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  1. pengbuzz
    I had to look up what a bento was: So, they are essentially pulverizing one another over this?! I think my few remaining brain cells would explode at this kind of stupid, so I'm gonna pass on this one. Thanks for the warning Seito.
  2. pengbuzz
    Well, I'm mailing the heads out to you tomorrow (Post Office gave us a customs form we had ti fill out, so mailing them yesterday was a bust!), so if you want, I'll toss these in with them. I got the holes where the mounting spar into the main body goes cleaned out, so they should be good to go.
  3. pengbuzz
    I remember building the 1S; I modded the wings to have "dropped flaps and slats". Not my best work, but passable: Ended up not using them (model later didn't go so well), so I stashed these aside. Probably would need stripping and rework; the attachment bar they slid onto snapped off inside them, so that would have to be dug out.
  4. pengbuzz
    Not deterred... even if this is an April fools joke, may yet be events to come.
  5. pengbuzz
    Then let me make your day for you bro: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/justice_league/justice-league-sequels-officially-announced-as-warner-bros-agrees-to-restorethesnyderverse-a183660#gs.bfe3.xqgboe
  6. pengbuzz
    *imagines valkyries with parts held on with "million mile an hour" tape*
  7. pengbuzz
    ROFL!!! I'd be on that with a boat as well!
  8. pengbuzz
    Makes perfect sense, more "bang' for your buck" with a proven airframe that won't break the bank.
  9. pengbuzz
    After watching the video and looking up "restore the Snyderverse", it just might happen, you never know. I think the studios are too afraid of losing fans' money at this point...
  10. pengbuzz
    Well...most of that as sheer necessity. We don't have a lot of money due to circumstances, so anything I get that isn't "up to par" has only one choice: make it do or do without. The Tomcat was an unusual circumstance, and one where my wife Meg honestly felt bad for me after everything I tried with that kit. Things like the VF-1S kit that fell apart, the Arii Macross transformation and the 1/72 Armored Factory were out of necessity: the first was old brittle plastic, the second was because I will never be able to afford or find either a Hasegawa TV Storm Attacker kit or Matchbox SDF-1 that doesn't cost 700 dollars (even 30 dollars is a stretch when bills need to be paid), and the last literally doesn't exist for the market at 1/72 that I know of! So with those things in mind: I often get anxious myself when I attempt these things too, but hey, someone's gotta do it, right?! lol And yeah: my wife is one in a trillion trillion trillion; she does crochet, so she knows all too well what frustration is! lol The thing is wm cheng: it was one of your tutorials on the VF-1 (it was on Scribd before they deleted it) that has been of great assistance to me in my modeling efforts. I see folks' clean, perfect work and wish I could do that (I literally cannot do a clean build to save my life!) , but I still try!
  11. pengbuzz
    ROFL!!!!
  12. pengbuzz
    That would be a cat-ass-trophy.
  13. pengbuzz
    Before Covid, movies were waaaaaaayy out of my price range. With Covid: I'll wait until it premieres on Youtube free movies in about 10 years.
  14. pengbuzz
    Yeah, it was. My apologies, I was feeling kinda silly and snarky all in one. *goes and stands in corner*
  15. pengbuzz
    Severely Demented Crapfest Southern Cross: The Pear-Shaped Saga™. Seriously, they should just develop the original idea if anything at all (which I doubt they ever will). At least jean won't get stuck head-first in the ground when she tried to run in her oversized metal diaper , takes a tumble and her helmet ends up turning her into a human lawn dart.
  16. pengbuzz
    UPDATE: finished cockpit pics- The decals made it look darker than it really should be, but since much of this will be hidden anyways, no big deal. Just need it to look convincing during close-up views of the cockpit. Stay tuned...
  17. pengbuzz
    Thanks for the tip! I just discovered though that the cockpit has decals for all that. No loss if I decal it and it doesn't show!
  18. pengbuzz
    Definitely will guys!!! She deserves it with what I've put her through! @peter I found the heads; unfortunately, they are missing the laser cannon and back plate on both, but you're welcome to them. I'm sure you could scratch something up if needbe, here's a pic: If you want them, just send me an address and I'll try to get them to you! ------------------------------------------------------ UPDATE: Okay...some work on the cockpit tub and control panels for my new kit. Since this is the last 'cat I'm ever building...time to pull out all the stops and cut out the limiter. I began by scraping the molded panel detail from the cockpit tub, using a needle file and xacto knife: Then, the rough part: cutting individual panels out and fitting them so there was a tiny amount of space between them. I wanted the panels to look individual and not "one giant panel" when paint was applied: I also added in some missing details, such as the hydraulic for the canopy lift behind the RIO's seat, the canvas cover on the left side besides the Pilot's seat, and a few other odds and ends that got left out (such as the throttle, I mean yeah, it's not like the pilot actually needs that, right?) While that was setting up, I took the time to prep the seats for Maverick and Goose: The older seat designs needed some modifications 9as did the pilots) in order for maverick and Goose to look like they were sitting in the seats, not just plastic figures sitting on top of them. That meant using a dremel tool to grind away seat belts, shave down the pilot's backs and other areas, and ensure they fig snugly. not 100 percent, but close enough where looking in the cockpit does not reveal any issues: "is this your idea of fun, Mav?" - Lt. JG. Nick "Goose" Bradshaw. Back to the cockpit tub: From here, detail painting, weathering and decalling will commence, followed by painting the seats and attaching everything into place. Stay tuned... revving up the engines, listen to them howl and blow...
  19. pengbuzz
    The tooling for the newer Tomcat @1/48 scale is the same as for the older. And let me tell you; the nightmare parts to fit are the intakes (especially the section where they go into the nose!). Take your time with them, and you may want to glue in tabs to keep them aligned. The current Top Gun Model has decals for Maverick's plane, but the US symbols (star with bars) on it are wrong and I need "NAVY" on the nacelles (decals don't include them). Meantime, still checking my stash for a couple of VF-1A heads for you. I should have a couple, just need to find them.
  20. pengbuzz
    Perhaps the reception to this cut could re-stoke the fires for another Justice League movie with Cavill, Affleck and Gadot....
  21. pengbuzz
    Not so much an update, but a confession of temperament gone bad, and a wife who is an utter angel... I came back to my Tomcat model after working a bit on the 1/537 Refit (waiting on primer to cure fully before buying flat white for it). Anyways, I started scrubbing the model to get some of the paint off... ...and the blasted nose section (along with one half of the top fuselage)cracked off the plane: ...and my last bit of patience went with it as well. I ended up flying into rage I hadn't experienced for the better part of 10 years. When I was done, this was the result: I scraped up these bits along with the nose cone, and just put them in a bag and left them in the dumpster. My wife came in after I sat back down, and I was just a mess. I crossed a line internally that I very much don't ever want to, and failed a project due to being utterly incompetent. She just gave me a hug and we sat there for a good half-hour. That was Thursday afternoon. I narrowly averted having a seizure, but ended up with a major headache, not to mention scaring my poor wife nearly to death(how she puts up with me is known only to the good Lord!). So, I slept in much of yesterday (got up occasionally to look at online) and again today until a little before noon ,and got some hydration into me. I made my way to my worktable/ computer, and sat down to something unexpected. ' The note: "Honey, I knew the model you were working on was giving you problems. I knew you had put a lot of work into it; I felt so bad for you for trying so hard and it ending that way. I don't blame you for getting upset over it. I hope this helps you feel better. Love, Meg. <3" And this was under the note: *cue Top Gun Anthem* I love my wife. I honestly don't deserve her, especially after the fit I had.
  22. pengbuzz
    I may have a couple of spare 1A heads; let me look.
  23. pengbuzz
    Much appreciated Peter; I have to keep my budget in mind (which no longer exists since money had to go for a new tomcat canopy). Part of me is actually thinking of simply trying to hand paint them on to save on more expenses.
  24. pengbuzz
    UPDATE: my solution to the bands on the saucer edge: Some thin-cut (and very long!) strips of masking tape, under slight tension, run around the length of the saucer edge. I just primed them along with the rest of the saucer edge; more pics when dry. meantime, waiting on getting some good flat-white spray paint. I really don't want to have to do another repaint! Stay tuned...
  25. pengbuzz
    lol Yeah, I am. Thanks for the heads-up on the decals; I'm going to be doing the aztec by hand, but I'm looking for the hull markings and pennants. I have a paint scheme I'll be following to get the original TMP look for it (to disguise the crappiness of the mold!)
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