captain america

Update! Looks like the canopies are done and shipping!! I should have those in the next couple of weeks, and shipping will begin almost immediately after Many thanks to all of you for your patience

Clear resin isn't all it's cracked-up to be; pretty much all the brands I've used are tempermental and don't offer sufficient rigidity in cases of extremely thin castings, not to mention the flow problems they exhibit with very thin cavities, even under pressure. Plus, vac-formed lexan provides unsurpassed optical clarity. Only the best option will do.

Nothing lately. I'll send Onezero a nmessage tonight.

**Boards-up the windows** Closed!

Don't forget all the panel lines that disappear too! In time I simply accepted it as part of the whole "camouflage" effect made possible with that pseudo-organic metal of theirs. Purely cosmetic when in vehicle mode.

+1 what Petar said. Though precision is sought for a more engineering-based model, the artist in me kinda likes the mottled and organic look of the clay. Honestly, neither one is bad, they just appeal to different senses. I say follow your heart!

**Waves Kicker773 in** Shoot me a PM and I'll fix you up

2 more days before I shut down production...

Notice how they have a little blue "cover" over the hood ornament? My money is on it being a Decepticon.

Hi everyone. Quick update (or more precisely NO update.) Still no word on when I'll be getting the canopies, and once again, please accept my sincere apologies for the delay. The second I know when I'll be able to ship your models out I will post. Also, I will keep the order window for the Kaa ,Tsai open until Friday the 13th, at which point I will cease production, so there's still a chance to snag a kit until then. As always, I remain at your disposal if you have any questions.

Assuming that I can get sufficient demand to resurrect it, you'd likely be looking at 7 big ones price-wise, including screws, acrylic pieces & decals. My idea was to break it down into 6 modules, with me offering one module every 1-2 months: this makes the price easier to manage, and the work load easier to manage as well. It's hard to convey, but just one arm of the Beast is more complex than one of my 1/72 Destroids. Assuming it even comes to fruition, it would be commencing around late October to mid-November, and I would easily give everyone a 30-day heads-up to prepare... Including myself!

Parts of the "Beast" were sent off to a couple of fellow MWers to evaluate, examine & perform tests on. In a way, perhaps it was for the best that it was forgotten for so many years; gave me a chance to do some other interesting projects in the meantime and truly understand that it was for the best. Now, with more experience and clear-headedness under my belt, I have the opportunity to unleash its true potential.

Hehe, well in point-of-fact it WAS scattered across North America, but is now happily all under one roof. I mean, it's not a done deal yet by any means, but a few advances in technology and some clever re-thinking could make it possible. Oh, BTW, I edited the destructions in the other thread, so those are ready to download for those who had viewing difficulties with the previous jpegs. Still waiting on the canopies.

Ok, Destructions all re-formatted and ready for download. Please forgive my tardiness.

Oh, I can pull it off no sweat (if I can make a Glaug, I can make anything!) However, I MAY decide to revisit an old Mospeada project first. Something that's been in storage for years...Know what I mean? If you do, don't post it, I want to keep that hush-hush

Little test. Can you guys see/open this file?

Hi guys. I'm going to do a little test by week's end and post a RGB-converted sample of the instructions. Hopefully, this will cure the previous issues of the images appearing in negative.

Hi Jason. I'm still waiting on the canopies. They're being done now from what I can gather... Just waiting for them to come back. I'll post when I get an update.

This is damn peculiar: I'm getting the same problem. When I uploaded the images originally, I was on my PC. Now I'm on my Mac and while the images look OK online, whether I download them back from MW or open the ones I transferred from my PC, they have that "negative" look to them. Must be something that didn't convert over properly somehow

Oh, and here's the addendum page. Just a few helpful hints and explanations; those who requested email versions should have this already.

Hi Carl. PM me with your addy and I'll shoot those off to you. It might very well be something related to "work safety" that blocks images from certain sites. I shall adapt and overcome

They're all jpeg images. If you can't read them, LMK what format works better for you and I'll e-mail.

Hi guys! Here they are, ready for downloading. I'll probably also include a little addendum later on with tips & hints.

Hi bullet. From what little I know, I think it's been pretty quiet on the Macross F kit front for some time. A VF-171 would be awesome, but knowing Bandai, they likely won't touch it.

I can't believe I missed this thread! Man, I gotta stop working so hard Looks like it's progressing quite well so far, and I humbly apologize once again for my super ginormous pour stubs. I can't wait to see this baby built