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  1. wm cheng
    That's fantastic!!! Any chance to get her seated with her helmet off in one hand?
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    Yep, nothing like Tamiya masking tape - worth every penny! That's what I use. Also a few tips, make sure your airbrush mixture isn't too wet/thin, spray in light overlapping pattern (more light coats rather than a single heavy wet one). Also try to always spray from the tape side towards the plastic side, never spray "into" towards the tape edge. http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=35121&p=1154652
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    The second option kind of, unfortunately I missed the initial release and didn't know it was a limited edition thing. Now that I missed it, I find it hard to pay 2X MSRP on ebay for it. I still don't have anything for my VT-1 Super though.
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    I'd always wanted 1/72 Minmays - one for the VT-1 with her helmet off leaning around the back seat yelling at Hikaru - one for the backseat of the VF-1D (with a Hikaru in his original orange flightsuit) from the TV series.
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    Nice! I never knew there was an UCS Blockade Runner till now. I have the 10198 Blockade Runner and it is one of the better kits out there (although not UCS), really fun to build with my daughter and looks great too.
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    Thanks Gatsu for all your kudos! Alclad has since changed their Steel colour - when I did this model, it was their old steel which is much lighter and smoother. I have since gone through about 4 bottles of their new "steel" hoping that I just got a bad batch, but the newer steel is darker and more "speckly" than the old steel. Unfortunately, its just not as good. Jet exhaust is really dark, not black, but I just use it to rim the edges of the thrusters lightly, so the metallic underneath shows through and it creates a great "burnt" look. I don't think its meant to be used by itself, its quite dark as you have said. My gun metal is also quite dark, but I don't see the light violet colour you mentioned - it could be a bad batch. All the Alclads go on really thin, so surface prep is everything with metallics. On the VF-25, I also overlaid the Steel with Tamiya Yellow Clear to give it a bronzy brown tint because he's the only VF-25 that has "brown" shoes. I have a bunch of the Alcalds ranging from Polished Aluminum, Stainless Steel (bluish), DurAluminum, Dark Aluminum, Magnesium, Steel, Jet Exhaust and Gun Metal, sometimes I mix and match them to get the shade I want - sometimes I clear coat them to get a tint or metallic colour I want such as the purple gun pod. Hope that helps, just practice and practice, that's what I did and you'll get the hang of it. I just looked this site up: http://alclad2.com/how-to/ Lots of really good tips I wished I knew before I tried and learned my way around Alclad by trial and error (before the internet days!)
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    That UCS Falcon is my holy grail kit - I can't believe I thought it was too expensive when it came out - one of my worst regrets! Have the UCS X-Wing (original) - people at work bought it for me and started my collection of UCS kits, the Y-Wing is amazing! Got the B-Wing, although it isn't officially a UCS kit, it is really detailed like one - got it on sale on May the 4th from Lego.com for 50% off (back in the days when May 4th sales were real!)
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    Hey, you don't happen to have the UCS Millennium Falcon or Tydirium Shuttle do you?
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    I hope this is a little more affordable than that Future one was... (not holding my breath, it is Arcadia, do it will be pricey)
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    Woohoo!!! Just got payment request too. Now I'd be able to get both this and the Masterfile book shipped at the same time.
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    Same here... I just hope it doesn't go to backordered like it did for my VF-4 Masterfile book (which thankfully is sitting in my Private Warehouse awaiting this one)
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    So has anyone that has pre-ordered from HLJ received a payment request yet? My pre-order and item page at HLJ say October 2016 Release now instead of September before and people here are already getting the book in their hot little hands. Argh!
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    Looks fantastic Derex, That's in my pile, I love the kit! You have done an amazing job on it - much to be proud of! What is this makeup sponge technique you hinted of - I'd like to learn. I'm starting on the Bandai Millennium Falcon (amazing kit!), but between working and constantly finding new areas to correct (got the 3D Shapeways cockpit windows, gunwell windows, Photoetched grills and cockpit light up parts, custom LED lighting package) now I realize I need to cut the entire spine details on top of the tunnel way to the cockpit so I can recess it and sink it down by 1mm - I think this will be a very slow build...
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    Yes that's true, you're completely right. I guess I'm just still hurting from that horrible teaser and frugly ship design... that its tainted my expectations.
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    Not a good sign when the producers says "Lower your expectations..." http://www.darkhorizons.com/bryan-fuller-explains-star-trek-discovery-title/
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    Hey any Valkyries at 1/4000 scale? Can't make any out
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    Hey I pre-orderedf it a while ago for private warehouse. I just checked in today (having been on vacation) and it says BackOrdered in my account. It went from Pre-order to backordered - does that mean I pre-ordered too late and they didn't have enough to cover the initial pre-order? Should I worry about not getting anything from HLJ? Should I contact them or just sit tight and wait 4-6 weeks?
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    Woohoo!!! Thanks for the HLJ link to pre-order. Hmm, I pre-ordered the VF-4 Masterfile book too, but it just went from pre-order to backordered - does that mean I didn't pre-ordered it early enough for the first rounds or should I contact HLJ? Should I worry? It says Backordered 4-6weeks?
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    Bandai DX VF-31

    wm cheng replied to UN Spacy's topic in Toys

    I don't think anyone wants Arcadia to go away (competition is always good - the more people making Macross toys the better!) - I just want them to step up their game and add more tampo details and come down a little in price. Nothing like sky high exorbitant prices on a blank toy - argh. I don't mind paying more for more, not more for less.
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    THANKS!!! Pleasantly surprised with Will Smith's performance. Always knew Margot Robbie & Viola Davis would be good. Always hated big amorphous CGI thingies - that's when you want something spectacular but doesn't know what it should look like and it turns out looking like nothing. As for the disjointed nature and editing problems, its because of the Studio Execs not having enough confidence in the director and trying to change his vision after the fact... http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/suicide-squads-secret-drama-rushed-916693
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    Bandai DX VF-31

    wm cheng replied to UN Spacy's topic in Toys

    Hey, I love Chuck's VF-31E - sucker for the Radome (really hope its included right from the outset - don't see why not, the VF-25G included it) and the orange/grey scheme is my favourite colour combo. So lets just make thousands and only have the four of us here on these boards buy it - maybe I can sleep that night instead of the PO madness. I hope it will come out before the end though - I can't wait that long. Of course I haven't really been watching the series, so I don't really know how Chuck does - just looking at his plane from a purely aesthetic point of view. Can't seem to get into it with all the really young silly girly stuff going on yet.
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    Thanks! My toy shelf thanks you as well
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    Hey, just go see it!!! good or bad, you can rest well knowing you're supporting a fellow MWer
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    Bandai DX VF-31

    wm cheng replied to UN Spacy's topic in Toys

    Thanks! Oh well, I'll stick with HLJ on this one, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush!
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    Bandai DX VF-31

    wm cheng replied to UN Spacy's topic in Toys

    https://www.nippon-yasan.com/18150-macross-delta-dx-chogokin-vf-31j-siegfried-hayate-immelman-custom.html Damn! Can I cancell HLJ without penalty?
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