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  1. Big s
    The Ciri doesn’t look bad, but that face on Geralt is a mess.
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    Looking good so far. I’m still hoping they do a kit for Dagger
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    That’s a cool display. It’s like a homage to earlier decades on those shelves
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    That’s an awesome bonus. it’s like it gave birth to baby Macross
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    Eels were one of my favorites back when I was little. It was great for tub time. I remember finding one of mine when I was in high school a few years later and those screws were pretty rusty
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    They really didn’t put much if any advertising for this one. I think this is the first I’ve heard anything about it
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    I used to think a spin off movie or short series would be funny having him as an adult scamming would be adventurers
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    I’ve been tempted to buy some of their western action figures, Dime store legends I think was the name. I’ve heard good things about them, but am a bit reluctant to get into another line. I’ve got old fantasy and sci fi as well as comic related items and trying to see where I would put Wild West I think the naming of their toy lines are fun as well, like the spaghetti 6 and the company is Chicken Fried Toys.
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    That’s why as soon as you notice a crab problem down there, it’s time to get the shampoo
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    Yes
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    Hi-Metal R

    Big s replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    If you can disassemble them and have the equipment to scan and print the parts, it should be super easy if you know what you’re doing
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    You can try sanding off any leftovers and then use gradually higher grit until it’s near polishing, then try some gloss and see if it does anything to take away the fogging. If it does and it’s still not smooth enough, the try sanding a bit more and use a polishing compound and see if that works. Once super glue gets on clear parts, sometimes the fogging never goes away, but sometimes it can be saved. You may have to disassemble it enough to get the clear windshield out and work both the exterior as well as interior good luck and hope this helps
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    That’s pretty cool, I may have to get that. I’ve always loved those 80’s package artworks. Especially the older ones with the realistic explosion before they did the weird digital explosion. Was there ever an explanation as to why the did that change in the background, it seemed like an odd choice
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    The solvent type of tamiya along with the epoxy and polyester resin putties are usually ok. I don’t think it would be a good idea to soak the water based kinds without sealing them first.
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    Maybe try an abs glue like plastruct
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    Pretty much. I’ve been super excited since the first teaser popped up last month. Two of my old favorites are getting resurrected in the same year with Futurama also making a comeback.
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    I have to agree here. Cinematically should be more of a part of the final trailer
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    I think it’s the alien ships that looked familiar to me
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    Didn’t they already show those images a while back? I could swear I’ve already seen them, but can’t remember where.
  20. Big s
    I honestly never use step 4. Unless there’s something I really need to cut away or quickly scribe, I stay away from blades. I usually just use the clippers and get a starter cut and then trim as close to possible after the part is away from the srprue. Then lightly sand or file the leftover away. Most modern kits are a bit easier to clean up than older kits and seem to have a thinner bit of plastic connecting the plastic to the sprue and feel a little easier to deal with. my favorite file I have is actually a cheap glass file that’s meant for nails. It makes quick work of nubs and stuff and doesn’t scratch like metal ones. as far as step 5and 6 some of the cheap sanding sponges have high grit and polishing sections on the same sponge and surprisingly those get it right back to a plastic look with little fuss. I do use the finger nail press on miscolored areas where the nubs may have been. A little pressure and often it’s hard or impossible to tell it was even there to begin with. That’s one of those tips that people usually don’t mention i really think step 7 here is the most important . That’s the biggest reason to get into the hobby. You don’t have to be a pro and you don’t need a high budget just have fun and once everything is done you’ll end up with something that will give you a sense of pride over the completed project.
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    It kinda fits his character though
  22. Big s
    Maybe it’s just their equivalent of truck nuts
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    It made it sound like they just got out of the cars, I’m pretty sure they will have a lot of car combat and still plenty of things that can go wrong, but I still wanna see it
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    I know amazon had a few cheap starter sets that had things like nippers and sanding sticks, but you’d have to search. The common glue I’d recommend would be tamiya extra thin, since it’s pretty easy to find at most hobby shops and amazon. There’s also starter sets for gundam markers, since as a beginner that may be pretty simple for touch ups. Most items are probably easy to find on amazon or basic hobby sites you may not need the glue or really much more than something to trim out the parts. I’ve used small nail clippers back in the day.
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    Have you had any experience with model kits? if you’re not a kit builder, these aren’t complicated anyway. You can get away with using things you already have like if you don’t have nippers, use a nail clipper and as a bonus some cheap nail clippers already have a file to rub down the nubs left behind if you don’t have sand paper. I do recommend some simple items like nippers or a sanding sponge and maybe a black gundam panel line marker or even a basic gundam marker set. Maybe a thin styrene glue like tamiya extra thin. Those are pretty much all you would really need if you just want to snap it out and display it. I don’t really know if there’s gonna be any need for color correcting of any parts, but they usually keep that to a minimum. I really won’t know until the kit comes out. But I wouldn’t let anything scare you off. Just keep in mind that even though the age ranges are for adults on the box, they make these things for kids in mind. There of course will be room for a more experienced builder to do things like remove seam lines and paint or customize, but that’s always optional as to how far you want to take things.
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