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  1. pengbuzz
    I like a good enamel "base" color for projects that won't easily scratch or ding, and then do details and secondary colors in acrylics. I prefer the acrylics' not clogging my lungs with fumes and such: breathing is a priority to me (silly, right? :P ). On another note, I decided to change my pace a bit with a figure painting project. I recently found an old Superman plastic figure from 2006, but forgot to take a before photo, so here's a pic of an in-package one to give you the idea of the starter for this: Anyways, wasn't a big fan of the face, hair, the chunk o'cape that could deflect artillery IRL and the sloppy "s" on the chest. Also, the colors are just drab on steroids and almost reminded me of "Evil Superman" from Superman III. I prefer the brighter colors and look of Superman from the 1980's comics when it comes to the comic version. Well... never tell a pengbuzz something can't be done... I chopped the plastic cape off, filled in the holes in the back, and redid the hair (amazing what some hot melt glue can do!). I then repainted the main suit in Apple Barrel Academy Blue, and drybrushed it with 95% Academy Blue/ 5% White mix. For the red, straight Apple Barrel True Red, and the yellow was 95% Apple Barrel Yellow/ 5% Apple Barrel True Red (to knock down the brightness). The "S" was completely redone by hand and was the hardest part of the figure. Custom mix of flesh color for the skin and black w/ blue drybrush for the hair. The cape was some old red fabric that was kicking around: I cut and measured it out, re-cut it to a half-circle, cut-in the indent for the neck. After washing the cape and using an Iron to press in some folds, I then drilled holes into the chest/shoulders and stuffed and glued it into place. Still need to do the yellow "S" symbol on the back... I'll get to that later.
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    "Briefly go inert"? So... EVERYONE using Warp Drive that depended on Dilithium just assumed all of it was bad and not just "temporarily out of order" for a few centuries? As for Burnham: the should have just named her Mary Sue Burnham and been done with it.
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    I wonder if they'll simply reintroduce long-used colors under one unified line ("Testors")? I know Testors is now owned by Rustoleum corp. (check the label):
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    Gotta love picclick! I use them to find stuff I need without spending a fortune (when I have the money to do so!). Really thinking about this for my long-dormant airbrush ( a gift from my folks years ago).
  5. pengbuzz
    rofl!
  6. pengbuzz
    Okay, seriously....what's eating you guys?
  7. pengbuzz
    Don't forget... Fett: inside a Sarlacc's tummy
  8. pengbuzz
    ¡Buen trabajo!
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    RIP; at least he lived long enough to see Boba escape the Sarlacc pit.
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    No, you do not want epoxy on that; it is too brittle. What you are going to want is Devcon Plastic Welder. it is a two-part adhesive with far better bonding power and durability. If you live in the US, they have the black version at Home Depot in their Automotive aisle. Trust me; I use this stuff all the time and it's far better for these kinds of repairs. Clean the break and the part that broke off with 91 percent rubbing alcohol, them mix up the material, apply and place the snapped hinge part. Once cured, it should be as good as new.
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    Sounds like DSC and Picard disd SNW a favor by sucking more than it would have.
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    So Discovery's tanking has pretty much poised the well insofar as future funding for anything else? No surprise there.... Especially with money being short all around due to COVID taking a chunk out of films and whatnot, the studios' parent companies aren't willing to risk precious funds on yet another potential "sinking ship" if ViaCBS can't produce something with more coherency than the dumpster fire DSC remains. Too bad they didn't thing of Strange New Worlds first, right? Then again, we may not have gotten the version that we all want now if that were the case...
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    Thanks for clarifying that, Seto; yeah, it was the Titan comics version. I wasn't sure and I didn't want to just assume.
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    Is it possible they may also be trying to keep anyone else from using the VF-1 design aside from bootleggers? I recall something about not showing the VF-1 design in the recent comics (unless I miss my mark).
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    And apparently Strange New Worlds is on that pile as well; I've seen/ heard nothing concerning it since the supposed announcements. The fans are the ones who are getting burned here, as I stated previously. Apparently, the showrunners are so in love with their failing/ failed concept that they can see nothing but that concept. At this rate, once they cancel DSC, they may as well leave Star Trek to lie fallow for a couple of decades or so.
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    or The Black Hole; there's a property no one's touched in some time!
  17. pengbuzz
    So we go from a galaxywide burn to a one-person burn? I think the real burn is being foisted onto the fans at this rate...
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    That Grogu one is just too cute for words!
  19. pengbuzz
    I've used that set for pilots before; should be an easy go of it!
  20. pengbuzz
    No, it's Disney Wars: check your wallet at the door (after they get ya for a ton of merchandising)
  21. pengbuzz
    Just remember: thermal exhaust port... Big bad death star but still went boom...
  22. pengbuzz
    Well played sir...well played.
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    Or...they could mistake him for Agent Whiskey and go after the Statesmen on Planet Earth.
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    Taking a break from the Regult for a bit... kinda burned out on it. meantime, did a small side-project based on FEXT Hobbies' "Sci-Fi" hangar system (the one I saw in the following pic was specifically designed and printed custom for someone named "Saburo", for a Macross setup: Well, being continually broke, I was left to my own devices (and paintbrush): I put my own spin on it, doing just a small section with a door (based on the Macross Factory door). I didn't want to totally rip off the poor guy, but it was just too cool a display to not want!
  25. pengbuzz
    Who says dreams don't come true? :D
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