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2014 SCI FI HARD SCIENCE GROUP BUILD

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Posted by mach71 on Saturday, July 18, 2015 8:02 AM

They look nice!

I heard that Pegasus uses ABS plastic and that seemed to match with my Pal War of the Worlds war machine and my Ark from WWC.

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Posted by waynec on Friday, July 17, 2015 9:05 PM

engines on T-2 AHK. Pegasus is a different type of plastic.

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Posted by silentbob33 on Saturday, July 4, 2015 9:56 PM

Thanks Wayne! And thanks for hosting!

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Posted by Gamera on Saturday, July 4, 2015 6:21 PM

Don't sweat it Wayne, didn't finish anything in either Japanese GB II or III (I don't remember which now) myself.

Looking forward to seeing the AEK.

And SM finishing his Falcon.

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Posted by waynec on Saturday, July 4, 2015 2:32 PM

silentbob33

Thanks Rob!  I'm calling this one finished.  After going to my son's T-Ball practice and eating dinner I took another look at it and decided I liked the weathering.  Overall, this is a very nice kit, I'll have to look around to see if I can get a few more, after all Anakin needs a wing man...

very nice. 

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Posted by waynec on Saturday, July 4, 2015 2:23 PM

started on the T-2 AEK. Pegasus has different plastic so it is interesting.

to everyone who participated THANK YOU. i obviously did not keep up with this as well as i should have but a good lesson learned for future hosting. DON'T OVER-COMMIT  in hosting or in joining.

anyone who has started can finish after the deadline and claim the badge.

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Posted by Rob S. on Monday, June 22, 2015 7:26 PM

The Falcon is generally 'freaking me out'!! Wicked work....looks like it's ready to be used as a genuine prop ready for filming!

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Posted by waynec on Monday, June 22, 2015 4:29 PM

the Falcon looks nice. guess i best start on my T-2 AEK now that regionals is over and my block seems to have disolved.

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Posted by Señormodeler on Monday, June 22, 2015 8:59 AM

Thanks, gamera! Yes, I need to apply pigments to the underside of the falcon and then focus on the base a bit more. I've done some basic washes on the tiles but I still need to do some streaking and pigment work on them.

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Posted by Gamera on Monday, June 22, 2015 7:29 AM

Wow, she looks fantastic!! So just a little more work on the Falcon and then to weathering the DS base?

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Posted by Señormodeler on Saturday, June 20, 2015 7:52 PM

Thanks, silentbob.

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Posted by silentbob33 on Saturday, June 20, 2015 5:16 PM

Señor that looks amazing! I love the weathering

On my bench: Academy 1/35 UH-60L Black Hawk

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Posted by Señormodeler on Saturday, June 20, 2015 4:32 PM

Wow, there's so much great work going on here.

I finally had some time to go back and start the last stage of weathering... pigments. I'm using Grimy Black to fill in the filth on this hunk of junk. Still need to weather the death star tiles more. That's up next.







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Posted by silentbob33 on Friday, June 19, 2015 7:36 AM

Thank you sir!

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Posted by Gamera on Friday, June 19, 2015 7:17 AM

She looks terrific Bob!

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Posted by silentbob33 on Thursday, June 18, 2015 10:59 PM

Thanks Stik, and you have me there. The Padawan should always fly wing to the Master.

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Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, June 18, 2015 10:37 PM

silentbob33

Overall, this is a very nice kit, I'll have to look around to see if I can get a few more, after all Anakin needs a wing man...

Beautiful!Yes But didn't Anakin fly wing to Obi Wan?Hmm

 

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Posted by silentbob33 on Thursday, June 18, 2015 8:02 PM

Thanks Rob!  I'm calling this one finished.  After going to my son's T-Ball practice and eating dinner I took another look at it and decided I liked the weathering.  Overall, this is a very nice kit, I'll have to look around to see if I can get a few more, after all Anakin needs a wing man...

Any comments/critiques are more than welcome.

On my bench: Academy 1/35 UH-60L Black Hawk

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Posted by Rob S. on Thursday, June 18, 2015 7:05 PM

Lovin' it silentBob...that wear job looks fantastic!

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Posted by silentbob33 on Thursday, June 18, 2015 3:27 PM

Thanks Stik!  I'm keeping the weathering kind of light compared to say an X-Wing.  I've seen some builds of this online where the weathering  was too much.  I think I'm done with it, but I want to wait a bit before I decide for sure.  Don't want to overdo it.

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Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, June 18, 2015 3:04 PM

SB, that looks really sharp! Very well done so far!

 

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Posted by silentbob33 on Thursday, June 18, 2015 2:34 PM

Thanks Nuc, this has been a fun relaxing build.  I've been getting some pretty regular benchtime so I've made a bit of progress on the starfighter.  I applied the decals, which were very thick but didn't silver as far as I can tell.  I also did a panel line wash and gave it a flat coat for the pastels that are coming for weathering.  I also attached the S-Foil flaps.  I think I'll be done with this one later tonight or tomorrow at the latest.

Oh, and R2 is finished and waiting to put be put on board.

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Posted by stikpusher on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 2:19 PM

Thanks for the encouragement guys! Yes the sci fi stuff is alluring and fun. I still have plenty more in my stash. Although I must retract my original statement about not having built any in over 20 years. I did start but not complete a sci fi April fools project about 7 years ago. One day I will get it done.

As for this one, I have been scouring the Internet for painting info, especially on the original studio models. While the info I found was not overly specific, I think I have settled upon colors that will work once I get the seam filling and clean up done and I can start slinging paint.

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

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Posted by NucMedTech on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 1:14 PM

SB, Your Eta-2 is looking good, I like the paint chipping also, Looking forward to it all coming together.

Stik, Nice start on the K'Tinga. It's hard to shake the Sci-Fi bug once it bites.

Most barriers to your successes are man made. And most often you are the man who made them. -Frank Tyger

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Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 7:11 AM

Yes nice SP, I built that kit back in the late '80s. Watched the beginning of ST:TMP where I'd taped it off TV about five zillion times to try to get the paint right, yes this was back when the internet was a new and strange thing. I should still have the kit... somewhere...

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Posted by silentbob33 on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 7:02 AM

Great start Stik! I've always liked the look of the older Klingon ships.

On my bench: Academy 1/35 UH-60L Black Hawk

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Posted by stikpusher on Monday, June 15, 2015 1:14 PM

Well here we go. My first sci fi model build in probably 25 years.

Main hull, lower and upper surfaces

Bridge & command section

Engineering section

 Connection section

Warp Engines

A very low parts count, and not exceptionally well fitting. But then again this kit was first released in 1979 or 1980 so the molds are old. Now I have to do a bit of filling and sanding before I can get it all together and start painting...

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

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Posted by stikpusher on Sunday, June 14, 2015 8:09 PM

Well tomorrow I hopefully will have time in the morning to get my work photographed and posted

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

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  • From: Michigan
Posted by silentbob33 on Sunday, June 14, 2015 7:07 PM

Thanks guys!  I think it looks pretty good for my first go at using hairspray for chipping.  Looks a lot better than when I used to try to paint the chipping.  I can't wait to see your Klingon battle cruiser Stik

On my bench: Academy 1/35 UH-60L Black Hawk

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