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I think that part was to make a not so subtle point: his wine became bitter because he had become bitter. Seto, I was pretty depressed all day today. Thanks for posting that; I laughed so hard, I nearly split my side! Especially "Snore"!

UPDATE: Just waiting for the paint to cure fully before I try any sort of touchups or final assembly; I already had to scrape the top back of the right leg (intake and thigh) doe to an accidental smear from an errant thumb while trying to reposition the part during painting. Once this is set, then I'll use Aileen's Tacky Glue® to attach the canopy (too many times I used model cement, only to need to get it open later), and get to touchups and detail painting. I also need to put the 4 clear wing lights in the wings (joy), and then on to decals. Stay tuned...

That's why I've gotten to hate "the Chosen One" trope in movies and shows: for one thing, it takes away the agency of a character. It denies them the ability and motivation to want to do the right thing because it is the right thing. Instead, their fate is "preprogrammed" and they have no choice. I find heroes far more interesting if no one "ordained" them, and instead, they did it because it needed to be done and they were there. BTW: the folks who "reamed you" need to learn that you don't need "fate choosing you" to become a hero. People have it within themselves to live up to their beliefs and moral stance without some ancient sect or omen "prophesying" that they would do so. If they aren't strong enough to do so without one, then getting one isn't going to do much for them either. Right? Audiences nowadays seem to be having more and more trouble separating reality from fantasy, and it's causing a lot of harm. While I'm no fan of Patrick Stewart's interpretation of Picard in the current series of the same name, I'm not about to damn him to the bowels of Hades for it and seek to spite him for eternity. What audiences need to learn: it's just a show/ movie. Deal with it.

I think I know what she saw:

To Dumbly Go Where No One Has Dumbed Before...

With knives?

that would have made a good name for a ship for them: the U.S.S. Arsepull...

We could try asking him very nicely....

I'll settle for: "Computer, stand-by auto-destruct sequence Omega. Recognize voice pattern Jean-Luc Picard, authorization Alpha-Alpha 3-0-5"

Now you just need one with the secondary hull.

And on occasion: odd hair color (although nowadays IRL, that would mean much of the under-25 crowd are Zentraedi ).

Brilliant idea! Hey derex!....

Why cause a perfectly good holodeck to detonate?

I meant dip the sponge in the paint and dab it on. I don't recommend you spray the sponge; that would be messy and your wife may question your sanity.

You could use a sponge...

Or glare at it so it moves on its' own! o.o

Yes, and Brian May received it!

okay: (I know: not quite what ya meant! ) Seriously though: most major construction on the new VF-1J is nearly complete; I just have to finish the fighter cockpit and a couple of other things. Then we can get to painting soon (hopefully). They're selling our apartment building again, and I truly resent the circus of potential buyers that stream through here when that happens, with little to no regard for our life here. Stay tuned...

Where's Discount Spock when ya need him?

Thanks; eventually (Lord willing) I'd like to do a second VF-1A in Ben's colors, as well as Max and Miryia's valk's.

For that shoulder joint, I would get the hub off the main body and unscrew the stub stuck in there. after washing it and the part on the arm with 91 percent alcohol, use #0000 grade steel wool to give some "tooth" to both sides and blow the residue out with compressed air. Then, use Permatex Plastic Welder (two-part adhesive system) to fix the parts back together and let cure overnight. After that, use a very small pin vise hand drill to clean out the screw hole and extend the screw hole deeper into the arm section. Slightly sand and file around the outside of the repaired post to remove excess Plastic Welder material and alleviate the tightness of the joint. Replace the screw with one the same diameter but slightly longer lengthwise (so that way stress isn't being put on the repaired section, as it looks like where it broke was the end of the original screw). After that, it's just a matter of reassembling the joint and checking it to make sure it functions correctly. I'd also use some Locktite on the screw to keep the screw fron loosening up.

Plan: mail your SOC to me so you can buy the ThreeZero version! Seriously though: while the ThreeZero version looks good, I never liked hiding the legs on the lions. Hips still look too narrow to me, but that's just me.

UPDATE: Well, got 3 things going on right now, but the 1st one (VF-1J Rebuild) is on hold until I get an issue settled with one of the transform joints. Meantime, progress on the other 2 to report: 1) The VF-1A "Cannonfodder" is approaching completion: Yeah, I know the roundels are the wrong ones (destroid version); I don't have any spares of the red with white delta on them (need the ones I have for Hikaru's Vf-1J that I'm working on). I figure since the valk is in brown shades, maybe its' a bit more forgiveable? Anyways, pics in fighter mode: It just needs a few touch-ups still, some weathering (wash/drybrushing, panel fading) and some minor details added (certain stripes, verniers painted in/ decaled). Otherwise, it's pretty well done. Now onto project 3: the removable armor for the VF-1's: I managed to rescue the Mauler RO-X2A dual laser cannon from the other project (which died when our upstairs neighbor's bathroom leaked water through our ceiling!) and rework it to fit the new boosters: I found that by clipping off the attachment pegs for the fronts of the boosters and sanding them down to where they still hold friction, the fronts can be removed while assembled and replaced on either side with the Mauler cannon (which I added a square peg onto after copying it from the missile pod fronts): As for attaching the armor: I got 12 neodymium magnets (and have 2 larger ones as well); my plan is to glue thin metal plates onto all 3 valks, while attaching the boosters to one main bracket that will slot in between the "backpack" and the back, with a larger magnet in the bracket and the plate on the valk's back (said plate painted the same color as the valk's hull). The arm and leg armor will get 2 magnets each to attach them to similar metal plates, while tabs that slot into the valk at certain points should help keep them in place: Stay tuned folks... more to come.

That might be an actual tie with Isamu vs. Guld; as pointed out though: all we saw was "screenshots" really. Still, I wish we could have seen that full-on!

More like Saved By The Bell Phaser.... Kurtzman must be going through the garbage bags of every rejected Star Trek pitch that Paramount ever threw away since TOS.