MechTech

Check out Micro Mark (link in my signature block). Their papers are great and I've used them for years. Then Micro Sol's stuff is great too! All of their line to include cement. - MT

I'm thinking 3D drawing and printing are the way to go! Keep up the great work! It looks just about perfect. - MT

More great stuff guys! I'll post some pictures when I can of my 30th anniversary tribute. It's a secret so far, but the detailed turbine I built is 7mm long The Daedalus is on hold for weather to stabilize and me to find the right color paint. I'm gonna need about a half gallon! I can't find the right color rattle can stuff which is what I'm going for. Airbrushing would take all day! You guys have any ideas, let me know! - MT

Cool! I like the designs - all of them! - MT

That was a LOT of hard work and looks great! - MT

Looks good! - MT

I was waiting on a Monster! Make sure you have two on either side of the SDF's "head" as in the final battle sequences. Great build! - MT

Looks great Valkyrie! I've cut styrene and acrylic on a laser (35W). One trick I learned was to coat both sides with the paper tape that is the same consistency as the paper on plexiglas. Then I got a sponge and dampened the paper. It stops flame ups and minimizes the cleanup after cutting through areas. I wish I had a laser Keep up the great work and posts! - MT

LOTS of great stuff guys! A little bit of everything, and its all GOOD! - MT

Nice paint job! - MT

I can vouch for the Microscale Liquid Decal Film. I've been using the same bottle for like 20 years! All of their stuff is great and all of the decals I have made have not yellowed on paper or model (I have decals I made over 15 years ago and coated them with it). They've been making the same stuff now for decades. - MT

That's a nice looking Gadessa (it's a little shadowed in the photo so I hope I ID'd it right). I never saw that series, but thought it looked cool at a local hobby shop so I picked one up. - MT

Somehow I JUST saw this - it looks stupendous! Great design. Customs like that stand out! - MT

Welcome Mech Dude! Those look great! I've been wanting to do that myself since I build a lot in 1/350th. I just can't go buy Macross items in that scale. - MT

Nice set of some -1A lovin'! Looks like your camera is like mine, picky with the lighting. - MT

Spitfire has an idea. Get the old 1/72nd scale B-52 and "modify it" a little The lines do look similar now that he mentions it. - MT

I don't think there are any rules about building up your own kit here How many other people have built up several Valks in this thread over the years? It looks great! There must be like two pounds of resin in each kit! - MT

I've seen some of these before that were horrible compared to the standards that we're used to. I think the manufacturers should stick to conventional aircraft. These artist have fallen victim to my friend and yours - "anime magic" - MT

Nice job Ace! It DOES look nice and clean! Every pilot needs a cute back seater - as long as she doesn't start criticizing his driving - MT

Shaorin's VF-1S looks WAAAaaaay better than my 25+ year old "yellow" edition. Mine got a lot of wear and tear over the years and has several thousand real miles on it traveling all over the world Not to mention all the joints are now loosy goosey! - MT

He he, I was just looking through the Perfect Memory lineart and see both stepped and unstepped noses Why didn't the artists figure that a bunch of Otaki's would be looking at their dumb drawings trying to build what they drew!? I say flip a coin for it (Waving hands in the air slowly) "anime magic" - MT

That looks great! After all my years of moving, I started buying surplus ammo cans and wrapping my models up in those. Let them try and crush that! And yeah, great wash too! - MT

Sorry, it's not high tech 3D, but it's 3D After months of looking at this thing and even going over many animation sequences, this is what I came up with a few years ago (1/200th scale): I don't believe there is a step in there. There is a line to seperate the radome cowling, but I believe that's all (in my humble opinion. - MT

That set looks awesome and versatile. 16cm base isn't too bad (about 6 1/4"). Plus the way they are modular and even easily modifyable (looking at the hole punch outs for stands or lights). The others were talking about these: http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljlist?Word=mechanical+chain+base&Dae=All&Series=All&Dis=2 I don't know about the lights you're speaking of, BUT you could easily go and get some LEDs at Radio Shack or an electronics store. Electronically numb? You could also use some of the micro LED zipper pull flashlights on the wall. They're about $3.00 at sporting goods or surplus stores. At the size of a dime, that's small. - MT

A 1/32nd Mirage!!! That thing will be a monster. I remember buying the delux kit back in my single days for $500 (about 25 years ago). That thing will be HUGE!!! The hanger looks AWESOME Yeti! Almost makes me whish I was into Galactica. One addiction at a time... - MT