MechTech

When someone gets a kit in stock, would it be possiblt to pose the Daedalus next to a ruler? I'm wondering how long / tall they made it? I'm contemplating getting one, but we'll see. - MT

That Rafael is looking great! Has anyone else noticed we're on the 100th page of this thread so far? Between going back to school full time and volunteering at my local museum, I have been VERY busy! Like no Macross models getting churned out of my shop . At least I'm getting to do some model making right now. Our museum recieved a 1/10 scale model of the Space Shuttle Discovery a while back that needed some cleaning and fixing up. So another volunteer and I have been restoring it and getting it ready for display. How big is 1/10h scale? The size of an American minivan - really! There is an I-beam going through the middle with other structures welded to it. Plywood frames and stringers make up the build with thin plywood covering which in turn was covered with fiberglass cloth, resin and a gel coating. The plywood is rotted or gone in some places making restoration a pain! The first photos show the damage from decades of wear and tear. The next photo shows how big the engines are, the size of a bathroom trashcan! I stuck a bag in one just to compare. Someone painted the nozzels light gray. I made them flat black with interior dark gray as most photos I've seen of actual missions. A "ring" affect was made with the paint to simulate the engines rings, but keep it close to original specs. The final photos are of the post-restoration work ready for display. It's not perfect (the left wing was ill-repaired by someone years back), but at least people can start enjoying it. Last year I think I had the largest Macross model completed (the Daedalus). This year I guess I'm going for the largest scale model worked on in North America. If anybody knows different, the museum actually wants to know - MT

Looking great Mike! I can't wait to see it doen either. For those questioning Mike's dimensions, any time you start scratch building something from anime, you hit "anime magic" where reality takes a back seat and so do dimensions. A lot of the dimensions in Macross (not all) seem REALLY off. I've encountered it several times. It just goes with the territory. - MT

Thanks for sharing! He was a GREAT artist! I always loved that SDF-1 with the green hue to it. RIP. - Phill

OOooops! Sorry Herve - still looks cool! The engine looks great! It's hard to believe that's 2 foot-o-lights!

Thundercats and Macross unit! Now you now what it would look like! Most important, your daughter got some quality time in with you. - MT

Nice Rafael Spanner! That should be cool. Love the ginat Falcon so far Derex. The engine glow looks great! - Phill

That's AWESOME!!! They certainly have PLENTY of power in them too! - MT

Thanks for sharing Nick! Sucked not to be there. - MT

Welcome Kajnrig! Yeah, NZEOD is right! I built something similar using three PC fans. You can get them in household current too. I used that and triple walled cardboard going into my dryer vent when the dryer wasn't on it. It worked great for glue and airbrushing - nothing high volume like spray cans. - MT

Is that the Revell kit Thom? - MT

Looks like it could shoot that beer bottle. Looking great too!!! Would you want to sell these? - MT

Better late than never! It looks great and so do the photos! Nice finish and detailing. - MT

That looks great! - MT

That looks cool Derex! My son may change his mind about his Christmas gifts

That's AWESOME!!! Thanks for sharing that. He did a nice job showing how he did the fiber optics. - MT

I gotta dig the missile parts too! Nice engineering. - MT

Using it on paper, it gets all over you too ! We had to use charcoal and that was even worse! I learned to start high up on the paper (or your model) and work my way down so as to not rub it off or smear it more. - MT

Personally, I always got frustrated with my Badger dual action. There always seemed to be something and I baby my airbrushes. The upside is that places like Michael's have a lot of parts for them in store. - MT

OK, put me down for them!!! They look AWESOME!!! - MT

This looks great, especially at an odd scale. The 1/350th models have my vote and I'll pass word on to others I know want them. Would you consider sizing all the fighters in 1/350th? - MT

It looks great! Nice and clear visuals, but my streaming was chopped up. - MT

Superglue is the best! I was gluing carbon fiber parts together with epoxy. Clean the joints, mix the epoxy, spread the epoxy and clamp the parts to sit overnight. Then I used superglue and it was STRONGER, faster and better (like the Six Million Dollar Man) - MT

This week is the last week of my formal drawing (sketching) class for college. I was thinking about doing the same thing with my graphites. Most of the panel lines in tiny 1/350th models are too shallow to accept a wash, like the X-47B I've gotta finish. If they won't "catch" the powder, then maybe the pencil will work. - MT

As I was going through your build Nyankodevice I kept thinking, "that would make a GREAT resin kit!" You SHOULD do it! Not just because of people's issues with Hasegawa's kit, but the size and detail are in a completely better class. This way your work goes double - for yourself AND fellow fans. - MT