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I may have to buy it just for the packaging - MT

Don't forget the "Art" section: http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/art/_art_miyatake.htm - MT

I think it looks good. I'm thinking lo-viz markings may comlement the colors better, but I'm not sure. - MT

Lets hope he continues to use his powers for good instead of evil - MT

It looks great. Cardboard is tough to work in. A coat or two of clear gloss and it should be sealed for some paint. Keep it up. - MT

If you're getting frustrated, you're losing out on the fun somehow. I've learned to focus and build just one thing at a time. Not just becuase my ship is taking four years to build. My mind wonders onto too many things. I just bought tires and stuff to scratch build a DL-88 Catepillar; that will have to wait maybe a year now. Just prod a long one model at a time. Sounds like you're getting burned out - burned out is bad Don't give up! - MT

Great job with the concept and engineering. I know it's hard to build a transforming model from scratch, congratulations. - MT

Beautiful work! All the details show up great, even the turbines in the exhaust! Can't wait to get mine, but I'm not in a hurry to rush the quality! Thanks again Cap'n! - MT

Nice to see some old resin and the VE-1 getting some love! - MT

You can't rush art! No hurry! - MT

Awesome sculpting! Keep it up! - MT

Howie, that's the same situation I'm in. Two things you can do. Get some used or cheap brushless fans and make a basic spray booth. I even have two fans on dryer hosing on my bench to suck out the glue fumes - that stuff is nasty! Take a piece of wood, plastic, whatever and tape it over your window with a hole(s) for the ducting to go through. VERY low budget and it gets the fumes out. For painting, I usually spray the base color from a quality rattle can (Krylon is converting most of it's products to the fine spray). Immediately bring the model inside and stick it in a room or big closet where it can cure with the door closed and YOU can breath. Finish off with Tamiya's acrylics. If the weather is too cold or humid you can still do this method, just don't take your time outside - MT

Paint looks good optimator! Hopefully it won't scratch off. I've heard mixed reviews about the Krylon stuff sticking. Jardann, they are from Revell Germany. You're paying for the weaker dollar. Over here they are only £4.50 (about $6.70 right now). Plus shipping it across the pond. With that in mind, I SHOULD buy one - MT

Jardann, funny enough, I'm sure the kit is 1/200. It is the smaller mylar foil wrapped kit. It's pre-painted and the painting detail is really good (snap-fit). There is a lot of clear parts to include the waist and wing turrets, ALL pre-painted! The missiles on the bottom of the wings are backwards, but it's hard to tell unless you look really close. I opened the kit and thought, I otta get one just 'cause it's 1/200 scale . The cannon need some help, but the whole kit looks great! - MT

Cottage cheese, the "breakfast of champions!" (and craftsmen) Those parts look great! Which one's mine Payment sent today! - MT

Just a quick "thank you" for all the efort on the webpage! I used it to figure out that a VF-1 in battloid and a destroid tomahawk are nearly the same height! I blew $105 on that information to purchase two Yamato 1/200 variable sets - MT

Berttt, if you don't mind the suggestion, I scratch built one of these in 1/100 scale (before my 1/200 days ) I found some Plastruct 1/200-N scale stairs in a local shop back then and knew they would come in handy. They worked perfect for the vents in the foot. Lay them in horizontally and they look just like vents and have the added benefit of already being in uniform distances. Cut or sand one of the rail sides off and they will bend into almost any curve (like around the heel area). Just a suggestion that saved me a lot of time! - MT

First off, the Yamato 1/200 variables are right on the money for scale. I double checked sources for measurements and the Yamatos are right on! In fact, I put the fighter right up to the line art in Perfect Memory and it's dead on except the legs are slightly longer. The VF-1 and Tomahawk are almost the same height! So I bought two boxes of the first edition at Big Bad Toy Store for the reduced price of $42.00 a box. The Nichimo valks are running $14.00 at HLJ so this is good. Plus the "bonus" valk makes four a box I can use. I'll probably have a couple spare YF-19s and VF-3s when I'm done to sell. Thank you claude grant, big F and Berttt for the compliments! A lot of work is paying off now! This project is a labor of love. I am thinking about sending photos to Hobby Japan or other Japanese magazine. And for the reason that they don't know how much we out West really do love anime! If they published me, I'd say that too! Berttt, I wouldn't worry about getting destroids if I was you. I know what a pain it is to get and ship stuff overseas! UPDATE 1 December 2008 ALL of the interior details you see (except for the ceiling) in the line art for the forward section are DONE! Here are some: The forward space with winch. I guessed this thingy is a heater in the line art My ship comes standard with A/C Control Cabin Here's everything on the port-side wall, remember, this isn't all glued together yet and my camera "warps it"! This is what it looks like in place. You can see where I ad-libbed and added air handlers to the "condensor." There is a huge "blindspot" in the line art that is about one foot long on my model. It's near the ramp on the port side and not shown. So do I leave it empty? No way! The A/C air handlers are part of my "ad-libbing." There will be another, larger control cabin to "see" the front ramp operations and overhead crane. There is nothing around to control those GIANT mechanisms or control traffic coming or going. I'm working on the cabin now. It seemed the best thing to do. That's it for now! I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving weekend (where applicable). - MT

My son and I (mostly I) built a Republic gunship from one of the pre-painted Revell kits. In the first hour the main front cannon were busted off so I replaced them with 1" long guitar string "cannons." Those suckers will bend but NEVER break now! Oh yeah, and A LOT of work on the Daedlus (thread updated). - MT

Remember, throw that "other stuff" to the side and build the monster (whispers) build the monster... -MT

Awesome sculpting! - MT

Is it just me, or does the very first post look like a Hanna Montana doll? My daughter has been looking at her stuff lately in the store. - MT

Flourecsents put out ultra-violet light (it's what excites the phosphorus to glow). If you have to go with lights, I hear LEDs are safe - SO FAR. Incadesent bulbs will still put out some types of radiation. I hear now to NOT look into a white LED, I just don't know why yet. Maybe no light is safe . - MT

Looks great! Are there any reinforcements in the main rotors? I know thin resin will sag, although a little is alright in non-rigid rotor airframes like this. I'll contact you soon for payment. - MT

All tyhat in a day! I'm going way too slow on my Daedalus Looks great, keep up the great work! - MT