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@MechTech The bolts on that gun look great! The level of precision you achieve is astounding. Also, that base for the gun you vacuformed is impressive as well. @Dobber Thank you! @Thom Your mods on that Nautilus look good. It looks like a trivial thing to space it out a quarter inch but it is actually a bit of work so hats off to you. And @Grayson72 you're building one digitally! But that's cheating! Jk, looks great. @peter Thanks for the update anyhow even if you think it's not very exciting. I mainly enjoy how you give us updates on your ups and downs both. @Convectuoso That bb8 looks great. Those bandai kits are nice to work with. I built a 3po a weeks back and it went together with no problems. There was a lot of posts! Keep building and posting guys.

Can someone please post a Kids Logic miniature alongside its RPG Tactics counterpart? I want to see the difference in quality.

I'm gonna apply some light dry brushing to the edges of the armor parts. My AC has been out so it's brutal to sit in my workroom for too long. In the meantime, it'll have to stay as is.

https://futurism.com/the-byte/fully-functional-9000-pound-mech-suit Pilotable 4.5 ton mech. Real life!

@MechTech I just recently refurbished a Hasegawa valk but unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures of the process. It would have been perfect to start the thread.

We should start a thread about refurbishing old models. I guess it would be similar to the "what's on your workbench" thread.

@MacrossJunkie Your Ivanov looks convincingly weathered. Good job! I could never have the courage to do that to an expensive collectible. @Chas That red Legioss reminds me of my build. It looks great. I bought the green one a while back on clearance and I'm tempted to build it now. Anyhow, I'm just waiting for the glue to dry then I'll attach the legs and little light bits. Then, done!

This guy looks like he'd fall flat on his back after one volley from those cannons on his back!

Anyway, doing some final assembly of the Miria.

@derex3592 Your office looks like it doesn't have much room for much else now! Then again, it belongs at work because building that thing must have felt like a full time job! It has a commanding presence. @Chas Your pair of Legioss (Legi-ii???) are looking great. That finishing stretch always feels great. I try to avoid building multiples of a kit at once. I tend to get overwhelmed and put the project back on the shelf.

It's Tamiya Red X-7 painted over the dark grey plastic of the armor. It doesn't quite match the pieces that I painted over the white plastic. I'll post pictures when I'm done and you'll see a slight difference in the red between the armor and the valk.

@MechTech Nice belly button! Seriously though, good work on those grills. It does look like cutting those two slots was indeed a painful process. Nine tries!?!? Wow, dedication.

Thanks for taking the time to post that. It looks like a really useful technique.

I had some time to work on the Miria. I'm gonna throw a flat coat on her next and call her done.

@Chas Nice haul you got there. I recently got the bandai reissues of all the Nausicaa kits.

@jvmacross I searched on mandrake but they are all sold out. I just think they're awesome and I must have them.

@jvmacross I really enjoyed looking through all of the images you posted. Thanks a lot! How would you rate these on difficulty to obtain? I'd love to collect all of these. @MechTech I was cracking up about "No Imai..."

@Duymon I'm loving your pilot factory! And all those weapon sets, wow! You'll never build a naked valk in your life! Really good stuff!

@Duymon That brownie looks amazing! I can't wait to see some detailed pictures of her when she's all done! I've got the same kit in progress and I think I might go with the same scheme...

@MechTech and @vincemoto7 thanks for the kind words! @Duymon that paint scheme is nice! You gonna do a black aces scheme?

@derex3592 That star destroyer is coming along great! She looks BIG! Wow, what a project! @pengbuzz I like your open leg engine concept. I've always wanted to build a hasegawa battroid diorama scene with the head open like that. Really cool stuff! On my bench, I'm working on some photoetch. 90% of the time, I think the photoetch is a waste of time and money. For this particular application though, it livens up a really bare spot on the model.

That turned out great. You make it look easy but that is a challenging modification. Awesome!

@Photogirl That SDF-1 turned out great! It has quite a presence in that first pic you posted. @peter It's good to see you post more progress pics on your build. I feel like you're enjoying it a little more now. It looks great after that white primer!

That's a great explanation! I feel like I really understand why the DYRL versions get so much more attention. Very interesting.

I agree about the rivets. They seem out of place on what is supposed to be such a technologically advanced machine. Good choice for PLAMAX to leave them out. I think the panel lines look too deep and out of scale. This reminds me of panel lines on the Wave VF-4 kit.