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  1. Snowman

    Ducati 1199 Panigale S - Tamiya 1/12

    Hi all, it's been a while. The modelling has been side lined by life's demands but I managed to make a start on the disc brakes and have now assembled one front brake hub. I need my head read, I forgot just how small and fiddly the bits were, but the results speak for themselves and justify my...
  2. Snowman

    Ducati 1199 Panigale S - Tamiya 1/12

    Hi ya! Made a start on the 1199 engine. OMG, its world apart from the old 900SS / NCR bevel heads! Those old engines were comparable to lawnmower engines in terms of construction and complexity!:astonished: Here is an image of the NCR's engine... And here is an image of the 1199's engine...
  3. Snowman

    Completed Macross / Robotech Destroid

    I finally got the photo booth assembled, and the quality of photo's achieved are spectacular in my opinion compared to earlier attempts. I call this vignette, "Overwatch". If it weren't for the UN Spacey decals this may have passed off for a BattleTech vignette. Thanks for the support and for...
  4. Snowman

    Ducati 1199 Panigale S - Tamiya 1/12

    Hi ya all! It has been ages since I last built a motorcycle kit. I wanted to a simple out of the box build with no aftermarket products. Opening the box I notice the neat addition of a "Tech Tips" for novice builders, with a "bumf" sheet on the Ducati and its design and a neat instruction...
  5. Snowman

    Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72

    The pattern for the camo worked out nicely, but unfortunately the crepe bandage used was too thick to suitably apply to the build. Oh well, lesson learnt. I have now officially finished the build, but have not as yet taken a decent set of photos of the completed build, so I will leave you with...
  6. Snowman

    Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72

    The build continues and I'd thought that a bit extra depth was required in the form of camo netting. There are product available, but I wanted to make my own using two techniques I found. One was using crepe bandage, coloured using acrylic paints and the other was to use templates, and again I...
  7. Snowman

    Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72

    Hi ya all! The base is about finished, its been a bit of a mission, but as such I am please with the results. Initially it was just getting the paving and central barrier in place. This was followed with with the street lights, some vegetation and more dust and dirt. As you can see I have...
  8. Snowman

    Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72

    Thanks for the support! As my little adventure continues, I thought that I would try something different with regards to creating road surfaces. Typically I'd use Polyfilla and apply with a scraper, paint and weather accordingly. This time I decide to use Vallejo's earth texture acrylics...
  9. Snowman

    Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72

    Hi ya all! I've been tinkering on the base, chopped an glued it as well as fixing a foam board as the vignette surface. The kerb tiles were glued in place and the central barrier and street lights temporarily pinned. With the Destroid and LAV in place is starting to come together.
  10. Snowman

    Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72

    Hi ya all! I been giving the base some thought and as mentioned before I don't want to go as big as the Regult build. Whilst this achieved everything I wanted, it is a bit big and unwieldy when taking to model shows. My mission this time around was to achieve the same effect but in a much...
  11. Snowman

    Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72

    I very much like the Mechwarrior/BattleTech/Battlemech and the back ground story to the genre. Read enough novels and played enough games to have it well engrained in my psyche.:thumb2: On a positive note they do a 1/72 variant of it from the original Macross source. This is sold on hlj.com...
  12. Snowman

    Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72

    Seasons greetings all! I finally managed to get the decals on, one or two mistakes but overall I am very pleased with the finish. Next round I will seal the decals before I start the weathering process. Thanks for looking.
  13. Snowman

    Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72

    It was a bit warmer today, no hard frost on the ground, so I ventured out to the garage and did a bit more painting and assembly. I think the kits are starting to come together quite nicely. Did a 50/50 smoke and clear green treatment on the inside of the windows and I quite like what I see...
  14. Snowman

    Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72

    Well, I finally threw down the last colour modulation and I am happy with the results. On closer inspection, a bit rough so I may have to give that a bit more attention. Was probably rushing it a bit with the cold.:thinking: Anyhow, thanks for looking.
  15. Snowman

    Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72

    The mission continues and the garage is pretty darn cold at the moment, but I can't lose momentum. The first round of colour goes on. Thanks for watching.:thumb2:
  16. Snowman

    Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72

    I dragged myself out to the garage (a mild 6 deg C) and threw down an undercoat on the kits. As such not looking too bad, other than a couple of joint lines that will require some attention, as was expected. Thanks for watching.
  17. Snowman

    Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72

    Started to put the LAV together. With regards to the tinting of the the armoured glass, should I apply the smoke/green clear on the inside or outside of the glass? Any thoughts? Thanks for looking.
  18. Snowman

    Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72

    I had a couple of bits arrive for the base display, namely the little Fujimi armoured car I wanted to offset against the Destroid to give the viewer a sense of size of the mecha and just how big it is! At first I thought the kit was a bit dear, but on opening the box I was pleasantly surprised...
  19. Snowman

    Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72

    In the famous words of Elton John, "I'm still standing"! The defender now has legs and is standing proud and menacing. Still some work to do prior to paint and weathering. I put in an order for an armoured car, just to give it scale. Did some further research into the Destroids and discover...
  20. Snowman

    Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72

    I am guilty of procrastinating as I am not happy with the fit of the Bandai kit! :angry: Here of some images of of the hip body and lower leg. Not very impressed! Any how, I decided the best thing was to build it sort out the issues as I go along. Here are images of the hip in construction an...

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