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As I started reading your description of the glasses I was asking myself how did I miss that when I watched the DVD at least six times lately? Of course it's a boxed set of the remastered/digitized movies. Though I also have the old VHS copies around here somewhere? I have to agree with you, someone mastered a very nice Vader figure! I only cleaned it up a bit and and then took pains to get him seated in a manner that he was framed within the back glass of the cockpit (lower). As with the rest of the cockpit I'm just using what was given to me and adding some light features for interest and to set the general red cabin glow of the movie scenes. So far every "garage kit (resin)" I've built of a TIE has had the maker's interpretation of the interior. This one is pretty nice as far as details go.

There was a panel I added earlier with three side by side openings (for lights). I fashioned a "status display" with some ICs and such so that the lights appear on as green, then amber and red and then finally red. It then goes amber and starts over at green again. Darth needs to know when it's all good!

Made little progress on the Ninja.

Right now busy with doing stuff in the home to get past summer (we are facing possible blackouts due to recent events).

So lights, etc been replaced with lower power usage ones(been planned but delayed due to investment costs, etc).

Looks like the air-con will be off for this summer as things are going right now and that means 35+Celsius temps(no significant cooling at night) + high 90%+ humidity.

Summer here wrecks heck with paints, etc on model building.

Current Progress

Tracks installed and additional weathering added.The 'dust' added is very light and doesn't show up very well in the pics.

What'd you think of the early 80s MPC Vader TIE-FIghter cockpit? I know it was sparse, but I built when there were NO references to be had on it... I ended up using a 1/32 ejection seat from the 1/32 Revell F-4 Phantom, with a fair amount of "space-greeblies" added,  and eliminated the Vader figure, mostly because, with the cape drapped all the way around him, making the sat invisible,  it looked like he was sittin' on a crapper...  A magazine would have fit in his hands better than a control yoke..

Hans von Hammer

What'd you think of the early 80s MPC Vader TIE-FIghter cockpit? I know it was sparse, but I built when there were NO references to be had on it... I ended up using a 1/32 ejection seat from the 1/32 Revell F-4 Phantom, with a fair amount of "space-greeblies" added,  and eliminated the Vader figure, mostly because, with the cape drapped all the way around him, making the sat invisible,  it looked like he was sittin' on a crapper...  A magazine would have fit in his hands better than a control yoke..

 

 

I'll add some figs along with a base at a later date once I get some supplies,but for now,the tank is done.

It sure looks like the movie M48s! That is one bright puke yellow Dont forget to get those tow cables molded on the fenders... Everything else looks great!

Thanks.The only reason I didn't bother much with the tow cables is because it would be a real PITA to correct a screwup.They are molded in and that yellow paint is impossible to work with.It won't cover anything.There is very little room for tape as well.I always hated molded on cables.Tamiya comes to mind for that.

TD4438: Dang looks like the movie M48... um... ahem... I mean... movie Panzer IVs to me . All joking aside great job, maybe toss a little sand coloured pigments on the running gear and lower hull.

MrSquid: The LEDs look great, wish I could do the same but the Whitestar is one big solid hunk of resin.

Krapper hah, I figure Vader would have a colistomy bag after how much Obi Wan hacked him up.......

Thanks Gamera.Believe me when I tell you there is a good layer of Tamiya 'sand' on that tank.It just doesn't show in the pics.Very frustrating!The only place it really shows up is on the wheels and jerry cans.

Brubaker's Panther is starting to take shape. All fuselage seams cleaned up and lost panel lines scribed in. Even that difficult one on the tip of the nose...

Final shape should be taking place real soon...

M48 came out real good,nice job.Some progress on my M47,but not enough for pics yet.

I've been away from the hobby for a while, but if it's not too late, I'd like to join this GB with my AMT Trade Federation Tank.

anthony2779

M48 came out real good,nice job.Some progress on my M47,but not enough for pics yet.

I just have some seam clean up and filling to do on a few spots and then my Toko Ri Panther will be ready for initial painting.

Lookin' good stik.

BTW,put me down for a 1/25 Cadillac Escalade form this GB.I have something I've been wanting to build for a while,in mind.Pics to follow.

I'll be forced to do a bit of scratch-building with this one.

Gotta build the housing for a missing headlight assembly.

Current progress.

Some tools of the trade!

Stik,looking like a nice little kit !!

Hello,

I have a Viper Mk 2 from Battle star Galactica in my stash.  Hoping that might qualifie?  Going to build it as to the new tv series, hope to add The Battle star Galactica later on maybe and ever do the viper MK 7 when it comes out.

A little more progress.

First up, I must apologise for my absenteeism. The physical restriction/pain from my surgery crossed with my bipolar sent me into a bit of a downward spiral of which I am slowly dragging myself back up from.

Second, great work guys

Hans, sorry to hear about the drama.

TD nice work  in toning down the bright yellow, looks great almost complete.

Stik, Nice work on the panther.

Thats all for now, more soon (I promise)

Andrew

Hey guys... good looking stuff... !  I pulled my F-15 outa the stash.. fondled the sprue.,,, ooh.. ahhh...

( oops.. wrong thread ) .. lol.. my bad...

Andrew: Just assumed you'd been busy at work or with family stuff. It's good to have you back and hope you continue to improve.

SP: Very nice work, and she's molded in colour so you don't have to paint her

TD4438: Looks good, looking forward to seeing what you're going to do with her. I picked one of those kits about a month ago with some vague idea about building some sort of government agency 'spook' vehicle out of it.

Please let me apogize for my lack of progress. I'd sprayed the Whitestar before though a piece of wedding tulle (sp?) to get the weird mesh/scale pattern you can see in the CGI model. After going back and cleaning up the model and repainting the base coat now I can't find the tulle and keep forgetting to pick up some more.

Gamera

Andrew: Just assumed you'd been busy at work or with family stuff. It's good to have you back and hope you continue to improve.

SP: Very nice work, and she's molded in colour so you don't have to paint her

TD4438: Looks good, looking forward to seeing what you're going to do with her. I picked one of those kits about a month ago with some vague idea about building some sort of government agency 'spook' vehicle out of it.

Please let me apogize for my lack of progress. I'd sprayed the Whitestar before though a piece of wedding tulle (sp?) to get the weird mesh/scale pattern you can see in the CGI model. After going back and cleaning up the model and repainting the base coat now I can't find the tulle and keep forgetting to pick up some more.

Here are some quick progress shots of my "King Tiger".Build is going OK and it's starting to look cool to me,there was a  big seam on the side of the turret which I filled and sanded.And lots of roadwheels,like a Mk IV but we got thru that okay:

TD4438: 'It might take a bit of doing,but you could have a mini-gun pop up out of the top'

Lol, I have a left over cannon from a 1/48th A-10 that I'd kicked around the idea of mounting on the roof somehow.

Anthony: Nice work on the 'King Tiger'. I know what you mean about all those road wheels.

That KT is gonna look awesome Anthony.

The Feds do have SUV's armed with mini-guns Gamera.I'll try and find a vid for ya.

After a week in the Bahamas,I finally got back to the bench.

Current progress.

A little more interior detail.

On to the paint.

It's beginning to look like something.