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That would be cool.

... I do recall there was a contest for the logo design, b̶u̶t̶ ̶I̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶f̶i̶n̶d̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶l̶i̶n̶k̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶.̶ http://www.starshipmodeler.org/gallery11/miam_au_031006_logoship.htm http://www.starshipmodeler.org/gallery11/au_031006_logoship2.jpg found it http://www.starshipmodeler.com...

Thought I'd post the link to this one. I'm pretty sure all of these kits have been issued, but I can't find any other pick builds. I do recall there was a contest for the logo design, b̶u̶t̶ ̶I̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶f̶i̶n̶d̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶l̶i̶n̶k̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶.̶ http://www.starshipmodeler.org/gallery11/miam_...

Okay, this is not a model related question, but I know there are people here who are good with this sort of thing. So I'm installing a couple of new pickups in my guitar and thought I knew what I was doing, but it doesn't work the way it should. So... two pickups each with it's own tone and volume, ...

Awesome, thank you!

I know this has come up before, but I never remember who. Normally I print my own custom decals if I need them on my inkjet printer, but I can't seem to get the ones I want for a specific project I'm working on to be detailed enough. and I would also love to have white on the decals, which I can't d...

I want to build a corner of a Rebel hangar showing a Y- Wing being stripped down for service, half the Clone Wars hull coverings in a pile on the ground, the remaining ones still in place I did this for one of the contests a few years ago. Didn't have the time to make as many panels, or go into the...

Well, a good friend of mine GAVE me his unfinished stash of models! So stoked! He decided he hadn't done any modelling in years, and didn't want them to go to waste. What does that have to do with this thread, you ask? Well, the diorama I've wanted to do for years I didn't have the kits for, and di...

Well, a good friend of mine GAVE me his unfinished stash of models! So stoked! He decided he hadn't done any modelling in years, and didn't want them to go to waste. What does that have to do with this thread, you ask? Well, the diorama I've wanted to do for years I didn't have the kits for, and did...

Okay... thanks guys.

Anyone use a Dremel/rotary tool to hollow out and polish a clear part? If so, what bits would you use? Where would I get them?

aussie cylon wrote: ↑Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:56 am Tomato’s.....tomatoes....we can go on....

Tomaties, tomatles...

Greebles?? Who says that? I would agree that "greeblies" is Star Warsian... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dncRHH9f6MI Probably a Canadian says greebles, they say all kinds of weird stuff. :ptl: I resent that! I have never said Greebles! It's Greeblies, plain and simple! Maybe Newfoundla...

Awesome! Nice job on that vessel too! Bizarre looking thing...

Window screen looks good in 1/72 scale, but I don't think it will look "tight" enough in 1/144... maybe there's a tighter filter or something somewhere?

Just thinking. About using paper behind the windows to diffuse the light, instead of white, could you use some of that "patterned" paper that looks like old parchment. I'd think that would give a more realistic look than white. Although I've never done either before.

I once had a micro machines Defiant from DS9 that a friend wanted to be parked at his fiber optic DS9 station. I made a cast and molded it in clear, and put an LED at the "docking" port. The idea was to Paint the defiant scrape off the parts that were to glow, and leave the part that "...

I'll be checking those out, thank you!

I don't understand how they can claim the results as "ultra accurate," which is said multiple times. I can understand "looks great" and "convincing," but "ultra accurate?" Especially when working with different scales. Either way, I need some of this! Can't be...

Back when Hobbytalk was still... well, it still exists but only in a kind of terminal coma - Gary Kerr had a thread where he was providing a lot of information on the colors of the E. This was the thread: http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/99-science-fiction-modeling/512354-new-information-original-nace...

See here for a very thorough discussion: http://scifimodelaction.com/sfmaforum/index.php?topic=6508.0 And here for the original Air & Space Museum article; https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/revealing-colors-star-trek-enterprise Sheesh! Lots of discussion on that, eh? Thanks!

I know I've seen threads on here before regarding the Smithsonian color palette for the TOS Enterprise colors. But I can't find it anywhere! So, has anyone found model paint colors that are a close match to the Smithsonian colors? Or am I going to have to get paint chips from the paint store and try...

It's a bit of trial and error. I used exactly what you bought - Bluestuff and Greenstuff putty. Just plan out your Blue molds carefully. I made molds of two 1/72 scale seats from an SR-71. My first attempt had the "opening" on the bottom of the seat with the seats head at the depth of the ...

I just recently got some Blue Stuff. I used Green Stuff tape with it. I cast and molded a couple of 1/72 cockpit chairs with it. First try didn't work so well, but figured out my errors and tried again. Second time worked pretty well! I think the Green Stuff tape was not necessarily my best choice f...

Dude! I hated the movie, I still hate "Nell", but I love this ship! Great job!

Is that the case for all of these Japanese kits? I have a few and just wasn't smart enough to ask here.

Cool! Too bad I can't be part of this - I think it would be fun.

It was fairly thin and flat - I managed to use just Tap hot water and it straightened right out! Problem solved! For now. I'm guessing that if it's a thicker piece, then hotter water? I'm afraid to use a hair dryer on these things, as I've actually ruined a piece that way once before.

Quick question - I realize in order to straighten resin parts you're supposed to put it in hot water - but how hot? Tap hot or boiling hot? Never needed to straighten these parts before - I've been really lucky with my resin kits so far! But now I've got on that needs a bit of help.

No! Future does NOT work! Found out the hard way....