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  1. Our friend @Xigfrid requested I make this model for him, so when I had some time I printed a copy for my self. It seems to me that 3D Models and Printing is in its infancy. I have a feeling in the future, 3D models will be treated like any scale model or spare parts in a junk yard. They are just parts to be used by whomever for whatever purpose they want. Imagine if the guys putting together the Millennium Falcon had to credit every single model they took parts from for greeblies. And then imagine if all those model companies came knocking on George Lucas' door asking for royalties because they had used their fender from a car kit for the tail of the Falcon. Just rambling, I haven't really thought this through...
  2. @MechTech May be of interest, several of his favorites are about machining.
  3. Lovely design, inspiration, and execution. Real cute too! What is the story behind your diorama display base? Is it scratch built or 3D Printed?
  4. Aha! Now I get it. And it will look sweet!
  5. @MechTech Nice clean work as always. What RPM is your 6mm motor? And probably a dumb question, but why do you need the gearbox and crown gear at all? They dont appear to be reducing the RPM. Couldn't you just use the black and blue gears, and reverse the polarity of the motor, to get the same result?
  6. That is a very high skill set. It will take some time to carefully go through these photos.
  7. @MechTech That is a very elegant build. Everything in the mecha matches well together. The light shades of sand you chose are very appealing. You've worked on it for a long time, I had guessed the modified tank was going to end up with your little Hulkbusters someday! At first your mechs reminded me of Masamune Shirow's style, but now with the diorama complete, it reminds me a bit more of Gasaraki. What were your inspirations? The photography came out nice and neat. You have put a lot of details everywhere in your scratch build which makes it fun to look at from different angles. Thanks for all the photos! I have them downloaded and will study them slowly.
  8. Really? I just dont' know. I love building stuff, but my painting makes me feel queezy.
  9. Dude, you're hired! We need a few dozen more of your classy, lovely, nostalgic gifs.
  10. Okay, that's gotta the greatest gif of all time. Dont be surprised to see me use it everywhere, with your permission.
  11. Thanks guys. This is how it looks after primer, preshade and final coat. I needed a light final coat to bring out all the preshaded details. I will do some oil washes when done, but I don't want a heavy weathered look. This is intended to be a sci-fi platform, not WWII. How do you like it? Feedback appreciated on this painting process.
  12. This is a WIP of a platform extension for my flight deck. It is 3D printed from a variety of parts available online, and a few parts I designed myself. The barrel racks are by Xigfrid. Lots more to do...
  13. Agreed. That is what I meant by lacking the vision... the vision required to stand out as a sci-fi series, given the competition, and the precedent set by great sci-fi anime.
  14. My two cents: The show's weakness wasn't one particular scene or another, it was an overall lack in quality, the director's inability to make the action scenes impressive (whether in street fighting or space scenes), the CG director's lack of vision, the costume designer and makeup's many faux pas, and the writer's inability to capture a more serious and mysterious tone for the characters and back story. As usual in bad movies, too much exposition is just too much. I would still take bad Netflix Bebop over 95% of the crap on there now, and I think the team could have caught a groove in proceeding seasons. See you space cowboy...
  15. My builds usually have eelctronics inside, which makes putty that much harder. I always swear I'm not gonna putty this time, and then I do...
  16. Thats a LOT of little Destroids!
  17. Words of wisdom to remember, "Deform by reducing as much as possible the source of such fruit calls." ~Shoji Kawamori, 2021
  18. @Urashiman A YF-19 is always a good idea. Why build anything other than Macross anyway, right @505thAirborne That bike looks so cool, I'm drooling. Wave does have good quality, I have enjoyed building a couple things by them. I also really like their plastic, it is totally different than other model brands. Kind of hefty. And @Thom is building a Thomcat, go figure.
  19. Thanks for the advice. So what ratio of my video was useless talking versus informative talking? Don't be shy, I need constructive criticism. Of course, I will be actually building stuff and showing the project plan, this was just an off the cuff test of lighting, photography and audio.
  20. Hi All, So I made this short build video for my new project, a platform deck add-on for my 1/72 Flight Deck. It is not a public video, only you guys can see it. I wanted to ask your opinions before I release it, whether you like this kind of thing, if the quality is good enough, and if I should make more throughout the project. I'm not really into spending hours editing a professional video, but I can do something like this.
  21. I'm half way through. My thoughts are: it totally sucks, I love it anyway, can't stop watching, they really stuck to the groove of the original, it brings back all those old memories. Question: Did they have a Hong Kong action choreographer? Because they could have really used one. -See you spaced people...
  22. Whoa!! Great photos. The combination of flat black and white is impressive. Now I know why you painted that girl figure in black outfit, painting practice.
  23. @joscasle That fighter looks sick!
  24. Thanks, man. Project is not complete till I hear from you.
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