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I keep forgetting that Tamiya doesn't brush well--especially flat white and flat black. Even on small parts like landing gear struts. I keep both distilled water and isopropyl rubbing alcohol handy for thinning acrylics--it's hard to remember which paint reacts best to which thinner. Maybe I should ...

White's the worst. Somewhat OT 'cause you're talking about spraying gloss, but I recently had occasion to brush-paint flat white acrylic. I had the best results with Polly Scale. It went on smooth in a thin even coat that didn't show much of any brush marks. Tamiya and Testors were both giving me tr...

david bailey wrote:Heres a tip on glue containers especially superglue,coat the inside the tips with vaseline

That's a good tip! I'll try that.

Isn't it superglue? I thought that's what was used for fake nails. It sure as heck sticks to skin! Does it set up in a few seconds, and if you get too close to it do the fumes burn your eyes? Dollar Tree also sells superglue, regular or gel. For a buck plus sales tax, you get three 0.07 ml tubes. On...

Thanks for your kind words, Gouf and Lonewolf. These ships are easy to build, and fun to paint. It's like figure painting. In fact, that Comet Empire twin-deck carrier is actually painted white with Ral Partha primer. Lonewolf, I'd be glad to add to what I wrote up (while it's fresh in my mind) for ...

OK, I got the one-day build done in eight days. Here it is. Since I blew the deadline, I did more with it, like printing a decal to replace the sticker in the box.

I'm glad to see the deadline extended again. I've got one more unbuilt Comet Empire ship.

On the up side, it got me back to the workbench! I hadn't done any modeling to speak of in about a month. I got so darn busy with various responsibilities that I lost that irresistible compulsion to build models. Now it's back!

OK, I underestimated the demands on my time. I had prep work and grading to do, more than I realized, and if your wife and daughter are going to the pool, just try announcing that you're staying home to build models. You might guess how well that would go over. I also overestimated the ease with whi...

OK, I'll get this thing done within 24 hours if it kills me. It's Bandai mini kit No. 8 from Star Blazers. A Comet Empire single-deck carrier. So far I've done partial assembly and primered it. Here's the link. Surprisingly, paint I mixed for another Comet Empire carrier close to 20 years ago still ...

Yikes! That's why I'm going to do one of those Bandai Star Blazers minis! Less than a dozen parts!

That third pic would be amusing with a word balloon. Something like, "Aw, c'mon man! Put my arm on already!"

Too bad. It looks pretty good for such a quick build. On the upside, you can tone down the weathering at your leisure. I guess building a model in 24 hours is like rescuing hostages. You have a narrow window of opportunity. The attempt must be well-planned, but you still risk a negative outcome. (Fo...

Whew, thanks! I think I can squeeze in a one-day build later this week.

Maybe it would be a good idea to give onezero an announcement about the contest to post on the website, too.

How about redoing the contest for June? I think the major thing that got in the way was Wonderfest. In my case, I've got material for a one-day build (Starblazers minis), but was working on other models earlier in May, and was thinking I'd have time later. I was obviously not thinking clearly: last ...

You DO have a bunch of R2 AMT repops, don't you? It's the prize in the box.

With walnuts! And make sure it's real maple syrup, none of that log cabin or mrs butterworth stuff.

But once you've used up your Squadron putty, get some Bondo spot glazing putty or 3M Acryl Blue.

Yeah, I gotta take a break from my various slow-moving grandiose modeling projects and dig out one of my remaining Starblazers minis, slap it together, and daub on some paint. On a day when I don't have to deal with any other nonsense. But first I have to make some Burke chairs for Starfleet personn...

I plan on doing a build possibly this Friday. :D But it'll be public since I can't participate in the contest... :cry: Y'know, that's why in future* the contest should be decided a poll on the thread. Then you can enter, too. There's no conflict of interest if you win, 'cause you don't control the ...

I do find a few beers or glass of wine and talking to myself releases the Kracken. If your creativity is the kraken, are all your ship design ideas for the Mon Calamari? :D Maybe you can think up ideas then, but can you execute them? Not me. I love both beer and modeling, but alcohol and modeling c...

When attending some boring obligatory event (a family holiday dinner or a high school football game where my daughter's in the marching band), no one can see that up behind my glazed eyes, slowly taking form, is a superdetailed 1/72 cutaway D-7 complete with 25mm Klingons doing their duties and havi...

Rogviler wrote:First, it's pin vice...

...and while we're correcting people, it's pin vise. A vice is something like drinking or gambling.

I got into the Tenax rut, too. For a while I was Hebco's best customer! Now I use Plastruct and Testors, and save the Tenax for when I need it. But the only problem I had with Tenax was it evaporates so fast that bonding long seams required multiple applications.

3. Can you vote for yourself, or do you discount those?[/list] We'll discount those. :P Good! Don't penalize people for having class! As for the poll, that people can vote when it no longer counts isn't such a big deal. You could post the final results in the thread. I thought your objection to it ...

Three questions:

• 1. Only sci-fi models or anything goes?
  2. Why not vote in a poll on the thread?
  3. Can you vote for yourself, or do you discount those?

If you install such a regulator in your model's base, you can hook up almost any DC power supply as input and safely operate the model's lights. Good advice to mount the regulator outside the model, for a reason tetsujin doesn't mention here: voltage regulators can be really hot, depending on the l...

NNYGamer, if you can make anything half decent out of that stuff (in 24 hrs no less), you know what you can use it for? Anyone who whines about grid lines on his saucer section, you can beat him over the head with it! (figuratively, of course) PS I think Nick Sagan wanted you to start a thread about...

Lonewolf wrote:Then again . . . sponsoring a prize would probably disqualify me from being able to participate in the build, wouldn't it?

Hmm, I don't see the conflict of interest in having a chance to win back your own stuff.

If there's enough interest in May, why not repeat it? If there's a special topic section (called something like "Show Us Your One-Day Build"), there could be a poll for the best one-day build at the end of the month, every month, for as long as there's interest and someone wants to post th...

Something about this reminds me of Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator: "Do it now! Kill me! I'm here! Do it!"

Ja, I vill dooh it.

I still have a couple of unbuilt Bandai Star Blazers minis, I could knock one of them out in a day. This requires keeping puttying and sanding to a minimum!

What! Nobody is suggesting a REAL laser beam?!

They're cheap and come in lots of colors. You just need something to make the beam visible, like mist.

Just sayin'...