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  1. pengbuzz
    The tooling for the newer Tomcat @1/48 scale is the same as for the older. And let me tell you; the nightmare parts to fit are the intakes (especially the section where they go into the nose!). Take your time with them, and you may want to glue in tabs to keep them aligned. The current Top Gun Model has decals for Maverick's plane, but the US symbols (star with bars) on it are wrong and I need "NAVY" on the nacelles (decals don't include them). Meantime, still checking my stash for a couple of VF-1A heads for you. I should have a couple, just need to find them.
  2. pengbuzz
    Perhaps the reception to this cut could re-stoke the fires for another Justice League movie with Cavill, Affleck and Gadot....
  3. pengbuzz
    Not so much an update, but a confession of temperament gone bad, and a wife who is an utter angel... I came back to my Tomcat model after working a bit on the 1/537 Refit (waiting on primer to cure fully before buying flat white for it). Anyways, I started scrubbing the model to get some of the paint off... ...and the blasted nose section (along with one half of the top fuselage)cracked off the plane: ...and my last bit of patience went with it as well. I ended up flying into rage I hadn't experienced for the better part of 10 years. When I was done, this was the result: I scraped up these bits along with the nose cone, and just put them in a bag and left them in the dumpster. My wife came in after I sat back down, and I was just a mess. I crossed a line internally that I very much don't ever want to, and failed a project due to being utterly incompetent. She just gave me a hug and we sat there for a good half-hour. That was Thursday afternoon. I narrowly averted having a seizure, but ended up with a major headache, not to mention scaring my poor wife nearly to death(how she puts up with me is known only to the good Lord!). So, I slept in much of yesterday (got up occasionally to look at online) and again today until a little before noon ,and got some hydration into me. I made my way to my worktable/ computer, and sat down to something unexpected. ' The note: "Honey, I knew the model you were working on was giving you problems. I knew you had put a lot of work into it; I felt so bad for you for trying so hard and it ending that way. I don't blame you for getting upset over it. I hope this helps you feel better. Love, Meg. <3" And this was under the note: *cue Top Gun Anthem* I love my wife. I honestly don't deserve her, especially after the fit I had.
  4. pengbuzz
    I may have a couple of spare 1A heads; let me look.
  5. pengbuzz
    Much appreciated Peter; I have to keep my budget in mind (which no longer exists since money had to go for a new tomcat canopy). Part of me is actually thinking of simply trying to hand paint them on to save on more expenses.
  6. pengbuzz
    UPDATE: my solution to the bands on the saucer edge: Some thin-cut (and very long!) strips of masking tape, under slight tension, run around the length of the saucer edge. I just primed them along with the rest of the saucer edge; more pics when dry. meantime, waiting on getting some good flat-white spray paint. I really don't want to have to do another repaint! Stay tuned...
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    lol Yeah, I am. Thanks for the heads-up on the decals; I'm going to be doing the aztec by hand, but I'm looking for the hull markings and pennants. I have a paint scheme I'll be following to get the original TMP look for it (to disguise the crappiness of the mold!)
  8. pengbuzz
    Okay... finally got the warp nacelles reattached, and the ship is together again for the first time in roughly 3-4 years (give or take a decade): After all the work that has been done, the warp nacelles are still uneven and misaligned, the details are a bit crude (still needs phaser banks for one!) and I have no decals for this thing. Regardless, I'm continuing on and will take this at least until I get to the decalling stage. Enough work has been put into this since 2011, and I'd like to call it done. But when you have a PITA Tomcat that needs stripping yet again, suddenly it doesn't seem like so much of a task to reassemble a decade old "problem project". Stay tuned...
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    I had these; I'd LOVE for these to return!!
  10. pengbuzz
    Well, right now, it's in prep to be stripped (again), after an issue with the paint. Starting to wish it were a Tamiya kit instead of this mess. Nope. I'm dead serious.
  11. pengbuzz
    Yeah, unfortunately, all of the panel lines got filled in again and the paint began cracking and separating. So...back to the stripping tank it goes. meantime, I'm going to be working on something a bit less stressful... ...the 1/537 REFIT.
  12. pengbuzz
    Some more work: Finally beginning to resemble something other than a turd with wings....
  13. pengbuzz
    Real distances, as in "beyond visual range". If dogfighting really took place visually, most of them would zip past one another by the time they saw each other! I think Seto Kaiba would confirm that one.
  14. pengbuzz
    But at the distances space "dogfights" take place, that's like trying to spot a needle in a haystack. As it is on earth, most encounters between pilots occur "beyond visual range", and that's just atmospheric flying.
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    UPDATE: more paintwork and a wash, before going over the dark areas with main color (to simulate spot repaints): I'll need to do this repeatedly to get the effect of continually being repainted due to harsh sea duty. The wings need work (in particular, the right wing is pretty basic on the detailing), so it will be some time before this looks a bit more respectable. Stay tuned...
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    UPDATE: I had thrown this failure in the trash last time I had posted: Well... the BLASTED thing showed back up on my desk a week ago!!! When I came out of my "shop" (more like a room for various stuff, really), my wife came over to me and explained that she had rescued it from the trash shortly before city sanitation came to collect the garbage. She hit it for a while, then placed it back on my worktable. She pleaded with me not to destroy it. *Okay...when your wife is just about in tears over this, how the heck do you just say "no"?* I relented and told her I would spare it, but I would need a new canopy and windshield for it. To make a long story short (too late!), she had me locate a canopy online, and she paid for it. I ordered one from Tamiya, as they were the only folks who didn't run me around like an idiot over it. I know it's going to take some work to fit it, but I can handle that. She also found some extra decals that had been kicking around the house which would be of great use for this project. (yeah... I'm really blessed to have her. She knows my limitations and still stays with me!) So with that, I figured this much effort on her part to save this 'cat deserved an equal effort on mine to bring it the rest of the way back: And of course, Maverick and Goose: Hopefully the new canopy should be here in a week or two (California's getting really hard on shipping times), so we'll see. Meanwhile, just need to find or make the tail logos for Maverick's plane in 1/48. Stay tuned... this cat seems to have more lives left!
  17. pengbuzz
    YES!!!!!
  18. pengbuzz
    *barfbags not included*
  19. pengbuzz
    Answer (from Macross Compendium) "In attack mode, armaments are exposed and close-quarter combat ability is high. Transformation is used to improve combat capability and is more advanced the the first generation Macross class warship. Transformation during atmospheric entry is possible. Use of gunship (Macross Cannon) mainly in Attack-mode allows for unrestricted angle-of-fire. Internalized-type armaments for stealth purposes. Forward deck of the aircraft carrier, located on the forearms, can be used as a shield, therefore, energy converting armor in addition to normal compound armor is used. Diamond in the shoulder region functions as a defense shield. Due to the aircraft carrier's large size, stealthing was difficult. To compensate, active stealth function is used for the stealth nature. The aircraft carrier's two-step flight deck has demonstrated superior aircraft deployment capability. Angled deck on the port-side of the of the aft deck. It does not adhere to a passive stealth form due to active stealth." -New Macross Class Entry, Macross Compendium (emphasis mine) Link: http://macross.anime.net/wiki/New_Macross_class
  20. pengbuzz
    Well, you could always mold or scratch up the tops of the heads; after all, that's all you're really going to see in fighter mode anyways, right?
  21. pengbuzz
    I'm pretty sure they could have defeated the Zor if they had polished his head to a mirror shine and used it to blind them in combat.
  22. pengbuzz
    Although if they were to employ realism, they could save a ton on special effects and CGI models.
  23. pengbuzz
    Now, that is something I would definitely want to see.
  24. pengbuzz
    Maybe we should just call it "SIGH-fi"? lol
  25. pengbuzz
    I wonder what the possibilities would be if Southern Cross were redeveloped? It could be that what we are seeing here is a half-baked product that could be something if the premise and characters were thought out and fleshed out a bit more judiciously.
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