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6 hours ago, pengbuzz said:

While I'm waiting for my next project to get here (and hopefully for a chance to get my own pc fixed), I got the chance to get my hands on some rare earth magnets. So, after popping off the backpack for my "Starfighters" Strike Valk, I glued them in via hot melt glue and put some on the boom end of my launch arm dio. I hope to have pis as soon as the glue dries and I can test it out.

 

Stay tuned...

Staying in-tune PB!

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5 hours ago, Thom said:

If it's non-transforming that shouldn't pose a problem. You can dremel that square mounting area out as well as the 'bottom' of the head, leaving the head hollow and still use that space for the motor. It only needs to 'look' like the head is in one piece...

That's the idea. But in my Bandai 1/72, the gears wouldn't fit. Seems there is more space in the Hasegawa 1/72. I might try the 1/48 just to avoid the pain, but I really dont want that giant.

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there is a heap more room in the hasegawas

did you want me to measure some?

I have 6 in various states of construction.

Off work today setting up the Aprilia and the new GFs KTM for a road trip up north so can measure what ever you need shortly

 

 

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2 hours ago, NZEOD said:

there is a heap more room in the hasegawas

did you want me to measure some?

I have 6 in various states of construction.

Off work today setting up the Aprilia and the new GFs KTM for a road trip up north so can measure what ever you need shortly

Yessssssssssssssss. Please.

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As promised, here are the pics:

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(Sorry for the blurriness)

Near as I can tell, it won't shake off the launch arm. Just need to do some more details on the arm (the "grab fingers" I suppose) and it should eb all set.

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Taking a look at my Yamato kitbash idea.

Unfortunately, the base of the 1/700 IJN Yamato is too wide for the 1/1000 Space Battleship Yamato, although according to the scales it should have fit since the Space Battleship is bigger than the IJN. Seems that the SBY is designed with a thinner hull.

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Comparing it to my 1/500 SBY, the IJN base is actually a perfect fit.

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The gun barrels also look great.

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But the bridge seems too small. It might actually be okay. Not sure.

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I need to think real hard about whether I want to do this. Is it worth it? At that size, it would have to be fully electronic. But are the scales all messed up, or just right? You guys decide.

And just for fun, guess which is my favorite?

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5 hours ago, Thom said:

Very cool! Gotta love them magnets.

Yup, although admittedly I was pretty skeptical even while getting them out of the hard drive. Quite a bit rides on those magnets' ability to hold the Strike Valk in place!

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4 minutes ago, arbit said:

Taking look at my Yamato kitbash idea.

Unfortunately, the base of the 1/700 IJN Yamato is too wide for the 1/1000, although according to the scales it should have fit since the Space Battleship is bigger than the IJN. Seems that the Space Battleship is designed with a thinner hull.

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Comparing it to my 1/500, the IJN base is actually a perfect fit.

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The gun barrels also look great.

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But the bridge seems too small. It might actually be okay. Not sure.

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I need to think real hard about whether I want to do this. Is it worth it? At that size, it would have to be fully electronic. But are the scales all messed up, or just right? You guys decide.

And just for fun, guess which is my favorite?

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Interesting, Arbit! Looking to see where you take this idea.

BTW: speaking of Yamato (and several other animes): has anyone ever noticed that many of the shows are a bunch of "bad guy ships" chasing around ONE "good guy ship"?

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On 6/2/2017 at 11:09 AM, Hervé said:

my 1/48 Mistel 1 is now completed:

More photos please.

17 hours ago, Lt. Z0mBe said:

Finally finished this one!  I am going to bed so I can take it to WF in the morning.

Zombie Attack! Been watching the Walking Dead, so I can appreciate this a bit ;) 

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Thanks, this is actually the second one i built but neither of them are mine :lol: next up im gonna build mine, but mine is KO that i got from Taobao so I can keep my Yamato one sealed. Definitely saw already some molding issues but that will just add to the challenge ^_^ 

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8 hours ago, anubis20 said:

Thanks, this is actually the second one i built but neither of them are mine :lol: next up im gonna build mine, but mine is KO that i got from Taobao so I can keep my Yamato one sealed. Definitely saw already some molding issues but that will just add to the challenge ^_^ 

thank you Anubis20 for painting this for me. now post these on tfw2005 too and spread the love:wub:

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13 hours ago, anubis20 said:

Thanks, this is actually the second one i built but neither of them are mine :lol: next up im gonna build mine, but mine is KO that i got from Taobao so I can keep my Yamato one sealed. Definitely saw already some molding issues but that will just add to the challenge ^_^ 

Great paint job. Very professional.

While you're at it with your own kit, I noticed you had the same problem with your canopy as I did. 

It doesn't close flush with the cockpit. I think its a mistake in the mold.

To fix it, I sanded down one side of the swivel joint before encasing it in the body. You have to figure out just which side and what needs sanding. It should close perfectly.

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Soooo... I'm pretty pissed off right now.... WARNING!!! DO NOT USE TAMIYA PANEL ACCENT LINE LIQUID  on PARTS WITH MOVING JOINTS.... it freakin dissolved the plastic in the joint in less than 30 minutes.. F*CK. Three feet pads have crumbled off of the feet and then the leg basically just fell off. 

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6 minutes ago, derex3592 said:

aaaaaand this kit and all the money and work is now going in the trash. frakk this crap sometimes . sorry for the language. 

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Huh so it does have an effect on plastic... i was wondering why the beam sabers on my MG Strike crumbled.... sorry to see that man :( 

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Yes!..  it definitely does have an effect on plastic, didn't notice it on the Star Destroyer, as I used it sparingly. You can't just brush this stuff on everything like you can with Flory's.  Back to the drawing board... which is a shame because my streaking and weathering was actually beginning to look quite nice.... :-(  Im depressed now and going to go hide somewhere away from the model bench. 

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