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  1. pengbuzz
    ROFL!!
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    Yeah... just a nightmare for accuracy's sake though. O.o *Imagines giant tube of glue being held by several valks as they position a new module in place*
  4. pengbuzz
    Thanks MT!! That reminds me: I need to look up the IMPS standards for real space and sci-fi modeling (for both my shuttle and TOS Enterprises).
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    Yeah...a rather attractive idea. I'll see myself out now...
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    That's what I was thinking with my suggestion; I just couldn't remember what those things were called! And yeah, that's why I suggested wiggling the parts: the biggest enemy of styrene when disassembling something is stress on the plastic in a specific, concentrated area. Too much, and you just bent a part, or worse, broke it! Often, I'll use this if I need to get things apart:
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    I'd use the minimum force necessary to pull the pieces apart, and something to get between parts that is a little softer than the plastic so as not to bend or mar it. You can also try wiggling parts slightly to get them to come loose; just take it slowly and stop if you feel something may break.
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    Yeah; I really do think the pacing is way off here, and the story as a whole (what story there was) was not handled very well.
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    Unfortunately, no one told that to Hasegawa when they issued their TV and DYRL? versions (DYRL was issued first, then TV Version); all they did was change a few parts; aside from that, they used the same basic kit: They also did this for the "fortress mode" versions for both. But to the point: if the DYRL version were the "reconstructed" TV version, they would probably have to had tore her down to the framework after Kamjin's kamikaze attack at the end of the TV series (given the catastrophic damage to her starboard shoulder and the booms). Overall though, unless it directly impacts a model I'm working on or a creation for the RPGs that I'm in, I really don't care too much about ship/ mecha scale. That would make for a fairly amusing cartoon: a battroid stuck in a hatch like Wile E. Coyote having fallen into one of his own traps, trying desperately to squeeze through!
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    Thanks; gotta love masking tape! I also used it for replicating the thermal blankets elsewhere on the shuttle.
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    UPDATE: Got the shuttle model to at least where the other one was: For display, I constructed a new stand for it; it's still a little rough (I have yet to paint the back half and clearcoat the whole thing): This one is going to be based on a "what if" that nearly happened in real life: after the loss of Challenger, NASA almost converted Enterprise from a functional test article (built the same way as the other shuttles, just without the engines or tiles). Instead, they had enough spare parts to build a new shuttle from scratch: Endeavour. Bottom tiles in progress (hand-carving them): Cargo bay: I had taken the contents out when painting the first one, so these survived. I simply updated the paint a little and glued them in: And her place (for the time being) is next to another ship with the same name (just waiting on decals for her!): I need to finish putting decals on the shuttle, but I have to print up more paper decals at the library today. Stay tuned...
  12. pengbuzz
    Or a certain manhunter...
  13. pengbuzz
    He could be green...
  14. pengbuzz
    I'd say: go for a high-contrast scheme like black/white/ gold. Maybe use this as inspiration for the color scheme:
  15. pengbuzz
    That's what happens when you feed your valk Taco Bell...
  16. pengbuzz
    Expected nothing, was still disappointed.
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    Yup (on all accounts! ) Working on the model as we speak; at least it's keeping my mind off the diabetes diagnosis I got today (organ damage to pancreas amongst other things). Doctor put me on ozempic, so we'll see how that works. (at this rate, I wonder how it is my body still works at all!)
  18. pengbuzz
    They should have named this one:
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    I need to find the RT/ Exosquad large version of this to convert to a model...
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    Yeah! She told me a little bit ago she went on eBay, tracked down the exact same version and bought it, then when it came in yesterday, she hid it until she could surprise me with it! Sneaky wife!
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    My sentiments exactly!! I'm very careful of that, Big s! She had a rough upbringing and life before I met her, and I'm the only one she ever felt safe around. I understand her hurts, and she understands mine (mental and physical); we take care of each other. Definitely. Well, I just did the "pick-through", and was able to salvage the cockpit and pilots (badly damaged, but repairable) the OMS and Main Engine bells, and of course, the satellites in the bay (they weren't in the shuttle when it fell). Really, I just need decals. But all the ones I saw on eBay are stupid expensive (and I just need the basic sheet that came with the kit!) And yeah; she is a treasure!! I hugged her so hard she yelped! She managed to not only locate a kit, but the exact same version ("Young Astronaut"s from the 80's!)!! So with that, I plan on doing this kit; only this time I'm hand-carving the tiles by hand, and doing the thermal blankets one-by-one in masking tape! I might even do the individual tile numbers. O.O Stay tuned...
  22. pengbuzz
    Not to mention needed glands such as the thyroid and pancreas, as well as the liver and kidneys. You'd have to maintain oxygenation, nutrition/ hydration, dialysis and the complex mix of hormones, enzymes and such. Also, the immune system would be utterly wrecked, and that brain would need continual infusions of red blood cells (the brain has no capability to make it's own, nor white cells and antibodies). That leads us to health: what if the brain develops some kind of disease such as cancer or Parkinson's? Or the vehicle gets into a crash and it ends up with a TBI? It's easy to say "we'll just replace it after scanning it", but you have to remember that some injuries and illnesses don't show up right away. And that can lead to instances where the vehicle ends up making catastrophic choices. Speaking on that: without visual/ tactile/ audio input to learn language, rational thinking and decision making skills, judgment, morality ("it's WRONG to run someone in the crosswalk over because they took a few seconds too long!"), you'd have a virtual newborn trying to drive a 2 1/2 ton vehicle around! On that note: what if the brain has a "bad day" or a temper tantrum? We've all seen children act up in public (restaurants and retail stores, etc.); would you want that in control of a 5,000 lb vehicle when it decides it "doesn't want to play nice" anymore? I know there's probably "ways to control" these things that folks will bring up, or that these concerns "aren't so much of a concern"; I don't claim to be an expert on these things. But I know enough so safely say that much of this AND the moral implications (along with Seto's breakdown of the issues with it thus far) are more than enough to render the idea of a "living brain" in a self-driving car something that you'd really not want to happen.
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    Right? On another note: last Thursday, I finally broke down and told my wife what happened to my 1/72 Space Shuttle model kit. She said that she "knew something had happened" and I explained to her how I lost control of it and how it shattered. She gave me a hug and told me not to worry about it; but she insisted from now on I spray it outside on the ground floor, and that she would "take care of anyone complaining". I thought that was the end of it. A few minutes ago, I came into the room where my worktable/ computer table is and found this: Trying to find a box of tissues right now... and decals for this. Stay tuned...
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    Okay, my apologies then. I thought the plethora of them were doing this and not just Tesla. Apparently, given the info you gave me just now, we can tell where the "flow of the BS" is coming from. TBH: it's not really a surprise given he 3d prints rocket engine parts (I don't trust the sintering process for the metals used in them). Thanks again for the clarification; apparently, my info is half-baked at points (and needs some cinnamon and brown sugar plus icing!).
  25. pengbuzz
    I'd love to see Christopher Eccleston return to the role, but he had reasons for leaving: (more) http://badwilf.com/eccleston-explains-why-he-left-doctor-who/
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