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  1. arbit
    Thanks gents. I'm not social media savvy. Please feel free to share it around.
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    Very nice work and hard to choose between the two. Although we rarely see such a nice Gnerl as this one by Takering.
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    Warren looks awesome. The build looks perfect and the weathered painting is great too. Weak us through this: What is the base kit and what customization did you do? Don't tell me this is the old Arii kit.
  4. arbit
    Thanks @Reïvaj, this cross section really highlights the differences. Seems to me Bandia traded thicker legs for thinner arms. Guess you cant have both fit. And here's me playing with my toys... Pick your poison.
  5. arbit
    No need for a big old 9v. A 3v button cell would light an led for days. I see you used Tamiya epoxy to fill gaps. How well does it bond to resin? And does it sand well?
  6. arbit
    And we are DONE. Please enjoy my Macross show. Hope you have as much fun as I did making it. Comments and feedback welcome (except about one little musical choice ). Thanks for all your support along the way. Couldn't have done it without you.
  7. arbit
    Nice work neptunesurvey. It takes more effort to light up a small scale model than a larger one. If you want to win more medals, I can give you a couple tips from what I see here. - Your engine LEDs are leaking through the plastic on the sides. You can light block so the light only emits out the end of the thrusters. You can try painting the sides of the leds, wrapping the leds in black tape, housing the led in a light-bocked styrene tube, and/or painting the insides of the thrusters black. For light blocking I have used black paper, liquid electrical tape, polyurethane primer, and black and metalic paints. Just keep going till there is no leakage. -Your fiber is extruding a bit. I use a square of masking tape, put a 0.10 hole in the center, slide it down each fiber, then snip it with a flat sniper or nail cutter without damaging the model. - You can adjust your resistors for each effect so they look right in real life for the audience. - You can use a thinner tube to base the model at this scale by switching to thin 0.30 enamel wires. Hope that helps.
  8. arbit
    Your red coat looks fine to me. Remember that your panel lining and any wash/oils you use will also darken the red. Don't ever bother with stripping and repainting unless you have a major chemical reaction. the benefit of airbrush is that it gives you thin coats you can always build up and adjust the final shade as you go. So in this case, you could mix a slightly darker shade and go over it again. (A lot of times I will dilute my top layers 70-80% if I want want to lay it on very lightly to adjust a shade). So if you don't get the shade you want at the first go, just keep going and build up to your goal. One lesson I learned is not to rush and remove any masking till I am sure I like the color. And if you are not getting a smooth airbrush flow with Vallejo, I recommend moving to Tamiya as soon as possible. If your airbrush is spluttering, it is not you, it's the paint. Took me years to figure that out.
  9. arbit
    A tough subject to tackle with all those curves. And while it is beyond me to even contemplate how you get all those dimensions sculpted correctly, its your small details and rivets that raise it above past attempts.
  10. arbit
    Nice work guys. Been down with a cold over the break. I saw this on youtube. It's one of the finest lighted kits I've seen. The formation lights are so elegant, I thought it was a real jet. And the difficulty level of lighting of the tail fins is unreal at 1/72 scale. Give the guy some Thumbs Up, he deserves it.
  11. arbit
    That's a lifetime of skills there. Cap, I wonder, when was the first time you sculpted something from wood and what was the reason?
  12. arbit
    I usually love the China dress outfit, but something is just not right with this figure. Roy looks awesome though. Best of the group so far.
  13. arbit
    Needed some Greeblies and post shading. Ready for battle. It's amazing how much life a little shading adds.
  14. arbit
    Thanks Urashiman. Interesting background.
  15. arbit
    Oh man, I want one for my CMS crew!
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    Mechtech, I had thought you were going to use the servo gear and arm attachment to hit a switch. I didn't know you were going to gut the servo and use the internal shaft to hit the switch. I assume the servo motor will go forward and reverse using the 4-wires? But how on earth did you come up with that? Is repurposing servos typical? I'm just happy if they run right and know where the heck they are, which they never seem to do.
  17. arbit
    Thanks Derex. I'm not a good photographer, but clearly the daylight photos don't work. I need to make the video in the evening time. The actual color looks more like this.
  18. arbit
    Thanks Bolt. Final daylight photos. We are 99% done.
  19. arbit
    Finished the exterior walls with some more Macross themes and some generic sci-fi panels. Not going to kill myself on detailing these, as I just didn't want to leave the walls bare.
  20. arbit
    Oh man, I love dumb mistakes. They're the kinds you can actually fix, and then tell everyone how dumb you are.
  21. arbit
    Finished onboarding the electronics to fit inside the box. Basically I had to redo all the electronic connections and reduce the footprint as much as possible from the prototype photo. Very stressful and time consuming. The least enjoyable part of the project, cause you're done, but you're far from done at the same time.
  22. arbit
    Ha ha! Funny stuff. I love your scoring system. For me it's more like a grudge match, and I need to beat it into submission even after 10-0. Even funnier is that of all the things I've ever done, the only thing to really get a sparkle out of my wife's eye was also that quirky garage door roller!!!!!!!! ROFL! My advice to you single guys: give up the sci-fi, and stick to houses and doors to impress the ladies
  23. arbit
    Hi Bolt. Well that was a surprising scheme. Seems like a heck of a lot to take on as your first resin kit. I've only done simple ones so far. Lots of nice details and looking good so far.
  24. arbit
    A couple beauties right there. Nice work. Really enjoyed your build. I noticed you have a gravely finish to the paint on the cockpit close up, and believe me, I suffer from the same problem. I think we need to airbrush closer or wetter, so the paint doesn't have time to dry on delivery. But from eye level I know it looks great... No one is going to hold a magnifying glass to it.
  25. arbit
    I think you were sold some bum circuits. I get one dollar boards from China on Ebay and never got a bad one yet, although I always expect to.
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