captain america

Hi Anthony. Glad you like the beast! The resin I use is Smooth On's SC-310. I tried a few different materials before sticking with that one; I love it and make almost all my castings with it. Yeah, some of the boxes were not perfectly glued from the supplier; happened with some other things I got from them as well-damn you Papermart!!

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Anybody want some instructions?

Yeah, I'm going to take a little break after the instructions are done. Afterwards, maybe something light... Like a 1/72 Kamjin figure.

Quick little update: Instructions are half way done, and I should have them posted Friday. As I was doing these, I discovered a wonderful thing: the landing gear, despite my fears early on, is plenty strong and so you won't need to prop-up the backside to keep it from collapsing under its own weight. A small victory, but a victory nonetheless A few pics while you wait...

Hi everyone! I'm sure you'll all be happy to hear that orders are now (finally) shipping, so it's literally a matter of days until the first kits are received. Instructions: underway, and I'm hoping to have them uploaded sometime next week. Lastly, barring any unforseen cancellations, the 1/72 Gnerl kits are officially sold out. Many thanks to all of you who made this project possible!

Hi everyone. I've been meaning to post an update for sometime, but between the casting and chasing my distributors, I couldn't seem to find time until now. Anyhoo, after what seemed like an endless trek to find the right lexan, I'm happy to say that the sheets finally arrived and I can now get the soldier's visors vac-formed <-- the one part missing which has held up shipping! I should be done with the casting this week, so all those who confirmed their orders can just go ahead and send payment. Instructions: I will need at least another 2 weeks for those. In the meantime, please enjoy the view from my side: There are actually several more kits done than are pictured; having trouble finding places to put them all

Hi Martyn. Just PM me and I'll send you the payment info.

Oscillating fan?

Don't mention food, I'm starving as I wait for my pizza! Oh, and there are 6 spots still unconfirmed for the Gnerl, so if you want one, now's the time to speak up.

Hi everyone! I was supposed to post these pics last Friday, but I was derailed by other activities. Essentially, I just wanted to show a partial breakdown of the parts just for fun. Oh, and just in case you're wondering, the cockpit consoles are separate and they ARE molded in translucent amber; these parts are just my test-shots, and opaque plastic photographs better than clear (which makes a difference in the instructions.) :secret: Oh, also: someone had PMed me asking about the mold material I use. It's made by Bluestar (formerly Rhodia) and it's the 1065 with the green catalyst. A given silicone rubber's cured color is not necessarily indicative of specific properties: different companies just like to use various colors to distinguish their products, and green rubber by one company is not necessarily indicative of the same properties as a green rubber from another firm. The parts: My bucket of mold material: I should begin shipping in a couple weeks or so. Some of the molds are so large and I need 13 molds in total to produce a full kit; they can't all fit in my pressure pot at once, so it takes two sessions to make parts for one model in stead of just one, even using a resin with a 15 minute pot life. Short version: it takes a long time to make da kits

Supaa Makku-Roiidoh hashiin!! Made my day

Hi guys! Just wanted to give everyone a little progress report. The casting is going rather smoothly, even if it did take a little longer to ramp-up than I would have liked. I'm going to be posting some pics of the castings in a couple days. Also, I wanted to ask those of you who want to place an order by Paypal or MO to please give me notice before via PM to confirm it with me before you do so. The Gnerl is limited to just 30 examples and 17 are already spoken for, so I need to manage things carefully. In the interest of fairness to all, I operate on a first come, first served basis. For example, giving me notice that funds have been sent by mail on tuesday takes precedent over someone who sends funds electronically on Thursday. Also, I'd want to avoid anyone sending funds that would have to be returned because the supply dried up before I knew they had placed the order. Anyhoo, you know where my PM box is if you need me

It would depend on demand above all, but I'm not opposed to reopening that can of worms

Funny you should axe that... Hey everyone! Well the gnerl is now being prepped for molding, and the resin has been ordered; hoping to have finished molds by Saturday or Sunday. Ordering info. Kit price ( I'm not forgetting this time!!) is $300.00 CANADIAN DOLLARS each. Shipping: -Within Canada/US: $27.00 CANADIAN DOLLARS for up to 2 kits -International: $50.00 CANADIAN DOLLARS per kit Payment methods: -An international postal money order in CANADIAN or equivalent US funds makes me yummiest in the tummy. -Paypal is an option, but incurs a fee of $13 cdn extra per kit, which is kind of a ripoff if you axe me; better to pay the $3 for the M-O even if the payment takes a lil' longer to arrive.Plus, if you give me notice that you're sending an M-O, the kit(s) will be reserved for you in my usual manner. Schedule: based on current calculations, the first kits should be popping out of their molds by tuesday/Wednesday next week (May 6-7) and shipping should commence about 10 days later. Hmm, that's about it. Did I forget anything? Also, for those new members that haven't bought from me before, just PM me with your prefered method of payment and I'll give you the necessary payment details. Ready? Set... GO!

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Cad huh? CNC wha?? It's ALL done by hand, dude! The only computer thingamabob I use is my brain. Besides, it came free and it runs cheap, so... Some of the rivets are a tad off, but I like that because it gives the model some character. Some are punched a little deeper than others also. If you get near a real fighter up close, you start to see lots of these awesome little imperfections (particularly on the older birds) like unequal riveting, panel seams filled with "caulking" and other litte patchwork repair niceties, and that's what I try to impart onto my models; especially the zentradi stuff which is rather old by the time we see it in SDF Macross. That equipment just oozes character, so I took that idea and ran with it.

Honestly, I don't know. The rear struts will be metal reinforced, but the fact that they're splayed at such drastic angles gives me pause. In a worst case, a simple 3mm clear acrylic rod at the rear of the fuselage will fix any weight support issues. Damn Zentradi and their nonsensical designs.

They aren't Hasegawa-perfect by any means; maybe the photos just make them appear that way. If anything, I tried to make them slightly sloppy to mimmic crude manufacturing... Kinda like the finish on a russian fighter. The straight panels over rollercoaster-style compound curves was a bear: I used rulers on some flatter areas, and then masking tape where the ruler could not go. I passed a couple times with an Xacto, then carefully again with a file, and sometimes with a dental tool. The rivets were done with my own homemade brass punchie thing that I turned on my lathe; I wanted a different size rivet than I have for earth mecha, and also wanted a slightly rounded head. At some point I'll do a little expose on how to scribe panels & rivets

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Well guys, it's finally done! The pics didn't come out quite as nicely as I would've liked due to lighting issues, but trust me all the rivets are there I didn't photograph a few little details like the control column or the main dash panel, as I didn't want to damage them. Actually, lots of aspects were challenging to photograph like the fins and the missiles which need to be glued properly. I certainly hope this goes down as the best detailed Gnerl kit we'll ever see. Anyhoo, on to the pics: I should commence the final detailing and mold prep on Monday, and I'll also have a shipping quote by then and will give instructions on payment at that time, so prepare your wallets. On my end, I'll be molding & casting my tiny brains out :worried:

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Yup.