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Posted by Bish on Friday, October 25, 2013 6:00 PM

jibber, nice work on Robby. I was wondering about the red and then I noticed the base and realised it must be primer.

That DVD was waiting for me on the Tues when I got home from work. The other half was still out and not due home for a couple of hours, so I put it on straight away. It was great to watch that again, so thanks again for the reminder.

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Posted by jgeratic on Friday, October 25, 2013 5:57 PM

Guys, very entertaining vlog, I had some chuckles there.

Aaron, good progress  - do you wash or 'degrease'  the parts before primer?

Greg, thanks for that tidbit, never realized those three Reeves were related.

regards,

Jack

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Posted by Aaron Skinner on Friday, October 25, 2013 3:31 PM

gregbale

Now I want to take in an old Steve Reeves movie...

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Posted by Aaron Skinner on Friday, October 25, 2013 3:30 PM

Guys,

I did this work a couple of weeks ago but haven't had a chance to post them yet. Here's some of my progress on Dredd.

Removing excess vinyl from a foot with a sharp knife:

Checking the fit of a sole:

Filling feet with Milliput for reinforcement:

Pinholes and voids on parts:

Filling and smoothing over holes with Milliput

I hope to be able to prime the parts next week and start the painting process. The design does a good job of hiding the joins so I plan to paint most parts separately.

Cheers, Aaron

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Posted by Tim Kidwell on Friday, October 25, 2013 3:28 PM

I knew that!

I did.

Really ...

Oh, for the love of ... forget it ... Jim, George, Susan, your Supe's head looks WAY better than what it did. Good work!

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Posted by gregbale on Friday, October 25, 2013 3:15 PM

Very nice vlog, gentlemen. Good to see Aaron out of the gate early, for once.Propeller

One small correction for Tim -- you mentioned "Jim Reeves" in connection with Superman. It's a fairly common mistake, as people quite often get the three Reeves brothers confused, since there was a distinct family resemblance. (Note particularly the "family" hair with the high hairline, widows peak, and straight-up growth.)  But here, as a helpful memory aid, is a sort of "group" shot:

Greg

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Posted by Tim Kidwell on Friday, October 25, 2013 2:15 PM

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Posted by gregbale on Thursday, October 24, 2013 4:08 PM

GMorrison

bump

Bump what, mon frère?

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Posted by GMorrison on Thursday, October 24, 2013 3:58 PM

bump

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

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Posted by jibber on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 11:40 AM

Just a primer, I plan on Gun Metal as a finish. I've used it before with nice results so we'll see on this one, he's not an armor piece. Robby's finish is very shinny, I hope this will be the right color.  

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Posted by GMorrison on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 11:31 AM

Red! Wow..

Tim hope all is well.

And...I received an email from Monsters-in-Motion.

SHIPPED!

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Posted by Tim Kidwell on Monday, October 21, 2013 8:20 AM

Hey guys, I was out last Friday with an emergency at home. I'm back into the office today and will try to catch up on everything. I did, however, put two kits together with my five-year-old son Saturday morning. I'm writing a review for the mag about them. I don't want to give anything away, but, I really do think I've got a modeler on my hands.

OK, off to edit video and shoot our first vlog, FINALLY!

Phil - Looking good!

Marc - No rush. Make sure the Abrams is up to snuff, then jump in.

Tim

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Posted by Tim Kidwell on Monday, October 21, 2013 8:16 AM

NucMedTech

Alright, Here is the box shot (keep it clean people) and parts. Will clean up and prep for primer this weekend.

Stephen - Nice! That sculpt on Han's face is a dead ringer for Harrison Ford. Can't wait to see what you do with it.

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Posted by Gamera on Monday, October 21, 2013 7:43 AM

Looks pretty close to me Phil, plus that's a very eye-catching colour- if you show him it should really call attention his way.

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Posted by wing_nut on Sunday, October 20, 2013 6:26 PM

I know I've been quiet but I am trying to get the M1A1 Abrams done for the build I am part of for the presentation to the Ft Stewart Museum for the "Thunder Run" into Bahgdad in '03.   I have been lurking and love what's been done so far. P Mitch LOVE that red.  I may actually get a start going on the "Creature" soon.  Been kicking around ideas of how to replace the bumps in the skin that will be lost at the joins for the body.  Build-wise I think this will be fairly quick but will be "paint intensive."

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Posted by Bish on Sunday, October 20, 2013 1:35 PM

I like that colour. I have used Alclad's NMF colours, but never there other's, not much call for that sort of red on military aircraft. Look forward to seeing some more.

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Posted by P mitch on Sunday, October 20, 2013 1:21 PM

Wanted to drop a line to show how far I've got and the colour I'm going for on my Iron Man. I must say I like it, its the Alclad 2 Candy red but it needs a couple of coats before it can look good. Sorry about the quality of the picture but all I had at the time was my phone.

Phil

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Posted by Bish on Saturday, October 19, 2013 3:15 PM

Mitch, that's the next scale down, the one in the US is 1/4th. And that one you posted is the same guys I got my 1/4th darth figure from, which from what I can see is a copy of the screamin kit.

Though at least that 1/6th one does seem to have the right pose in the legs. And it does seem as though its not a copy, but as I already have one in 1/4th, I think I would like to stick to that scale.

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Posted by P mitch on Saturday, October 19, 2013 2:55 PM

Bish

Not sure if this is the same kit but I found the one below, it at £21 plus postage at the moment

www.ebay.co.uk/.../281187430317

"If anybody ever tells you anything about an aeroplane which is so bloody complicated you can't understand it, take it from me: it's all balls." R J Mitchell


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Posted by Bish on Saturday, October 19, 2013 9:28 AM

Greg, nice job on those eyebrows, they look a lot better.

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Posted by Bish on Saturday, October 19, 2013 9:27 AM

Stephen, cheers for that. I have just found it and will keep an eye on it.  It will be worth the £20+ postage if I can get it for that price.

Looking forward to seeing Han's come together.

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Posted by NucMedTech on Saturday, October 19, 2013 9:12 AM

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Posted by NucMedTech on Friday, October 18, 2013 6:31 AM
Bish, just wanted to let you know there is a Boba Fett on EBay currently at about $6.00 USD with two days left. Just type in Screamin Star Wars in the search window and it should pop up.
-Stephen

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Posted by jgeratic on Thursday, October 17, 2013 3:10 PM

Greg, nice job on the head re-sculpt - looks you achieved a good transition with the height addition.  I just thought of another idea on how to tackle the eyebrows.  Draw the basic shapes in with surfacer, and while it is still wet, use the sharp edge of an exacto blade to create some fine lines.

I built this kit some thirty years ago, (along with the Robin kit where he is pulling a wall switch in a chemical lab setting).  Back then I wasn't too concerned with seams, but seeing that wall section sure brings back memories.

regards,

Jack

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Posted by Gamera on Thursday, October 17, 2013 2:19 PM

Greg: The new head is a 1000% improvement! He does look sorta like one of Anderson's puppets yeah  though!

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Posted by gregbale on Thursday, October 17, 2013 1:53 PM

Not a whole lot accomplished so far, but I thought I'd post the before/after shot of my ever-so-slightly restyled Superman head:

I found with the eyebrows a little less strange-looking, the trademark Superman forelock didn't bother me as much, so I left it as-is. I gave him a little more neck, since I'm planning on changing the attitude of the head slightly from the kit's version. I primed with [ironic for an alien] Tamiya Flat Earth, figuring that would be a good basis for flesh tones and hair to come.

[The molding still bears an odd resemblance to one of Gerry Anderson's marionette puppets. He looks like he should be flying one of the Thunderbirds.]

Main body parts are quite well sculpted. Torso bits are together, in various stages of puttying and sanding:

For those who haven't seen the old Aurora kit, it has Supe busting through a brick wall, which I will go with unless I can think of something more interesting. The brickwork sections are actually pretty well designed as far as final appearance goes, but each section is molded with front and back, and the seams are a bit...well...random:

I don't honestly recall how big the gaps were in the "old days," but I'm sure 50 or so years of on-and-off production haven't helped the molds any. I guess the good news is that putty and ragged mortar could look pretty much the same. Still, I suspect doing a decent job on those bricks could take longer that the whole body. [But it beats doing 36 identical road wheels, right?]

Still fiddling with ideas for replicating a new cape, but no pictures yet.

Hope everybody's making progress. Up, up and away!

Greg

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Posted by jibber on Monday, October 14, 2013 3:07 PM

Robby isn't as cooperative as I would have imagined..

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Posted by Gamera on Monday, October 14, 2013 1:42 PM

Jibber: Very cool! I love FP too, if not the best SF film it's within shouting distance of it. I've got to pick up Robbie too one of these days.

Shiv: Happy Thanksgiving!

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Posted by shivinigh on Monday, October 14, 2013 1:38 PM

Looks like it is coming along very nicely. I haven't seen that movie since I was in high school and now that I know it is on blue ray I think I need ti go hunting. I thought I would have Spidey put together in a couple of days aswell. Only 15 pieces to him but been have gap issues to fill in. Haven't done any work this week end with it being our thanksgiving up here, but hope to have him ready for paint by next week end.

 

 

 

 

 

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