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Ziplocks - lots and lots of ziplocks. Big, med., small; these are set into cardboard drink-can tray/boxes, which in turn are set into clear storage totes. Not a perfect solution, but it *does* cut down the amount of time spent on the endless parts hunts...

Here's 4 minute YouTube vid that shows the 2014 build that Toni Castroviejo did:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHHD-UPru8s

Toni really doesn't provide details; it looks like a 1/144 Falcon to me.

Look up Darice Clear Domes, but, good luck, as their website is a useless swamp. I'm fairly pleased with these: http://www.brightsidecrafts.com/store/moon-drops-bright-fill This is 12oz (340 grams) of 7mm mini-domes or half-spheres, available in assorted colors, I am using the clear. How many is 340...

Father's Day - the middle of June ... which means, there's only three & a half months left to the end of September. This is the published record of the state of progress for the 16 registered entrants plus one late entrant, Kerick. 4. Joseph C. Brown - no word I really hope the rest of y'all ar...

There are a few pics here, just scroll down the page:

http://www.starshipmodeler.com/contest/ ... tch_09.htm

For my build of the very first Moone flight, I had to dress a WWE fighter in clothes, making him into a Spanish adventurer. I used disposable baby wipes, which I air dried, trimmed to size, and then applied to the figure with CA glue. Gluing fabric: http://www.starshipmodeler.com/contest/contest_18/...

naoto wrote:Let's not forget that cyanoacrylates emit Eichner radiation

Which apparently helps heal Exacto oops and slices. No scarring yet on me from those 'bandages' and no loss of hair. Yet.

Artic316 nailed it - I called "Dibs!" on the Revlon Ultimate All-in-One™ Mascara that Karen brought home. I'm thinking more along the lines of making an alternative passenger liner (other than the Rising Star) for the Galactica Rag-tag Fleet.

Also when looking for donor parts from other model kits, you can do what folks in the SFX folks have done -- get parts from anywhere -- potentially useful stuff can found in just about any model kit (aeroplanes, cars, trucks, tranks, artillery, ships, etc.) And hairdryer parts, sections of terrariu...

I bumped this one over to Finishing because you are more likely to find a useful response here... If you are bashing an Excelsior kit into this ship variant, finish up the build, and then use pieces of aluminum foil to copy the hull shapes that are non-standard. Then use those as templates for the p...

BarbaraSantini wrote:Greeting! Here is the link for you to follow --spam--, when you need to check the texts written by you! Cheers!

If you choose to return and post something about scratchbuilding sci-fi models, great! Otherwise, that post is suspiciously spam-bot-like. Bad grammar, too.

Blappy wrote:I still gotta finish my Hover tank!

Same here. I re-rediscovered the turret that I need right before Wonderfest.

I was going advise looking around various hobbystore websites, but then I did some casual Googling. Are these specs the same ones? Flight Specifications: Length: 36.0" (660.4mm) Diameter: 2.0" (51.0mm) Weight: 13.5oz (363g) You are building it that size? On the Estes site, sale price $16.9...

I don't know of a source for just buying this, but for building your own, here's a build somewhat similar to what you are describing - the method used is *really* labor intensive, but yields good looking results. Go down this page till you get to "hot air intake hose for the carburetor" an...

I'm not talking about just wire wrapped with solder, btw. I'd like to find a source for tubing or rod that has defined ribs on them, sort of like what vacuum cleaner or sump pump hose, with little ribs on them that are separated by a groove. I could use the control cables from Anakin's podracer, bu...

And, finally, really: done! Links: Port: https://flic.kr/p/HZfheM Bow: https://flic.kr/p/HZfn8p Aft: https://flic.kr/p/HaN6K7 Top angle: https://flic.kr/p/HaNcV3 Separation: https://flic.kr/p/J6Jyin Bow section: https://flic.kr/p/J6JAoK Scene from film: https://flic.kr/p/J3JCeY St. Exmin the Valkyri...

Some finished pics:

At the workbench:
https://flic.kr/p/HK9y81

At Wonderfest 2016:
https://flic.kr/p/HWj4Ti

The whole album of pics:
https://flic.kr/s/aHskxsoacN

Thanks to everyone here for the comments and encouragement - special shout out to Lee Stringer for the advice and comments and help and especially those Plastruct pump parts! Cowboy Freight Hauler Done! Done 1: https://flic.kr/p/HNeS8Y Done 2: https://flic.kr/p/HQANcM Done 3: https://flic.kr/p/HWYN2F

Thank you! I was very pleasantly surprised by the number of folks who had been following these two builds but who'd not really said anything online - they were walking up to me all weekend at Wonderfest and saying how much they had enjoyed watching the progress and seeing the build in person. That w...

I appreciate the comments - thanks! As for kitting Cowboy's ship, or any of the ships from the film, the short answer would be: no, not really. If you went through the build pics on Flickr that I have posted for these two ships, you will see that there are a crazy amount of greeblies (or nurnies, or...

Thanks, gang!

The spacecraft in the film have always held an attraction for me, and when I decide to actually do Cowboy's ship, I realized that I have a bunch of spare semi-gutted armor kit laying about. Gotta do something with 'em...

More detailing and priming: More detailing: https://flic.kr/p/HHtAYp Detailing, aft: https://flic.kr/p/GMNar7 Nose / cockpit area detailing: https://flic.kr/p/Hi7xhY Detailing: done. Primer on! https://flic.kr/p/HyQPw9 Port side primed: https://flic.kr/p/Hi8dxG Front view primed: https://flic.kr/p/H...

Battle Beyond The Stars St.Exmin Valkyrie build This is one of those spaceships that I wanted to have my own model of ever since the very first moment that I glimpsed it. Yes, that was in 1980, and, yes, I can be a slow modeler at times. I am normally fairly good at acquiring information on obscure ...

Thanks! While winning prizes has a certain appeal, having folks and fellow modelers look it over in person and comment is very much the real prize. I'd taken the in-progress ship to Wonderfest 2015, and Thunderbearr and I and a few others took over one of the spare tables at the back of the Iron Mod...

That is the plan...

Of course, that was The Plan in 2015 as well. But this year, I am a bit further along in the build.

And the 2nd and hopefully last primer coat is on:

Starboard
https://flic.kr/p/GzxPg7

Port
https://flic.kr/p/GzEagK

Port full view
https://flic.kr/p/HvaVre

And some primer makes everything look better! Starboard middle and under primed. https://flic.kr/p/HbR4n7 Front view: https://flic.kr/p/HkenoZ Port upper: https://flic.kr/p/Hebiwi Starboard upper https://flic.kr/p/Hkeno8 Port middle and under: https://flic.kr/p/GUYAiW Rear view: https://flic.kr/p/Hb...

And in the Progress Department: Aft cap A very vexing part was the round thing that covers the aft filming mount of the cargo section. It looks to be a wheel, but no car kit parts of any note had surfaced during the parts hunt, for any of the models used in the film, let alone this one... but while ...

Lights are working the way I wanted them to:

https://flic.kr/p/GEExH7

Mon 05-02-16 Primed, port side forward: https://flic.kr/p/Go9Xr3 Primed, starboard side aft: https://flic.kr/p/GNgCci Primed, starboard side under: https://flic.kr/p/GDZkmw Primed, starboard side top: https://flic.kr/p/FSNkDQ Primed, port side under: https://flic.kr/p/GE1UAW Primed, port side upper:...