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Just no....

Gambody 1/18 Gunstar One from The Last Starfighter, built by Greg Enxel: Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/53486899786/user/1267668955/ Link to STL files on Gambody: https://www.gambody.com/premium/gunstar-last-starfighter?srsltid=AfmBOorM-ZUjlOwkSFjuqT_MmL9UmeQh-_xCHnd22TkZzK-XJMZF0GhW

Right? Just saw it last night; definitely not as good as the original, although I did get a kick out of (and perhaps I shouldn't) when:

If that's the case, I'd just as soon rewatch the old series with those "aces" in it. A bad writer can ruin an established character just as easily as make an all-new one then ruin them with bad writing. At least with the new characters, you can forget them if the writing sucks; but when you ruin an old favorite hero by shoe-horning them into a new story (and the writing sucks), then you get The Star Wars Sequel Trilogy. Yeah, I think we're good on that.

I'd honestly rather see all new people and no cameos; M+ and MII didn't have any cameos (aside from mecha) that I can recall, and they did just fine. The original SDFM didn't cameo anyone (as they had no one) and had to depend on the strength of the characters and story alone. Admittedly, I used to want previous characters to continue on, but I feel now (after some discussions with Seto) that it can detract from the heroes actually shining in the story and all leans too heavily on "what's been done before". Example: Roy Focker wasn't a badass because his VF-1S was that much better than everyone else's or that he had someone always bailing him out who was a hero from a previous series. No; he was simply that good and it took a Zentraedi ace to finally bring him to his end(and even then he only died after ignoring his wounds for a considerable time afterwards). Hikaru, on the other hand, had to grow into the role, and then took over after Roy had died and he inherited Skull-1. Max Jenius was something of a prodigy, but even he had a learning curve before he was considered the best of the best. And I think the main characters in the next Macross series deserve the same chance they did: to shine with their inherent abilities, and rise to the challenge and succeed/ fail on their own merits. And if they fail, to overcome it, learn and grow, and try again until they do succeed. I love the past characters as much as anyone, but as I've learned in the last few years: it's time to let go of them as far as future productions, and let them have their "ride off into the sunset" moment. Even M7 kind of stomps on Max and Millia by showing their family kind of splintered and their marriage on the rocks.

I had that design, and I hated it. The wings are too skinny, the overall robot is too lanky, blue and yellow lions have that weird "hump" in their backs, and the face just looks utterly off. I ended up getting the original Trendmasters reissue of Matchbox Voltron and upgrading that via kitbash to SoC standards.

Looking sharp there, Thom!

Would love to get the 1S Battroid... not even going to go into why I can't. Maybe someday...

You can make a replacement yourself using Permatex Plastic Welder: https://www.cyechile.cl/MLC-1212245198-adhesivo-soldador-de-plastico-25ml-5-min-84115-permatex-_JM Just mix a little, apply some where you need it, let it harden and sand/ file to shape. It's a two-part epoxy-like material (despite the name), but far less brittle than epoxy and much more versatile.

I rigged something like that on my custom VF-1J Armored Valk:

I could do it for you if you need one.

Meantime, while waiting on parts for my Goodyear Blimp model (plastic), I cobbled together this piece: Maybe not the world's most accurate TMP wrist-communicator, but I did my best!

Nice work so far, Thom!! For the base: you might want to do up some blueprints to glue to the base!

Very cool!! Reminds me of what I did with mine:

Nice!!! I agree that looks much better!

Well, it is GoLion's (Voltron's) sword (Ten Kings' / Blazing Sword), but it's neither kit: It's Matchbox/ Trendmasters (originally Popy) Deluxe Voltron III: With 12 inch ruler and can of Pepsi for scale: The base (with handmade logo based on the font used in the 1984 title screen) and custom Lion Key: Sword in holder on base (based off of holder for sword on Soul of Chogokin Golion GX-71) : It's nice to have this project back together; the sword was on hold for two years while trying to figure out how to rebuild it. I needed to use foil tape on it, but all the blades kept flexing, wrinkling the foil and ruining the effect. It was only when I went back to the original blade, cut a slot down 3/4 of it in the center groove and added a hardened steel rod/bar that the sword became inflexible and steady enough for the foil: The hardened rod goes from almost the tip of the blade all the way down to the pommel in the handle! I wanted to make sure this thing was STRONG. On that note: this is what I started with and where it ended up(original work finished in 2019 up until I needed to redo the blade on the sword): (Yeah, this one took a lot of work!!! O.o ) Now, all I need to do is finish detailing the hilt, and this one is done! Thanks for looking folks! Next up: Goodyear!!

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I'll bet!!!

Any plans for the rest?

Been busy...

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Linky no worky?

Then there's:

I was thinking perhaps a jeweler's saw?