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  1. pengbuzz
    ROFL! Not to mention you can sit around the house with a comfy blanket and a cup of hot cocoa while watching the movie. Try that in a theater!
  2. pengbuzz
    I would also have to add training as another point. With a specialized craft such as the VF-14, you need specialized training in order to fly it (slower, different setup, different characteristics in all three modes, etc). Whereas with the VF-11, the pilot can "train up" for the base model and then train in the specific armor and packs as needed without having to train for another craft altogether. Someone coming from a fleet where they used the 14 is going to take a bit longer to get up to speed, for example, as opposed to someone who's coming in from a VF-11 squadron and simply has to train up for armor or whatnot. Just my opinion, but I may be mistaken.
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    Hmmm... wondering if I have a scrap of wood that I could use to scratch up a model of the Yamato? *opens up closet and a TON of stuff and the family christmas tree fall out, burying pengbuzz*
  4. pengbuzz
    *munches popcorn*
  5. pengbuzz
    Makes little difference for me. I cannot afford the movies, and I cannot afford to get them when they come out on streaming/ video/ etc. I end up seeing them 8+ years later when they show up online. So... anyone want me to ruin the ending of the 1985 version of Dune for them?
  6. pengbuzz
    Okay...don't say I didn't warn y'all: Original vid:
  7. pengbuzz
    Holding his jaw! lol Seriously though, RIP.
  8. pengbuzz
    I'll see if I can get a cartoon of that together later today.
  9. pengbuzz
    Thanks! I simply did a reprime and repaint on it. Speaking of which... UPDATE: Refined the detailing a bit more. I still have some stuff to add (minor details here and there like the upper head turret), but the basics are there. The legs are ball jointed in the hips, and bend 180 degrees at the knees (for reverse and regular movement), with the feet able to tilt to the sides. As for the lighting system: The light is simply one of those LED "finger lights" from the dollar store.I made a collar to go around it, hot-melt glued it into place, used the hot melt glue to create a "lens", then once the glue cooled, pulled the light out from it so it would be removable and the batteries could be replaced as needed: The switch is at the top (can't really see it there). The entire unit slides into a hole and recess in the front of the Regult: Stay tuned...more to come...
  10. pengbuzz
    Ah, gotcha. Looking forward to your progress!
  11. pengbuzz
    Guess Misa had some explaining to do to Hikaru after that one. Poor guy wakes up, and his fighter is toast, his sempai is dead and he gets back into action only to lose one of his team. I also noticed they never did the Daedalus Attack after that IIRC; although an interesting video would be "Misa Said Knock You Out!" with a dancing SDF-1 in boxing trunks, set to LL Cool J's "Mamma Said Knock You out".
  12. pengbuzz
    Sounds like Hikaru now knows what the Daedalus felt like after getting smashed into an enemy vessel by the SDF-1 (Also Misa's handiwork)
  13. pengbuzz
    I see what you mean about the legs looking square; the intakes look just a bit too wide at the fronts. Try reducing the diameter of them horizontally and tapering them slightly so they widen as they go back. if you look at the blueprints, you'll see what I mean. Aside from that, looks like the craft is looking really good! :thumbup
  14. pengbuzz
    *Imagines Hikaru is at his closet, with several canopy covers hanging on hangers* Hikaru: "Hmmm...which one should I wear today? The red one looks kinda festive..."
  15. pengbuzz
    UPDATE: some color (and a light):
  16. pengbuzz
    Originally a double post, but since I have progress to show, may as well use it, right? Finished re-covering the model with a new outer skin of masking tape. sealed it as a measure against any further mishaps, then primed it in black: Once I have the final colors and whatnot on there, it will be sealed again. This time around, I took the liberty of correcting some details that were misshapen or errand on the last version (more on those in the next post). Stay tuned folks...
  17. pengbuzz
    Well, now that the dio is pretty well set, I'm dealing with a disaster on another project. Humidity on the East coast pretty much wrecked the Regult I built; should've sealed it before moving out here. Anyways, replaced the knees (cracked plastic), replacing several of the cannons, repaired the lighting system, the entire paintjob is scrap and the surface is peeled and... ..well, I simply stripped away all the surface tape and redid it. Start finishing it again from zero. Updates later.
  18. pengbuzz
    While I understand (and largely agree), I can't help imagining the following scenario: Saru: "Let's go to warp" *warp engines take off without the rest of the ship* Saru: "Well...that was rather unexpected..." Well, I was envisioning the warp core vaporizing the ship... guess they were too, huh?
  19. pengbuzz
    I say go for it! You may also want to so a wash on the floor to bring out the detail near the front control panels.
  20. pengbuzz
    Sorry to hear about the drive bro; I wonder if you need gears instead of pulleys? As for the finish on the plane: that just stinks! I've had that kind of thing happen, and it's just a miserable thing to go through. As for the guy in the chemsuit: I did that as a practical joke to see who would catch it! :D
  21. pengbuzz
    Thank you for all the memories, David. *salutes with lightsaber*
  22. pengbuzz
    I really like that they got her into the series! Awesome to see her finally outside of animation!
  23. pengbuzz
    Detached warp nacelles, eh? now they just need to detach the antimatter magnetic shielding couplings... and we're good to go.
  24. pengbuzz
    Actually, the worst criminal in Starfleet history is the idiot who thought these ideas would make for a good plot...
  25. pengbuzz
    Okay...after a couple of days away from this, this is what I finally decided to do concerning the GBP-1S project: Basically, I decided to make the Valkyrie look like it had shot off most of its' ordnance and was in the process of being refurbished and reloaded. I purposely left off the back launchers on the legs, with "aircraft zinc oxide yellow" squares denoting where modules should plug into. I envision the launchers as being pre-loaded modules that are simply plugged in and calibrated to the onboard computer (allowing for rapid reload situations). I also transferred the 1/72 seat head post piece I made so the head could be shown in "open" position; I simply had to glue a bit more plastic to the bottom of it so the head had the clearance to display properly. It also allowed me to put this piece back into the display: So overall, the diorama is changing and improving; just need a Tomahawk (and to build the other half of the factory!) Scene so far: Meantime, disaster hit my Imai VF-1S: the plastic backpack hinge broke last night when i was dusting the valk. Sick of that nonsense, I bent a wire coat hanger into a square about the size and shape of the piece, hammered the sides as flat as I could, and installed that. Slightly floppy, but then again, so was the original hinge. At least this won't snap on me:
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