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  1. captain america
    In all honesty, it's one of those designs that looks awesome, but is horribly impractical. I don't think that it will need additional supports to stand and I will cast the entire crotch section as a single piece for maximum strength. The croissant has been partially hollowed-out for weight savings.
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    Sadly, they do not. I felt that it wouldn't be right to add insult to injury, what with his claws being almost comical and tiny compared to the "well-endowed" Gurab.
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    Masters are done! Sorry about the poor pose, the model is very top-heavy and difficult to adjust without brass pins and glue. That said, it's very massive, intimidating and uh... Crabby!
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    That's exactly what I do.
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    I might very well just create a website where I'll list my current kits and re-issue popular subjects as needed. That way fans can feed their addiction Boo-Berry Crabs almost complete...
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    Captain's log, April second. Things are finally coming together on the model after many weeks, and it's looking Gamo-licious! Pic 4939 shows the main body hulls in a semi-finished stage. This part varies so greatly from one illustration to the other that it really left me frustrated for the longest time. Thankfully, a little bit of intuitive Dremeling and sanding took care of that. 4940: this part will become the white "jellybean" on the outside of the beam croissant horns. I need to sculpt two units in mirror symmetry, hence the use of a thick block. 4941 and 4942: owing to the beam croissant's very organic shape, scribing lines into it is a bit of a challenge to say the least. I opted to use some tape as a guide, which follows along some carefully-plotted guide marks so as to ensure that the lines are symmetrical on both sides. Naturally, this would have been nearly impossible had I not maintained my reference points on the sculpt. 4943: once the cross-section of the jellybean parts is optimized ans sliced in two, some more calculations are made to get the positioning just right. After that, I smush the part onto the croissant with putty to get a seamless fit. In the initial stages of curing, the polyester putty becomes rubbery and easy to carve with a knife, so I take advantage of that to remove much of the excess. 4944: the lower leg and foot assembly. I added some ball/socket joints to the design for more precise poseability. It still maintains the right look, and incorporates a little bit of artistic flair. 4945-4950: now that's what I call a severe case of blueberry crabs!! The kit is just about 7" tall, quite massive, and so much nicer than I was expecting it to be. It will also be extremely top-heavy too, so you'll definitely want to invest in some brass rod to pin this kit when you build it. Stay tuned for my next update, since the masters will be finished by then.
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    That thing looks so beautiful that I think it lowers my blood pressure to stare at it. Modeling really is theraputic!
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    No worries, those pictures are staged after the actual work is done and the machine in question turned off. Gotta give me a little credit
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    Captain's log: March 26. Wednesday (also BBQ chicken day) As a continuation of my previous update, allow me to jump in right where I left off last time. Pic 4927: the lower leg, which has been milled and shaped on the belt-sander is now being refined with coarse sandpaper. 4928 and 4929: the beam gun croissant, now much further into the shaping stage. As I mentioned previously, the beam "eyeballs" will be separate, free-pose, and may be back-lit if desired. The beam nozzle will be molded translucent, just like the eyeball. 4931: a close-up of the beam gun eyeball. 4932: I tend to jump back and forth a lot, simply because there are so many operations needed, and never in the same sequence. Here I'm turning a block of Ren Shape for what will become the aft thrusters, as well as "Backward Facing Boobies" as seen in the Anime style sheets. I have no idea what they actually do, and I hapen to think that BFB sounds way cooler. 4933: the aft thruster nozzle housing being machined. I had to leave some material attached to the bottom side in order for the vise to hold the part securely. This will be chopped-off later. 4934: holy balls! At right (starting from the top and proceeding clockwise) the beam gun housing, the elbow, the claw palm, BFB, and the aft thruster. The pieces on the left are what will become the main shell top and bottom. 4935: the forearm in an early, rough stage. I'm using the disc sander to get the cross-section to my liking, after which I will proceed to round it out with the Dremel. That's all for now, but next week's update will show a crude mock-up of the standing Gamo. Big AND impressive… Stay tuned!
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    That would just take more time. Gotta remember that I'm not working from predictable & consistent technical diagrams, so what I see in one view is contradicted by two others, so there is much back & forth going on in an attempt to harmonize disparities. Also, there's no conclusive proof that I ever know what I'm doing. PetarB: J'aimerais un croissant au crabe avec un café aux faisceaux laser. <--Just my opinion here, but that's heartburn waiting to happen!
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    I'd say about 70-75, the greatest amount being to shape the beam gun croissant.
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    4922: the beam gun housings continued. 4923: and continued… 4924: more of the beam gun croissant. This is the aft portion where the dorsal shell mates to the croissant. In fact, the penciled oval you see is the rough cross-section of the main shell. 4925: after stupid amounts of Dremeling, the croissant is now starting to take shape. 4926: the view from the back. It's still in a VERY rough state at this point. That's all for now, but I'll likely post another update on Monday because I have quite a few pics left to show. The project is taking quite a long time because while the line art looks simple, rendering it in 3D is anything but.
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    Captain's log, March 21. I'm going to start out by revealing a great secret: I started work on the Gamo a while ago, I was just waiting for the right moment to break the news to everyone! So yeah, let's get this party started! The first pic is, as always, the customary shot of my basic tools and materials in their raw form. For what it's worth, I needed quite a bit more Ren Shape than is pictured, especially for the very large beam gun croissant. 4915: since I needed more modeling board, I started by chopping up some new blocks into smaller, more manageable segments. 4916: I then run the blocks under my drill-press grinder to make sure they're perfectly parallel. 4917: this is a particularly tricky operation, and it involves taking a rectangular block of modeling board and durning it on the lathe in order to make the many round/bubble shapes inherent in the design. I start off using the live center to secure the part, since the knife is jamming into modeling board and air alternatively, and it creates a lot of vibration. By the time this pic was taken, the worst was over. 4918: Now that I have some adequate blocks, I begin sketching the outline of the parts I intend to carve. I will then clean them up using French curves… Very artsy-fartsy! 4919: the beginnings of the sphere that will become the beam gun "eyeball" nozzle. 4920: some quick removal of excess material before lines are cleaned up. 4921: You probably can't tell, but this block will become the main beam gun croissant structure. I remove as much material with the mill as I can to maintain my reference points and ensure symmetry.
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    No worries, the magic begins next Monday since I'm just waiting on two people. Aaah, blueberry crabs!!! I'm planning to make the "eyes" from the beam cannons both posable and hollow, so that people who want to light the beam guns will be able to.
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    Still waiting on the final payments to come in, should be starting soonly.
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    Very nice work so far, Exo! This thing will kick butt displayed fully open with all those little buggers launching to attack. And suddenly I'm overcome with the sensation of being attacked by a swarm of bees...
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    A plank of modeling board is 60" by 16" by 2", you may be able to get different formats depending on the vendor. As for techniques that's pretty well laid-out in my build reports.
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    Thank you so much for the references, guys! Rest assured that I scrutinize and study the source material for several hours even before beginning to cut modeling board, and the images of various products as well, just to see how they interpreted certain shapes. Jason: yes, that's why the price jumped slightly, after studying the line art, it quickly became evident that the Gamo, while not the most advanced design, was the biggest in terms of height and girth. As with all the data, some show it to be marginally shorter or taller than a Legioss, so it's a matter of interpretation. First and foremost, I'm going for the look in the 3/4 front view, since I consider it to be the nicest. DarrinG:
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    I've started compiling my source reference for the sculpt and all I can say is: boy, that crazy beam gun boomerang is going to be a real clusterfrack of sculpting hell!
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    I would go somewhere between the Vallejo Turquoise and the color of the book end, but that's me. I'll start sending out PMs for payment, but just the price of the actual kit for now, since I won't know what the shipping will come out to until I'm fairly close to completion. In short: $160 now, and the rest once I can calculate the freight. Also reverting to funds in USD, since it's just easier for most folks.
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    Based on my count, we are green to go... Or should I say blue? I'll start clearing up my workspace and will be shaking you all down for funds come Monday, at which point I will also begin sculpting
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    Are we there yet?
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    That's 29! So berry, berry close... BOO-berry close!
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    Posted in the For Sale section to breathe a little extra life into the project.
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    It makes blue blue rain in my soul!!!
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