arbit

Well I cant' putty or paint worth crap anyway, but I prefer to keep the models details rather than a perfectly sanded seam.

Well, you're really good at it! I especially admire your priming skills. But take it easy there, you're losing those panel lines and rivets, Probably @NZEOD wanted your gears.

It's a work of art. I would say it's perfect. I grew up as a fan of the Black Tigers in the original series. They stole every scene with their slick black and yellow uniforms.

Some fun with servos and magnets.

Ha. Very true. It's for the kids, so the more bling the better. But I do like some bling myself...

Some fun with LEDs. This is the standard built-in Neopixel sketch.

Awesome!!! If it's under USD200, I'm in. Did you come up with the transformation, or did you base it on another garage kit? BTW, does the new Shapeways option to create shells (to reduce cost) work with your parts?

Awesome work. Always amazing. You've developed a unique talent.

Love your old planes (and your Yamato builds)

Is there more evidence that retailers are actually getting new stocks?

Ok. So how many here are still holding out hope for the Kairos? I'm one. If one of us complain to Paypal, it wont really teach NY a lesson, and NY will close my account. So when you all give up, we need to complain on the same day Lets take a count.

Exactly. I hope I am wrong, but we are being conned... They take the money with a promise, then they change terms, then say the money is gone, but if you wait maybe you get what you want, then passive aggressiveness and silence. It is not a big deal over a toy, but don't fall for this when your livelihood is on the line.

We are being scammed...

Hold everything. I need to see this. Kiwi accent? Even better. --------- After viewing: Great video, lots of fun. My thoughts are, first of all, sorry to tell you, but I think you've lost most of your Kiwi accent in London Regarding the incorrect-sized holes that you made, you might thicken them with some nail lacquer to get a tighter fit. I hadn't realized you based the transformation on the Halfeye kit. But it makes sense seeing it, because it definitely has the Halfeye look. I think you have made an improvement with the 3Dd designed screw holes. That's why I avoid fiddly transforming resin kits, because drilling those screws is a disaster. I am shocked that you went from designing a rectangular wallet, to this complex beast. I really don't know how you made the jump, unless you were a designer to start with. It occurred to me that you must be unreasonably passionate about Macross 7 to be inspired to go through this (As for me, I only liked the music and Fleet of the Strongest Women). But nothing gets accomplished without passion, right? Thanks for sharing,,, and looking forward to your work on more of the neglected designs! After everything you learned, I am sure you will make more improvements on playability for your next project, and adding more clearance for paint layers during movement.

The WeCheer is exactly the same as the Dremel. If you have the little silver collet that works in the Dremel, you insert that in the WeCheer. There are different size collets from 0.3mm-3.2mm bit size. So for example, if you are drilling with a 0.3mm bit, then you need to use the minimum size collet. You can use all the Dreml bits in the WeCheer, but you also need a range of collet sizes.

How did your resin kit cause that exactly? I like seeing the closeups of this kit. Keep 'em coming.

CorssAir, Great finish on the YF-25 Girl. I'm sure you will now do the Falcon justice. If you're going to repaint it, don't bother stripping, just give it a new black base coat and go from there with your white/grey. You'll capture all the panel lines without any headaches with the old paint.

Man, you should be really proud! It's no easy feat to design your own transforming valk. Great job. Now I want to see you transforming it live on video

Nice Legos! The kids have finished their job and now its my turn. I chose the 1/144 Paragrafix set because it seemed easier. For the kids fun factor, I'm planning to let them to control the lights with a bluetooth app called ArduDroid and a bluetooth card for the Arduino. Seems doable, but I have some studying to do... Check it out on youtube it's pretty cool. I've primed the entire sheet of PE with Krylon Colormaster (supposedly for plastic and metal). Its a short cut to make things easier, and then I'll snip them off. As we all know hobby primer wont work with PE, it peels and rubs off too easily, so lets see how Krylon works out. Seems okay so far...

Together at last

What caused the light to diffuse? The glue? I use PMM fiber with the smallest amount of epoxy to hold it. But it looks like your space is big enough for SMDs anyway, so that's a better way to go.

Managed a 1/15 diamond.

Back to my little lady of pain. Maybe the third time is the charm. That's french purple and lilac, concepts I was previously unaware of...

I told my wife just last week that I am dissappointed in women, because the views on my youtube mecha page are 100% male. Is my hobby that unappealing? That's funny. Its great sharing hobbies with our kids. Just don't be dissappointed if they dont share our interests sometimes.