsters. UPDATE 30 MAY 07 The pieces are coming together. You can see the supports for all decks. I'm still having trouble getting over how light and strong this stuff is. Carbon graphite rocks! Though I've gone through two razor saws and nearly a disc sanding sheet. [attachmentid=42761] Sitting on top of the lower hull. [attachmentid=42762] You can see the two parts, short up front, and the longer towards the back. [attachmentid=42763] Closeup of the decks and the seam between the tow parts. These will come apart for trasnposrt like the lower hull. [attachmentid=42765] And spelled out for you what's where Tomahawk to show scale. The white plastic is the first of the outer covering for the hanger decks. The lower part and sides will mate with these. That's it for now. I gotta go get more carbon this weekend! - MT

You got some skills man, brass tube and some putty to build it up at the base. Just sand it to smooth it out with a taper. The brass tube can be super glued into the head socket after it's driled out. See how simple that sounds . Seriously though, the brass tube will be stronger than any plastic. - MT