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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 17, 2003 12:20 AM

You can learn from every type of modelling! Sure, I enjoy building Star Wars models, but I also do cars, planes, and miniature gaming figures. Eventually I want to get into armor modelling, but my pile of unbuilt kits is getting a bit out of hand (or so the wife thinks!).

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J-Hulk

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February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Wednesday, April 16, 2003 11:50 PM

I agree totally. Diversity is the key to happiness, I believe.
Personally, I enjoy almost all genres of modeling (as you can probably tell from my peppering of posts at almost all the forums here!) , and certainly learn a lot of things from each that are applicable to the others.
It's all good!

~Brian

Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 16, 2003 12:18 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by J-Hulk

Well, I would have to say that if the only thing you're interested in is SF modeling, then FSM might not be the mag for you (not you personally, Trekdude. "You," as in "to all I am addressing!"). There is the ocassional article, but they are few and far between, to be sure.
Aren't there any SF-only mags out there?

Come on over to Japan, where at some model shows you'd be hard pressed to find a single armor or aircraft model at all! Just robots, robots, and more robots...

Don't get me wrong - I've picked up plenty of info from FSM's articles on aircraft and tanks, but eating filet mignon every night eventually makes you hate filet mignon. ;)

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J-Hulk

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February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Wednesday, April 9, 2003 11:25 PM

And there ya have it! Mags o'plenty.
I've seen a few issues of Amazing Figure Modeler (I build a lot of kaiju myself!), and it's a great mag.

~Brian

RogueJ

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March 2003
From: Right Behind You

Posted by RogueJ on Wednesday, April 9, 2003 5:45 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by J-Hulk

Well, I would have to say that if the only thing you're interested in is SF modeling, then FSM might not be the mag for you (not you personally, Trekdude. "You," as in "to all I am addressing!"). There is the ocassional article, but they are few and far between, to be sure.
Aren't there any SF-only mags out there?

Come on over to Japan, where at some model shows you'd be hard pressed to find a single armor or aircraft model at all! Just robots, robots, and more robots...

Modeler's Resource Magazine is geared more towards Sci-Fi vehicles and figures. It is a very fine magazine full of useful information and techniques. Amazing Figure Modeler is an excellent magazine featuring the world of figure modeling. The emphasis is toward monsters, horror, super-heroes and girl kits. Each issue provides superb articles and photography. If it is in plastic (vinyl or resin), it can be found within the pages of AFM. Co-editor. David Fisher also produces an excellent line of video tapes, detailing building and painting techniques for figures and bust. The series is called "Model Mania" and there are currently 4 volumes with another on the way. There is also a magazine called Kit Builders and another called Model Maniacs available through the CultTVman site.

http://www.culttvman.com/model_maniacs_magazine.html

http://www.amazingmodeler.com/

Rogue

J-Hulk

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February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Tuesday, April 8, 2003 10:25 PM

Well, I would have to say that if the only thing you're interested in is SF modeling, then FSM might not be the mag for you (not you personally, Trekdude. "You," as in "to all I am addressing!"). There is the ocassional article, but they are few and far between, to be sure.
Aren't there any SF-only mags out there?

Come on over to Japan, where at some model shows you'd be hard pressed to find a single armor or aircraft model at all! Just robots, robots, and more robots...

~Brian

Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 8, 2003 10:50 AM

http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2132

I'm considering cancelling my subscription because of this issue.

I've stopped attending model shows or even competeing because of the Neandertal attitude of some modelers that view Sci FI models as "kid stuff". I went to this one show in upstate NY and they awarded first prize to someone who did an Enterprise D in shades of gray and purple. I asked the judges about it since I didn't feel the paint scheme was too realistic, and they shooed me away. You gotta love this stuff...

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 4, 2003 8:01 AM

We 're just going have to face facts and accept that as a for profit magazine, FSM is gonna print what sells. Which is mostly military. If they get 1 sci-fi article for every 50 or 100 armor stories - what are they to think?
Even in the Editor's Page column in May's issue, Mark Thompson spells this out. He tries to fit everything in but it all comes down to what people buy.
I will continue to get FSM and convert an aircraft cockpit retrofit article to my sci-fi models, but in the end what we need to do is send articles in. We'll see more sci-fi and even real space if they get 60 or 70 of our articles rather than the 1 or 2. So now let's do our homework. We're all building something. Let's get it down on paper, take a few pics and send it in. Just my 2 cents.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 4, 2003 7:59 AM

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 29, 2003 1:20 AM

Has anyone heard of a company, major or minor, producing a model of the "Andromeda Assendent" from the show Andromeda? Or is it back to the scratchbuilding yard for me?

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cmtaylor

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February 2003
From: United Kingdom

Posted by cmtaylor on Friday, March 28, 2003 2:23 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by JChurch

Hey J-Hulk
r. cmtaylor

Your about the second person ( besides my brother) that has seen that movie, I'm curious to know where you picked it up and maybe see some pics if you can.

Madd Dawg

Well, it's been broadcast about 4 times in the last 20 years, but I also have the (Region 1) DVD ; ID4297USDVD
There are details on the IMDb at:
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0064519

HTH

Colin

Gentlemen! You can't fight in here; this is the WAR ROOM!

JChurch

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January 2003

Posted by JChurch on Friday, March 28, 2003 8:31 AM

Hey J-Hulk

I'll try and throw a couple up as soon as I find some , I built her about 10 years ago and she has had some battle damage since. But I'm sure I have some from when I finished.

Mr. cmtaylor

Your about the second person ( besides my brother) that has seen that movie, I'm curious to know where you picked it up and maybe see some pics if you can.

All I ask.... is a model ship, and a light to build her by!

Madd Dawg Cool [8D]

Your not going to leave it like that are you?

cmtaylor

Member since
February 2003
From: United Kingdom

Posted by cmtaylor on Thursday, March 27, 2003 4:47 PM

The last one I finished was the NASA Aircraft from 'Doppelganger' (aka 'Journey to the Far Side of the Sun'). I'm currently working on a Moonbase Alpha Primary Laser Defence Tank. When that's done, I'll try and finish off 'Gabriel' from 'The Secret Service'

Gentlemen! You can't fight in here; this is the WAR ROOM!

Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 26, 2003 11:39 PM

I've done an X-wing, A Maquis ship, The Defiant, and one other that i'm brain-farting on. Sorry no pics and the models didn't survive my brief experiance with a cat.

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J-Hulk

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February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Wednesday, March 26, 2003 10:50 PM

Madd Dawg, can ya post some pix?
I'm a big D fan and would love to see a contest winner!

~Brian

JChurch

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January 2003

Posted by JChurch on Wednesday, March 26, 2003 10:29 PM

Yeah... we need more activity in the Sci - Fi forum, the last model I finished was a Romulan Warbird and before that an Enterprise D that took a first place at a local show, I'm slooowwwwwly working on a Runabout and a space shuttle.

I'm done, Who's Next? Question [?]

Madd Dawg

Your not going to leave it like that are you?

J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Tuesday, March 25, 2003 10:16 PM

That's true, there's tons and tons of cool stuff out there.
Not many of us seem to want to talk about it, though!
Let's post, folks!

~Brian

Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 25, 2003 12:49 PM

Oh Contrare,

Actually, as in politics, the majority is a silent majority, these days.

I think the direction that Polar LIghts is taking is a great direction.
They are offering 2 different scale ship lines. One large scale for those who have the room to display them or to really build up a single favorite ship. The smaller scale will allow those of us to have a complete line.

Bandai is offering a line that is out of scale but offers pre-colored ships where we can have some great models (not replicas), of all of our favorite ships with fully functional lighting systems.

The interest is there, just give us a chance to see the models and express our experiences from building them. I, for one, am looking forward to these models which will be eons better than what Ertl ever offered..

for those of you who complain about the models not being 100 percent accurate. Hell, even the studio models were different during the shoot of any given movie. Approve [^]

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J-Hulk

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February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Monday, March 24, 2003 10:17 PM

Well, I hate to say it, but the general (well, relative) lack of posting in this sci-fi forum is a pretty good (or bad) indicator of how popular (or unpopular) this genre is. I check it out everytime I log on, but am usually disappointed by the lack of response to topics in this forum. Too bad, because I enjoy modeling in this genre just as much as armor or aircraft modeling.

~Brian

RogueJ

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March 2003
From: Right Behind You

Posted by RogueJ on Sunday, March 23, 2003 10:39 AM

I too have been disappointed by the lack of Sci-Fi and figures in the pages of FSM in recent years. As more and more coverage is devoted to armor. Yes, I know that our genre is a small segment of the hobby and is to some point looked down on. However, it is part of the overall hobby and therefore deserves some coverage. Besides, increased coverage and information can promote interest and enthusiasm. That is how other segments of the hobby can become larger, but maybe that's the point. Having read post in other boards, this field is generally looked at with disdain. What better way to keep us from growing is to not promote. I could be all wrong on that last assumption, just thinking outloud. I do know for a fact though that when I attend local shows sci-fi and figures have lots of people looking them over. People seem to enjoy them. Maybe it's because these kits are like a pop culture sampling. Something the average Joe or Jane can relate to. For the guy or gal who doesn't know his B-52 from a P-51. Who knows?

Rogue

Drakenfyre

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March 2003
From: NC

Posted by Drakenfyre on Tuesday, March 11, 2003 7:57 PM

I am looking for translations of instruction manuals for Gundam Master grade kits or a source of same. I am a new poster and would like to hear from other's with same intrest.

cmtaylor

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February 2003
From: United Kingdom

Posted by cmtaylor on Sunday, March 2, 2003 2:15 PM

Well, back in 1999, I wrote an article for the now defunct Sci Fi & Fantasy Models on building a Mk IX Hawk from Space:1999. If the legal questions over copyright could be sorted out, I'm sure that, if the interest was there, I could submit that

Gentlemen! You can't fight in here; this is the WAR ROOM!

Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 1, 2003 2:19 PM

ANYone who's looking for out of date Star Trek kits should check out ebay. Yes some of the older hard to find kits will go for big cash but you can still get alot of them for origanal cost or just over. I just got a relient new mint in box for $20. A Kazon ship for $8. A Enterprise D for $30. However I did watch a Exclecior go for $55 and a few others go for a whole lot more. It just depends on what your willing to pay and when you come into a auction. Approve [^]

QUOTE: Originally posted by SNOOPY

I went to CULTTVMAN.COM a couple of times and for and Enterprise-A model by AMT/ERTL the asking price was about $100.00. I do not know about you people but for a kit that originally sold for about $30.00 that is just way too much. Since then I have found a bunch of Star Trek models from AMT at swap meet and other types of shows for $10.00 to $15.00 dollars. In my opinion, look around before order through the CULTTVMAN.COM website. That's just my opinion.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 14, 2003 5:38 PM

finemolds stuff is great but its sooooooooo small

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coldwar68

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February 2003
From: Zanesville, OH USA

Posted by coldwar68 on Friday, February 14, 2003 2:21 PM

I was looking at ebay here recently and was watching an E to see what it finally sold for...and if I am not mistaken (the memory is a little fuzzy at times) it finally sold for right around 170...C's have been going high too, I saw one that had bid up to 156...I almost got mine ready to sell! Big Smile [:D]

Oh, and by the way, Hello everyone...I am new here. Smile [:)]

Jerry

quote:
Originally posted by Aurora-7

I didn't mean for purchasing as much as I meant for information on new kits,construction techinques and the 'readers' galleries.

The prices of out of production kits vary greatly from vendor to vendor. I've seen the Enterprise D go for nearly $100.00 on E-bay (and bought at that price) while I got one at a National Liquidator's store for $2.99. Looking back, I should have bought all that they had and then sell them on ebay.

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

Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 14, 2003 5:01 AM

quote:
Originally posted by calculon

It still dumbfounds me that FSM has not given *any* coverage to the Fine Molds Star Wars kits. The X-Wing has been out for a year, and the TIE and Jedi Starfighter have are six and three months old respectively- no reviews, no write-ups, no gallery pics, zilch.

Umm, guess you missed this?

http://www.finescale.com/fsm/article.aspx?aid=596&mid=7307&auth=644363f97d25db72654080486ad943a471fafff459c6b371ec9c71a9ca24cffd

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spacenut

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February 2003
From: Canada

Posted by spacenut on Thursday, February 13, 2003 10:32 PM

I'm curious, does anyone have the 1/48th scale Y-Wing fighter from Scale Model Technologies? I was going to order the kit, but missed the cut-off date this month. The photos of the unpainted resin model look great, just wondering how it assembles. If they produce another run of kits, I'm seriously considering jumping all over one.

Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 7, 2003 7:38 PM

At least most of the techniques discussed in FSM are applicable to science fiction subjects.

However, I would like to see some workbench reviews of sci-fi subjects, as well as of figure kits (since they have articles on them and whatnot - sure I researched my Panzer II kit, but who makes the best 1/35 crew figures?)

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 7, 2003 12:52 PM

I don't mean to sound mean, but the Sci-Fi genre is a fairly small one in the modelling community. It happens to be my primary area, but I realize I'm part of a minority.

More Sci-Fi kits are coming out, though. And more SF modelers are coming together online. I suspect you'll see more coverage of SF as the community grows.

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