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Great, thank you very much. Now I can go hunt one down.

If it's not too much trouble, can you post a pic of the template for us? As far as your booster, it's coming along very nicely. None of your detailing is overdone. Overall, your finished kits always have a great sense of realistic scale with all the details. You look at the big picture every step of the way and it really pays off in the end.

That's real nice, Neptune. You did a good job on that one.

He's "the pilot formerly known as prince" and the symbol is his new, unpronouncable name.

lovely Those look really sharp. I have a lot of respect for somebody that can make one of those older kits look good.

I had a little bit of time today. As you can see, there are a considerable number of imperfections in the forearm. Don't get me wrong, it's a great kit but it just requires a little bit of work to get to perfection. Next, I'll throw a coat of primer on the arm to find any last few minor imperfections. Watch out for the arms when you build this kit!

We should have a Street Fighter Tournament, any edition

Don't get me wrong. I would climb on my roof and shout for joy like a raving lunatic and then youtube it. I would be the happiest Somalian if Yamato released a Regult. I just think it's extremely unlikely to occur.

1. It would be too big, even at 1/60 scale 2. It would be too expensive due to the size 3. It would be too risky to produce such a pricy product with limited popularity

There is absolutely no way in hell Yamato will release a regult. None. Zero.

Nightmare indeed. If it was me, I would just throw a coat of silver over the gummed up vents and call it a day. Oh well if I screwed up one small detail.

I'm glad to see another build-up. I will be watching closely. One thing I really hate about the Hasegawa Battroid is the two-piece chestplate. It creates an unnatural seam across the airbrake. Aside from that and the hip flaw, it's a great kit.

Well, I had a little bit of time today. Here's a shot of the wing with that nasty injection mark filled and sanded smooth. Here are the 'biceps'. One of them cleaned up easily but the other one is taking a little bit more work. Seams! You can barely make them out but here I've scribed recessed panel lines over the raised panel lines. I used some label tape and a photo etch saw. That's it for tonight. It may seem like I'm working at a snail's pace but modeling is a time consuming task. Unfortunately, my time is limited.

I put those away. You're right, wouldn't wanna lose those!

Well, I put in a couple more hours today. It was pretty much a lot more of test fitting and gluing. Boring... Next time, I'll move on to fixing seams and sanding and prepping for painting. Here's a shot of my gunpod. I try to spend a little extra time getting the fit just right when I glue. I find that well lined up pieces need less prepping work afterwards. You want to glue the pieces so the seam is filled. Too much glue and you make a mess. Too little glue and your bond isn't strong enough. You want it just right...

I was building on the business section. I didn't know what the heck you were talking about at first!

That's a kick ass job. Very nice!

I joined a one-month group build over at the Samurai-Monkey boards. I will post progress here, too, from time to time. I had a little while to work on my kit today so here goes... The wings have injection marks that will need to be filled and sanded. I circled the most prominent one... From test fitting, I find out the arm halves don't line up properly. I remove the posts shown to achieve the proper fit. I circled the first removed post. Here are the arms glued together. I tried my best to line them up straight. See the sink marks? I only circled one but they'll all have to be filled and sanded smooth. More to come... Please post comments, criticisms, tips, etc...

Fantastic work. You are an enlightened engineer for making this all come together. I love checking in on this buildup.

I never understood how anyone can make any real money from building kits. If you factor in the amount of time it takes and the cost of materials, you end up making about $4 an hour. Seriously, the people that build kits for money must do it for the love of building.

I'm definitely in. If it was anyone besides you tackling this kit, I would be worried. You bring up the points of the higher center of gravity and the very narrow missile pod attachments but since you've tackled these issues, I'm in. I'm definitely in.

Chalk? Wow, that is definitely a technique I will have to try. Very nice.

You did a fantastic job. She looks great. What method did you use to bring out the panel lines? Panel lining is my modeling weakness...

Hmm, I never did finish that kit...

I think the seller is a member here. He's obviously in the know...