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  1. captain america
    The Gakken 1/35 seemed so much bigger back in the day, I guess that's what happens when you get old
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    The Cap'n is busy building his luxury watch brand and getting it off the ground. I had hoped that all the years I spent showing people how to "work-it" with garage kits would have inspired others to use the same successful pattern. Truth be told, some like Starship Modeler, Neptune Models and Mike Salzo did follow-up and add their own dimension so there's an ongoing legacy.
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    The masters basically pay for themselves by selling 10 kits. It boggles my mind that no one has crunched the numbers and discovered what a steal they are, especially that all the Inbits are in the same compatible scale as the old Imai Legioss, Toynami, CM and my own resin Legioss.
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    That's actually a pretty easy design element to fix, and if they're using 3D drafting software of some sort it should have been addressed in the design stage.
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    Now THAT is nice work! Congratulations on your achievement and thanks for posting. People are awesome!!
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    Nice work! Do the parts need to be removed for transformation or can they stay on?
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    Very nice camo and weathering work you've done there. It's normal that weathering on a mecha should be heavier around the feet since it will go through rough terrain and debris. Keep up the great work!
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    I have to agree. Mightron is square and blocky, which I think suits Megs better; back-kibble be damned!
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    LMAO!!! Thanks for posting that, it made my morning.
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    I'm continuously blown away by all the esoteric symbolism in movies now.
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    The official name of that model is Chevalier (French for knight) but you can refer to it as Betsy if you want!
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    You guys get the sneak-peek before the official release.
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    I loved Loved LOVED that kit when I was younger! With a bit of tinkering, it can still hold its own. Congratulations on your hard-fought acquisition!
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    Hi Micky, I'm shooting for about $4500 CAD/$3500 USD. Right now I'm just tweaking the minute details here and there to make sure that it's the best that it can be. It would normally be closer to 10K, but since I cut-out the middle-men and offer them directly I can be more competitive.
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    300m water-resistance is pretty run-of-the-mill for luxury (dive) watches. My Omega is rated to 600m and there are watches by Rolex, Breitling and others that will exceed 2000m (yes, 2 kilometers!) It's all rather pointless beyond 300 though, but I guess it does bring some people comfort knowing that as their lungs are being crushed and they quite literally implode, their watch will keep on ticking. Don't underestimate the work you did, I certainly don't. Many of the everyday things we take for granted were made possible by the cooperation of different skill-sets, different industries, and different ways of thinking that are generally misunderstood by their peers. Many times, the only thing differentiating a genius from a crackpot is success! My goal is to have three basic dial colors for that watch model: black, navy and gray. The strap doesn't need to match the color of the case, but rather be color-coordinated with the dial and inner bezel. The sample straps don't have to be perfect, just reasonably close. Problem is that the rubber I use (Smooth-On Vytaflex) is a grayish translucent amber, so it already has a slight effect on the coloring. Also, the pigment additives are challenging to mix properly because they're so concentrated, and a single drop too much or too little can create a marked color difference. You'll see what I mean when I do the full reveal next week... Barring any mishaps.
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    Thanks! I don't think it would survive a nuclear anything, but it's water-resistant to about a thousand feet... Assuming someone were to actually dive with it. It will look even better, thanks to your instrumental help with the strap. Now I just need to get the color right: first test is a bit too "cool" for my taste.
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    This. After all, who ever clamors for a "line-art accurate RX-78"? Many of the best designs were drawn in a time when technical realism wasn't a strong suit. Just look at the original art for Izubuchi's Nu-Gundam and Sazabi. Just in the 21 years since the very first Master Grade kit, there have been massive leaps forward in complexity, fit, poseability, and more importantly, sturdiness. The EX-S Gundam was a bit of a floppy mess because of its weight and high CG, definitely room for improvement.
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    "Now, rebellion is all that remains to push back the Empire." Welp, I'm sold.
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    It's like comparing an apple and a watermelon. I did the Legioss myself from A to Z because all the steps were manageable for one person to handle. The watch requires an infinitely greater learning curve, precision and engineering expertise which I don't possess. When you're a one-man band, you acquire and refine certain skills. When you have to conduct an orchestra, you have to develop all new skills (and patience!) I didn't actually make the watch pictured, the engineering team did that. I did the designing, styling, some technical drawing and the refinishing of certain surfaces. Just an FYI, grade 5 titanium is an absolute b*$%# to polish and while they won't admit it, the engineers probably hate my guts: turns out this is THE most complicated watch design they ever worked on.
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    Turning it over slowly...
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    Now that's a lot of green! Looking very nice
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    Oh yeah!!!
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    Never say never: it's Char's ultimate MS, it's a classic inspired Samurai armor and it has that nifty devil face in the shield. What's not to love?
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    <--is disappointed because he doesn't have a Perfect Grade Sazabi.
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    To be fair, it would have to be an all new airframe designed with new systems in mind, utilizing the F-14's outer shape and overall aerodynamics only. I could be wrong, but I think that avionics are a little bit like operating systems in that you start off with an initial system and then as new threats/missions emerge, patches have to be implemented, and with fighters, that means more boxes and widgets which take up weight and space inside the airframe, and sometimes updates are limited because they have to be backwards-compatible with the original system. The older a system is, the more "patches" it requires. That said, if you're starting from a clean slate with all new systems, that can be a huge advantage. I think that the Russians have/had a useful approach when designing the SU-27 in that they felt that the aerodynamic design had to be excellent to start with, and that whatever gimmicks are added (thrust-vectoring, stealth, etc) should only enhance/complement the existing design. That's my mindset, and something I think US designers have strayed away from. It doesn't mean that my ideas are necessarily better, maybe it would be a total flop. I do think the ideas are worth exploring though.
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