electric indigo

Thanks guys! And a big Thank you! to Moebius Models for making this kit of one of the best starship designs of recent history.

Getting closer.

@ce25254 - it's good to know that the hobby doesn't die with us old geezers. - I tried to bring some life to these neglected areas of the G kit.

Figma Drossel 2.0 is up for pre-order. http://www.hlj.com/product/MAX40621

Ironic how a live action Akira had to wait until some genius saw the chance to market it as a Twilight spin-off. The good news is that Neill Blomkamp will direct the remake in 5 years...

Here we go:

Don't waste your energy with the PE inner landing bay bulkheads (except maybe if you plan to install some lightsources there). The biggest aftermarket improvements IMO are the resin railguns and maybe the PE sheets for the landing bay recesses in the main hull. I've seen the decals on a friend's kit and they look good, but personally, I like painted effects more.

It's pretty straightforward (if you have an airbrush). I primed the part with Tamiya dark sea grey, which will remain the color of the ribbed areas. Using sky grey with a 1:1 thinner ration, I set my single-action Badger airbrush to where it barely emits paint. With this setting you can get as close as 1 cm to the surface and paint 2 mm lines. I applied the paint very irregularly in repeated layers, drawing circles, spots and zig-zag lines until I reached the desired coverage. It's a slow process, but doesn't need any additional weathering methods. Finally, I randomly picked out single panels and gave them an additional coat of paint. I will use graphit powder on the ribbed areas to get a light metallic shine there.

Testing surface effects for my Galactica.

Ok I made it through the second book and still wonder if it is really badly written or my brain is too small to grasp the brilliance of it. The novel goes straight into the pitfall of SF literature and throws a metric shitload of exposition at the reader on every page. And most of it is delivered by the already underdeveloped characters, who also happen to reason about food and beaverages occasionally (no pineapple salad, though). The inter-military conspiracies deliver some suspense, but then again end up in endless exposition & dialogue. If the author feels he has discussed one aspect long enough, he draws another card from his hat, so that the reader never gets really involved with the story, but watches the narrator do his thing. Now as much as I hate by-the-numbers storytelling, this one had benefitted from a tighter concept and better use of the somewhat interesting characters. In a bad light, it looks like an aircraft nerd's attempt to re-invent Solaris. On the plus side, it has a (supposedly) interesting concept of conflict with the aliens, and some epic scenes like the prelude to the second entry into the Mysterious Battle Zone.

Fireball Charming Drossel set for March 2012 release. If you need an alternative to the Chogokin.

Swing wings are so last century

To be fair, the alien makeup was pretty ridiculous. The movie is best enjoyed on a well-worn VHS copy.

I want to do a standart build with no upgrade parts or aftermarket decals and see how far I get. The paintjob will make or break the model. The only kit I ever considered lighting is the upcoming Blade Runner Spinner. Do you have pics of your Galactica in FTL mode?

Switching between several builds at the moment.

A Flanker scheme would look very fitting.

Pictures from Hobbysearch:

So you're not free from the obligation to finish your 1/72 kit!

Good details on this one.

For real: http://blog.yahoo.com/cybergundam/articles/112298/index

Watch the skies!

Minority Report?

Silence of the lambs?

All the kits on their site are bootlegs, so shopping there will get you in hell.