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Rockhound here's a step-by-step from way back when. Thought you might find it handy if you get stuck somewhere between fighter and battroid And 10/10 for your WIP threads! It's great to have something to check out each time you visit MW. Cheers.

Ah, that makes sense. Cheers.

The B-Club hands arrived. 1/144 is the perfect size! Thanks 007-vf1. It works out at $4 per pair of replacement hands. Strangely enough, the B-Club sprues are stamped "BANDAI"? Weird.

So very cool. Those paint drips take the "181" from amateurish (if that's a word) straight to pro. Sometimes when modellers try and simulate scale paint jobs they come out 'not right'. But man, you nailed it. The subtle colour changes are great! You've done such a nice job breaking up the bland surface. I guess it's the same principle as shading panels on scale jets.

Ah, my bad. Sorry, I'm a MacrossII/Macross7 noob.

You gotta be kidding me! Carl, I had to go check, and you're right. Five hours ago those exact listings (Feb 2008 issues) were "Discontinued"...! Maybe someone at HLJ heard my post Bizarre-o Jerry. VF-22 still comes up discon: http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN953440

buuuump! Ranger do you have time for the VF-1A how-to please? There is still an audience waiting to hear how you pulled that kit out of your hat!

Glaug, VF-22, Tomahawk: All discontinued! That didn't last long.

Oh yeah! +1

That was fast! It looks great too.

lol, I should have posted TIC at the end. I was making comment on how much detail you're squeezing in

Thumbs down to Hasegawa. Ripping off hi-vis Tomcat schemes isn't exactly creative.

Again, wow! I love the dirt on the floor. The interior wear looks just like the real thing. This is 1/6 scale, right!?

I couldn't agree more. After you take in all the detail, time and effort put into it, then think about how much work a SINGLE 1/72 aircraft kit takes to build, and you have a whole new appreciation for what this bloke did. Talk about commitment! I wonder when he last went to the movies... or just plain got out of the house...

I don't remember seeing any SV-51 battroids, but that doesn't mean they don't exist And for your 1/72 aircraft carrier, it took this guy 19 years to scratchbuild the USS Enterprise. Maybe start with a hangar?

Wow guys. At first, I was lukewarm on the diorama idea, but now, after seeing those pics, I MUST make one. It looks awesome! Thanks for sharing the pics miriya! Just like everyone else, I'm very envious!

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Thanks jardann! I like the paint chipping idea - what would you suggest for paint chipping in 1/100 scale? I tossed up doing the salt weathering, but decided against (thought it'd look overscale). I used grey and silver artists pencils on the edges - maybe next time try a few flicks with the pencil?

And thanks for the positive comments guys. Man I loved building that destroid. No cockpit to detail, no canopy to polish, no complex masking, stuff all rescribing. Just seam lines and paint. Happy days! You armour fans are onto a good wicket!

Damn Ben, that rust effect is awesome! How did you do it? I'm talking about the exhaust manifold and pipes

Yeehah, the 1/100 Tomahawk is finished. This is the first time I've built anything like this - I usually do 1/24 shiny cars and lightly weathered modern jets. I would dearly love some feedback on how to improve the finish to make it look more realistic. To me, the back of the destroid looks a little over done but the rest seems to come off ok. I mucked around and added a few extra parts. Two antenna, rifling on the arm cannon things, and extra armour in the flavour of 'anti-RPG' around the cockpit and floodlight. The original floodlight was just flat plastic, so I cut it out, made something like the inside of a headlight, glued in a pair of LEDs and fitted a clear screen. Hurrah for the spares bin. The head guns were replaced with the main guns from a 1/570 Bismarck. And here's teh pics! And some fun stuff New avatar time

NS you sure turned out a great kit there. At first glance, I would have thought the weathering was a little heavy but boy once you look for another moment it blends right in and creates a tired, beat up old Tomahawk. It looks very nice mate, well done. Maybe I'd better wait a week or two before I post my 1/100 Tomahawk pics... or until people forget how good yours looks

Gee that MG43 really provides some scale reference to that bigass tank.

Ben, love the King Tiger. What a great display piece. The weathering and filters are just perfect in my books. Really nice work.