promethuem5

I was thinking the same thing ^^

That is some amazing work. Your model looks really nice, and your photography skills are impressive as well. You should be very proud of this finished work and frankly, I'm floored by it. There is one naggling thing that I keep noticing tho that keeps it from being effectively perfect... there is some visible decal film, especially around the decals on the dark surfaces like the FPs and leg fins... there is some silvering under some of these decals, and it detracts from the overall very professional look of the model. I don't know if you used it or not, but an application or two of decal setting and/or softening solutions would blend those decals right into the dark surfaces, especially if the decals were applied to a glossy surface that you then matte-coated to further blend the decals in and make them look painted on. I personally can't wait to see more work from you!

I must admit the no hero unit thing is puzzling... I always assumed everyone liked them, esp. after WCIII, and I must admit, I really do want to play with Raynor as a super flexible Marine and then with his bike.

Hmmm... they're so tiny, but the fact that it is a well done Burglarydog is mighty tempting. I'm still seriously considering getting a DMZ 'dog or two... especially with the painted RSC Weapons set pics and such... I've been looking at the Strikedog with Ypsilon figure alot because it is at least somewhat different from all my other Scopedogs even if it isn't my favorite design... I'd really like to hear from anyone who has the Strikedog figure and can tell me just what makes it worth almost as much as a Yamato Scopedog that comes with a Microman figure (yuck.) One of the things that bugs me tho about the Strikedog is that it only comes with the bazooka, and no smaller weapon for better posing...

I'm pretty excited... I love SC and really, all they have to do to make this game just as fun is make more of the same with some new interesting units and some more storyline... sure add some new graphics, it doesn't matter. The only gameplay change I'd like to see is the bigger unit cap... I also always felt that you should be able to have massive Zergling swarms leading your charges and many many bread and butter Marine squads hauling ass around the map to support your more specialized units. Come to think of it... I should whip out SC all over again...

I am so very excited for the PlaMo Scopedogs... hopefully the line does really well and we start getting new kits of the non-dog ATs like the Turtle variants! Interesting to see that the kit has PE in it... and I wonder how gimmicky the little bolt things will end up being... and holy crap, a turned Aluminum gun barrel!!!

If they kept the same hand sculpt and simply changed it to a more durable material, I know I'd pick up a set... and maybe more for other projects because it isn't a bad designed hand, just too delicate of a material.

How can you tell the hands are different from that pic??? They look pretty much the same to me...

What's wrong with the Jazz figure?

Looks like a nice kit... what's Craig's list?

Is that an Aoshima Tread, or the Toynami one? It's next to a Ride Armor, so everyone I've seen has said it is some new form of the Toynami Tread...

I'm just about the same way... One of the first things I look for is if there is at least a decal sheet in the works... I really cannot imagine my Yamato valks without Anasazi's decals...

Interesting... I've also heard that 1002 will be the G3, so this must be 1003, but it sure looks nice!

Looks like they've still got the self destructing hands and crooked heads... I'd say they haven't fixed much of anything.

Hmmm.... I might buy Jazz and Prime... that is all.

Looks great, and the color is much better than the other HCM Zakus, but I already have one Zaku-pro, and I must admit that I really don't like it. Still, all the extra gear sure does look nice.

Haven't actually watched TurnA, but I am very excited they decided to do an off-beat suit instead of another 78-2! If this looks nice, it's a definite buy for me!

I've got one Toynami Alpha, and that's plenty... even if they are some really radical fixes, I'll likely stick with the CMs because it has a to-be released Tread to go with it...

I'd offer to drill them out for you, but somehow I'm not sure shipping from HK would be worth five minutes with an X-acto knife...

Looks pretty good, and helps alot. One or two things I can suggest... before painting, I would have kissed off the larger mold lines (like on the forearms especially) with a file first to remove them without making a big mess... you probably could have used a nail file emery board for that. The other thing that can greatly increase the look of the 1/48 is the gun barrels. I don't know what tools you have lying around if you're just a beginner, but if you have either some small drill bits and/or an X-acto knife with a good tip, hollowing out the gun barrels (and the shoulder smoke launcher if you're feeling adventurous) is a must. One last thing that will help you greatly early on is to avoid using silver for metal chips except on very large fresh scuffs. Dark greys and dark rust-looking browns are much more appropriate, especially in such small scale. Think about it a little bit... not every ding and nick the AT receives is going to go all the way thru to bare metal... some will nearly scuff the paint or expose the primer. That and, if the machine has been used for more than a few hours, those exposed metal chips will begin to rust, unless of course you're doing a space-only mech. Silver paint is much too bright either way, but it looks like you didn't go overboard on this little guy so it's not a big deal here, but, especially if you move on to larger stuff, a normal graphite pencil provides much darker and more realistic metallic scuffs... I realize the DMZ Scopey has bright silver chips, and that is my biggest beef with it aside from the very large forearms. Either way, a great quick way to improve the look, and I think you've succeeded here.

I would paint the panel they are on a dark grey and paint the nozzles gunmetal and burnt looking... you could do the panel valk-body color as well, but I would think a moving access part like that might just be in a primer or dark paint color...

Yeah, I don't understand that aspect of the story either... I mean, I like the designs and such, but what the hell is wrong with the guy who wrote that stuff??

I hope the soundtrack gets released soon...

OT, but, while I assume you were joking, I do the same thing with my SOC Evas... their articulation and neutral humanoid figures make them great for expressive poses and such...

I am definitely in for one. I would also LOVE a Zent soldier re-issue and would buy at least two standing troopers.