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David- First my apologies for not replying sooner, I simply did not notice a new reply in this thread until this evening. Anyway, the second turret is fabricated from some disposable camera bits, the film cartridge, bisected and folded over. The big antenna on the back is actually the underside of s...

Umm, early '70s, Wombat-but I suspect a part of the reason for the failure of the STAMP was its thirty-mile range. Its the sort of thing that could be mitigated, but probably not enough to make it tactically useful. It does seem a little odd that none of the non-helicopter lifters of the past fifty ...

I like it better in 1/35. Looking good, regardless of where it ends up.

Chrome...when you don't care if they see you coming.


Looks good so far, O.W.

I've used Evergreen scribed sheet ( the sidewalk pattern in HO scale ),
but its mainly for the look-its not particularly accurate.

WAAAAAUUUUUUUGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!


Sorry. It needed to be said. Looking really good, man.

The oscilating turret taken to its logical conclsion! Very nicely done, indeed!

I got distracted by a sub build at the Ma.K forum... I have
a diorama planned for the Siren, and will get back to the Hovers
before too long.

I have taken the plunge, and after recieving my first 1lb. tub in the
mail last week, have found it to be good. Much like A+B, but a bit
softer on final cure.

Its gonna need lotsa spikey bits. Looking good so far, B.

Very neat detail on the interior of the sub-turret. Glad to see I'm not the
only person who sometimes paints ahead of the details.

Thanks Wombat-Its really not quite finished. I think it needs some more struts on the skirts, and a lot more stores and stowage, and plenty o' weathering. The paint was a combination of three shades of green, mostly RLM colors from Polly S, the two lighter greens masked with a cross-hatch of Silly P...

Venting and ballasting might present problems, but in all, its a neat
concept. Welcome to the boards!

I'm no whiz with math, but I can follow the formula, ( I hope ) and
assistance is always appreciated, Tetsujin. Thanks.

Sigh. If only my models got this much attention.

never tried baking scones ( though I used to make a fair biscotti )
so, double-plus thanks, y'all.

That should do the trick-Thanks, John.

I need to know how to figure how to set a compass to scribe the appropriate arcs to create a cone. Shroud-calc seems to have disappeared from the Internet, and honestly, I was never too clear on how to use it. This is kind of important, as I need it for a project I hope to have finished for Wonderfe...

And here we are: The Suba Den's Frank Buck 3/4 front left 3/4 front right Detail, Bow Detail, main turret area Changes from the initial version are the main turret, two forward sub-turrets, removal of the missile deck, and a nose plate/brush cutter. More back story later in the day.

Repainting is about 80% done. The Buck needs weathering above,
and metalizing below, along with beaucoup fittings, etc., but its in
good enough shape to show a couple of pictures tomorrow. Then its
on the shelf 'til after WF.

Its an intersting effect, and I think its effective so far. I do think it
needs some strong dark colors for contrast.

Know what you mean about spitty paint-always a pain.

Very well thought out, though I don't know why you'd want to make
the effect null in a vacuum. The idea of the effect carryiong over to
physiological effects is very good thinking.

Not bad, not bad at all. I really like the big fans on the side.

Dig the avatar, too.

So how's it coming? Any progress?

I do appreciate the compliment, Butters. I'm a bit mystified that I've
gotten as many views as I have, and so few comments, but there you
are.

I didn't get around to re-painting this weekend as Igot caught up
in a MaK build and a secret project for WF, but hopefully before
next monday.

Butters wrote:Gee whiz, Doc, you DO have the active little imagination don't you?!

I strive to be entertaining, thats all.

Quite ingenious! The mounting of the phlogiston accumulators is
especially clever.

from Sideshows: Minor battles of teh* Revolution by Chein Ahn Dalou Even near the end of the war, Siren was remote from the great battles of the Panumanic Revolution. For some ambitious members of the revolutionary armies, this made it an ideal target for an easy propaganda victory, with none of th...

I know I've seen your Galileo before, and possibly your WoW dio,
but the Discovery is new to me. Splendid work, all of it.

Very sharp! Nice to see somebody working from cover art-there's
a lot of very good stuff out there, but it doesn't get modeled all that
much.

Some progress. Turret option 2 with fwd. masers Turret option 1 with fwd. machine cannon Under side-AG components The forward turrets are stuck on with a bit of silly putty-still not sure what combination I want to go with. The big deck between the main turret and the drivers compartment will also g...