electric indigo
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I used the EFSF hands on the V1 since the Builders Parts were not available back then. These are old pics, btw, I just used the V2 parts pic to illustrate my approach.
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Wow, Zeatrans, Starfleet and Drangonball - the new modeling year is on full steam! William, I cannot recommend this kit enough! If you are willing to wait, though - Kitty Hawk and Zvezda have announced 1/48 releases for this year. Yes, the exhausts are OOB parts, no need for resin here. For the camo, I used a masking set from Arma-Models (Ebay listing), they're absolutely sweet to work with. _ With all decals on the kit, I felt that the no step area markers looked pretty irritating. They're hair thin on the original plane and barely noticeable, but on the model they fight for center stage with the pixel camo. I decided that I could live with the appearance on the darker areas, but they needed to be dialed back on light background. I didn't want to put masking tape on the decals, so I carefully cut masks from transparent paper that would also give me the chance to create some kind of transition here. I then took a deep breath and applied a light dusting with the light blue: You can see the difference on the right wing vs. the original lines on the left wing. Repeat on other side: I'm much happier now with the overall look. Stay tuned for the finishing touches...
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The hands are from Bandai's Build Fighters support parts series, the "Jigen Build Knuckles". Size is perfect for the small Victory MS.
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Just regular Tamiya acrylics - light blue, flat white + gloss white in a 1:4:4 mix. I find it easier to maintain a (semi-)glossy surface from start to finish.
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I'm chewing through the Su-57's comprehensive decal sheet. The distinctive patterns for the back of the plane are in large pieces, and getting them in place without wrinkles is a quite nerve-wrecking affair. The Zvezda decals are the best material I worked with, though. Super thin but not tearing, they go down without setting agents. I also spent some time on the signature metal pattern on the Sukhoi engines. Fortunately, on the 509 the major part of the engine section is painted and you only have to deal with the exhausts. I used Vallejo's metal acrylics as a base and dusted them over with Tamiya flat acrylics for the different colors.
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I loved that scene, too, and massive props to the actors and JJ for pulling it off. This could have easily steered into total awkwardness (hello Anakin...), but the dialogue, and the connection, and the "I know" moment were flawless. On a side note, did Ben hotwire one of the legacy TIEs to get to Exegol?- 2093 replies
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The color separation on the current HG kits makes painting pretty convenient. Cut all parts from the sprues and sand off the cut points, assemble parts of the same color and sand any visible seams, apply basic paint, paint the details, then on to the final assembly. Here's a pic from the process on my V2, the white parts have just been primed.
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Fun fact: The Witcher (Henry Cavill) learned his sword fighting from the Night King (Vladimir Furdik, sword master & sound coordinator on GoT).
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That was a brilliant moment!
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FYI the old G-Unit kits will be re-released in April
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After waiting about 20 years to learn how Vader got his mask or what happened in the clone wars, I'm more relaxed on these things.
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After nailing the design in the Damashi line, Bandai has my blessing to make a MG 2.0 of the GP-01. Also MG Gerbera-Tetra and PG Nu.
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Finish look fine, and I like the color. I think I would have drilled away the "eye" and find a clear replacement, but that would be a risky operation now.
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I always saw the beauty of Star Wars (the OT) in that it didn't give you any exposition except the opening crawl and then got right into the action. This also works for the sequels IMO. The info from the supplementary media is nice to have, but not necessary to get the story.
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And I though I was the only fan of the Discovery designs... They have some Syd Mead DNA in them, and I'd love to see them with a Mass Effect paint job. What is your plan in that regard?
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STAR WARS Merchandise Episode - 2
electric indigo replied to Black Valkyrie's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
I am starting to wonder if the sequel trilogy had worked better as an OVA... -
It wasn't the shooting, but the cheerful way it was presented that put me off (and in a sequence that was, as Dobber had elaborated, silly to begin with).
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My feelings exactly. And btw, did anybody else find the death screams of the female stormtroopers kinda off-putting? I mean, de-humanizing the evil goons so that our heroes can zap them without remorse is a cornerstone of the franchise, and it was an interesting impulse to dial that back with the introduction of Finn (and Jannah in this movie), so it felt even more wrong to watch the shootfest in the raid.
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Interesting insight from author Chris Terrio: https://www.indiewire.com/2019/12/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-chris-terrio-spoilers-1202198680/
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It's pretty mean that they push a niche line like RE/100 into another niche.
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Syd Mead's art not only defined my vision of how the future must look like, but also my professional career. I hope he inhabits one of the countless worlds he designed now.
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters
electric indigo replied to Old_Nash's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
But Gundam kits still outnumber the human population, right?... -
This is the first sculpt, to my eyes, that gives the design an integrated feel, instead of being just a succession of blobs. Congratulations!
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I managed to channel my inner 15 year old self and enjoyed this movie. It got rid of the train wreck of TLJ that was tied to it's leg pretty quickly, and made the most of what was left of the arcs started in TFA. Writing was all over the place, but Abrams gets a much better performance from his main actors than Lucas could ever dream of, and the visuals were spot on. Looking back, a lot of the sequels' material should have been left on the cutting room floor - I think you could take 15% of TFA, 5% of TLJ and 30% of TROS and get down to a pretty solid 3h Star Wars movie with the Ben/Rey arc at it's center.
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I have not tried this myself, but a greater amount of thinner should do the trick. Alternatively, you can mix the base color with a clear medium like varnish to reduce the opacity of the paint.