MechTech

I think I'm used to the whole change now. They look great guys!!! I'm glad to knwo what Pineapple eater means. And yes, I could be accused of it in real life too. I just try to avoid it before and after dogfights - it's just this weird complex I have. - MT

WOW! It's actually the 30th Anniversarry! And my friends just thought it was a trend I don't know if I'll be able to make it out there, but it would be awesome to meet everyone. - MT

In some cases you will have to use a harder resin. I'm making some TINY parts and researching what would work better than the usual plain old casting resins. I thought of getting a maker bot myself, but resolution is a BIG deal with the smaller scales I build in. When you see the samples they show you in the videos, I had to ask myself, "where are the layer lines?" - MT

Not bad! I'd love to see one of these on the shelf. - MT

Laputa rocked! My son and I are tempted to get the robots off HLJ. Looks awesome! - MT

AWWwwww, I was hoping for one in 1/350th As always, awesome work - I'll be watching! - MT

Thanks a million Kyekye! I actually bought TWO of these last year I'm modifying a couple of these (that are to scale or good enough). That armored valk you see in my other buildup is from this set. A Valk with swing wings is on my work bench as I type - MT

Looks awesome! And with engines visible too!!! Keep up the awesome build! - MT

I just caught this! That mod looks great! It reminds me of the British Nimrod ASW/AEW designs. From what series or artwork was this from? I must have been under a rock or something at the time. - MT

What you have so far look great. I agree with the engines, but I'm sure it will be an easy fix. - MT

Looks great everyone! I've also go the Nichimo 1/200 Yamato. It is HUGE! It has all the metal barrels and photo etch. I'm trying to sell it just to make room I have the 1/350 Tamiya New Jersey and like it too. I also ordered the New Tamiya 1/350 barrels for the Yamato (fodder for other projects). I can't wait to get my hands on them. But what I'm REALLY itching to build is the 1/350 Space battleship Yamato! I'm trying to get a curio to put them all in and protect them from dust and dust bunnies. The one ship I do have out is really dirty and I'm afraid to dust it and break something . - MT

AWWwwwww, they're ALL so cute (yes I said cute). I like the Monster. - MT

Congrats on taking this on! I actually did one in 1/200 (Neptunesurvey has the only "released" copy). I think this is another great day for MW'ers everywhere! I'm not a betting man, but I'm betting 1/72nd scale wins hands down. This is a cool looking aircraft and will go great with all the Hase kits out there. - MT

Hey GU-11, sorry for the delay replying. The thinner is what the paint is made of before pigment - its the solvent. It's the main part of the paint in this case. Stirring or shaking? No scientific difference I'd say other than I stir and shake my paints, no differnce. Stirring DOES help pick the solids off the bottom so it can make a difference if the paint has been sitting around awhile. Shaking does make air bubbles, but they of course go away. About 1/3 of my Tamiya paints are mixed colors I make and keep for projects. No difference again. Many are a few years old too! If you are brushing paints on by hand, layering can possibly take up older coats of paint. Brush GENTLY with thin top coats (like for effects). A thick coat WILL cut through to the lower coats since its "Wet" enough to act as a solvent still. I dry brush Tamiya paints with no problem. I have had wet top coats take up parts of the lower. If you use water based on top of enamels, no problem. Enamels on acrylics are also usually alright. The different solvents are litterally liek trying to mix oil and water - litterally. I hope that helps! - MT

Thanks vt102! I think I have a caster. I'll keep you all in the loop!- MT

The UV light does look cool, BUT be careful if you ever use it. Flourescent/UV lights cause styrene to break down and cause white paint to yellow. Its good for short bursts, but not to display all day. Everyone has some great feedback for ya! - MT

Thanks cool8or! Now you know why I'm scaling down to 1/350 I can still build "big," only smaller.

Fifthed! I'm still waiting on a TV version of the Macross. - MT

Hey GU-11, I just saw this. Are you talking about the light blue "wash" in some of the seems? If you ask me, just get Tamiya light blue like X-14. - MT

Looks great! - MT

Thanks EXO, you bet I'm exited. Now I can begin to move on to other stuff. Anyone got one of those little airline champagne bottles?

Thanks guys for the advice. I doubt my son will care about the seems, but I'm trying to teach him patience I have seen that guys Yamato website. He's got some insane work on his pages! I wonder how long it takes him to build that stuff!?? I DO like his Andromida in 1/500, even with fiber lights. I'll probably put some LED's into my son's, I can tone down the light so it's not so strong on the engines. I'm thinking of using candle LEDs for a combustion flickering effect. The main guns, just some LED's on a switch. - MT

Looking great man! - MT

That'd be great BigF! - MT

That looks great! I'm interested in a couple! I think it's close enough to 1/350. - MT