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Props / Adam Savage Maltese Falcon
« Last post by SteveNeill on June 27, 2019, 06:44:46 am »
This one of the first things Adam ever surprise sent me. One of his coveted Maltese Falcons. When I first got it in the mail I almost **** a bolt. This thing weighs a ton. You don't want to drop it on your toe. Adam loaded it up with lead to feel like it was.  This is the best Falcon I have ever seen  He did such a fantastic job on it.





These were taken the day I recieved it thus the enthusiasm.

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General Discussion / What would an inexperienced Iraqi model builder probably do?
« Last post by Zaticon1 on June 27, 2019, 02:37:38 am »
Mesopotamia.  (Mess up a Tamiya.)
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Model Builds by Steve Neill / Re: I'll start off with something...Space Station 5
« Last post by Thorsten on June 26, 2019, 07:33:28 am »
Good to see, that the station is in one piece! I loooove that shuttle!
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Model Builds by Steve Neill / Re: I'll start off with something...Space Station 5
« Last post by SteveNeill on June 25, 2019, 09:36:17 pm »
It's in San Francisco and in one piece. The shippers were fantastic and took great care. The pictures tell the story.

Elliots Orion is amazing and we thank the great genius soooo much for this beautiful model that adds soo much to the space station. As usual "Eliot Brown saves the day!".



























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Costumes and Cosplay / Re: I practically invented Cosplay ;)
« Last post by Zaticon1 on June 25, 2019, 05:43:55 am »
Does anybody remember the Mad Don Martin paperback that featured Martins' character, Fester Bestertester going on a long grouch about "National Gorilla Suit Day?"  Hilarious!
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Your Scratch Built models / Re: My Sixth Finger
« Last post by Zaticon1 on June 24, 2019, 01:34:20 pm »
Thanks, Elliot.  I'm well acquainted with your own work.  Great stuff.

Norm
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CGI animation and model work / Ray Harryhausen's Saucer
« Last post by Thorsten on June 24, 2019, 10:08:56 am »
I always loved Rays "The Earth vs. The Flying Saucers" Saucer and i wanted to build a "fully functional" model of it.
Here's my result:

https://youtu.be/Hzid7TpnntA
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Free Flight Model Airplane builds / Re: Breda 88
« Last post by mikeboyd on June 23, 2019, 05:30:36 pm »
The breda looks fantastic! Is there anywhere online I can find the plans?
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Model Builds by Steve Neill / Re: I built a B???
« Last post by mikeboyd on June 23, 2019, 05:12:48 pm »
I remember this! Back at the old garage
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Your Scratch Built models / Mini Orion Part 5
« Last post by Eliot Brown on June 22, 2019, 07:07:26 am »
On to brass! The large ribbed section went on well. Then all my la-te-da plans of fitting or bending the brass around the tapered forward section went all to Hell! I put it on, noted it was angled, fumed, cursed, tore it off, did NOT scrape it clean and tried to re-attach it. Well, you know what happens when you don't scrap the old CA off? The part does not go back as nicely as the first time.
Yeesh. So, casting all thoughts of "perfection" right out the window, I dug out some .005" styrene and tried to bury that bone of a mistake. Looks terrible.
I traveled to the JoAnn shop nearby to get a selection of sewing needles. Those things are sharp and I filed them down before embedding them in a blob of A-Sculpt.
Time to figure out the two-level wings and close up the fuselage.
I think I mentioned this before-- I made the bottom of the hull out of .030" sty and the half-wings out of .020". Looked okay. I tried to make the brass 'inlet openings" along the leading edge -- a modeling worry at any scale -- no higher than .050". It should work!
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