Whats Lying on your Workbench MK IV

[Thom]

Very cool with the gearing @MechTech As for the scoops, the ones from the kit have blank fronts rather than open.

[F18LEGIOSS2]

Wings are mounted on the gakken!  Knees and arms still need a lot of work though

[tekering]

@MechTech continues to impress with his mechanical engineering! 

I'm calling the Mos Eisley diorama done.

I reprinted some parts at a larger scale to give the derelict Dowager Queen a sense of forced perspective.

The twisted bits of metal hull clinging to the frame is just painted paper.

The "sand" is about 50% baby powder. 😉

These two kitbashed figures are based on extras seen in the background during the 1976 Tunisia shoot.  Several more are still in progress.

On 9/13/2025 at 3:55 AM, Papa Rat said:

Any updates to share on the USS Cygnus?

Oh, I'm not the multitasker you are, my friend...  I can only obsess over one project at a time. 😅

[pengbuzz]

UPDATE: revisited my 1/720 CVN-65 Diorama; this is going to our regional fair to go on display in the crafts and collections competition:

  

It gets delivered to the tomorrow and will be on display there until the 29th!

Hoping I will get at least some recognition; historically with every model contest I EVER entered, my work has NEVER been recognized or won anything.  

 

Edited September 19 by pengbuzz

[Papa Rat]

@tekering looks great! The use of paper for that “sheet metal” is brilliant. 
 

@pengbuzz Wow! Best of luck to you. 

[MechTech]

Thank you guys!

@Thom That's sad they made scoops without the scoop!

@F18LEGIOSS2 "We can rebuild him, we have the technology"😁 Looking good!

@tekering That diorama looks great! Nice details and layout too!

@pengbuzz Here's praying for a first place ribbon!!! - MT

[Big s]

1 hour ago, pengbuzz said:

UPDATE: revisited my 1/720 CVN-65 Diorama; this is going to our regional fair to go on display in the crafts and collections competition:

  

It gets delivered to the tomorrow and will be on display there until the 29th!

Hoping I will get at least some recognition; historically with every model contest I EVER entered, my work has NEVER been recognized or won anything.  

 

It’s an Awsome display piece. I think this hobby is never about the awards, but about the fun. Although if you do win, that’s a real bonus. Let us know how things go

[505thAirborne]

I just need to do some fine tuning & touch up, then it's time to re-assemble! 

 

[505thAirborne]

I'm just going to enjoy it like this for a moment before I add the Jupiter Base stickers & decals. 

Overall, the colors suggested by @tekering match the Toynami Poseable & CM's Legioss very closely, the Alpha MPC is slightly different but overall, I'm happy with it. 

 

[Thom]

Nice looking dio @tekering. Good idea with the paper for metal.

@F18LEGIOSS2 That brings back some nice Robotech* memories! 

*don't hate me, I was a kid when I watched it!!

Good luck, @pengbuzz! That is a great looking ship scene!

I remember loving that Alpha/Beta fighter team ups @505thAirborne. That's so cool.

@MechTech Right! It's not a scoop without the scoop! 

 

 

Edited September 21 by Thom

[505thAirborne]

@Thom Thank you! I've been adding stickers and some decals to the TREAD, she's looking pretty mean right now. 

I transformed it to Bomber mode and right now she's linked with a Shadow Fighter, I'll take some pics in the morning. Overall, the paint held up nicely during transformation. 

 

[Cheese3]

I butcher my vf-1a! Haha! I had to try again but this time a vf-1j cannon fodder! 

[505thAirborne]

A few pics of the Beta with the Pilot-less Dark Legioss & Shadow Fighter. 

 

[Big s]

4 hours ago, Cheese3 said:

I butcher my vf-1a! Haha! I had to try again but this time a vf-1j cannon fodder! 

A little epoxy always helps in these cases

[Big s]

34 minutes ago, 505thAirborne said:

A few pics of the Beta with the Pilot-less Dark Legioss & Shadow Fighter. 

 

Looks really cool

[derex3592]

@505thAirborne - BROH! That look SOOOOO MEAN! I love it! Great job!!!

[Mog]

@505thAirborne, she’s a beaut’!

[pengbuzz]

2 hours ago, 505thAirborne said:

A few pics of the Beta with the Pilot-less Dark Legioss & Shadow Fighter. 

 

Looking good; I see you have decals applied?

[505thAirborne]

11 minutes ago, pengbuzz said:

Looking good; I see you have decals applied?

Decals arrived this afternoon and they are currently drying on the Beta, those extra JB decals came in very handy. Thank you again for those. 

[pengbuzz]

35 minutes ago, 505thAirborne said:

Decals arrived this afternoon and they are currently drying on the Beta, those extra JB decals came in very handy. Thank you again for those. 

No problem; glad to see they had a new life on your project!

[Papa Rat]

@505thAirborneWow! That looks 🔥 Great work no doubt. 

[derex3592]

Decided to break out the TEXAS from the depths of the closet stash after over a year of not touching it. A little bit of photoetch on a quiet Sunday morning is a good way to get my feet wet again on this build. Not to shabby after not doing PE for a while. Small steps Ellie... LOL. For those who have done ships in 1/350, you know what I mean! 😁 

Edited September 21 by derex3592

[Thom]

@Cheese3 That dio is looking good!

@505thAirborne Fantastic!

Good luck @pengbuzz!

@derex3592 Good start to the PE. The only /350 I've done (to completion) was a USS Independence littoral ship and PE. I have a couple smaller /700s with PE that I need to get back to.

And I should be at a model show right now, the IMPS ROCON show in Rochester NY, but of course I am sick with 'tummy problems' to name one ailment...

[pengbuzz]

35 minutes ago, Thom said:

Good luck @pengbuzz!

And I should be at a model show right now, the IMPS ROCON show in Rochester NY, but of course I am sick with 'tummy problems' to name one ailment...

Thanks Thom! Sorry that you're not feeling well; is the show more than one day? 

[MechTech]

ego, 111@Cheese3 It's great to see that old variation set get some love!

@505thAirborne That is a BEAUTIFUL mod to the TREAD AND the combo together! It would be cool if you could get or make the big disruptor cannon for it.

@derex3592 Your photoetch is looking clean. At least it's not 1/700th scale!😁

@Thom I pray everything has been sorted out in your gut! - MT

@pengbuzz So, how did the fair go? I saw an AWESOME P-3 some kid did in Lego, complete with interior operator's stations! The only unrealistic things were the skeleton and storm trooper headed pilots!🤣 Even the crew were in flight suits! - MT

[Thom]

Thanks @pengbuzz and @MechTech. I am still not over it! Started Sat night, kicked me in the beep-boop all Sunday and most of Monday, so even if the show had been more than one day, I still couldn't have gone. And of course, the day for my doctor's appointment is the day it finally starts to lighten up. (head shake) Thankfully I only had to call off one day of work, as Sunday I had already taken as a vacation day for the show and Tue/Wed are my 'weekend.' Fingers crossed this is on the way out, cause I am over it!

[pengbuzz]

19 hours ago, MechTech said:

@pengbuzz So, how did the fair go? I saw an AWESOME P-3 some kid did in Lego, complete with interior operator's stations! The only unrealistic things were the skeleton and storm trooper headed pilots!🤣 Even the crew were in flight suits! - MT

Nothing yet: the fair starts Thursday, so I won't know until then. I had to delete my earlier reply; I suffered a seizure last night that mostly took me offline, and my answer on here was nearly unintelligible.

On another note: did this micro-diorama using one of the 1/72 NASA Shuttle astronauts and some mat board:

 

It's supposed to represent this photo, but I miscalculated on the earth's curvature : 

[sketchley]

2 hours ago, pengbuzz said:

It's supposed to represent this photo, but I miscalculated on the earth's curvature : 

 

It's representative!  The astronaut is just a bit higher in altitude, that's all.

Maybe describe it as the astronaut is on a spacewalk during a Hubble repair mission?

[Thom]

It looks good @pengbuzz. Clearly you are not a flat-earther! Good luck with the show.

[Papa Rat]

While I build sub assemblies, sort and sand the KOG I’m going to crack into this Dunbine box set I got off that Bandai site thing. Going to kick it off with Bozune. It has two runners and a small piece of ribbon. Really basic, I love basic. Hahaha.  I’m very excited for this and I guess the KOG is going to be awesome too for different reasons. Sooooo shiny! Lol

 

Edited September 23 by Papa Rat

[Papa Rat]

4 hours ago, pengbuzz said:

I suffered a seizure last night that mostly took me offline, and my answer on here was nearly unintelligible.

Whoa. I hope you are ok. That sounds scary. 

[pengbuzz]

13 hours ago, sketchley said:

It's representative!  The astronaut is just a bit higher in altitude, that's all.

Maybe describe it as the astronaut is on a spacewalk during a Hubble repair mission?

Well, it's a historic scene from the 1980's, where astronaut Bruce McCandless III first tested the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) in space without any umbilical. So with that said, it's been disassembled while I sand down the horizon on the planet.

11 hours ago, Papa Rat said:

Whoa. I hope you are ok. That sounds scary. 

It can be; I lose memory when it happens, and my poor wife has to deal with me losing consciousness and pretty much spasming like I just got electrocuted!  It's a result of a TBI (traumatic brain injury) in 2007.

A lot of folks say "you don't look or talk like you're brain damaged"; it largely depends upon what part of the brain was damaged. And they change their minds pretty quick if I end up having a seizure. There are still people who avoid me like the plague after they saw me have one.

[Big s]

13 hours ago, Papa Rat said:

While I build sub assemblies, sort and sand the KOG I’m going to crack into this Dunbine box set I got off that Bandai site thing. Going to kick it off with Bozune. It has two runners and a small piece of ribbon. Really basic, I love basic. Hahaha.  I’m very excited for this and I guess the KOG is going to be awesome too for different reasons. Sooooo shiny! Lol

 

I do love dunbine. I built a lot of those back in the day. They never looked as good as the artwork on the box though.
I was on that site as well and it seems they have all three of the new hg dunbine colors available. Those are really fun quick kits. And a bit pricey, but super relaxing since they are stress free. I’m still hoping they update more of those cool bugs.

[Papa Rat]

1 hour ago, Big s said:

I do love dunbine. I built a lot of those back in the day. They never looked as good as the artwork on the box though.
I was on that site as well and it seems they have all three of the new hg dunbine colors available. Those are really fun quick kits. And a bit pricey, but super relaxing since they are stress free. I’m still hoping they update more of those cool bugs.

Nice. I saw that too. I have a few of those HG kits waiting to be built. Might be a fun kit to bring with on a trip or build while chilling on the couch watching a movie. 

Edited September 24 by Papa Rat
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[pengbuzz]

2 hours ago, Big s said:

I do love dunbine. I built a lot of those back in the day. They never looked as good as the artwork on the box though.
I was on that site as well and it seems they have all three of the new hg dunbine colors available. Those are really fun quick kits. And a bit pricey, but super relaxing since they are stress free. I’m still hoping they update more of those cool bugs.

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