Had a little rest from the Refit. Klingon bird of prey is on the bench...

ilikespagetti

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November 2003
From: maine

Posted by ilikespagetti on Sunday, July 23, 2006 7:50 PM

Mikeym_us wrote:

BTW was the 3rd configuration meant as a joke sheesh cloaked configuration all I have to do is build the stand and say the model is done oh well the only enterprise I have in the same scale as the BOP's is my AMT refit Enterprise.

I allways thought it would be cool to have a trasparent BOP kit and feather the paint in to look like its cloaking

I am a man, But I can change. If I have to....I guess...

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Hippy-Ed

Member since
December 2004
From: Stockton,Ca

Posted by Hippy-Ed on Sunday, July 23, 2006 4:20 PM

Hmmm... The refit did like every other Enterprise.... Kicked, clawed & bit back with tooth & nail Tongue [:P]

She fought with Honor & Distinction Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

If you lose your sense of humor, you've lost everything

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Mikeym_us

Member since
March 2004
From: Kincheloe Michigan

Posted by Mikeym_us on Sunday, July 23, 2006 12:11 PM

BTW was the 3rd configuration meant as a joke sheesh cloaked configuration all I have to do is build the stand and say the model is done Laugh [(-D] oh well the only enterprise I have in the same scale as the BOP's is my AMT refit Enterprise.

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15 http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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Hippy-Ed

Member since
December 2004
From: Stockton,Ca

Posted by Hippy-Ed on Sunday, July 23, 2006 10:22 AM

Mikeym_us wrote:
Hey Chris I have 2 not started AMT BOP's no guys I'm not giving them up.back back.(shoving a pointed stick at the crowd of people near by) I think it would be nice to have 2 BOP's in both wing configurations or have them both in attack configuration attacking some hapless Federation starship.

Now you are one sick puppy Mikeym Mischief [:-,]

But of course, they could attempt to attack the Enterprise Evil [}:)]

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Mikeym_us

Member since
March 2004
From: Kincheloe Michigan

Posted by Mikeym_us on Friday, July 21, 2006 10:24 PM

Hey Chris I have 2 not started AMT BOP's no guys I'm not giving them up.back back.(shoving a pointed stick at the crowd of people near by) I think it would be nice to have 2 BOP's in both wing configurations or have them both in attack configuration attacking some hapless Federation starship.

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15 http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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Cpt.Sponder

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June 2006

Posted by Cpt.Sponder on Friday, July 21, 2006 9:25 AM

nice paint job on the bob chris! nice!

and indeed, an impressive box you have there! cant wait till you crank out this one.. :)

i see you allready updated your sig. pic to go along w/ it...

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Chris_in_Japan

Member since
November 2004
From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.

Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Friday, July 21, 2006 6:17 AM

Ok.. You guys must think that I crank kits out like its no tomorrow. But the trueth is, that I usually build about 2 or 3 things at a time.. Or I start to build something, and either lose interest, or find something else that needs attention, and so I move on to that..

Well, here I have the AMT Klingon Bird of Prey.. I started it ages ago, but it sat as alot of my builds do, and so today, I decided to drag it out and paint it.. Well actually 2 days to paint it.. I started it yesterday afternoon.. Anyways, this is where I have gotten thus far...

This is just a time filler build, as my next serious build has been decided, and it will be the 1/144 Revell Space Shuttle and Booster..

It arrived in the mail tonight.. Its a masive box.. The beer can is the large 500ml can, not the small one, and it looks small.. Very impressed with this bad boy!.. It will be done in the name of "Endeavour".. As this was the ship that Cpt James Cook founded Australia... I am after all an Aussie! Wink [;)]

Chris

On the bench:

1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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Chris_in_Japan

Member since
November 2004
From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.

Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Thursday, July 20, 2006 10:58 PM

Thanks Jerry.. I am sure you are a pretty good modeler aswell!!

Cheers Chris

On the bench:

1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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coldwar68

Member since
February 2003
From: Zanesville, OH USA

Posted by coldwar68 on Thursday, July 20, 2006 8:36 AM

I was very happy. No problem, you do a great job on your models, I hope I can get even half as good looking ones as you build. Great stuff!

Jerry

I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it. -Jack Handy

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Chris_in_Japan

Member since
November 2004
From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.

Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Thursday, July 20, 2006 1:03 AM

Now Jerry.. Thats what I call a score!.. A box full of goodies like that would be a nice gift!.. Thanks for the commenst on the builds..

Chris

On the bench:

1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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coldwar68

Member since
February 2003
From: Zanesville, OH USA

Posted by coldwar68 on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 6:03 PM

Great job on your builds Chris. I especially like the Buck Rogers Star Fighter. I used to watch it for the same reason you said that you did...the starfighter. I lucked into two of them about six months ago, two seperate friends found out that I like to build some sci-fi and gave them to me. One was built, the other is still in the box with the wrapper on it. I also acquired the Draconian fighter, a Viper, a Cylon Raider and a small Eagle from Space: 1999.

Jerry

I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it. -Jack Handy

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Chris_in_Japan

Member since
November 2004
From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.

Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Friday, July 14, 2006 9:15 PM

Scott, I have a spare BR Starfighter.. Send me a PM and we can talk...

Chris

On the bench:

1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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SNOOPY

Member since
December 2002

Posted by SNOOPY on Friday, July 14, 2006 5:43 PM

Sorry for the doulbe post of almost the same thing. I was having some technical difficulties and looked like a double post them I try deleting one of them and thought I got rid of the original and re-posted the same just different wording. I have been at work way to long!!!

-Scott

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SNOOPY

Member since
December 2002

Posted by SNOOPY on Friday, July 14, 2006 5:39 PM

J-Hulk wrote:

Have you noticed how common this kit is here in Japan? Both the original Monogram boxing and the Tsukuda rebox...I run into them everywhere...for cheap, too. I just picked up the second kit about a month ago, for 1,500 yen (about US $10). There are at least two more I know of at two LHSs...for about 3,000 yen (about US $20). Cheap and plentiful! These buggers pull plenty of cash on eBay, do they not?

J-HULK, If you ever get in the mood to purchase one to sell, I might be inclined to buy it from you. I alway bid on them on EBAY but always get out bid. They can get pricey for my budget.

Chris, nice jobs on the Starfighter, and SW models. The extra TIE model also sounds interesting:)

-Scott

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SNOOPY

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December 2002

Posted by SNOOPY on Friday, July 14, 2006 5:32 PM

J-Hulk wrote:
Have you noticed how common this kit is here in Japan? Both the original Monogram boxing and the Tsukuda rebox...I run into them everywhere...for cheap, too. I just picked up the second kit about a month ago, for 1,500 yen (about US $10). There are at least two more I know of at two LHSs...for about 3,000 yen (about US $20). Cheap and plentiful! These buggers pull plenty of cash on eBay, do they not?

J-HULK, if you ever get in the mood to pick up another BR star fighter and wish to sell it, I would be willing to talk about it. I have tried to get one off of ebay but always get out bid. Twenty bucks is cheaper than all the ones I have bid on ebay.

-Scott (U.S.A.)

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Cpt.Sponder

Member since
June 2006

Posted by Cpt.Sponder on Thursday, July 13, 2006 10:51 AM

yeah, not every1 here is a gamefreak eh?

well, i am! love it for over 15 years! for me games and computers go hand in hand... build a new pc for being able to play that one game..half a year later you need a new VGA card, etc. it never ends.

Most people see that as a bad thing, for me, the games are a nice excuse to keep myself up to date with the latest hardware. (allthough, i fell a year behind, and dont have money for a new nice board..)

i also build a lot of pc's for friends; help people with overclocking their machines, etc. love it!

i probably get the same satisfaction the moment i run successfull benchmarks on a selfbuild new (overclocked) machine, as you get when you finished youre best model till now.... (cant compare myself yet, as i didn't finish my first model yet.. lol..)

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Chris_in_Japan

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November 2004
From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.

Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Thursday, July 13, 2006 9:03 AM

Ty was talking about computer games on the other board? Hhhhmmm....

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Chris

On the bench:

1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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Cpt.Sponder

Member since
June 2006

Posted by Cpt.Sponder on Thursday, July 13, 2006 8:24 AM

thats too bad!.. oh well, guess i should be patient then..

i will be moddeling myself tonight, no other options: fed up with computergames, and the worst thing EVER happend: while i dont have money for a new one, my TV died on me! poor me.. no tv.. sniff...

my F15 doesn't seem to mind though, since it's allready layed out on my table..

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Chris_in_Japan

Member since
November 2004
From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.

Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Thursday, July 13, 2006 7:43 AM

Nup... Its all in my head! Smile [:)]

Chris

On the bench:

1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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Cpt.Sponder

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June 2006

Posted by Cpt.Sponder on Thursday, July 13, 2006 3:00 AM

sounds great chris, you got a pic which gives us an idea?

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AMT Deep Space Nine

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Chris_in_Japan

Member since
November 2004
From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.

Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Wednesday, July 12, 2006 4:55 PM

Cpt, I do seems in different ways.. If they are major, I will putty and sand.. if just small, or a spot needs to be filled, I will use super glue.. No matter the size.. I always seem to do alot of sanding..

As for painting, it will be as its meant to be, but I will bring it up to a "now" kind of look.. And I wont be going for a cartoon type look, I will be going more for a real world look with shiny pieces, and rusty pieces ect.... Alot like a modern war ship.. Brand new but a little worn!

Chris

On the bench:

1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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Cpt.Sponder

Member since
June 2006

Posted by Cpt.Sponder on Wednesday, July 12, 2006 4:47 AM

starting to look great chris! Can you tell me how you handle seams in general? i read some articles, but would like youre expertise as well..

as the model is almost the same size as your monitor there, are you going to build some kind of construction which allows you to mount the model on your screen? would be nice.

Are you going with real life colors or are you going to paint it to your own immagination?

REVELL F-15 strike eagle

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AMT Deep Space Nine

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Chris_in_Japan

Member since
November 2004
From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.

Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Monday, July 10, 2006 8:14 AM

UPDATE:

Well it has taken me basically all afternoon and into the night to get one side of the seams done.. Just the other side, and the middle seem along the bottom to go..

First pic is the side I havnt done yet, to show what I am dealing with..

This second pic, is the side I have filled and sanded.. The big long gap in the middle is supposed to be where the wings come out.. But they looked a little funky, so I have decided I will fill it in, and have a smooth hull!

The instruction state that you should build the top before adding it to the hull, but it simply couldnt work as you have to fill the seams and smooth them out.. The stuff on top wouldnt last the pounding. So the bridge and guns will be done last, after I have done the wooden deck..

More updates to come..

Chris

On the bench:

1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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Chris_in_Japan

Member since
November 2004
From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.

Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Sunday, July 9, 2006 9:49 PM

And so it begins....

Chris

On the bench:

1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 9, 2006 9:22 AM

They ran the show here back in the 70's. I was able to catch most of it, but haven't seen it since. That should make for a nice display, be sure to post pics.

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Chris_in_Japan

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November 2004
From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.

Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Sunday, July 9, 2006 3:12 AM

Well in all honesty Steve.. I kinda sort of remember the show.. But cant say very well, I have always remembered the ship.. What actually got me interested, was here in Japan, every Sunday evening on Fuji TV's cable channel 721, they have a show that features 3 or 4 top model builders here in Japan.. About 2 weeks ago, they had a guy that did the Yamato.. It was simply amazing to watch, and this thing looked great when finished.. I enjoyed it so much, I simply had to have one for myself!.. It should be fun!

Chris

On the bench:

1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 8, 2006 8:07 PM

Definately a fun build there. That brings back memories, There was a store in the Little Tokyo section of downtown LA that had all the Star Blazers stuff, and alot more. I had all the SB minis and a few big ones. Have fun with it.

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Chris_in_Japan

Member since
November 2004
From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.

Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Saturday, July 8, 2006 5:29 PM

Thanks Steve.. The B-Wing is a cool little ship, and simple to put together.. The Y-Wing is also so simple, and with a bit of work can also make a great little subject...

Well, for an update, the Refit really is being neglected.. And the reason this time is this....

Went shopping with the wife and kid the other day, and while I was looking at toys with my daughter, I could here this calling me from the modeling section.. Only one there, all by itself.. I cant remember, but I think it just jumped into my arms?

These are really hard to find now here in Japan..(well, where I live anyway).. But like my wife said. You cant live in Japan, and not build a YAMATO...

Chris

On the bench:

1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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Cpt.Sponder

Member since
June 2006

Posted by Cpt.Sponder on Friday, July 7, 2006 9:58 AM

as you guys prob. know, i was trying to get a RGB-led controller developped, but today i found out it was there all along, and, to make things even better, the designer of the card, is thinking along with me on the how etc.

also, we are brainstorming for scripts, to create cool effects/simulations of a ship in different situations.

maybe you guys would like to participate in this? or, maybe even use the card yourselves?

anyway, if you are intrested have look:

http://www.rgbled.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=72&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

sander.

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