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Yep - I've got metal primer! What I find works best is to really rough up the surface of the diecast parts with coarse sandpaper so the paint sticks to the surface better. You've done a couple of yammie customs - what parts do you find wear from transformation? Ie, what parts should I give an extra coat of clearcoat to?

I just left it overnight. With the legs though, as they put SO much paint on, it takes a few goes to get it all off. Scand: You can get it from any hardware store, and probably most supermarkets. For the die cast parts I used a coarse sandpaper and for the plastic a medium/mild was plenty. Stealthlurker - I was thinking of putting it back together naked for a laugh! At the moment it's a big pile of parts. NB - it's a good idea to use rubber gloves as my hands are all dried out and wrinkly today.

Exo - Well I had to dilute the sugar soap with something so I used pine sol instead of water to make it even better. oh yeah... brake fluid! That was it. Toonz - yep, he's white with shiny metal legs now!

I got my dirt-cheap yammie the other day from hlj for customising. Around here most of us dis-assemble our valk and soak it in pine-sol (floor cleaner) overnight to loosen the paint so it's easy to remove with sandpaper. I've also heard people using engine oil and other stuff. Try liquid sugar soap! It's a concentrated liquid diluted with water used to clean tough dirt and grime and remove paint from walls. I diluted some in pine-sol and the paint came off like butter! Let me tell you this was a great discovery as yamato aren't afraid of slapping the paint on thick! .. if this is common knowledge, please delete and ignore me!

And this kind of trouble scares off potential legit members. Send his ass packing please mods.

I think the general consensus for the wording is "MWS Hong Kong '04" Would I be correct saying this? I don't know if the whole wording of "Macrossworld Shopathon" would fit as well..

YEah, I like it more. And if you have those superposables, those heads really come in handy there. I used the 1a head to replace the crappy one on the cannon fodder posable. Pity the leg fell off. damn rubber toys! <_

My order shipped in 2 days!! they gave me EMS shipping for the price of SAL. Cool! I also bought the 1/72 vf19 decal set - which is the perfect scale for 1/60 vf-1 toys!

I've been looking for that very Gundan for ages! But as it's so damn big the shipping puts me off. But as I'm going to Hong Kong in January, it's #1 on my list, and also the 16 inch tall Academy Titans toy. So I'll have to book extra seats on the flight home!

Another option is to get the 1/72 hasegawa battroid kit. You get a 1a, 1J and 1S head with it. Here's a pic of my 1/60 with the hase head on it. It looks a tiny bit small but I think it looks cool. And the head shape is much better than the sqaushed look of the 1/60 1s head.

As far as dis-assembling an MPC goes, it's pretty much the same as a 1/55. The electronics don't pose much of a problem - I just made sure they were completely covered with masking tape before painting. I'm about to start my first 1/60 custom too! I remember there was a site that had a good walk thru to taking one apart. Anyone know the link?

yes! Finally a pic I can send to my friends and not get laughed at!

This just looks like a remake of 'Point Blank' (remade as Payback) with kung fu and a chick as the lead role. Is QT just doing another unathorised remake or am I wrong?

It's a cross between the Terminator, Independence Day and the Matrix.

cool! I am VERY late to this party but I am so happy!!! I've never owned a GBP set as I can't justify spending that much money, but now I'll have my moment in the sun. the chunky monkey fists look like somthing off an Imai toy.

I certainly won't list all my tastes as it's probably been listed already (kanata's list took the cake). But I'm 27 now and music has been a big part of my life since I was 13 - I would have between 4 and 500 cd's collected over the last 14 years. But my favourites would be (or what I've been listening to a lot this year): rock - Janes Addiction, Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Queens of the stone age, Gomez classical - rachmaninov, chopin, beethoven retro - blondie, devo, new order rap - public enemy, run dmc, jazz - miles davis, dave brubeck and the seatbelts music from cowboy bebop dance - plaid, kid loco, death in vegas, thievery corp, lemon jelly, boards of canada, underworld good soundtracks I've heard recently: 28 days later, requiem for a dream, Donnie Darko

I've got the 1st version. And to my shame I bought this one a week agon on the hlj sale. I kinda like the 'faded anime cel' look.

DAMN you! I have been looking for this toy for like a year! And now you let me know that HLJ has them in stock! Thanks for making me spend more moeny!!!

Lovely work. Camo paint jobs IMHO are the most difficult to do. I did my hasegawa basttroid kit in a 3 colour camo and I was so OVER it by the end. There was a mountain of masking tape a foot high by the time I finished.

Thanks for the info Draykov! Taka - put me down for one of those option decal sets! They look great. Don't worry - I can wait. I have to pay off my credit card before I buy anything else. Hmm, got a (silly) question. As the 1/48 nose is removable, for the sharkmouth, would you make the decal in 2 parts or would we be better off applying it then carefully slicing down the join with an exacto knife?

They're basing a lot of the movie off Ennis' 12 issue maxi-series. So hopefully we'll see him feed some baddies to a couple of Polar Bears! I have to say, as a punisher fan since I was 13 (I began reading the Punisher at #6) I don't mind that they have 'modernised' him. He would just be too old. It's OK for us comic fans who have a long history and knowledge of the punisher, but to translate him to film and have his begininning you'd have to either update him to a recent conflict or set the film in the late '70's.. hmm, that's not such a bad idea! And I like the choice of Jane as the punisher - I'm interested to see more of the psyche of a broken man at work than just a beefcake hell bent on revenge. That's why the first punisher movie didn't work. There wasn't enough empathy with the character. (plus dolph can't act his way out of a paper bag)

Wow... that guy must have the patience of Job.. and a lot of free time.

beautiful! I've been thinking of doing something like this to my low-viz. Can we make requests? I really wanted a decal of the pointy-teeth mouth that the A-10 tankbusters have to put on the nose of my 1/48. And those red roses insignias would look great on the wings.

Love your custom S! Put some decals on it you lazy bastard. I wonder what that toy would be worth now? I agree with an earlier comment - it reminds me of Armored Core a bit. Which is a good thing! And I like it a lot better than the original paint job. Lately I've interested more in 'realistic' paint schemes - military colour shades rather than bright red with gold trim.

Robots always have knives! Just look at evangelion - knives everywhere. I guess they just look cool. Robots don't need heads either but they've all got em!