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I have some considerable reservations about these "restoration' videos; from what I know of die-cast, they don't corrode like that. Also, the parts seem to be in pretty good condition for something that badly "corroded"; I've reconditioned some badly broken and wrecked items, and there are real limits to what you can do with them. Many of these videos seem "put on" to me.

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Need to make tail rotor.

Agree with Seto, Chrono, Thom and Big S: if you need "tie ins" to tell your story, then maybe you're not a very good storyteller to begin with.

But the real question is:

It's all good: I went back and grabbed your corrected post and replaced the quote with that! As for the NMC: I would probably use wood (cedar or something else structurally stable) for materials. That way I could simply shape it and glue/ screw the joints directly into it (much like the replacement parts for the 14 inch SDF-1).

*Starts drawing up plans for 14 inch version*

Right? I consider the mecha in Macross are themselves a type of interpretation of real-life combat machines.

I've seen him before, and I don't particularly consider his "opinion" to be worth anything of note.

UPDATE: While waiting on supplies for Reliant ( Plastic Welder and Purple Power to properly clean the mold release from the Reliant correction kit ), I decided to try something with Airwolf to get a windshield on it: It's a modification of my original idea for mounting the windscreen and windows, but using what little Plastic Welder I have left to tack the windows in place, followed by hot melt glue and tape to finish the seals. All that's left is the two lower windows at the bottom of the nose and that part is done. Overall progress on Airwolf: I started doing more of the overall masking tape layer, limited to one layer in most places so it doesn't "bog up" details. This will provide a uniform surface for the primer, as well as cover over the dings and dents in the die-cast. At this point, the top and bottom halves of the helicopter are sealed and the piece is now one contiguous unit. After mounting the lower windows, I simply need to make the rear rotor, cut the slots of the landing gear on the undersides of the sponsons, decide on the weapons, and mount the turbo boost nozzles aft of the sponsons and the exhausts up top. Stay tuned.... Airwolf will be back in a moment...

how about krylon fusion?

It's actually solid black plastic (the soft kind, polypropylene), and it is recessed from the surface. The actual Bell 222's windows are flush with the surface. Also, my heat gun died 6 months ago so I have no real way to heat the plastic (cannot use the stove as it has an automatic feature to turn off the burners with no pots or pans on them). :(

You know, we really could use 1/6 figures of Roger Smith, R. Dorothy, Norman, Alex Rosewater, Angel, Schwartzwald, Alan Gabriel, Beck, Major Dan Dastun and the rest of the gang. I also think it would be fun to have a line of the Megadeuses and other mechs in the series (like some of Beck's utter flops!).

Not sure what "plunge molding" is; I do know the "heat and smash" technique (heat plastic, pull over buck), but I would have to carve a buck for the canopy and I don't have a lot of luck getting proportions right.

NICE!!! Sometime if I come across a 1/100 VF-1 kit, I should consider at least some of those! BTW: looks like you dinged up your right index and middle fingers! O.o Watch out: those models can bite!!! Seriously, I'm sure all of us have those "badges of honor" from our endeavors with modelling. I know I get at least one during any kit or project I build! Thanks! And yeah: just waiting on more Plastic Welder (next Wednesday) to continue that project. I still need to make the windshield for it (no idea how to do that just yet!) and seal up the cockpit before painting. Also still waffling on doing attachable weapons on it. Meantime, my parts for Reliant should be in this morning; I've already done some modifications to the warp nacelles to make them look more like the Refit's (they originally had a "belly" on the bottom, the Bussards were shaped wrong and a few details were lost in sanding and needed replacement). Also: 3 Tomcats still in the works (1/72 VF-1 Wolfpack, Top Gun [Maverick's plane pre-crash], and VF-142 Black Lions), a 1/72 Hasegawa VF-1 Valkyrie (Millia's, but will be repainted to VF-33 Starfighters) with a custom flight deck catapult diorama, a new blade for my Voltron's Blazing Sword (made out of aluminum, once I can find an appropriate piece of the right thickness and length/ width that won't break my wallet!) ... ...and a new set of nerves for my old, poor shot ones! Speaking of projects: I almost forgot to post the pics of the Thuverl-Salan Class ship I scratch-built some time back- Yeah... it needs some work still (antenna, weapons emplacements, etc). Got burned out on this (kept thinking green turd); I'll have to come back to it sometime. Stay tuned folks....

Still waiting on BBTS for my ML G1 Prime preorder. Looking more like April than March about now...

"The Crow"? More like Turkey Day...

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Well, I did finally finish a brand-new Christopher Reeve version of Superman (to replace the one that was was ruined recently): This is what I started with (pic from the actual eBay auction I bought this in): (YES, that had took a LOT of grinding and work to get it anywhere Chris's likeness!) And Lois (although I'm still trying to capture Margot Kidder's likeness and can't quite get it): Stay tuned...

Thanks; when I saw they had a backplate I went ahead and ordered it. Just need nacelles.

Not an issue; I have a reliable method for dealing with those.

UPDATE: After a disaster trying to mount a front windshield to Airwolf, I'm taking a break from the project to clear my head. Working with ancient plastic and diecast is no treat, so I could use some distance from that one before I go back in to finish things. Meantime, came across this dirt cheap: Really want to build this, but I want to replace the saucer section and warp nacelles with ones from a 1/537 Refit kit. This way, it looks in continuity with the Refit on display (the thickness of the saucer is lacking and the warp nacelles just don't look the same as they do on the refit). Going to have to see who might have them, but eBay is being ridiculous about now, and I don't need a full kit!

Or beside yourself.

Guess none of these would touch .Hack//, right?