Papa Rat

Yeah seems like the call had to be made hastily. I totally get it. Now we wait and see.

Told my wife I was going to make a yard sign saying “keep your teriffs off my plastic models” lol.

I wish they had reached out to customers about the freeze happening before it was enacted so folks in the USA could clean out their private warehouse, but it is what it is. Shrug emoji. Lol

Holy cow. Hope you have a safe recovery

Oh no. That sucks. Keep the burn dry and clean and rest up. 😢

Yeah I also have plenty of kits in my stash, but some of the items in the private warehouse are calling to me. Time will tell.

Not sure if there is a better place to post this but looks like my items at HLJ won’t be able to be shipped at this time.

@derex3592Wow. That came out great! 😊

@MechTech Congratulations on the new additions. We are currently in talks with our kiddo about adopting a cat, but need to get a few things sorted before taking the plunge. ♥️ Also great work as usual!

Sounds like you have a great plan. I would love to see it once you get time to finish it up.

I submitted a few photos for the HLJ Ma.K. contest that @Big s posted about. This is a smaller 1:35 scale which was fast and easy. It was a fun motivator to try out brush painting lacquers and I think it turned out pretty alright. I was working on a diorama too but scrapped it in the end. Here’s a few images taken with my phone. Phone cameras are not too shabby these days. @Big s Did you finish up your build for the contest?

Wow that came out awesome! All the work you put into this build was well worth it.

Chef’s kiss

@pengbuzz Just wanted to say I love the new avatar! 👍

Hahahaha. Love that little fella ♥️

Painting is the best part. 😊

Thanks. This kit goes together super easy. Only a few seams to deal with and all of those are cleverly hidden which helps. Same here. I missed it during the initial run and am so happy to snag the reissue. 👍

Wow! Thanks for the info. Going to order one asap. Hope I didn’t miss the boat.

What’s the main idea behind this kit? Is it a “general” VF-1 valk geared towards painting it in any scheme you want? Is there anything unique about it that sets it apart?

Hahaha I still need to build the Max and Focker kits. Maybe they can play rock paper scissors ?

I echo what Big S said. Such a fun build, highly recommend!

Wow! That’s bananas. This is going to be awesome! *Update on the space jockey print we had discussed. Unfortunately the quote I got will be too much for my budget at this time. 🙃

Yeah I’m going to buy a file from Arbit for 3d printing. They have designs for DYRL pilots that should work out great for this project. Now I need to find a flight stand. I see Hasegawa has some but they look a bit clunky. Anyone recommend a good stand for 1:72 scale?

No problem. The “arm” that attaches to the radar has two options. One is extended in a lower position for flight and the other option has it at an angle so it can be in position with just enough clearance when on the ground.

It does.