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  1. captain america
    Captain's log: Friday morning. And so it begins, I plunge head-first into what will surely be a long and complex sculpting project. Having taken a day or two to produce some elemental diagrams and sized them to my liking, I can now devote myself to the manual work that is the 'meat and potatoes' of this project. As this is a larger build, I will need to refurnish myself with modeling board above all else. DSCF5281: this plank of modeling board, formerly 5 feet in length when I bought it 3 years ago, is now about half as long. While you can cut the material with a circular saw, the dust produced is a veritable nightmare to clean and so I opt for the ever-faithful hand-saw. DSCF5282: these are the diagrams I've printed out at (proper) 1/72 scale. I really wonder about the designers and lack of consistency with regards to basic elements sometimes. DSCF5283: a more familiar starting point for the viewing audience, with the basic tools of the craft. I will actually need about three times this amount of modeling board for this project: the large size of the kit is already one factor, the other is that unlike other offerings where parts are interchangeable left and right, most of the parts on the N-Ger must be mirror reflections of each other, so there are more parts to sculpt. The complex curves of the many shapes means that I will have to spend that much more time to ensure precision and symmetry. DSCF5284: I then proceed to cut out the paper templates I made… DSCF5285: …And affix them to blocks of modeling board, which are then trimmed on the band saw. DSCF5286: meanwile, I will also have a significant amount of parts to turn on the lathe, so I start by taking a pre-turned (circular) piece of modeling board and CA gluing another chunk of material to it so that it may be turned into a cylindrical shape. I would NE-VER attempt this with any metal, but that's what makes modeling board so very awesome! DSCF5287: but before I start turning, I have to square-up some of the chunks of board that were cut by hand. In order to retain any semblance of precision, all the chunks which are hand-cut must inevitably be squared and made true. DSCF5288: and so on to turning modeling board on the lathe. Lots of fun, but also lots of mess as you can clearly see. DSCF5289: same part as above. This is what will become the spherical thruster on the back-pack. I start by turning the part with a knife, then proceed with coarse sandpaper to smooth the shape to my liking while it's still turning. DSCF5290: Once a component (in this case the lower leg) has been trimmed on the band saw, I proceed to refine the shape further with a bench sander. This way I can get really close for the best possible contouring. DSCF5291: back to the lathe. This part will become the shoulder armor. DSCF5292: I have temporarily glued the two lower leg pieces together for the fine sanding and shaping to ensure that they are perfectly identical. DSCF5293: the very same parts now head to the mill where the openings for the knee and thrusters will be cut. DSCF5294: For some operations which requre a more refined finish and parallel cut, I use my drill press which I have equipped with a grinding stone. I like this operation when I need extremely thin parts that can't be held securely in the milling vise. It may mot look like much, but there's almost a week of work in all this mess! From this point on, things should start to get more interesting because I'm starting to hit my stride. Stay tuned for next week's exciting episode of: The Captain Makes A Dusty Mess! Big model, big update!
  2. captain america
    Yes, I've started carving and will have an update ready on Friday! I'm technically still in the rough stuff and I will explain why in the update, but I'm definitely got my momentum! The Lone Wolf: I don't recall if I ever paid attention to the numerical dimensions of the Gnerl, I was just so focused on making the pilot fit. Perhaps someone who built the kit *ahem* can chime in?
  3. captain america
    I think I'll just make my own
  4. captain america
    I haven't followed the adventures of Yamato/Arcadia in for ever: is that 1/2000 kit still available or am I just wishing into a black hole?
  5. captain america
    Funny story about the N-Ger: for other mecha like the Regult and Glaug, I really had to oversize them to cram a proper pilot in the cockpit but if I look at the stats for the Ger as posted on the Macross Mecha Manual and Palladium RPG book, they list 16.4 and 16.8m respectively... That comes out to 22.2-23.3 cm in 1/72. I only had to make it about 1cm bigger than the stats to fit the pilot in. I've already started sculpting slowly, I just couldn't help myself! As of right now, 14 slots still open.
  6. captain america
    PM me and I'll see what I can do.
  7. captain america
    LoL!! For those times when neither cruiser mode nor Storm Attack mode is quite right!
  8. captain america
    13 so far, keep 'em coming guys! I've started the technical drawing
  9. captain america
    I'll start when most of the deposits are in, so keep 'em coming guys! We're about 1/3 in so far.
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    Very nice builds, and kudos for taking what I consider horrible kits and making them look great! I wonder if the Zentradi are trying to tell us that they're vegetarians....
  11. captain america
    Just shoot me a PM, I'll give you the details.
  12. captain america
    Hi guys! Deposit-Day is here, so get your wallets ready for a dose of pain--Captain style!!... That just came out all wrong, didn't it? Anyway yes, today I start taking deposits [$200.00 CAD] so feel free to Paypal me. Once again I'd like to remind you all to leave me your telephone numbers for the updated customs forms, which you can do via PM, or in the Paypal message also. I've already begun drafting and will begin the manual work either Friday or Monday the 9th. I'll certainly have my work cut-out for me!
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    The detail on this kit looks excellent! I was a little bit sad that they took some liberties with the shape and proportions but for a static model, I suspect that it will be hard to beat.
  14. captain america
    Always nice to see familiar screen names pop-out of the woodwork! Past it rather, so I'm calling the project officially full until further notice.
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    Hi Mike. Shameless plugs are perfectly welcome! In fact once the Ger is made, if there's demand for a pilot upper body perhaps you can offer a kit for it. You'll likely have to mod the arms on the Zentradi soldier, but otherwise very feasible. Pilot will have to be shoehorned in with ample grease as usual
  16. captain america
    28 is fine, assuming everyone confirms. I would ask everyone on the list to confirm with me via PM to double-check/add your mailing address and to also leave me your phone numbers which I need for the new customs forms. I will start taking a deposit of $200 CAD next Monday. I remain at your service, as usual, for questions.
  17. captain america
    Based on my count, that's 28. For the sake of clarity, this is the list: [berttt] Kicker773 RKSC wmkjr Sbantonelli jefuemon Cool8or Gabe Q Major Tom Cobywan Ahiachris Petrov27 Steve71 Dark Achron3000 Neptunesurvey reflex joscasle Grayson72 jipe Heavy Melder Spitfire_BR baxojayz Ghadrack (2) wwwmwww THOR Jardann Lord Uglor For what it's worth, I would split the payment in two, if only because I won't know the full shipping weight until the kit is done. The fact that it helps to soften the financial blow helps too. For any revisions needed to the list, just LMK.
  18. captain america
    I will let Toynami disappoint with their offering... Perhaps after that has passed, people will be accepting of a 1/48 soldier--done MY way.
  19. captain america
    16 so far including PM confirmations! Not bad at all considering the price-point and the fact that it's been a little over 4 days.
  20. captain america
    My desire to sculpt is there, alI need is the orders.
  21. captain america
    Keep the orders coming guys, spread the word!
  22. captain america
    As I haven't posted here in some time, I have started an interest thread in a 1/72 Zentradi power suit project here: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=42217 If there are still any members hoping for more of my 1/72 models, this is your chance!
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    Aaaand back to Macross! Maybe. So as I had stated in a previous thread, there were some outstanding Macross subjects still needing to be done, namely the Zentradi battle suits. I'm offering this subject as the next contender in the 1/72 series, which would have the following characteristics: - based on the TV series design -can be built with cockpit open or closed -in-scale with my previously-released Zentradi soldier, so will be quite a large kit (22.5-23cm tall!) Due to its size and the complexity of the sculpt, this would NOT be a cheap offering at 355.00 Canadian ($285 US approximately) but it would be... Glorious!!! As you have all put a $200 CAD deposit, there is the $155 CAD outstanding balance on the kits as well as the shipping fees which are as follows: $30.00 CAD up to 2 kits for USA/Canada $72.00 CAD for international shipping. Also very important: please add an extra 5% to the total to cover transaction fees if there are any. Generally PP will let you know before you send if there are fees and ask you if you will pay or make the recipient pay. I will commence casting on Monday once I test and group the molds for optimum casting.
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    In so much as this project is tanking, I will start a 1/72 Nousjadeul Ger thread in the Workshop section for those who are interested.
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    I will let this run until the 20th, hopefully we will hit the minimum requirement by then.
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