MechTech

Man, that Prometheus is nearly the size of a 1/700 carrier! Looking AWESOME! - MT

AWESOME work Andrea! The colors and paint look great. I can hardly wait to see it done! - MT

I always love seeing that technique! It's just cool to see models being done with variety. -MT

That's what I get for posting late at night! My bad, the cruiser's been out, the Storm Attacker is new. I'm going back to sleep now - MT

Looking good! The good news is that the Zentraedi have "organic" looking ships with uneven surfaces. That should make life a little easier on you. - MT

Yeah, the Hase DYRL has been out for a while! Is this Ground Hog Day the movie ? Yes, the other stuff IS great news if true! My son wants a Cheyenne. - MT

I missed it too, but this is good! I might have to get one for a father-daughter build! - MT

Thanks Boinger! I'm creating new music for it! Then nobody can say anything. - MT

Good on ya Derex, there's no school like the old school! You'll make it work! Looking good Xigfrid! I'd smash it with my slipper too! No, a baseball bat, too scary looking to get that close! - MT

Your work is looking awesome! I tried making a test barrel, but my cross slide doesn't have enough travel and even though I was able to work around that, the whole thing doesn't want to stay in the chuck after turning the long taper. That is the only way I can do it to ensure strengh.

Here's a shape sample I was talking about above. The dimensions may vary in this JPEG from the actual-sized labeled sample. - MT

Thanks for sharing that! I want that Cordoba model on the 1999 sample page! - MT

Looks great, thanks for sharing! - MT

It looks great! Reminds me of the old box art. Thanks for putting it in multiple formats! - MT

Great use of detail bits! - MT

Lasing styrene is an art! Take it from me, you'll have to mess with the power, speed and number of passes, but it will work. I'm working with my friend on his machine using 1mm and 3mm styrene now. It also took my friend and I putting a narrower focused laser on it (which he wanted anyhow). But it will work for both etching and cutting. We also either had to cut inside or outside the lines for tolerances to match designs. Are you using compressed air in the beam field? That helps immensly, especially with styrene melting so easily. In the long run, less power means less "snow plow" markings. So speed and passes will help out. It's looking great though! - MT

I heard the old movie link died, here it is again: Correction, looks like after over a year, someone has blocked my video! - MT

I think it will be alright, not too flimsy. At just a little over 7cm, it's not too long. The tough part will be making the bevel cut into the middle. In fact, I think there are two tapered angles on the bevel versus one constant taper. The attached clip art is consistent with other drawings. - MT

That's a cool diorama. That took some work and imagination. - MT

Those are some intricate paint schemes! - MT

That came out fantastic Jefuemon! Congrats on ANOTHER great build! - MT

It's looking great! - MT

It's looking good so far! - MT

Ooops! The only aluminum stock I have right now is 9 mm in diameter, so a little thinner. It would take me a few hours, but I'll only charge $30 US + shipping. I can bore one end no problem, all the way through may be too week. - MT

Great machining job and paint job! - MT