Chas

Submitted for approval How I use the "Search Function" First. Figure out what it is you want to find. It may not always be a good idea to search using a question. Try to think of words/phrases that posts, which contain what you are looking for, might have in them. Second. Which forum is this information most likely to be in? Keep in mind that until recently there has been a shortage of moderating staff so some topics may not be in the correct place (This is currently being rectified by our diligent and contentious moderators - Thanks Guys!). Due to this fact it is wise, if nothing of value comes up in the forum you think the information should be in, to try a "second best", or "second most likely" location for the information you are searching for. Third. Scroll down to the bottom of the index page of the forum you have decided to search. In the lower left corner, just bellow the last thread in the index, you will see a white search field with the words "Enter Keywords" this is where you type your carefully selected subject. Beside the search field is the "Search Forum" button do not click on it yet. There is one more step! Fourth. If you look further down, just above the very bottom of the page, where it lists the language the board is being displayed in, you will see the Legend, which tells you what all the pretty colours on the Kites actually mean. Beside that you will see a series of white text fields. Find the one marked "From: 30 Days" click on the arrow beside it and select a timeframe for your search (I usually choose "ALL"). Last. Click the "Search Forum" button. If you still have problems using this function go over the steps again to make sure you have not made an error, then try changing your search parameters, and/or the forum you are searching. If error messages still occur then please post a request for help in the FAQ & Feedback forum (Please refrain from posting requests for help in the other forums as this adds to clutter). Thank-you and good hunting. If I've missed anything let me know and I'll add it in. edit> all my quotation marks came out 'funny'

If you don't change the box that gives the time span of the posts being displayed from '30 days' to 'All' nothing shows up. At least that's been my experience. I just think it would be helpful is all. No need to insult anyone. It's not a matter of them being so 'lazy' that they can't figure it out. It's , in my opinion, about making this place welcomeing and a bit more user friendly.

I think it would be a good addition to the boards to have a sticky with instuctions on how to use the search funtion effectively. I know when I first tried it I had no clue why I never got any results and it was terribly frustrating! I think it would be a good Idea because folks around here are always reffering new members to the 'Search Function'and there are no instructions, to my knowledge, as to how to use it. For the new members that get told they sholud use it this must be a fairly frustrating situation. So what do you Mods and admins think?

Yeah I've used those guys, still got s few of'em left too. I don't know if it made a difference or not, but when I glued mine I took a file to the two mating surfaces and roughed them up a bit before glueing.

Looks good! In my experience if you want to put the pilot in afterwards it's best to also leave out the instrument pannel. Then, when you are ready, place the pilot in position and install the instrument pannel. This may require some finesse (and no, I don't mean 'use shampoo to get it in place' - for any of you wise guys out there!)

True enough Cobywan but what gets me is how "off" the cruiser mode proportions are compared to that pic. I mean it almost looks like a different ship! Personally with it looking that bad in cruiser mode I would only ever have it in storm attacker mode - which makes this a very expensive single mode display piece! Sorry, just doesn't cut it as a dual mode model, or toy.

Forget the Alphas! ( I've always liked the proportions of the LS 1/72 nd series much more - dedicated modes are the way to go with models in my opinion, leave transformation for toys) Now the Mospeada kits, there's something to pick up I just can't wait to get my hands on one or two of those babies! a little mod here and there to increase posability and Wham! georgous model. :>

Ahem! Initial battle scene anyone!

I'm sorry, I know it's O.T. and I'm aware that I may be considered an uninterested party, and I very rarely do this sort of thing, But I just feel the need to chime in here. Hurin, The guy was obviously a little pissed 'cus after 10 months or however long, the thread got moved (for no apparent reason-- if it's been somewhere for that long I think it's completely acceptable for him believe it was in the correct place) All that was needed was something along the lines of : "Oh, yeah, sorry about that - must have been a bit of a shock, hunh? Well we've finaly got a full deck of Mods again and we're doing some house cleaning/straightening up of the forums. This should have been here all along. You'll probably see more of this kind of stuff in the near future. Best . . . " I don't know whether your aware of it or not, but your comments often come off as sarcastic and condisending, and if someone is upset, that tone, in my experience never helps to make them any calmer or more receptive to explanations or Reason. You might want to reconsider your tactics. ---That is of course unless your aim was to explain why the thread was moved AND get in a few digs of your own to rile him up even more, if that's the case then congrats - job well done! Charles.

I'm Baaaack. Hey. So, some of you may remember that a few pages ago I was asking a lot of dumb questions about the PG Aile Striker, Skygrasper and all that. Well as you will recall I got that all straightened out, Thanks to you all, and then went Gundam shopping. I ended up getting my nephwes the PG kits, but I also picked up a couple of MG's for myself, namely: MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam v2.0, and RX-178 Gundam MkII v. 2.0. I am about ready to start building them and I have a few questions I'm hoping to get some help with. You see I truly despise the bright-bubblegum-cartoony colour scheme that is the Gundam mainstay and I want to paint the kits. My problem is I don't know how to go about that with a Snap-Fit kit. How do you test fit This kind of kit without 'Snapping' it together? Can it be 'Un-Snapped' easily? Is it advisable to paint the inner 'skeleton' or will this cause assembly fit, and movement problems? So this is what I'm thinking: cut the parts off of the trees; sand/clean-up sprue nubs; test-fit (if possible); prime- base coat (seal) -assemble sub-assemblies - decal (seal)-panel line - weather (seal) - final assembly. Does this sound about right? What steps do you guys (who paint your kits) use? Is there maybe a website or something where this kind of stuff is covered? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance Charles.

Well as far as anything specific to this kit, I simply don't know, as I've yet to build mine. And as I don't know what kind of modelling experience you've got, I wouldn't know where to begin with general model building tips except don't forget Have Fun!

Well let's see 1. I look at the instruction book and notice color #318 is called Radome. What color is Radome? Radome is the tan-like colour you see on the fuselage (the parts that are not orange). 2. Is the color guide in the instruction book refers to Gunze-Sanyo Mr. Color enamel or the acrylic kind? It actually refers to both. The white squares in black boxes are Mr Colour (solvent based) and the black numbers in the white boxes preceeded by an 'H' are the Mr. Hobby (acrylics) line 3. I saw some pictures where the Super Ostrich is white and red. Is that accurate? Just stick to the Hasagawa instructions and you'll be fine. They're pretty much dead on as far as colour/markings. As for what you saw, could be a colour annomally due to photo-shoot lighting, of monitor calibration or web-colour non compatibility, or just some crazy custom. 4. Is there such Super Ostrich as one seater with missiles? -NO- the S.O. is basically the DYRL? version of the VF-1D two seat trainer from SDF Macross. 5. Can anyone help me with the line drawing of Lynn Minmay's helmet? You just had to ask for line art didn't you! Hope this all helps. and don't forget to post pics when your done! Charles.

You mean like this?

Glad to be of help. Best of luck to her! Hope she does well.

Second sheet.

As for DYRL thi is all I've everbeen able to find. If you need higher res just let me know.

Um, yeah. Well what instument are we talking about? I've got some for DYRL but it's just the vocal part i.e. the melody line. I can post scans if you want, but unless she's singing I don't think it's enough for an exam.(e.g. if she plays piano there's no left hand part).

It doesn't matter! just pick one. There is no 'right' choice in that situation. You're just procrastinating. .

I'm actually planning to pay these guys a visit on the weekend. Their location is only about a half hour from my place by subway. ( that is if the address on their website is correct!

Try looking here: Doh!

Nevermind nothing to see here. . . These aren't the droids we're looking for . . . move along.

Yeah I think that second one is deffinately a wash. I see what you mean about the pupleish look on that first one too Harsh!

Well here's an image of a pre-shaded Millia super from the Completed models by Hong Kong Modelers thread in the Models forum. Don't know what colours he used for the pre-shading though. Couldn't you just use like a medium/dark grey or something for pre shadinng? I've never used the technique, but my impression was that the colour one used for the preshading was not all that important as long as it was darker in tone than the base-coat colour, but not too dark.

I don't think there is any reason to strip what you've already done and start over. Doing it in the order that you have been should still work out fine. I mean you certainly hven't ruined the model. in fact, if the sample image you posted is anything to go by, your first kit will look a whole hell of a lot better than my first kit did! Just keep going with what you've been doing for this kit and try it the other way on your next. That way you'll be able to compare the two methods directly. Yeah, well my technique has changed a lot in the last year or so. The secret is keeping the coats very thin and painting the whole kit in one direction (say top to bottom) letting it dry throughly then paint the next coat in another dircetion (say left to right ) and just keep alternating this untill you are satisfied with the depth of colour.