destroid Posted November 20, 2011 Posted November 20, 2011 Yes it has a flashing light effect (anti-collision lights in the EEV) and flashing lights in the base... I must make a short video of these... Cheers, Jase. Quote
ce25254 Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 I haven't posted on this board in a long time, or worked on models much in the last few years. But my sons' recent interest in the Battle of Britain, as well as a sale at our local hobby store Hobby Bunker in Malden, MA, has brought model-making back for my family. So yesterday I had a great experience--I wondered if this could ever happen--I sat down with all three of my kids and we worked on models together! So I thought I would share our collective workbench. First, it is my youngest son's Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (Pegasus Hobbies 1/48 snap kit). He is just six, and really could not do this kit himself, but he still feels a great sense of ownership and accomplishment. I found out that he can paint better than his siblings could at this age--he did all of the black painting without any help (except to help him wipe off a couple of mistakes)! I did a quick & dirty camo with Krylon spray primer. Next it's my daughter's Chevy SSR (Revell). We started this together last year, but she lost interest. Yesterday she found she is good at decals, and after she chose the color scheme I got to try out clear colors over silver :-) she is really excited to see it coming together. She had fun painting and assembling the interior. Unfortunately I found out this morning that she must have laid one of the sprues on top of the hood and scratched some of the blue off before I could put a protective clear coat on. Argh! I hate the fragility of Tamiya acrylics...!!! Live and learn. (Personally I still always use enamel if I can for this reason.) Next is my oldest son's Y-Wing. I used this kit to help him learn how to use the airbrush and do weathering this summer. He still needed help with the decals, though. He had chosen a basic Testors sky blue for the canopy and it looks exactly right. He had fun scratching off the paint from the blue canopy after we painted it yesterday. I helped them a lot and didn't get much of my own work done, but I can't complain! I started a battroid that I plan to paint as Max as Skull Leader from DYRL. Oh, and I finally got a Dremel recently and have been able to start fixing up King Ghidorah's wings in my horrible G-vs-KG "Big Wrap" recast. I can't wait to be finished with this one... it is a lot of work. -- ce. Quote
electric indigo Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 @ce25254 - it's good to know that the hobby doesn't die with us old geezers. - I tried to bring some life to these neglected areas of the G kit. Quote
Ignacio Ocamica Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 Wow electric indigo, your Galactica is looking all kinds of awesome!!! Quote
electric indigo Posted November 24, 2011 Posted November 24, 2011 Thanks guys! And a big Thank you! to Moebius Models for making this kit of one of the best starship designs of recent history. Quote
505thAirborne Posted November 24, 2011 Posted November 24, 2011 Wow electric indigo, your Galactica is looking all kinds of awesome!!! +1 Quote
derex3592 Posted November 26, 2011 Posted November 26, 2011 Started on my 1:100 Glaug yesterday. Trying to really work on my seams on this kit. Something I have never been very good at getting rid of completely. The 2 cannon halves seam is the one I worked on yesterday. It's really not a bad fit for a 1992 kit. On another note....anybody tried Model Master Acrylics??? I am sooooo DONE trying to find ANYWHERE that has FREAKING Tamiya product in stock on line.. (I have only 1 hobby lobby and 1 small hobby shop semi locally and they don't have sh*t) .. . Sorry-----rant mode OFF. Quote
Benjo Posted November 27, 2011 Posted November 27, 2011 Hello everyone. Im Ben and this is my first post on here I would like to show you my still unfinished and unpainted VF-25F, it's my first ban dai kit, and my first variable fighter. Ill see how I go with this one. Its very far removed from what I usually make! Quote
PetarB Posted November 27, 2011 Posted November 27, 2011 I must admit, building this kit taught me a lot of patience. I really like that Flanker in the background! Quote
505thAirborne Posted November 27, 2011 Posted November 27, 2011 Patience is the key word with the VF-25 kits, but in the end they look really good! Welcome to MW Benjo! Quote
destroid Posted November 27, 2011 Posted November 27, 2011 Looking good as usual dude, I'm really keen to shee how you finish this one? Cheers, Jase. Quote
destroid Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 Started on my 1:100 Glaug yesterday. Trying to really work on my seams on this kit. Something I have never been very good at getting rid of completely. The 2 cannon halves seam is the one I worked on yesterday. It's really not a bad fit for a 1992 kit. On another note....anybody tried Model Master Acrylics??? I am sooooo DONE trying to find ANYWHERE that has FREAKING Tamiya product in stock on line.. (I have only 1 hobby lobby and 1 small hobby shop semi locally and they don't have sh*t) .. . Sorry-----rant mode OFF. Looking good so far man, you can still see a little seam on the top of the overhead gun though. That will build up into a very nice kit I think, good work on it so far and good luck with the seams. Cheers, Jase. Quote
Benjo Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 We will see how my sanity fares upon the painting. I am looking at this thing and thinking, where the hell do i start painting. its got me stuffed. But i have painted the basecoat dark gray and will go from there with the other colors and weathering. Cant wait to complete it. More of the 'background flanker' Quote
destroid Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 Where did you get the eagle? - nice touch.... Quote
electric indigo Posted November 29, 2011 Posted November 29, 2011 Good job on the Flanker, Benjo. Lookin forward to your VF-25. IMO it's a bitch to build cause you end up with so many sub-assemblys. - The G has make-up applied: Quote
derex3592 Posted November 29, 2011 Posted November 29, 2011 dude that thing is looking FRACKIN awesome! making me want to start mine! Quote
Ignacio Ocamica Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 Wow on the wows!! You paintjob is giving the Galactica an incredible sense of scale and making it bigger. Absolutely beautiful. Quote
Benjo Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 (edited) Yep, awesome galactica there! Dark grey armor parts in splinter camo. just because I have to have a personal touch to everything and always persuing the need to drive myself mental. Edited November 30, 2011 by Benjo Quote
valid Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 wow nice camo can't wait till u finish it Quote
Reïvaj Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 Dark grey armor parts in splinter camo. just because I have to have a personal touch to everything and always persuing the need to drive myself mental. Wow, benjo, this is such a beautiful job you're doing there! Please keep us updated! Quote
Ignacio Ocamica Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 The armor looks great in splinter camo!!! can't wait to see it completely finished. Quote
Benjo Posted December 5, 2011 Posted December 5, 2011 Thanks guys! I have to say its really hard to paint one of these eh its a challenge and I should have invested in a masking tape company. Its mentally draining! Quote
505thAirborne Posted December 5, 2011 Posted December 5, 2011 Love the splinter camo, is that a WWII BF-109 in the corner? Quote
Benjo Posted December 6, 2011 Posted December 6, 2011 The spotters prize goes to VF-19! Good spotting there Its a Fw-190A..something Quote
pfunk Posted December 6, 2011 Posted December 6, 2011 Sweet Camo job, all that taping is at least paying off Quote
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