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I am a massive JC fan! MY fave movies are: Assault on Precinct 13 (night of the living dead with street gangs) Dark Star (one of all time top 10. You will LYAO) The Thing (how will we make it? ...maybe we shouldn't.) Big Trouble (oh crap jack!) Escape from New York I agree with Graham. He's been bad for a long time now. Although I did like In the Mouth of Madness. Escape from LA, Vampires, Village of the Damned and Ghosts of Mars all sucked horribly. Also, check out the great cover Plaid did of the theme song from Assault on Precint 13. it's called 'Assault on Precint Zero' and you should be able to find it on any file sharing network.
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If you could make any Anime into live-action...
Guppy replied to Sarensaas's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
What about Pokemon? WIth cute little furry muppet pokemons? Only kidding. I always hated that show. -
If you could make any Anime into live-action...
Guppy replied to Sarensaas's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
I remeber seeing the live action version on TV.. it was crap! About the only anime I can think of that I'd watch as a live action movie is Perfect Blue, as it plays like a live action film anyway. -
stay away from gundam markers. They suck ass. I use a .2mm felt tip pen, or a mechanical pencil (the ones where you load the lead sticks into). I find gundam markers are way too thick and they don't deliver a steady flow of ink. Using the mechanical pencil to do panel lines looks good if you're after a more subtle effect (like a gray rather than a black)
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Unfortunately the yamatos are not on sale any more, but there's a 1/55 going cheap. You should just check this page regularly so you don't miss out! http://www.hlj.com/cgi-perl/hljsalepage.cgi But I reckon I would have paid about US$30 including shipping to Australia - it was 70% off!
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Sebastian: I haven't started painting yet.. I am still shopping for paint! I've been to 3 stores now and none of them have what I want. But I might put it together to show what a 'naked' valk looks like! Scand - I had trouble with the landing bay doors too - so I left them on. I think I can paint it OK with them in. Same with the nose - I left the tip in. I figured by the time I got it apart there would be scratch marks all over it.
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update: My wife now wants one after she saw Toonz's design! Guppy / 2pc / 42" & 36" / Navy Blue / Polo / Short
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Design 1 looks like it might be the winner! I would prefer the design on the back. izzyfcuk - I don't think it's just for the HK crew.. the only problem would be distribution.
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That's what the thread is about! Get an empty ice cream container, and put all your parts into it with some pine-sol and sugar soap. leave it overnight to soak and then remove the paint with sandpaper (I also used a small flat head screwdriver to remove the thick paint from the legs). A screwdriver! Seriously though, if you want to do a good looking custom job you have to completely dis-assemble the valk first.
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LOL! Well we WILL be a bunch of tourists!
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Wow, Toonz! Fantastic designs.. I have to think about which one I like best! They are all great! It's REALLY hard to choose, but I think I like the 3rd from the bottom (Design #1) in a collared navy. I kinda like the skull & crossbones for the front. BIG applause from me!
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Well there was Warriors of... yeah, you're right. Twenty years and no US release. shh.... whatever you do, don't mention HIS name!!
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Thanks Sebastian! (except for the 'wombat' comment! ) LOL! You put his right foot on backwards! Thanks for the advice. I'll put extra clearcoat on the insides of the legs and the peg holes on the back of the legs. And thanks for the advice too Manji! I didn't know about that stuff. I'll give it a try.
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Nausicaa rocks! And it only took them, what.. 20 years to release it in the US? The Perfect collection manga series is on the top of my 'must spend more money' list.
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Yep - I've got metal primer! What I find works best is to really rough up the surface of the diecast parts with coarse sandpaper so the paint sticks to the surface better. You've done a couple of yammie customs - what parts do you find wear from transformation? Ie, what parts should I give an extra coat of clearcoat to?
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I just left it overnight. With the legs though, as they put SO much paint on, it takes a few goes to get it all off. Scand: You can get it from any hardware store, and probably most supermarkets. For the die cast parts I used a coarse sandpaper and for the plastic a medium/mild was plenty. Stealthlurker - I was thinking of putting it back together naked for a laugh! At the moment it's a big pile of parts. NB - it's a good idea to use rubber gloves as my hands are all dried out and wrinkly today.
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Exo - Well I had to dilute the sugar soap with something so I used pine sol instead of water to make it even better. oh yeah... brake fluid! That was it. Toonz - yep, he's white with shiny metal legs now!
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I got my dirt-cheap yammie the other day from hlj for customising. Around here most of us dis-assemble our valk and soak it in pine-sol (floor cleaner) overnight to loosen the paint so it's easy to remove with sandpaper. I've also heard people using engine oil and other stuff. Try liquid sugar soap! It's a concentrated liquid diluted with water used to clean tough dirt and grime and remove paint from walls. I diluted some in pine-sol and the paint came off like butter! Let me tell you this was a great discovery as yamato aren't afraid of slapping the paint on thick! .. if this is common knowledge, please delete and ignore me!
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And this kind of trouble scares off potential legit members. Send his ass packing please mods.
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I think the general consensus for the wording is "MWS Hong Kong '04" Would I be correct saying this? I don't know if the whole wording of "Macrossworld Shopathon" would fit as well..
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YEah, I like it more. And if you have those superposables, those heads really come in handy there. I used the 1a head to replace the crappy one on the cannon fodder posable. Pity the leg fell off. damn rubber toys! <_
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My order shipped in 2 days!! they gave me EMS shipping for the price of SAL. Cool! I also bought the 1/72 vf19 decal set - which is the perfect scale for 1/60 vf-1 toys!
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I've been looking for that very Gundan for ages! But as it's so damn big the shipping puts me off. But as I'm going to Hong Kong in January, it's #1 on my list, and also the 16 inch tall Academy Titans toy. So I'll have to book extra seats on the flight home!
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Another option is to get the 1/72 hasegawa battroid kit. You get a 1a, 1J and 1S head with it. Here's a pic of my 1/60 with the hase head on it. It looks a tiny bit small but I think it looks cool. And the head shape is much better than the sqaushed look of the 1/60 1s head.
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As far as dis-assembling an MPC goes, it's pretty much the same as a 1/55. The electronics don't pose much of a problem - I just made sure they were completely covered with masking tape before painting. I'm about to start my first 1/60 custom too! I remember there was a site that had a good walk thru to taking one apart. Anyone know the link?