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Thanks Ash! Much appreciated!


@JW Thanks! Those are planned, but getting to the point where I can add them is trickier..


The thing is still in two parts.


I'm nearing the point where I need to paint the cockpit, then mask it all off to protect it while I glue the two halves together, which is when I need to twist the whole model slightly as there is a bit of warping that needs fixed. Then do the final putty and sanding on the hull.

oh mate... that crew just tops the whole thing!!!... love the poses... love the bitz you used... very classy!... one of my favorite gestures inside one of the helis was a marine that sorted his bullets in his clip by banging the clip to his helmet... i remember doing this when i did service too... always thinking while doing on that scene ...

by the way... i have to tell you... it always amazes me that you get to build something so flush glued together... there seems to be no difference in the landspeeder cockpit and the PC parts you added... it is all a very streamlined combo! we so easily tend to overlook these details... it is still a feat i have my problems with... so i have to give credit where credit is more than due

also... i am eager to see how you will cope with the engine... will it be some kind of hover vehicle or will you go the full way and make it a true helicopter?

cheers, vik

Thanks Vik! The first primer coat will show all my flaws on those seams I'm afraid, but we'll straighten her out!

It'll be a straight hover can for getting boys in and out of Jungle

on an unrelated note, look what me garden gave me today!

It seems a big ol' pot of Chili is in my near future!

Ahhh how I miss having a garden... An excellent haul, I must say.
And the Limo looks awesome! Very envious of your scratch building skill!

Nice harvest I take it beans won't be part of the chili? .

I like it either way, but yes, I make it with beans
Bean will get a taste..the spoiled rat...

how do the green peppers taste?... here these often taste a bit bitter... sadly...

but they look very juicy!!! i bet that will make an excellent chili!

hover can

... er... confusing statement...

a tin can for hauling troops

I cleaned and ate a yellow pepper raw. It was delicious, even better dipped in some buttermilk ranch


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Those are Jalepeno Gigantes in the blue plastic collander

ouch... i get the jalapeno feeling even just reading about them

a tin can for hauling troops

which still doesn´t explain the means of propulsion ye ol´ tease

EPIC!
I love the Vietnam vibe You're giving to these guys

Thanks! - it hovers like a speeder Vik

Now that is one nifty conversion great use for it as well (hell this is one I am going to copy) I have been eyeing up this kit just for the scout leg poses.

But now I am thinking the whole kit has potential, I might be hassling you for details at a later date so take notes

As for the garden provisions nice haul wish we had room to do that, o and the weather

er... yes....

i meant... will it have propellers or will it have jets or that silly something i don´t understand a valk uses...?

Just weird......I am currently working on my orky version of this, so hurry up so I can steal some ideas.

Looks very cool.

BTW Zinge industries do turbines that fit the front of the jet housings very nicely.

And I very much envy your future menu. Those look really beautiful.

Well Vik, I pretty much think that repulsorlift tech or whatever it's called in 40k would've made propellers and such obsolete don't you? Besides, it has three boosters on the rear to go fasta

Thanks Cam! I'm painting the interior bits so I can continue work on the body.

Dave you should enter this in the speed attack competition.

How many fething comps are going on?


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Besides, the minis are all posed as if they are waiting, not attacking.

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How many fething comps are going on?


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Besides, the minis are all posed as if they are waiting, not attacking.

They could be speed waiting while vectoring in for attack, and there's at least three going on and vik has one in the cue and I think one more waiting as well.

I dunno, we'll see...

Sweet. Looking good. Looks "natural" if you know what I mean, and that is very difficult to balance when doing these conversions. People have called it a limo. Well to me limo's don't look natural.

This is brilliant.

that green always makes it business like!!!

The paint has really tied that model together. Looking good.

Thanks!

MOAR putty, MOAR sanding


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Supply Drop direct from Hong Kong

Sourcebook

This is an amazing book! Full of great ideas using 1/35 stuff!




And decals

Quick question - why Squadron Green Putty over Squadron White Putty?

Nice artwork on the cover and not just because it's a hot chick... (no really)

Oh, and mmm I love the smell of Toluene in the morning (or anytime really), nearly as nice as Diethyl Ether.

@Alpharius- I like it because it contrasts with grey and white styrene and I can see it when I am sanding. Here, Squadron/MMD white putty would've been idea over the green primer, but I didn't have any. Personal preference really.

Also it thins very well with acetone fingernail polish remover.

Toulene does smell nice..used with proper ventilation of course

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..used with proper ventilation of course

Of course. Leave the solvent sniffing to the trained chemists...

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@Alpharius- I like it because it contrasts with grey and white styrene and I can see it when I am sanding. Here, Squadron/MMD white putty would've been idea over the green primer, but I didn't have any. Personal preference really.

Also it thins very well with acetone fingernail polish remover.

I hear you there!

I prime in either white or grey - and not black! - so I can see what I'm doing a bit better!

Be careful with the squadron green mate, the Toluene in the fumes will (like most volatile organics) kill brain cells quicker than trying to use ones forehead as a hammer

Well, you're not going to put it to your nostril and sniff, but you really can't get away from the smell totally.