To all Filipino Modelers

QUOTE: Originally posted by cbrain QUOTE: Originally posted by laninoche QUOTE: Originally posted by dhel here's a teaser: I had misgivings like everybody else, but i thought (the appearance of SDF-1) just might be a good thing for the human race after all when I saw it scared hell outta the politicians. Remarks attributed to Lt. (jg) Fokker in Prelude to Doomsday: A History of the Global Civil War, by Malachi Cain dhel Dhel Genesis Book 1, The 1st Generation, Chapter 1, the 2nd bible? m i right? how far did you go? lani Are you girls referring to Jack McKinney's ROBOTECH series? ehehehe. I was so into that series.... started collecting those books way back 1987 when I was in 7th grade (first printing). Completed the series (all 21 books) when I was in 3rd year college. Still have them on my bookshelf as one of my most prized possessions.

QUOTE: Originally posted by shonen_red Uyy... another Gundam Modeler! I also have my G Gundam 1/100 MG in progress but too lazy to work on it. I need to work on the seam lines.

QUOTE: Originally posted by ReggieFrancia Heyyy...I'm a Gundam modeler too. Have you seen the Red Astray? Very nice pose abilities! And it's not even a MG!

QUOTE: Originally posted by cbrain QUOTE: Originally posted by smvillalon That's the way it goes, pre. My wife's about to go ballistic if I don't touch the my model stash soon... BTW, what's the sci-fi you're doing? I always wanted to do the Millenium Falcon eh. Jun I'm currently working on a Gundam model.... it's a Dom Tropen. I have built some ARII Macross kits two Gerwalks (VF-1J & VF-1S) which are finished, 1 half-built Battroid (VF-1D) and one completely wrecked Valkyrie (VF-1A) courtesy of some kids (friggin' relatives) who assaulted my room. In my unbuilt stack there is one more ARII Macross Gerwalk (VF-1D) kit, a Bandai Macross SDF-1, and four ARII Zentraedi Battleships. So basically.... puro Macross sci-fi kits.... medyo sinubukan ko ng konti yung Gundams... but my focus is really on cars and aircrafts.

QUOTE: Originally posted by smvillalon That's the way it goes, pre. My wife's about to go ballistic if I don't touch the my model stash soon... BTW, what's the sci-fi you're doing? I always wanted to do the Millenium Falcon eh. Jun

QUOTE: Originally posted by smvillalon QUOTE: Originally posted by li22beth arlmags i agree with you, how much is one bot. of extra thin? P180-190? his fare alone is almost enough to buy new bottle and spare the him the trouble of filling a complaint. the IPMS-Manila guys, do literally promote STC should be the first to inform the owner of incidents like this, and assist rod, this is the best moment to help a fellow modeller in need and not pass him around...talk about a bottle of cement. rod you should bought your cement somewhere near like JMNs and Lils mkt. isang bus ride lang sayo yun diba? di ka siguro nagkaproblema. i also use extra thin ang mahal, kaya i use them in tandem with regular cement. a friend suggested chloroforme its cheaper pero sumasakit ang ulo ko, i don't want to wake somewhere naked. hehehehe cheer up! beth Hmm... naked... uhh... slap! slap!!! Okay, back to business... I've tried using Chloroform and you really have to use it in a ventilated area. My friend said it'll really damage your nostrils if you're over-exposed to it... make you sleepy too. I haven't tried Benzene though. I'd like to experiment on it also because that's what the acrylic manufacturers use to stick the Jeepney signages together eh. Jun

QUOTE: [i] That's the way it goes, pre. My wife's about to go ballistic if I don't touch the my model stash soon... BTW, what's the sci-fi you're doing? I always wanted to do the Millenium Falcon eh. Jun

QUOTE: Originally posted by Ben Borja Hey guys, welcome to the forum, newbies. Hi rod, no problem on that, its just may job as the layas officer , BTW let us all support and join IPMS BAC's next affair. C u all there, i may not enter any model but sure I want to observe, last time I did attend was I think '98 at the quad car park, if my memory serves me right. Ben Borja

QUOTE: Originally posted by cbrain Nah, I don't think na "give him a hard time and he'll give up" attitude nga ang intention ng mga promoters. Maybe it's an occurence lang na they have no power over. Ehehehe. Kumbaga nasa may-ari na ng shop ang may decision nun. Although, befriending the "tinderas" would also help.... kaso maski anong pagpapa-cute at pangungulit ko sa kanila e hindi pa rin nila ako mabigyan ng discount.... wuhuhuhuhu ehehehe

QUOTE: Originally posted by dhel hello fellow modelers! i'm Dhel, Beth's friend i'm into 1/144, 1/72 and sci fi, i'm a macros fan and slight trecky din. hailing beth! i'm here, were are you? dhel

QUOTE: Originally posted by li22beth arlmags i agree with you, how much is one bot. of extra thin? P180-190? his fare alone is almost enough to buy new bottle and spare the him the trouble of filling a complaint. the IPMS-Manila guys, do literally promote STC should be the first to inform the owner of incidents like this, and assist rod, this is the best moment to help a fellow modeller in need and not pass him around...talk about a bottle of cement. rod you should bought your cement somewhere near like JMNs and Lils mkt. isang bus ride lang sayo yun diba? di ka siguro nagkaproblema. i also use extra thin ang mahal, kaya i use them in tandem with regular cement. a friend suggested chloroforme its cheaper pero sumasakit ang ulo ko, i don't want to wake somewhere naked. hehehehe cheer up! beth

QUOTE: Originally posted by alex amarra QUOTE: Originally posted by smvillalon Now we have to brace ourselves for what will come ahead - because we know that all the time, they've been holding off on the price hikes. Just look at the price of gasoline! It's a sign... Jun Yup, it's going around. Here gasoline cost $2+/ gal. Now we only use our compact car rather than using the truck. Anyway, things have their way of stabilizing, hope it does soon. Welcome, SR, dyango, 4-eyes,& nickster. Pardon me if I forgot to mention anyone else....

QUOTE: Originally posted by emjaetee QUOTE: Originally posted by otengam Ang masasabi ko lang sa STC.... sana nakikinig ka Winston... wag kang pabago-bago nang presyo... ei... otengam... that's magneto in reverse... are you an x-men fan? i wonder if there are resin figures for those characters. i loooooooooooove the beast. now, now... winston, whoever he is may have his reasons for that. if he is the owner, he knows what to do in conducting his business.... what model genre are into, sir?

QUOTE: Originally posted by arlmags QUOTE: Originally posted by smvillalon QUOTE: Originally posted by arlmags QUOTE: Originally posted by rodbn20 [ mang ernie sorry sa inyo mga pre, mali ang pagkakasabi ko, malapot sya parang regualr cement, i went to JMNs iba ang kulay at amoy i try returning it back sa STC ayaw ng sale lady...bad trip ako mahal pa naman! rod Guys, I suggest getting the name of the sales lady and post them here. I'm sure yung "boss" nila is listening in to this forum. Naktulong pa kayo. Jun Rod my sentiments also, last year i bought a sealed DML kit at STC virramal, when i got home and opened it its contents were mixed with another kit and the instruction had hand writings, i tried returning it the next day or exchanging it for new kit, the sales lady said it was impossible since i opened the box and "magagalit daw si boss"? so, next time when i wanna buy a sealed kit, i always request it to be opened before purchasing and check all its contents myself, if they won't, sorry, but no thanks. i'm a frequent visitor of STC (now,less of the buying), this attitude thay have towards their consumers has to improve or else its bad business. with regards to your extra thin: "charge to experience" my friend. Whoah! so many replies, these are BAC people right? arlmags jun in reading this forum you guys promote STC. there's no need for such red tape, if the owner of STC is reading this forum. therfore, he is already informed. have pity on the sale lady and spare rod further inconvenience for one bottle of cement. my 10 cents. arlmags

QUOTE: Originally posted by noel_carpio QUOTE: [i]I don't know kung napagalitan nga sila, sana naman hindi.... they were just doing their job and keeping a returning customer happy. I'll be happier though kung mag-re-stock sila ng bagong Dragon (u)nano scale aircraft kits. When I buy kits from Lils, Futaba and STC nowadays, they open the box in front of you, check each sprue before they let you go. SOP na ata ito ngayon. When I got the Leopold, ganun din ang nangyari sa STC. When I got my M12 sa Lil's, they checked it too. I think it is safer this way when buying a model anywhere. Noel

QUOTE: Originally posted by nickster Hi! I'm from Manila and I build 1/35 armour, sci-fi, 1/35 scale figures and aircrafts from 1/114 to 1/72. Just learned from this forum that there is an IPMS Manila, Philippines. Hope to learn more from you guys! Mabuhay!!!!!

QUOTE: Originally posted by emjaetee hayan... sori po... i don't mean to drown the other posts... it has been several pages na kasi... some of those who are interested may find it difficult to browse through those pages.

QUOTE: Originally posted by cbrain QUOTE: Originally posted by smvillalon You know guys, all we can console ourselves wit is the fact that it's over... Now we have to brace ourselves for what will come ahead - because we know that all the time, they've been holding off on the price hikes. Just look at the price of gasoline! It's a sign... Jun Ahehehe.... that's why I've stocked-up on some kits. At the rate of built kits I'm turning out lately.... my small stack of boxes may now last me six years until the next term. ehehehehe

QUOTE: [i]I don't know kung napagalitan nga sila, sana naman hindi.... they were just doing their job and keeping a returning customer happy. I'll be happier though kung mag-re-stock sila ng bagong Dragon (u)nano scale aircraft kits.

QUOTE: Originally posted by allan Macross? Ricky Hunter and his love interest Mai? Ah, the tragedy! I had a kit of the Fokker Special once. I made it transform dozens of times the parts slowly disappeared. ... What have I done?!!!!

QUOTE: Originally posted by laninoche QUOTE: Originally posted by dhel here's a teaser: I had misgivings like everybody else, but i thought (the appearance of SDF-1) just might be a good thing for the human race after all when I saw it scared hell outta the politicians. Remarks attributed to Lt. (jg) Fokker in Prelude to Doomsday: A History of the Global Civil War, by Malachi Cain dhel Dhel Genesis Book 1, The 1st Generation, Chapter 1, the 2nd bible? m i right? how far did you go? lani

QUOTE: Originally posted by laninoche QUOTE: Originally posted by allan Macross? Ricky Hunter and his love interest Mai? Ah, the tragedy! I had a kit of the Fokker Special once. I made it transform dozens of times the parts slowly disappeared. ... What have I done?!!!! allan Yes! you've destroyed somehting very precious. Whaaaaaaaaaaa! lani

QUOTE: Originally posted by dhel here's a teaser: I had misgivings like everybody else, but i thought (the appearance of SDF-1) just might be a good thing for the human race after all when I saw it scared hell outta the politicians. Remarks attributed to Lt. (jg) Fokker in Prelude to Doomsday: A History of the Global Civil War, by Malachi Cain dhel

QUOTE: Originally posted by allan Oh and by the way... Dyango, Nowadays the most numerous offerings in 1/72 fixed-wing aircraft (insofar as the Philippines is concerned) come from Academy, Revell AG and Italeri. Most of the newer Academy kits (ex. OV-10A and D, P-51 series, F-8E, etc.) have very good molding with finely recessed panel lines, and some with very good interior detail. They come in lower prices too. You will find a lot of these in JMNs and Hobbies & Comics in Makati Cinema Square, and Lil's stores. There are a few of these items I think in STC. Revell AG also has a good line of 1/72 fixed- and rotary-wing kits. But some are reboxed ESCI or Italeri kits (same with most 1/72 Tamiya kits). Some Revell AG helo kits (like the Agusta 109) are really very good. The advantage, as Ive seen so far is that Revell has the best decal sheets found in the box. Italeri kits are okay, but far from perfect. They are fairly priced but errors do abound. The plastic is softer too, making them prone to damage, especially with regard to small parts. As far as I know Italeri has two decal suppliers: Zanchetti and Cartograf. In my experience, Zanchetti decals are good. Thin and adheres pretty well. Cartograf, on the other hand, are the exact opposite, and you will need lots of diluted Elmers glue to make them stick. Worse, decal solvents make the ink dissolve! Unfortunately, decal suppliers are handed out contracts for a particular item. So all Cougar helo kits, for example, will most likely be provided with Cartograf decals. Hope this helps. And hope to see your (and all you here) entries this October! Lani, Macross? Ricky Hunter and his love interest Mai? Ah, the tragedy! I had a kit of the Fokker Special once. I made it transform dozens of times the parts slowly disappeared. ... What have I done?!!!!

QUOTE: Originally posted by arlmags QUOTE: Originally posted by dhel QUOTE: Originally posted by li22beth QUOTE: Originally posted by noel_carpio QUOTE: [i] the IPMS-Manila guys, do literally promote STC should be the first to inform the owner of incidents like this, and assist rod, this is the best moment to help a fellow modeller in need and not pass him around...talk about a bottle of cement. Beth, Mang Ben Borja did that as soon as he saw the post. He knows the owner pretty well. Noel noel and mang ben thank for your attention, its obvious that the issue has subsided by itself without any resolve from those who know the owner "pretty well" considering how long the tread has passed. without further insult, i suggest you post your reply to Rod i believe he's the one who posted the problem. my opinion remains. beth relax beth, they got your point. dhel way to go beth! for a newbie you do carry a mean punch! my 10cents exactly. arlmags

QUOTE: Originally posted by dhel QUOTE: Originally posted by li22beth QUOTE: Originally posted by noel_carpio QUOTE: [i] the IPMS-Manila guys, do literally promote STC should be the first to inform the owner of incidents like this, and assist rod, this is the best moment to help a fellow modeller in need and not pass him around...talk about a bottle of cement. Beth, Mang Ben Borja did that as soon as he saw the post. He knows the owner pretty well. Noel noel and mang ben thank for your attention, its obvious that the issue has subsided by itself without any resolve from those who know the owner "pretty well" considering how long the tread has passed. without further insult, i suggest you post your reply to Rod i believe he's the one who posted the problem. my opinion remains. beth relax beth, they got your point. dhel

QUOTE: Originally posted by li22beth QUOTE: Originally posted by noel_carpio QUOTE: [i] the IPMS-Manila guys, do literally promote STC should be the first to inform the owner of incidents like this, and assist rod, this is the best moment to help a fellow modeller in need and not pass him around...talk about a bottle of cement. Beth, Mang Ben Borja did that as soon as he saw the post. He knows the owner pretty well. Noel noel and mang ben thank for your attention, its obvious that the issue has subsided by itself without any resolve from those who know the owner "pretty well" considering how long the tread has passed. without further insult, i suggest you post your reply to Rod i believe he's the one who posted the problem. my opinion remains. beth